From $840 per person
Ella & the Tea Country Express
The Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam's Peak at dawn, a tea-factory tour and the world's most scenic train ride — all based in Ella.
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Grand Hill Country Circuit
Kandy, the blue train, Ella, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains and Adam's Peak — the whole high country in one considered journey.
The trip
Nine days that cover every note of the hills. Kandy's temple and gardens, the world's most beautiful railway, Ella's bridges and peaks, Little England's gardens, the wild plateau of Horton Plains and the sacred night climb of Adam's Peak. The definitive high-country journey — and the one first-timers should book.
Highlights
- Temple of the Tooth and Peradeniya Gardens, Kandy
- The full Kandy–Ella scenic railway
- Nine Arch Bridge & Little Adam's Peak
- Horton Plains & World's End at dawn
- The Adam's Peak sunrise pilgrimage
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival in Kandy
Transfer to the lakeside capital; an evening walk around Kandy Lake.
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Day 2
Sacred Kandy
Temple of the Tooth at dawn, the botanical gardens and a Kandyan dance evening.
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Day 3
The Blue Train
First-class seats on the Kandy–Ella railway — tea estates, tunnels and waterfalls all day.
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Day 4
Ella
Nine Arch Bridge at golden hour and Little Adam's Peak at sunrise the next morning.
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Day 5
To Nuwara Eliya
A scenic drive up through the estates; afternoon tea in Little England.
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Day 6
Horton Plains
The World's End loop before the clouds — 9km of highland wilderness.
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Day 7
Tea & Strawberries
A pluckers' walk on a private estate and a strawberry-farm afternoon.
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Day 8
Adam's Peak
Drive to the trailhead; the night climb begins after midnight.
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Day 9
Sunrise & Departure
Sunrise above the clouds, the descent through tea country, and a transfer onward or to the airport.
What's included
- All accommodation (guesthouses & highland lodges)
- Breakfast daily, 8 dinners & 5 lunches
- First-class train tickets
- All park, temple & factory entry tickets
- Private vehicle & driver throughout
- 24/7 in-trip support
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance (we can arrange it)
- Personal spending
Base region: Ella — Central Highlands. The backpacker capital of the hills — Little Adam's Peak, the Nine Arch Bridge, Ella Rock and a train station that doubles as a viewpoint. Cool air, big views.
Keep exploring
More of the high country.
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Nuwara Eliya & Little England
Victorian guesthouses, private tea-estate walks and the coolest air in Sri Lanka — six days in the town called Little England.
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