Highlands · Central Highlands
Adam's Peak
A pilgrim's staircase into the clouds, climbed by torchlight.
The feeling
Pilgrims of four faiths climb through the night for a sunrise that casts the mountain's perfect triangular shadow across the plains below. The five-hour ascent, lit by a chain of small shops and shrines, is as much the point as the summit.
A pilgrim's staircase into the clouds, climbed by torchlight.
At a glance
Character
Highlands
Coordinates
06° 49′ N · 80° 30′ E
Best time
Dec–May, pilgrimage season
Things to see
while you're here.
- The night climb by lantern-light
- Sunrise and the mountain's shadow
- Tea shacks along the 5,200 steps
A closer look.
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