Ritigala is a mystical mountain, shrouded in legend, home to the ruins of an ancient 1st-century monastery. As you hike through the dense forest, you will walk along perfectly preserved stone pathways and bridges, masterpieces of ancient engineering. The mountain creates its own microclimate, supporting rare medicinal plants found nowhere else in the dry zone. It is a place where history has been swallowed by the jungle, waiting for you to rediscover its secrets.