Nuwara Eliya
Horton Plains & World’s End
A high-altitude nature reserve ending in a sheer 880-metre escarpment with views across the southern hills, best visited early before the clouds roll in.
Tea Estates and CoolMountain Air.
Nuwara Eliya was built by 19th-century British planters as a mountain retreat, and its Tudor-style cottages, manicured gardens and golf course still give it a distinctly colonial feel among Sri Lanka’s rolling tea country. It’s also the country’s coolest major town, a welcome change of pace after the coast and lowlands.
The surrounding hills are blanketed in tea estates, several of which offer factory tours and tastings, and the town makes a natural base for day trips to Horton Plains National Park and World’s End.
