Bogawantalawa is an area of natural beauty that is located between the Samanala Muntains range and the central mountains, which is the heart of Sri Lanka.based on such an ecosystem, Little New Zealand or “Haritha Kanda” can be called a tourist destination that has recently attracted the attention of mountaineers and night camping
To reach Haritha Kanda, one has to reach Hatton via Avissawella on the High Level Road from Colombo, or come to Hatton by train and reach Bogawantalawa town via Hatton-Balangoda, the forest road that separates the Samanala reserve and Mahaeliya plains.
Although the city of Bogawantalawa, which is famous worldwide for its tea industry, is quite crowded, after passing the city, there are lushly grown tea plantations. There are many sky-sweeping peaks around this beautiful place
From Bogawantalawa town, passing through Bogwana Estate, one has to reach the vicinity of the National Livestock Farm (NLDB) in Bopaththalawa to reach Haritha Kanda.
The bus route through Diagama Agarapatana can also be used to reach this farm.The changing weather and foggy environment from time to time are the factors that keep the eyes of the tourists and after coming to Bopattalawa , which has no less of those features, you can see the beautiful location of Little New Zealand or Haritha Kanda
The fog hits on the body all over the Haritha Kanda which creates eye-pleasing views of green color, sometimes you have to climb the mountain with an incline of 40 degrees between the mountain and the body. It should be kept in mind that there are low bushes growing all over the land and there may be animals like vipers and lizards.
After reaching the top, on a clear day, you can see the Mahaeliya thenna forest , Kirigalpotta, the peak of Agrabopat, the areas around Ambewela Wind Pellets, Piduruthalagala, Great Western, Dell Kanda, Uda Radella and Ala bedda mountain ranges can be seen.
There is space for only a few tents on the top of the mountain, but those tents should be pitched paying attention to the rapidly changing cold and strong wind flow.Also, finding a suitable place to pitch a tent from the top down is not a difficult task. And since the grass consists of straw, the elk come at night and the leopards follow the elk, so care must be taken about it.
The Haritha Kanda are a different experience at night and once the eyes get used to the night, the beauty mixed with the sounds of animals in the darkness is incredible.
