Cinnamon Nature Trails

Call Directions Website Contact the business

Cinnamon Nature Trails Your trail. Your tale. Just guided by us. Discover wild Sri Lanka in the company of Nature Trails....

The dedicated Wildlife and Adventure Tourism Division at John Keells Hotels Group Operating at all Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts. All our experiences are based on showcasing what's ours to the world with the least impact on environment while, such tours strive to generate much needed income to villagers that reside on the periphery of our businesses. Operating through travel counters at Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, our offerings cover a wide range of wildlife and nature-based excursions and treks, exploring Sri Lanka's breathtaking biodiversity; from iconic leopards and whales to a myriad of bird life and lesser animals. Further, in keeping with the JKH Biodiversity Conservation Policy and Management Guidelines, annual surveys are carried out by the Nature Trails naturalist team, where visible flora and fauna in all our premises are recorded. This exercise enables us to continuously monitor any impact of the Group's operations on the biodiversity of the neighboring environment. With years of experience in working with wildlife celebrities from BBC, National Geographic etc., the team continues to understand the needs of responsible guests in search of true-to-life nature based adventures, plus guided photographic tours led by Chitral Jayatilake and the Nature Trails team.

18/09/2026

There's a version of safari most people never see, the one without an engine.

Gayan and Rohan traded the jeep for their own two feet, joining ranger Jackson on a sunrise walk across the open Mara. No canopy, no windscreen between them and the plain. The walk climbed toward an old rocky outcrop rising out of the grassland, and from the top, the Mara opened up in every direction. No roads. No boundaries. Just gold light and distance.

It's a slower kind of noticing. The details your feet catch that a vehicle never would. Our naturalists know this rhythm well from home, this time, just with a very different horizon underfoot.

16/09/2026

Some places don't wait for you to settle in before they start showing off. The Mara didn't.

Two of our naturalists just spent a week learning from one of the most storied safari destinations on Earth, the Maasai Mara.
This is where it begins. Open grassland running to the horizon. A guide who reads the land like a second language. An elephant, unhurried, grazing gold into the last of the day's light. And then, as the sun gives up altogether, the shapes that only ever seem to appear once the sky goes quiet.

This series is a collection of the moments that mattered most to Gayan Wijethunga and Rohan Gunasekara, two of Cinnamon Nature Trails' Head Naturalists, on exchange with the guides of Kicheche Bush Camp. Every episode from here brings a little more of what they learned back to your own trail.

Meet Gayan Wijethunga and Rohan Gunasekara, two of Cinnamon Nature Trails' Head Naturalists, and the reason so many of y...
21/08/2026

Meet Gayan Wijethunga and Rohan Gunasekara, two of Cinnamon Nature Trails' Head Naturalists, and the reason so many of you remember your safari long after it ends.

They've just spent eight days in the Maasai Mara, learning guide-to-guide with the team at Kicheche Bush Camp, one of Africa's most respected safari operations, trading notes, tracking lions, and picking up stories they're still talking about.

Starting this week, we're sharing the whole trip with you, day by day, sighting by sighting, straight from their notebooks.
Follow along. Every post in this series comes straight from their notebooks.

18/08/2026

Beyond the spectacle lies a story worth understanding.

We travelled into the heart of this extraordinary natural phenomenon, observing, researching and learning about the forces that bring these elephants together.

What we discovered is a story shaped by water, nature, survival and generations of instinct.

We made this documentary to bring that story closer to you, and to help us understand what we see beyond the surface.

Now, follow the journey and discover the story for yourself.

Watch the full documentary here
https://youtu.be/djazO-6uWa4?si=Kh7RT76-dwMRDosf

12/08/2026

Every year, hundreds of elephants gather in the heart of Sri Lanka.

But what draws them here?

This World Elephant Day, go beyond and into the story of The Gathering of Giants. Follow the landscape, the seasons and the natural rhythms behind one of the world’s most remarkable wildlife phenomena

Watch the documentary and discover what brings the giants to Sri Lanka’s dry zone.

https://youtu.be/djazO-6uWa4

12/03/2026

Between bursts of flight, a Little Green Bee-eater lingers on a branch, carefully tending to its feathers—an unhurried ritual in the gentle theatre of the wild.

12/03/2026

Not every moment of a raptor’s life unfolds in the sky.

In Yala’s undergrowth, a juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle pauses beside a trickling stream, drinking deeply before returning to the currents of the wind.

A reminder that even the most powerful wings must, at times, return to the earth.

In the forests of Sri Lanka, the grey langur moves effortlessly between earth and canopy. With tails longer than their b...
06/03/2026

In the forests of Sri Lanka, the grey langur moves effortlessly between earth and canopy.

With tails longer than their bodies and a diet of leaves and fruit, these primates play a quiet but vital role in maintaining the balance of the island’s ecosystems.

Meet Kasun Nayanakantha, a naturalist whose quiet dedication brings the wild heart of Yala to life.Through Cinnamon Natu...
12/02/2026

Meet Kasun Nayanakantha, a naturalist whose quiet dedication brings the wild heart of Yala to life.

Through Cinnamon Nature Trails’ leopard safaris, Kasun goes beyond fleeting sightings, guiding guests toward a deeper understanding of Sri Lanka’s most elusive predator and the fragile ecosystems they inhabit.

With a remarkable ability for leopard identification, he carefully tracks individuals and maps their family lineages, transforming each encounter into a story shaped by knowledge, patience, and respect for the wild.

When night falls, Kasun’s expertise extends beyond the forest floor to the open skies. Leading the stargazing experience at Cinnamon Wild, he invites guests to pause, look upward, and rediscover the quiet wonder of the universe.

For him, every journey, whether beneath golden grasslands or constellations, is an opportunity to inspire curiosity, connection, and conservation.*

At Yala National Park, where light and shadow drift across the wilderness, Kaushiik Subramanium captures a fleeting mona...
11/02/2026

At Yala National Park, where light and shadow drift across the wilderness, Kaushiik Subramanium captures a fleeting monarch of the wild.

An award-winning wildlife conservation biologist, photographer, and filmmaker, his lens transforms a rare leopard sighting into a quiet tribute to Sri Lanka’s untamed beauty, and the fragile balance that sustains it.

Address

Level 28, The Offices At Cinnamon Life, No. 05, Justice Akbar Mawatha
Colombo
00200

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday 08:30 - 17:00
Friday 08:30 - 17:00

Telephone

+94711397460

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cinnamon Nature Trails posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Cinnamon Nature Trails:

Shortcuts

Share

Category