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Welcome to the beautiful city Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka

Nuwara Eliya Tourism

Explore Nuwara Eliya holiday and discover best places and time to visit

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Nov - Apr

Ideal Duration

6-7 Days

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Rs. 1,980

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About Nuwara Eliya Attractions

Nuwara Eliya is the perfect choice you can go with on your next holiday. The place offers you everything from its unique climate to beautiful tea estates. Nuwara Eliya has gained a wide popularity among its foreign visitors to enjoy the homely feeling this city provides. Some of the best things to do in Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka include eating strawberries directly from the field, walking around Gregory Lake, exploring Seetha Amman temple, strolling through Victoria Park, fine dining at St Clair’s falls, visiting Ambewela farm; to name a few.

History Of Nuwara Eliya

Samuel Baker, the discoverer of Lake Albert and the explorer of the Nile founded the city called Little England in 1846. Due to the favorable climate, the country was a prime place for British civil servants to relax and enjoy activities such as deer hunting, fox hunting, polo, cricket and golf. Buildings such as St Andrew’s Hotel, Town Post Office, Queen’s Cottage and Grand Hotel hold features from the colonial period. The new buildings are also often built in the colonial style.

Season

The most popular time to visit Nuwara Eliya is from March to May and August to September to witness cool climate and having fun and a crazy holiday. This is the perfect time to explore Nuwara Eliya town. It is during this season that many fun events are organized for all age groups, many fast food stalls are put up along the streets, women come along the streets all decked up.

Geography

Nuwara Eliya is a valley surrounded by hills and mountains. The city is famous for its cool climate and rich soil which helps in the tea plantations. Nuwara Eliya has many famous waterfalls and variety of rare fauna and flora which attracts a large number of visitors each year.

People

People of Nuwara Eliya are very welcoming. They have smiling faces and what is unique is that everybody wears warm clothes. The men have a warm cap on their heads. People here belong to diverse races and religions is a mixture of the Eastern and the Western cultures. Enjoy the warm hospitality of the people while holidaying like a pro in this wonder city.

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Places To Visit In Nuwara Eliya

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Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya

Situated next to Nuwara Eliya Post Office, the lush green Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya is a great place to spend a lovely evening in the city. Victoria Park Nuwara Eliya was officially named so in 1897 as it commemorated Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Once it was used by Hakgala Botanical Garden as its research field, b...

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Lake Gregory Park in Nuwara Eliya

Located in Nuwara Eliya, Lake Gregory was constructed in the year 1873. Also known by the name Gregory Lake, it is a wetland converted into a beautiful lake. Used for recreational purposes, the lake is visited by large number of tourists every year. The lake is located in the heart of the city. And has now converted into a ...

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Lover’s Leap Waterfall in Nuwara Eliya

Located in Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, the Lover’s Leap Waterfall is a beautiful place to visit. One can have wonderful views of the city as well as the tea plantations from here. You will be left totally mesmerized by the place. A hiking trip to this small place will add a lot more excitement to your trip. One can take a wa...

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Glen Falls in Nuwara Eliya

Glen Falls originate from the northern side of Single Tree Hill in Nuwara Eliya which is located at an altitude of 2,070 m. It is the second largest waterfall in Nuwara Eliya. It is situated at a walking distance from the city centre. The perennial waterfall cascades down rocks from a towering height of 60-70 m. The perenni...

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Pidurutalagala in Nuwara Eliya

Also called Mount Pedro, Pidurutalagala is the tallest peak of Sri Lanka. The Pidurutalagala height is 2,524 m. It is easily distinguishable from almost all the areas in Central Province. The Government of Sri Lanka and armed forces have built their communications array on the top of the peak. The communications array contr...

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Things To Do In Nuwara Eliya

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Shanthipura View Point in Nuwara Eliya

Shanthipura is considered to be the highest village in the North East region of Sri Lanka and can be accessed from the Nuwara Eliya Kandy road. Situated on an altitude of 7339 ft on the stunning Kikiliyamana Mountain road from Nuwara Eliya and at the bottom of a hill, Shanthipura is a little village gives a panoramic view o...

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Nuwara Eliya Golf Club in Nuwara Eliya

The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club is situated in Nuwara Eliya and from the region of Gregory Lake it is within the distance of 2.8 km. This Club was founded in 1889 and is amongst the oldest clubs for golf in Asia. If you are fond of golf history, Nuwara Eliya Golf Club will provide you a once in a lifetime experience. After the R...

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Sri Pada in Nuwara Eliya

Adam’s Peak alias Sri Pada is the popular mountain peak located in Sri Lanka at a height of 7,359 feet above the sea level.

The top of the mountain has a huge “footprint”-like hollow, also known as Adam’s peak footprint.

Sri Pada is famous amongst not only tourists but Sri Lankans too for its importance as a pilgrimage si...

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Travel to Nuwara Eliya

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By Air

There are no direct flights to Nuwara Eliya as Nuwara Eliya airport is not yet constructed. The closest airport to the place is Bandaranaike International Airport at Colombo, located about 180 km away from Nuwara Eliya. Colombo airport is connected to all major cities in the world directly or through connecting flights that usually stops at some or the other Indian city. There are various service providers offering flights connecting important cities all over the world with Sri Lankan airways being one of the major air carriers.

When you land in Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, you can either take road routes or opt for rail to reach Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is a small town so you can easily go to most places by foot. If you have to go far, you can use the colorful tuk-tuks to reach to your destination. While you can get around the town quiet easily, it is advisable not to plan trips of more than 60km away from town considering the bad road conditions.

