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hill country · moderate
Hill Country & Tea Trails
Ella to Nuwara Eliya on the line that everyone photographs, plus the estate walks nobody puts on the itinerary.
- 6
- Days
- 6
- Stops
- 20h
- Time on the road

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Sri Lanka
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The train, the estates, the cold mornings
Ella to Nuwara Eliya on the line that everyone photographs, plus the estate walks nobody puts on the itinerary.
From
$1,599
What the price includes
- Reserved observation-car seats
- Estate factory visit
- Five nights in planter bungalows
- All transfers
Worth the trip for
- Nine Arch Bridge before the crowds
- Horton Plains at dawn
- A working factory mid-roll
Best months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Outside these months the route still runs — we will tell you honestly what you would be trading away.
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