Ecotourism is nature-based visits with the anticipation of enjoying natural

attractions, learning, education, environmental protection and maintaining

sustainability. The Knuckles Mountain Range was acknowledged as a

‘world’s heritage’, considering its historical value, geological and

geomorphological features, ecological diversity and richness of biodiversity

within the area of 160-170 km2. This study was carried out with the objective

of assessing its existing potentials to promote ecotourism, while preserving

its sustainability. Both primary and secondary data sources have been used

for this study, following the quantitative and qualitative approaches and

applied a purposive sampling mechanism to identify the forest plot for this

study and convenient sampling method for interviewing visitors