By Train

Nuwara Eliya does not have a railway station of its own. The nearest railway station is Nanu Oya situated 8km from Nuwara Eliya. Nanu Oya is well connected to Colombo through the Main Line. The route will allow you to see mesmerizing sights of lush green tea gardens to tall mountains. It usually takes 7 hours from Colombo to Nanu Oya if the weather is favorable. From Nanu Oya you can take taxis or buses. You can even opt for multi-coloured tuk-tuks that will take you to Nuwara Eliya.

By Road

After reaching Colombo, Sri Lankan capital city, you have two main routes for Nuwara Eliya - via Kandy and one via Hatton. Both the roads are not in good condition, to drive to Nuwara Eliya but offer great scenic views. The distance from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya is about 175 km. Tourists can also use the bus services from either Hatton or Kandy. Several intercity buses run from Colombo to Hatton and Kandy almost every hour and there are buses from Hatton and Kandy that will take you to Nuwara Eliya. The Hatton road is preferable to Kandy for cars and vans as it is less steep and less busy. You can opt for bus journeys to train journeys to reach this hill station faster. The fare depends upon the type of service you avail but is quite nominal.

Sri Lanka does not have good infrastructure so you will come across bumpy and potholed roads. It will be difficult for you to bear the road journey if you are used to driving fast.

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Vyshnavi Bellamkonda

Hyderabad

Vyshnavi's 8 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Chamondi is very helpful in tour planning. The chaffour Lion and tour guide Tharindar are very very good.

Shwetha Ramanuj

Chennai

Shwetha's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Ceylon travels arranged a very good package considering all my needs since we were 3 ladies travelling on this trip.. extremely satisfied

Ven K

Ven's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

The palms bentota was very old property with bad smell in the room. Driver was good with very old Car. The travel agent was very responsive.

Elangumaran

Bangalore

Elangumaran's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Trip guide Abdul was excellent and made our entire trip very smooth and exciting.

Harsh Vanvala

Bengaluru

Harsh's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Every thing was good except Hotel at Nuwara Eliya. Service & food was not good. I expected a good hotel there also as I have choosen five star category. Vehicle provided should be better than given.All things are more or less ok. Except the trip advisor Chetana Sharma.She is a newone most probably.

She does not know anything about payment terms.She insisted payment to be done directly for the balance amount in USD cash.I couldn't understand ?It was better for me to pay Travel triangle in India. Hotel location at Colombo.Ofcorse it was choosen by me.

Radha Krishna

Chennai

Radha's 3 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Very good collection of travel agencies and experiences. But the number of agencies who are pro active and responsive in discussing the itinerary are lesser compared to the overall number

SIVAPRIYA K

Chennai

Sivapriya's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Srilanka is really a good place to visit. We booked the package through Travco Adventures. It was really a pleasant say. The package was also budget friendly compared to other agencies. The rooms were really good. In one of the places we stayed, our room was allocated nearby the river, we had a real

good view. Food was also good in all the places we stayed. A private car was provided to us and it was spacious. However, there are also few cons. 1) Guides will be mostly working with them on contract basis. It's not like they are aware of the full itinerary with respect to places and will be taking us there. We might have to be proactive and tell them these are the places we want to visit, and ensure all the places mentioned in the list is covered. 2) We were told that we would be provided with free sim upon arrival to Srilanka, but the assigned driver was not aware of it, and this lead to a bit of confusion and a delay of around an hour. It would have been good, if all these had been communicated prior. But apart from these, the assigned guide Mr. Thushar Kumar was also really good and was sportive. He was really a kind person and it was nice to chit-chat with him during the journey. He ensured we had a good, relaxing, value for money trip.

Saravanakumar Kumarasamy

Chennai

Saravanakumar's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Our trip was really good. The srilankan tour agent helped us a lot 'dilini'. A spl thanks to her and the tour guide & driver. The only one which I don't like is the travel triangle agent, I forgot her name. She was super rude and acting like a PM (no time to speak etc etc). I never had this kind o

f experience with anyone.

Sarah Mathew

Chennai

Sarah's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Travel Triangle helped us connect with local travel agencies in Sri Lanka which helped us plan our itinerary and trip in a smooth manner

Abhishek Laddha

New delhi

Abhishek's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Good Trip , well organised, Special Thanks to Mr Kasun who was with us for 7 days Took gr8 care and was very helpful Gr8 Job guys

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What are the best budget-friendly places to stay in Nuwara Eliya?

The best budget options for stay available in Nuwara Eliya are UYOU Ceylon Guest House and Lassana Villa. Mid range villas include Villa Cassandra and Villa Tea Fields.

What should I pack for Nuwara Eliya?

Men can pack jeans and short and long sleeve shirts while the women can keep long shorts, tops and one or two dresses that is knee-length or longer.

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Nuwara Eliya Tourism

Explore Nuwara Eliya holiday and discover best places and time to visit

Quick Information

Best time to visit

Nov - Apr

Ideal Duration

6-7 Days

Visa

On Arrival

Starting from

Rs. 1,980

Ideal for families

Ideal for friends

Adventure

About Nuwara Eliya Attractions

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Places To Visit In Nuwara Eliya

Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya

Lake Gregory Park in Nuwara Eliya

Lover’s Leap Waterfall in Nuwara Eliya

Glen Falls in Nuwara Eliya

Pidurutalagala in Nuwara Eliya

Things To Do In Nuwara Eliya

Shanthipura View Point in Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya Golf Club in Nuwara Eliya

Sri Pada in Nuwara Eliya

Travel to Nuwara Eliya

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Nuwara Eliya Packages Reviews

Vyshnavi's 8 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Shwetha's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Ven's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Elangumaran's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

Harsh's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya