Nuwara Eliya

Tour a colonial-era Nuwara Eliya tea estate from leaf to cup, with a factory walkthrough and high-altitude tasting session.

Enjoy boating, cycling, and picnicking beside the beautiful Gregory Lake in the heart of Little England.

Walk through the terraced Hakgala gardens, set at 1,700m and famous for roses, ferns, and colonial-era plant collections.

Visit the sacred Hindu temple near Hakgala, traditionally associated with Sita's captivity during the Ramayana epic.

Pick fresh strawberries at a highland farm and enjoy locally made strawberry jam and juice in the cool hill air.

Trek through the cloud-forest plateau of Horton Plains, one of Asia's most important montane ecosystems.

Hike to the sheer 880-metre cliff drop at World's End on the edge of Horton Plains for a view across half of Sri Lanka.

A guided walking tour of Nuwara Eliya's colonial legacy, including the Hill Club, Grand Hotel, post office, and English market.

Ride through scenic highland trails and tea estate paths on horseback with an experienced Nuwara Eliya guide.

Visit a curated selection of the hill country's most dramatic waterfalls, including Lovers Leap and Devon Falls.

Savour traditional high tea with freshly brewed estate tea, scones, and pastries at a grand colonial hill-country property.

A spectacular day's walk through Norwood's dramatic highland terrain, crossing streams and ridge-top viewpoints.

Trek across sweeping Dickoya and Bogawantalawa tea carpets with views across the valley to Nuwara Eliya's peaks.

Stage 7 traverses the cloud-forest boundary above Bogawantalawa, passing waterfalls and misty jungle edges.

Walk through some of Sri Lanka's finest high-grown tea country on the Stage 8 ridge between Bogawantalawa and Dimbula.

A gentle descent through Dimbula's colonial bungalows and estate roads, with abundant birdlife along the way.

Stage 10 approaches Nuwara Eliya through Agra Oya Valley, crossing rivers and emerging onto the hill station plateau.

A rewarding highland stage through Poonagala and Badulla's outskirts, passing ancient temple ruins and waterfalls.

Stage 20 descends toward Hali Ela through spice-garden villages and rubber forests on the edge of the hill country.

The penultimate Pekoe Trail stage crosses the Badulla basin through paddy lands and river valleys.

Complete the 300km Pekoe Trail at Nuwara Eliya, a triumphant finale through high-grown estates and mist-wrapped hills.