– World’s End – The Great Cliff Viewpoint

World’s End is a sheer precipice at the edge of the Horton Plains plateau where the highland landscape drops 880 metres in a single dramatic escarpment to the lowland plains stretching toward the coast – visited at dawn before the cloud builds, the view across this enormous vertical drop is one of the most breathtaking natural panoramas in all of Asia. The 9-kilometre circular trail from the park entrance reaches World’s End after about 90 minutes of highland walking through open montane grassland and cloud forest patches.

– Baker’s Falls & Cloud Forest Trails

Baker’s Falls is a beautiful three-tiered waterfall set within the cloud forest midway through the Horton Plains circuit walk – a cool, misty cascade surrounded by endemic highland vegetation that provides a perfect and photogenic rest stop on the trail. The surrounding cloud forest shelters endemic highland birds including the Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush and the Yellow-eared Bulbul, making the walk between World’s End and the falls as rewarding for wildlife watchers as for those drawn by the dramatic scenery.

– Horton Plains Endemic Wildlife

The plateau’s montane grassland and cloud forest habitat supports a remarkable community of endemic species found nowhere else on earth – the sambar deer that graze the open grasslands at dawn, the purple-faced langurs in the forest fringe, and the highland endemic birds that use the park’s mix of grassland, scrub, and forest. Arriving early enough to see the plains before the mist reduces visibility is essential for both the wildlife encounters and the extraordinary World’s End view.