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A lush green hillside covered in trees in the Nuwara Eliya region

Nuwara Eliya

Cool-climate tea country with colonial bungalows, gardens and rolling estates.

Photo: Juho S / Unsplash

At around 1,800 metres, Nuwara Eliya is noticeably cooler than the coast. Visit a working tea factory, walk Gregory Lake and Hakgala Botanical Garden, or start early for Horton Plains and World's End.

Highlights

  • Tea factory visits
  • Horton Plains and World's End
  • Hakgala Botanical Garden
  • Gregory Lake
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