Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka

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Nuwara Eliya

Little England, tea country and cool colonial hill scenery.

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Nuwara Eliya is a peaceful mountain station in the south-central part of Sri Lanka. Popularly known as Little England, it sits around 6,800 feet above sea level and reflects the nostalgia of colonial hill-country life through tea plantations, Georgian and Queen Anne style buildings, parks, trout streams, the old brick post office, Anglican church, race course and 18-hole golf course.

Tour Highlights

Experience Little England's cool mountain atmosphere and colonial buildings.

Walk through tea plantations connected to Sri Lanka's Ceylon tea story.

Visit Hakgala Botanical Garden for roses, orchids and rare trees.

Explore Horton Plains, Baker's Falls and the famous World's End viewpoint.

See Seetha Amman Kovil, a colorful Hindu temple linked to the Ramayana story.

Relax around Lake Gregory with paved walks, boating and family-friendly scenery.

Places to Visit in Nuwara Eliya

Tea Plantation Nuwara Eliya

Tea Plantation

Discover the hill-country plantations connected to Sri Lanka's Ceylon tea story, from the early Peradeniya tea plants to James Taylor's first commercial estate at nearby Loolacandoora.

Hakgala Nuwara Eliya

Hakgala

Visit Hakgala Botanical Garden, established in 1861 and known for roses, orchids, rare trees and thousands of plant species in a cool mountain setting.

Horton Plains Nuwara Eliya

Horton Plains

Explore Horton Plains National Park, home to Baker's Falls, World's End and distinctive highland flora and fauna.

Haputhale Nuwara Eliya

Haputhale

Enjoy the high-elevation town of Haputhale, known as a peaceful City in the Clouds with wide hill-country views.

Seetha Amman Kovil Nuwara Eliya

Seetha Amman Kovil

Stop at the colorful Hindu temple in Seeta Eliya, believed in Ramayana tradition to mark the place where Seetha was held by King Rawana.

Diyaluma Water Fall Nuwara Eliya

Diyaluma Water Fall

See Diyaluma Water Fall, one of Sri Lanka's tallest waterfalls, dropping dramatically near Koslanda from the Punagala Oya.

Lake Gregory Nuwara Eliya

Lake Gregory

Relax beside Lake Gregory with paved walks, paddle boats, ponies, picnic spots and easy family-friendly scenery.

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