LITTLE ENGLAND SRI LANKA

NUWARA ELIYA- LITTLE ENGLAND SRI LANKA

Nuwara Eliya otherwise known as little England which located in marvelous hill country of Sri Lanka. in the British colonial period, they constructed this little town according to the British architecture. Because they prefer the ideal cool temperature and the rich foliage of the Nuwara Eliya.

In the month of April Sri Lankan society arranging horse rides and races, motor races and golf tournaments in the Nuwara Eliya city. Mostly Sri Lankan’s as well as foreign tourists visiting to Nuwara Eliya on month of April, August and December due to holidays.

Don’t miss these places and activities when you travel to Little England in Sri Lanka.

• Boat ride on Gregory lake and horse rides on the lake premises
• Victoria park
• Winter market- Bale bazar
• Post office
• Strawberry farm
• Ambewela farm
• St. Clair’s Falls
• Tea plantations
• Take a hike & safari on the Moon Plains
• Hakgala Botanical Gardens
• Hiking, camping & explore the nature of Horton Plains to World’s End
• Lover’s leap waterfall hiking
• Hike from Pedro Tea Estate to the Lovers Leap waterfall through tea gardens and forest.
• Galway’s land national park
• Nuwara Eliya golf club
• Seetha Amman temple (related with the Ramayana legend)
• Mackwoods tea museum
• Hakgala mountain climbing, hiking trekking & camping
• Aberdeen falls
• Great western mountain climbing, hiking & trekking (6^th highest mountain in Sri Lanka.)

Via Nuwara Eliya you can easily reach to famous tourist destinations like Ella, Kandy, Yala, Bundala national park, Ramoboda falls, Dabana indigenous village, Badulla, Haputale, Bandarawela, Katharagama.

 You can reach to Nuwara Eliya via road or rail. Here are some destination’s distance and the time period to reach to Nuwara Eliya from various destinations.

• 2 h 33 min (75.6 km) via A5 road -Kandy to Nuwara Eliya.
• Yala to Nuwara eliya- 102 km
• The distance between Colombo Airport (CMB) and Nuwara Eliya is 101 km and takes 2h 56m.

You can meet up marvelous views when you reach to Nuwara Eliya via train. It’s the most popular way among tourists to reach to the Nuwara Eliya. It can introduce as one of the most beautiful train rides in the world.Here’s the duration and the distance of the Kandy to Nuwara Eliya train ride.

• about 7 km from Kandy – to Nanu Oya – about 8 km to Nuwara Eliya.

Ella is the closest detination to the Nuwara Eliya. You can’t miss Ella on your tour to Nuwara Eliya. You can visit to Ravana Falls, Nine Arches Bridge, Ravana’s Cave, Ella Rock, Ella Spice Garden, Little Adam’s Peak, Demodara Railway Loop (Jatawa), Ellawala waterfall, Diyaluma waterfall, Lipton’s seat etc.

To feel and explore the best of Nuwara Eliya stay at least 3 days in both Nuwara Eliya and Ella. If you are an adventure seeker or a nature lover this is the best destination for you in Sri Lanka. if you want to explore the history you can engage with Rmayan trail tour around the Nuwara Eliya and Ella.

So come and explore the best of little England in Sri Lanka.