World's End
The sheer drop.
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A high plateau in Sri Lanka's central highlands at 2,100 to 2,300 metres, covering 31 square kilometres of montane grassland and cloud forest. It became a national park in 1988 and is part of the Central Highlands World Heritage Site. Its star sight is World's End, a sheer cliff that drops about 870 metres over the valleys and distant plains, along with the 20-metre Baker's Falls, both reached on a loop trail of about nine and a half kilometres, per visitor guides. Three of the country's major rivers, the Mahaweli, Kelani and Walawe, rise on this plateau. Herds of sambar deer graze its grasslands, and some bird species here are found nowhere else. Foreign adults pay about USD 25 plus service charge, vehicle fee and VAT, per visitor guides. Pay in rupees, in cash. Start at dawn, as mist usually hides World's End by late morning, bring warm clothes, and note that plastic bags are banned inside the park.
The sheer drop.
In the forest.
On the grassland.
Horton Plains, between Nuwara Eliya and Ohiya
At dawn or early morning, as mist usually hides the view by late morning.