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Rafting & Canoeing: If you are looking for an experience in the water that provides stunning natural environments and is guaranteed to get you heart pumping, look no further. Enjoy white water rafting with real rapids and adventure, promising an enthralling adventure for water sports enthusiasts. Along with the most popular destination for white water rafting, Kithulgala (which offers 6 grades of varying levels of difficulty), you can also take your pick from excellent choices such as Ulapane-Gampola (Mahaweli River), Hatton-Nuwara Eliya (Kotmale River), and Avissawella (Sitawaka River)! 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. Popular sites for canoeing are the Kalu Ganga (Black River) and the Kelani Ganga. Kite surfing Pick a beach. Get on your board. Grab your kite…it's that simple. With over 1600km of coastline around this beautiful island, there are so many places with great wind
conditions; ideal for kite surfing. Find the perfect spot on a kite safari rather than waiting around for the wind to come to you. Negombo, on the west coast, is a great place to do this and isn't very far from the island's capital Colombo. Travel here anytime during the months of January through to March to experience great conditions. Many of the water sports providers in Sri Lanka tend to provide the latest equipment available. Caving Caving is a relatively new adventure in Sri Lanka. With the country offering an amazing range of caves, located in many parts, it is not surprising that it is fast becoming popular among travellers. Caving involves exploration, surveying, mapping and also photographing of caves. Keep in mind that some of these caves are over 500 million years old, and you are about to take a memorable ride back in time. Andirilena (Udagama), Batadombalena (Kuruwita), Batatotalena (Sudagala), Rawana Ella (Ella) and Sthripura (Welimada) are some of the most popular caves in the island.