Day tour to Nuwareeliya (Little England) from Kandy

Overview

Escape the city and discover the scenic beauty of Sri Lanka’s tea country on this full-day private tour. Depart from your Kandy hotel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable driver-guide. Journey through the lush countryside, taking in panoramic views along the way. Visit the breathtaking Ramboda Waterfall, tour a working tea plantation and factory to learn about Ceylon tea production, and wander through the charming colonial bungalows and manicured gardens of Nuwara Eliya.

Itinerary

1. Blue Field Tea Factory

   Bluefield Tea Garden is a popular hillside tea production estate in Sri Lanka located in Rambado town, around 1200 meters above sea level, surrounded by a quite pleasant and scenic environment of lush vegetation and valleys.

   · 1 h

2. Ramboda Waterfall

   Ramboda Falls is 109 m (358 ft) high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.

   · 1 h· Admission not included

3. Post Office Nuwara Eliya

   Nuwara Eliya Post Office is an iconic building which is situated at the center of the Nuwara Eliya town. This two-storey red brick building built to Tudor Revival architectural style is one of the oldest post offices in the country. In 2012 the upper floor of the building, which was the living quarters of the post master, was transformed into a tourist accommodation spot.

   · 30 min· Admission not included

4. Nuwara Eliya

   Often referred to as ‘Little England’, this genteel highland community does have a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows and pretty gardens. Indeed, Nuwara Eliya was once was the favored cool-climate escape for the hard-working and hard-drinking English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka’s tea industry.

   · 1 h

5. Gregory Lake

   Lake Gregory, sometimes also called Gregory Lake or Gregory Reservoir, is a reservoir in heart of the tea country hill city, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Lake Gregory was constructed during the period of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. The lake and the surrounding area make up the Gregory Lake Area.

   · 30 min· Admission not included

Pickup

Pickup included.

Travelers are able to pick up from the train station, Bus station and all public transportation are close to the city

What to know before you go

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• A minimum of 01 people per booking is required
• You will receive confirmation immediately when you book.

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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