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Endless Panoramic Views

Experience one of the most breathtaking train journeys in the world.
This train journey is recorded in the Guinness Books of Records as the one of the world’s best scenic train journeys. You can travel from Nanuoya to Ella through tea plantations and rolling hills on an old colonial train with endless panoramic views.

 

 

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Superior
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

98 Acres

The exquisite country side, breathtaking views and exciting nature trails will assure you of a memorable holiday at one of the most breathtaking Ella hotels in the region.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Flower Garden Resort

The panoramic mountain view of Ella Rock is the most interesting sight you are going to have here. It is unbelievable and it could be the most beautiful thing you are going to experience on your vacation in Sri Lanka.

Deluxe
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Ceylon Tea Trails

Observe life on a working tea estate, savour the gourmet cuisine, and be pampered by a personal butler. This is the ideal setting for trekking and biking against the breathtaking backdrop of mountains, lakes and waterfalls.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Jetwing St. Andrew’s

Steeped in charm and history Jetwing St. Andrew’s stands an icon of the Sri Lankan highlands.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Melheim Resort Haputale

It is nothing more than a perfect getaway destination taking you into the heavens of tranquillity surrounded by the spectacular views, rewarding you with satisfaction and fulfilment.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Mountain Heavens

What is unique and exceptional about the hotel is that all the major attractions of Ella are visible from this location but also are within walking distance.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

The Hideaway Ella

This little gem is “The hotel” for the honeymooners, writers and for people who want complete solitude from the hustle and bustle of city life, with only the sound of falling water to break the harmony of nature.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

The Plains Green

he Plains is able to provide you with one of the most comprehensive green-concept experiences in the country; it certainly is among the top accommodation facilities in Nuwara Eliya, and merges this with a novel sense of hill country hospitality, to ensure a memorable stay.

Superior
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Warwick Gardens

Referred to as “Little New Zealand” for its grazing pastures upon the highest grassland of Sri Lanka.

Superior
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

98 Acres

The exquisite country side, breathtaking views and exciting nature trails will assure you of a memorable holiday at one of the most breathtaking Ella hotels in the region.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Flower Garden Resort

The panoramic mountain view of Ella Rock is the most interesting sight you are going to have here. It is unbelievable and it could be the most beautiful thing you are going to experience on your vacation in Sri Lanka.

Deluxe
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Ceylon Tea Trails

Observe life on a working tea estate, savour the gourmet cuisine, and be pampered by a personal butler. This is the ideal setting for trekking and biking against the breathtaking backdrop of mountains, lakes and waterfalls.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Jetwing St. Andrew’s

Steeped in charm and history Jetwing St. Andrew’s stands an icon of the Sri Lankan highlands.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Melheim Resort Haputale

It is nothing more than a perfect getaway destination taking you into the heavens of tranquillity surrounded by the spectacular views, rewarding you with satisfaction and fulfilment.

Mid-range
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Mountain Heavens

What is unique and exceptional about the hotel is that all the major attractions of Ella are visible from this location but also are within walking distance.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

The Hideaway Ella

This little gem is “The hotel” for the honeymooners, writers and for people who want complete solitude from the hustle and bustle of city life, with only the sound of falling water to break the harmony of nature.

Simple
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

The Plains Green

he Plains is able to provide you with one of the most comprehensive green-concept experiences in the country; it certainly is among the top accommodation facilities in Nuwara Eliya, and merges this with a novel sense of hill country hospitality, to ensure a memorable stay.

Superior
Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Warwick Gardens

Referred to as “Little New Zealand” for its grazing pastures upon the highest grassland of Sri Lanka.

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Other Popular Experiences

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Ella

Ella is described as one of the most breathtaking locations in Sri Lanka. Ella is surrounded by high mountains in the central hills and through a gap in the mountains you can see all the way to the ocean off the Hambantota coast line. This special gap with breathtaking views is called Ella Gap.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Dambatenne Tea Factory

Dambatenne Tea Factory was built in 1890 by Sir Thomas Lipton himself, this colonial tea factory is still in operation today. The term “Ceylon Tea” was coined here, and Lipton’s Tea was founded and sold its first pound of tea from the precincts of this very factory.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Haputale

Haputale is a little town mainly of Tamil people (Hindus). It is situated on the southern edge of the hill country with spectacular views and it is less crowded than Ella.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Horton Plains National Park

The scenery that can be seen from here is considered to be the finest view in Sri Lanka. Here you can follow bridle paths for about 4 hours through mystic cloud forests and Patna grassland to the "World’s End" a sheer drop of 1050 metres.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Lipton’s Seat

Lipton’s Seat is located on the top of Poonagala hill; this is quite literally the point from which the Scottish tea baron Thomas Lipton would often proudly survey his tea plantations.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Little Adam’s Peak

Little Adam’s Peak resembles the main Adam’s Peak near Hatton and stands at 1141 metres above sea level. By foot it takes about 35-40 minutes and if you want an early morning hike it is a great place to see the sunrise.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Nine Arch Bridge

This magnificent Nine Arch Bridge between Ella and Demodara stations is just a few kilometres along the track from the Demodara station. This viaduct bridge built during the British Colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka • Nuwara Eliya & the Hill Country

Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya is often referred to as ‘Little England’. Nuwara Eliya has a climate unlike anywhere else in Sri Lanka. Due to its high elevation, it offers a cooler and more invigorating climate than lower regions.

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