Destinations

Hill Country

Tea estates, waterfalls and the famous train

Above the clouds, the air turns cool and the hills are combed with tea. Stay in a restored planter’s bungalow, walk through the estates with a tea maker, and ride the blue train from Nuwara Eliya to Ella, one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world.

Best time to visit: January to April
Journeys that visit: 3

Journeys

Journeys through Hill Country

Blue train crossing the Nine Arches Bridge near Ella

Kandy · Hill Country

Tea, Trains & Hill Country

A week in the green heart of the island: tea estates, colonial bungalows and the famous blue train.

7 daysfrom $1,390

Leopard resting on a branch in Yala National Park

Yala & Udawalawe · Hill Country

Wild Sri Lanka: Leopards & Elephants

Nine days for nature lovers: Yala’s leopards, Udawalawe’s elephant herds and the misty forests of the hill country.

9 daysfrom $2,150

Aerial view of the Sigiriya rock fortress

Cultural Triangle · Kandy · Hill Country

The Grand Tour of Sri Lanka

Two weeks from ancient capitals to tea country, safari and the palm-lined south: the whole island at an unhurried pace.

14 daysfrom $2,890

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