Nuwara Eliya

About Nuwara Eliya

Nicknamed 'Little England' for its crisp mountain air and Tudor-style cottages, Nuwara Eliya sits at 1,900 m amid emerald tea plantations. Tour a working tea factory, picnic by Gregory Lake and explore the eerie cloud forest of Horton Plains. Follow the Ramayana trail to the colourful Seetha Amman Temple and the 16-foot Hanuman statue at Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple, admire Queen Elizabeth's stained-glass gift at Holy Trinity Church, stroll the flower beds of Victoria Park, and chase the twin cascades of nearby Lover's Leap Falls.

Top experiences

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  Tea factory tours

  Step inside a working ceylon tea factory to see leaves picked, withered, rolled and graded.

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  Gregory Lake boating

  A breezy reservoir ringed by parkland — paddle boats, swan boats and lakeside cafés.

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  Horton Plains & World's End

  A cloud-forest national park ending in a sheer 870 m cliff above the southern plains.

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  Hakgala Botanical Garden

  Highland gardens of roses, orchids and Himalayan flora at 1,700 m altitude.

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  Pedro Tea Estate

  One of Sri Lanka's most picturesque working tea estates, dating from 1885.

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  Scenic hill-country train ride

  The famed Kandy–Ella line through tea estates and cloud forest.

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  Tea factory tour & tasting

  Walk a working factory and taste single-estate Ceylon teas.

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  Nine Arch Bridge & Little Adam's Peak hike

  Iconic viaduct plus an easy summit hike near Ella.

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  Horton Plains & World's End trek

  Early-morning cloud-forest trek to a sheer 800 m escarpment.

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  Nine Arch Bridge

  Colonial-era railway viaduct arching over jungle in Ella.

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  Ravana Falls

  25 m roadside cascade steeped in Ramayana legend.

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  Lipton's Seat

  The panoramic viewpoint where Sir Thomas Lipton surveyed his estates.

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  Horton Plains National Park

  Cloud-forest plateau, montane grassland and the World's End cliff.