Extra Mile Sri Lanka

28/04/2024

Abandoned villages along the Pekoe Trail.

20/12/2023

As we walk along the Pekoe Trail, the beauty of nature is abundant. While we love the amazing views that expand before our eyes while never failing to stop us in our tracks, we also love the smaller surprises. The flashes of coulour that flutter by us. Like this beautiful Idian Fritillary.

15/11/2023

Congratulations to Miguel Cunat and The Pekoe Trail team for conceiving and developing a national trail that has garnered much needed positive attention to Sri Lanka during a challenging period and for instilling a renewed sense of excitement in the hearts of local and foreign travellers. It has not only proved to be a fantastic walking experience but has done so much for the communities it passes through. This award is a well deserved accolade that is celebrated by all!

We have enjoyed the beauty, adventure, joy and magic of the trail for well over a year and are thrilled to see the world recognize the same and we are excited to share that joy with discerning travellers.

We are thrilled to announce that Sri Lanka was honored with the Best Wider World Tourism Project award last night in London at the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers International Awards 2023.

This award validates the efforts of and Sri Lanka to revive the local tourism industry by innovating and celebrating authentic travel to attract travelers keen to explore Sri Lanka on foot.

We thank all our partners who make this Trail possible including , the tea industry and plantations companies.

Special thanks also to those who nominated The Pekoe Trail and the British media for their unstinted support.

17/10/2023

The weather changes so rapidly in the hills, some treks feel like a couple of them rolled together as one. While we started the trail with an amazing cool breeze, that soon changed to blazing heat and ended with pouring rain. This was when the sun had simmered down, just before a drizzle broke out. Gotta love it!!

11/10/2023

The Pekoe Trail takes you through varied terrain and the weather in the hills changes so rapidly, you can enjoy cool breezes, scorching heat, little bit of rain or a walk through the clouds, all during the same trail.

26/09/2023

Great to see The Pekoe Trail featured on The National Geographic Traveller Magazine last month and online today. Always exciting to see our guides Ramli Raban and Thilantha Abeysinghe featured for the great work they do taking Jess and our clients on these trails.

Carving a path through cloud-swathed villages and centuries-old tea estates, the new long-distance Pekoe Trail gives hikers a chance to explore Sri Lanka’s quiet central highlands.

25/08/2023

Discovering new perspectives as we explore the hill country on

15/08/2023

Thushni De Silva Thudugalage speaking about her experience on The Pekoe Trail

The first of the Pekoe Trail’s 22 segments was opened in 2021, shining a light on life in Sri Lanka’s tea estates.

11/08/2023

Get lost in nature to see life from a new perspective 🌿

07/08/2023

It has been a joy to explore paths and trails that take us completely off the beaten track and explore communities and cultures that are tucked away in remote villages.

29/07/2023

Taking in the magic of the forests 💚