Sinharaja deep jungle trekking

Dense, dark, wet and mysterious; the 11,187-hectare Sinharaja pre-medieval forest is a treasure trove of nature and is home to a great diversity of eco-systems inhabited by a vast repository of Sri Lanka’s endemic species. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1989, this lowland evergreen rainforest is one of the few remaining virgin rainforests in the world; the total vegetation density is estimated to contain a staggering 240,000individuals (trees, shrubs, herbs and seedlings) per hectare. As many as 95% of Sri Lanka’s endemic birds are found in Sinharaja. There is also a high degree of endemism among butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Many woody plants are also endemic to the region that is also famous for its fossil-age plants.