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Town Walk

A walking tour of Nuwara Eliya involves scenic views of Sri Lanka's forested hills. One can take a stroll around the tea plantations and visit the many different sightseeing places around. It is known as 'Little England', and has old buildings with colonial and Tudor architecture, making it a pleasurable place for walking around. The town also has many historical sites and temples, that are very valuable to different cultures. This town is the perfect place walka relax, rewind, and get a taste of different cultures, spanning between a few kilometres. A mix of Sri Lankan and colonial architecture gives the city a picturesque appearance and the weather is most conducive so it feels great to soak in the ambience strolling around the town. Read More

Victoria Park

Victoria Park is a well-maintained park situated in the heart of Nuwara Eliya. It is the perfect place for family outings where the tourists can enjoy watching exotic birds, and some rare flowering plants. The park also has a children’s play area, and some rides, that make the place enjoyable for all ages alike. The pretty flowers, serene ponds, and many other scenic spots in the park would also make it an excellent location for clicking beautiful photographs. Victoria Park is in the centre of the city of Nuwara Eliya. You need to pay an entrance fee before getting in. It is an ideal place for morning walks and picnics. While you may want to visit Sri Lanka for the various beautiful sightseeing places that it hosts, sometimes, all you need is a pretty garden to host a little family picnic or a scenic spot for an evening stroll. Well, Sri Lanka has got you covered! Victoria Park is a gorgeous place full of exotic birds and beautiful flowers that would bring joy to every tourist’s heart! It is located in the heart of Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office, on PBC Highway. The park is known for its well-manicured trees and bushes and has always received good reviews about its regular maintenance. The Victoria Park is known for its collection of rare flowering plants that grow here. One can also enjoy looking for and spotting the exotic birds like the Kashmir Flycatcher, the Indian Blue Robin, the Grey Tit, etc. The park also has a children’s play area and is known for the mini-train made for the tourists to enjoy. So you can go back to being a kid again, and relive your childhood! The park is perfect for picnics, get-togethers, or merely an evening stroll. It is easily accessible, and a must-visit for tourists in Sri Lanka. Read More

Devon Falls is an enchanting 97-metre-tall waterfall cascading over three tiers on a tributary of the Kotmale Oya River. Known as the 'Veil of the Valley', this striking waterfall sits amidst beautiful tea plantations, tropical foliage and craggy boulders 1,159 metres above sea level. It ranks among Sri Lanka's most-visited attractions. There is also a roadside viewpoint with parking facilities.

One of the country’s oldest post offices, the 1894-built Nuwara Eliya Post Office is a heritage Tudor-style mansion, complete with spires and a clocktower. Its bright orange roofs and red brick walls create contrast against the surrounding gardens. Pretty postcards and collections of stamps are sold at the post office’s souvenir shop. Tourist accommodation is available on the upper floor.

On a hill slope 3,200 feet above sea level, Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple is a Hindu shrine with interesting legends and elegant forest and lake vistas near Ramboda Falls. Planned by Chinmaya Mission, the 1981-built temple flaunts a 16-feet-tall idol of Hanumanji amidst tea plantations. Juxtaposed to it are sixteen ashram rooms, named Vibheeshan, Jambavan, Sugriva and suchlike based on characters of the Ramayana. A vegetarian restaurant is maintained on the grounds. Read More

Nuwara Eliya is touted as Sri Lanka’s “Strawberry Capital”. Two of the most popular strawberry fields here are in Ambewela and Ragala, famous for scenic plantation walks or tractor tours to gaze upon mountains and valleys and purchasing freshly picked strawberries and strawberry-based products. Also, visit Adma Agro Strawberry Farm and Rose Garden Farms, where one can also enjoy strawberry drinks, ice creams and pancakes.

On the 7-hour journey from Kandy to Badulla, the train ride between Nuwara Eliya and Kandy or Ella is one of the world’s most picturesque broad-gauge routes. The iconic blue train takes you past rolling rice fields, lush tea estates, villages, giant mountains, colonial-era viaducts looming over the forests, crossed bridges with eerily huge drop-offs, and cascading waterfalls. One-way tickets cost only LKR 260 per adult.