Sri Lanka · Nature Walks

2-Day Nuwara Eliya Tour with Tea Country and Horton Plains

2 Days Round trip from Colombo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Spice Garden in Mawanell and learn how local spices are used in medicine, cosmetics, and food
  • 02 Experience Nuwara Eliya's colonial charm, with English country-style houses and half-timbered bungalows
  • 03 Explore Victoria Park, a popular oasis with good birdwatching opportunities
  • 04 Take a guided pre-dawn walk in Horton Plains National Park to the viewpoint at World's End
  • 05 See tea plantations around Nuwara Eliya and gain an instructive glimpse into the making of Ceylon Tea

Explore Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, often referred to as 'Little England'. This genteel highland community has a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel, with colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows, and pretty gardens. Once the favoured cool-climate escape for the English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka's tea industry, Nuwara Eliya also offers tea plantations, scenic parks, Gregory Lake, and an early-morning visit to Horton Plains National Park.

Make a pre-dawn start with a packed breakfast at Horton Plains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and take a guided walk along the nature trails to the viewpoint known as World's End.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Colombo, Negombo, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Colombo or Negombo to Nuwara Eliya via Spice and Tea Country

  • Get picked up from your hotel in Colombo or Negombo and transfer to the Spice Garden in Mawanell, where you can learn about the various spices used in medicine, cosmetics, and food flavouring. Duration: 2 hours
  • Make your second stop at Pedro Tea Factory in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province. After that, continue to Nuwara Eliya, the heart of the tea industry. On the way, see acres of greenery, tea plantations all around, and tea pluckers working on the slopes in their colourful sarees. While visiting a tea plantation, step into a nearby tea factory and enjoy an instructive glimpse into the manufacture of Ceylon Tea. Duration: 1 hour
  • Continue to Nuwara Eliya Golf Course in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province. In the evening, explore the city of Nuwara Eliya. The town enjoys spring-like weather throughout the year and was a favourite retreat of the British during colonial times. It is dotted with English country-style houses and half-timbered bungalows. Duration: 2 hours
  • Proceed to Victoria Park of Nuwara Eliya in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province. During this city tour, you can visit Victoria Park, an attractive and well-used oasis. It is especially popular with birdwatchers at quieter times because it offers good opportunities to spot various species. Duration: 1 hour
  • Head to Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province. You can also visit Gregory Lake, which was constructed during the period of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. Duration: 1 hour

Accommodation included: Spend the night at a three-star hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

2
Day 02

Horton Plains and World's End before Return to Colombo or Negombo

  • Stop at Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya, Central Province.
  • Make a pre-dawn start with a packed breakfast at Horton Plains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and take a guided walk along the nature trails to the viewpoint known as World's End. Duration: 6 hours
  • Return to Negombo or Colombo.

Tour ends.

Horton Plains National Park, World's End, Lake Gregory (Nuwara Eliya), tea plantations around Nuwara Eliya

Where this trip takes you

Horton Plains National Park, World's End, Lake Gregory (Nuwara Eliya), tea plantations around Nuwara Eliya

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Colombo 4 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Negombo/Colombo
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay in a 3-star hotel in Nuwara Eliya
  • Meals: Bottled water, 2 lunches, 1 breakfast, and 1 dinner
  • Transportation: Private transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • All entrance fees included

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tour start
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 days finish where they began, in Colombo.

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