A must do in Sri Lanka!! - My family of four + cousins did this adventure two days ago. Amongst us, we have four teenage boys - not an easy group to impress. This was by far one of their campfire travel experiences EVER. And to put it in perspective, we’ve been to 40+ countries with our kids and are always seeking out fun outings. We chose to do “Experience C” which includes waterfall abseiling (rappelling for anyone in the US), rafting, and canyoning (which included rock slides and confidence jumps which is basically cliff diving - but not as high as what you might normally picture). This all was amazing! I’ll break down each here: We started out rafting. While these aren’t the longest or toughest rapids we’ve done, they were pretty fun! Some parts were calm, some had rougher rapids, and through it all, we trusted our guides and had fun rowing. We definitely got soaked, which felt amazing in the heat. In the middle of the rafting, we “parked”, then did a detour to the canyoning and confidence jumps. Okay, so this was way out of my comfort zone, but my kids peer pressured me to try. And I had a blast. You basically do a series of slides and jumped to pass through the pathway. It’s so fun, and we felt very safe. We had life vests on through it all, so no fear, and the guides were always there to help us. If you got panicked and didn’t want to do a jump or slide, you can walk around it (as some in our group did). After this, we got back on the raft to finish the rapids. Then we took a jeep ride to a 130 ft waterfall. It was exhilarating to rappel down it. The guide was great at taking amazing pics and video of us the whole time. The scenery at the waterfall was the most stunning we’d seen in all of Sri Lanka. In all, this experience was about 5 hours. Definitely do this if you are looking for something off the beaten path. We haven’t had sun a fun, unique day in a long time across all of our various travels. The safety precautions felt safe and the communication upfront and during was timely and thorough (use WhatsApp for all communications).

Waterfall Abseiling, Rafting, and Canyoning - Fantastic adventure! The main attraction, that is, descending the waterfall, is a huge adrenaline kick. Rafting also turned out to be amazing, especially with such beautiful landscapes. Slides and jumps into the water during canyoning are pure fun, though it requires overcoming some initial hesitation! For the trip itself, I recommend comfortable water shoes (ours worked excellently) and don't be afraid to bring your phones for taking photos - you'll get a waterproof bag, although the only real risk of it getting submerged is during rafting.

Cool and varied activities! - Cool and varied activities done! Abseiling down the waterfall was a great experience. Then rafting through the river was also fun. Finally, with good guidance, I did canonying, which was certainly successful!