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A blue train on a curved railway bridge surrounded by dense green forest. 1
A train traveling through a lush green landscape with terraced fields and scattered trees. 2
A waterfall cascading down a rocky cliff surrounded by lush greenery and flowering trees. 3
A circular garden with a central fountain, surrounded by neatly trimmed hedges and colorful flowers. 4
Terraced tea plantations with winding paths and scattered buildings. 5
By Serendipity tours (private) Limited

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9.4 out of 10
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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$900 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Explore breathtaking scenery on the mountain trip by blue train
    • Visit Kandy Temple and walk around the city to see the important places
    • Tour a tea plantation and factory in Nuwara Eliya
    • See the fascinating waterfalls, green capped mountains and tea plantation

Activity location

    • Colombo
    • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Colombo
    • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

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Standard hotel accommodation, private car, guide, train trip

  • English

This 2-day tour option does not include entrance fees. This 2-day tour includes accommodation in standard hotels with breakfast, train tickets, private transport and a guide.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$523.13 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,046.26
Total
Price is NZ$1,046.26
Until Sun, 8 Nov

Includes 4-star hotel, entrance fees, private transport

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

This 2-day tour option includes accommodation in 4-star hotels with breakfast and dinner, train tickets, entrance fees, private transport and a guide.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$719.76 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,439.52
Total
Price is NZ$1,439.52
Until Sun, 8 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    3-star hotel accommodation
  • Inclusions
    All-inclusive Hill Country Blue Train journey
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, tea factory, and Gregory Lake esplanade
  • Inclusions
    Scenic hill country tour
  • Inclusions
    Spice garden tour
  • Inclusions
    Kandy city tour
  • Inclusions
    1 breakfast
  • Exclusions
    Compulsory hotel supplements (if applicable)
  • Exclusions
    Meals and drinks not included in the description
  • Exclusions
    Optional activity costs
  • Exclusions
    Tips

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Sleeveless shirts

What you can expect

  • Two memorable days to cover major tourist attractions in Sri Lanka's hill country. The tour includes the two most important cities in the hill country, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, and Ella. The tour starts with Kandy city and a walking tour to visit the tooth relic temple, Kandy market, handicraft centre, Peradeniya botanical garden, and Kandyan cultural show. The tour also includes many other highlights of the ancient capital of Kandy and the English colonial hill station of Nuwara Eliya.

    Day 1: Colombo – Kegalle – Kandy – Nuwara Eliya
    You’ll depart from Colombo early in the morning and stop at the spice garden on the way to Kandy. You will be able to take part in a walking tour of the spice/herbal garden and learn about the spices and herbs that grow in Sri Lanka. Spices and herbs are being used in Sri Lankan kitchens as well as in Ayurvedic medicine/indigenous medicine. However, a large part of the spices is exported.

    Kandy was the last kingdom of ancient Sri Lanka and is the most picturesque city on the island, nestled in the mountains and surrounded by tea plantations.

    Afterwards, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy and take a tour of the city. Then proceed to the hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

    You’ll have a chance to appreciate the awe-inspiring scenery on the way to Nuwara Eliya, as you travel through valleys, into the mountains, and past beautiful patches of forest.

    Nuwara Eliya is the highest of Sri Lanka’s three hill stations, situated over 6,000 feet above sea level. Known as Little England, it is where the British colonists built themselves a home away from home.

    Follow the winding road that leads to the hill country through tea plantations, beside the waterfalls that cascade down the hills, and into misty valleys.

    You’ll have the opportunity to visit a tea factory and sample a cup of unblended, fresh Ceylon tea before continuing back to Colombo.

    Day 2: Nuwara Eliya - Ella - Colombo
    After a leisurely breakfast, take the Ella-bound train from Nuwara Eliya to enjoy one of the most scenic train trips in the world (we will book your train tickets; however, there is only a 50% chance of securing seats due to high demand.)
    Afterwards, drive to the hotel in Colombo.

Location

Activity location

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    • Colombo
    • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Colombo
    • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka