Sinharaja day trip from the south - is August just leeches and a closed canopy walk
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August is wet-season Sinharaja. You will get leeches. Salt, leech socks, long trousers tucked in, do not panic, they are not a medical emergency for most people. A day trip from Galle is a lot of road for a 4-5 hour walk; better from Deniyaya or Kudawa with a licensed tracker. Blue magpie if you are lucky. Canopy is a forest, not a shopping-mall walkway.
14 leeches, one good bird wave, soaked, happy. I would not wear shorts again.
Tickets at the Forest Department gate. No freelance "cousin is a guide" at the junction.
Scam Watch: galle
Someone befriends you and offers a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to buy gems at wholesale prices and resell them abroad for huge profit. They may show you fake export certificates. The gems are worthless glass or low-quality stones.
Restaurants without visible prices. Bill arrives with inflated charges (500 LKR coconut becomes 1500 LKR). "Service charges" added without disclosure.
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