Nuwara Eliya Travel Guide, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

From the rather warm Batticaloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka, I drove up to Nuwara Eliya, taking the less-popular routes, thereby enjoying the stunning landscape of central Sri Lanka.

It was late afternoon when we arrived in Nuwara Eliya, the country’s highland city, passing distant waterfalls and numerous tea plantations, still going by the name of the British owners.

In fact, Nuwara Eliya prides itself as being “English,” and even the hotel I chose to stay at was set amidst a tea plantation and went by the name of Little England. Once an idyllic town made entirely of colonial buildings, today Nuwara Eliya is a tourist hub and the country’s important business center.

But what really gave the impression of being in England was the weather - and that, in my opinion is Nuwara’s crowning glory.

In this post, I will tell you about the places to visit and things to do in and around Nuwara Eliya.

A minimum of 3 days is recommended to fully enjoy this beautiful town, although staying longer will allow to linger on and explore in depth, stay at different locations …. But if you are short on time, you can easily see and enjoy the highlights of this town.

The morning was cool - a perfect day for exploring, for which I secured the services of a tuk-tuk via a very useful app called Pick Me (and far cheaper than uber.) There was something so real about the tuk in Sri Lanka, as though it was the country’s lifeline. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).