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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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Horton Plains & World's End Trek
The 2,100-metre plateau, the 870-metre World's End drop and the elusive sambar deer — the hill country's great wilderness walk.
The trip
Horton Plains is Sri Lanka at its wildest: a high misty grassland where the paths are shared with sambar deer, and where the land simply ends at a cliff that drops 870 metres into the lowlands. We walk Baker's Falls and World's End before the clouds roll in at ten, then warm up with tea and a long lunch.
Highlights
- The famous 9km loop to World's End
- Baker's Falls and the cloud forest
- Sambar deer & rare highland birds
- Sunrise over the plains from the trailhead
- Warm fire, tea & scones to finish
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival
Transfer to a lodge on the plateau's edge, above the tea line.
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Day 2
World's End
A 5am start for the 9km loop — World's End, Baker's Falls and the cloud forest before the mist arrives.
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Day 3
Tea & Rest
A gentle day: a tea-estate visit and an afternoon by the fire with scones.
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Day 4
Second Ascent
A second dawn on the plains — the light is different, the deer are braver.
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Day 5
Departure
Breakfast with a view, then transfer back to Nuwara Eliya or onward.
What's included
- Highland lodge accommodation (4 nights)
- Breakfast daily, 3 dinners & 2 lunches
- Park entry & guide permits
- Licensed highland trekking guide
- Private transfers throughout
- 24/7 in-trip support
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance (we can arrange it)
- Personal spending
Base region: Horton Plains & World's End — Central Highlands. A UNESCO World Heritage highland plateau of misty grassland and cloud forest. The famous World's End cliff falls 870 metres — best seen before the clouds roll in at 10am.
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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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