Tea plantation at sunrise in Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya

Little England of the tea country

About Nuwara Eliya

At 1,868 m, Nuwara Eliya is Sri Lanka's coolest town — green fields of tea, waterfalls and colonial cottages that earned it the name 'Little England'. Visit a working tea factory, pick leaves with a tea plucker and sip Ceylon's finest while mist rolls over the hills.

Best: Year-round; Jan – Apr sunniest

Highlights

  • Tea factory tour & fresh brew tasting
  • Gregory Lake boat rides
  • Horton Plains & World's End cliff
  • Lovers Leap & Ramboda waterfalls
  • Colonial hill club high tea
  • Hakgala Botanical Gardens

Gallery

Tea bushes on a hillside
Green hills of the highlands
Fresh tea leaf close-up

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Tea plantation sunrise
Hill Country Scenic & Tea
5 days3 stops
4.9

Tea Country Highlands

Five days of emerald tea estates, misty peaks and the world's most beautiful train ride — Kandy to Ella via Nuwara Eliya, ending at the legendary Nine Arch Bridge.

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Nine Arch Bridge scenic train in Ella
Custom Private Circuits
★ Featured
10 days8 stops
4.9

Sri Lanka in a Nutshell

The grand island circuit — cultural triangle, sacred Kandy, tea country, Yala's leopards and the southern beaches — everything Sri Lanka is famous for, perfectly paced over 10 days.

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Private beach at sunset
Luxury Honeymoons
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7 days4 stops
5.0

Luxury Honeymoon Retreat

A honeymoon of two halves — misty tea-country romance and south-coast seclusion — with boutique villas, private dinners and surprises at every turn.

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Golden Buddha statue
Ramayana Trail
7 days5 stops
4.9

Ramayana Trail Pilgrimage

Follow the footsteps of Rama, Sita and Hanuman across the island — from Ashok Vatika at Seetha Eliya to Ravana's caves at Ella and Rumassala's healing hills.

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