Sri Lanka hill country
Overview
Green hills folded with tea, waterfalls, and a blue train winding from Kandy to Ella. The hill country is Sri Lanka at its coolest and calmest.
Your Travel Partner reserves the train seats (they sell out), a plantation bungalow and a driver-guide who knows the island.
5 days in the hill country
Kandy
Meet your driver-guide, visit the Temple of the Tooth and stay by the lake.
Driver-guideTemple visitYour Travel Partner adjusts this day to your pace, budget and preferences. Hotels, timings and experiences are all flexible.
Tea country
Drive to Nuwara Eliya, tea factory tour and high tea at a colonial bungalow.
Tea factoryHigh teaYour Travel Partner adjusts this day to your pace, budget and preferences. Hotels, timings and experiences are all flexible.
The train to Ella
Reserved seats on the famous blue train through the hills to Ella.
Scenic trainReserved seatsYour Travel Partner adjusts this day to your pace, budget and preferences. Hotels, timings and experiences are all flexible.
Little Adam’s Peak
Sunrise hike, the Nine Arch Bridge and transfer to the south coast.
Sunrise hikeTransferYour Travel Partner adjusts this day to your pace, budget and preferences. Hotels, timings and experiences are all flexible.
What travellers love here
Kandy-Ella train
Seven hours of green hills
Tea estates
Learn how Ceylon tea is made
South coast
Turtles and reef snorkelling
Surf in Weligama
Gentle waves for first-timers
Good to know
- Best time to go
- December - April
- Nearest airport
- Colombo, 3h drive to Kandy
- Ideal stays
- 7-12 days
Ella: frequently asked questions
Ella: when is the best time to visit?
Best time to visit: December - April.
Ella: which is the nearest airport?
Nearest airport: Colombo, 3h drive to Kandy.
Ella: how many days do you need?
Recommended stay: 7-12 days.
Ella: how can I book this trip?
With a verified iCliGo Travel Partner: they prepare a personalised proposal in an official iCliGo document, and you pay through iCliGo's official payment channels, never to the Travel Partner personally.