Sri Lanka · National Parks

Hortan Plains & Nuwara Eliya Tour (German & English)

12 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Kandy. Challenging pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Full-day tour from Kandy to Horton Plains and Nuwara Eliya
02 Trek through Horton Plains National Park
03 See the dramatic World’s End viewpoint
04 Explore misty highland landscapes, grasslands, and forest patches
05 Look out for wildlife and endemic bird species
06 Visit Pedro Tea Estate in Nuwara Eliya
07 Learn how tea is manufactured, graded, and packed
08 Travel with an English-speaking guide in an A/C vehicle

Discover the cool highlands of Sri Lanka on a full-day journey from Kandy to Horton Plains National Park and Nuwara Eliya. This tour combines scenic mountain landscapes, a trek through one of the country’s most distinctive national parks, and a visit to a working tea estate for a closer look at Sri Lanka’s world-famous tea heritage.

At Horton Plains, explore a landscape of wild grasslands, forest patches, rocky outcrops, waterfalls, and misty lakes, with the dramatic World’s End viewpoint among its best-known highlights. The park is also known for its birdlife and the chance to spot wildlife in its natural habitat. After the trek, continue to Pedro Tea Estate in Nuwara Eliya to learn how tea is manufactured, graded, and packed before returning to Kandy.

At Horton Plains, explore a landscape of wild grasslands, forest patches, rocky outcrops, waterfalls, and misty lakes, with the dramatic World’s End viewpoint among its best-known highlights.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Challenging

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park

Languages English, German

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Hortan Plains & Nuwara Eliya Tour

Horton Plains in Sri Lanka is the coldest and windiest location in the country covered by wild grasslands and interspersed with patches of thick forest, rocky outcrops, filigree waterfalls and misty lakes. The surprising diversity of the landscape is matched by the wide variety of wildlife. The world’s end is a sheer cliff, with a drop of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m). It is one of the most visited parts of Horton Plains National Park, and a key tourist attraction place in Sri Lanka.

Large mammals could seldom be seen at Horton Plains. Samber is common sight at dusk and in the early morning hours. Mammals which still occur in reasonable numbers include Kelaart’s long clawed shrew Feroculus feroculus slender loris loris tardigradus endemic to the montane toque macaque Macaca sinica , purple faced langur Presbutis entellus, rusty-spotted cat felis rubigimosus and etc.Horton Plains National park harbors 12 species of endemic birds are recorded only for Horton Plains.

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Transportation in an A/C Vehicle with English speaking guide for the entire stay and tours [Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Back to Kandy]
Mineral Water Bottle
All Govt. Taxes and Surcharges