Experience cool-climate towns, gardens and relaxed highland surroundings.
Where to go — our favourite places for this experience, ready to fit into a route that suits your dates and pace.
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Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya is a cool highland town surrounded by tea estates, with Gregory Lake, Victoria Park and colonial-period buildings.
Nuwara Eliya - 02
Ella
Ella is a hill-country town overlooking Ella Gap, with walking routes towards Ella Rock, Little Adam's Peak and the Nine Arch Bridge.
Ella, Sri Lanka - 03
Haputale
Haputale occupies a ridge on the southern edge of the central highlands, with tea estates and views towards the lowlands.
Haputale - 04
Bandarawela
Bandarawela is a hill-country market and railway town in Badulla District, surrounded by plantations and mountain settlements.
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Ambewela
Ambewela lies in the highlands near Nuwara Eliya, with dairy farms, grassland and a railway station on the route towards Pattipola.
Ambewela
Good to know
The highlands are much cooler than the coast, and mist or rain can roll in at any time of year — pack layers and a light rain jacket. Reserved seats on the hill-country trains can sell out, so we book them early.
From the first idea to the final detail, we design Sri Lankan journeys you'll remember forever.