Adventure Tourism
The island of Sri Lanka is an ideal location for adventure seekers as well. We offer excellent adventure sport facilities such as camping, windsurfing, diving, snorkeling, white water rafting, canoeing trekking and cross country motor cycling (guided and unguided).
Active Holidays take full responsibility for the safety of our guests and customers and therefore recommend only reputable licensed agents
Windsurfing: Recommended locations are Arugam bay, Hikkaduwa, and Bentota and the best period of the year is from May to September as the winds are strongest during this time.
Diving & Snorkeling: Hikkaduwa and Tangalle, Unawatuna and Nilaveli are highly recommended for scuba diving and snorkeling
The best time for diving and snorkeling on the west coast is from November to April and on the east coast from April to September.
Rafting & Canoeing: Sri Lanka has hundreds of rivers and small streams that originate from hills and offer excellent water sports facilities. Some of the rivers such as Kelani River in Kitulgala, southwest of Kandy, are very popular among tourists for rafting purposes. Other popular sites for canoeing are the Kalu Ganga and the Kelani Ganga.