Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
- Safety rating
- 7.7/10
- Best time to visit
- February to April offers the clearest, driest weather and blooming gardens during the festive April season.
- Population
- 0.0M
Overview
Nuwara Eliya, nicknamed 'Little England', is a cool hill station set amid emerald tea plantations in Sri Lanka's central highlands. Colonial bungalows, manicured gardens, and a misty climate evoke a bygone British era. It is the heart of the island's celebrated tea country.
Top attractions
Tour tea estates and factories, visit Gregory Lake and Victoria Park, and hike to Horton Plains and World's End.
Getting around
Tuk-tuks, taxis, and the hill-country train connect the town and surrounding estates.