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Ella, Tea Country & Kandy — 7 Day Highlands Tour

A relaxed week in Sri Lanka's cool highlands. Base in Ella for its bridges, peaks and waterfalls, then trace the tea country back through Nuwara Eliya and Kandy to Colombo — a scenic, unhurried loop of the island's green heart.

EnglishPrivate · up to 6Starts: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, or your hotel
Hill countryTea countryScenicRelax
Ella, Tea Country & Kandy — 7 Day Highlands Tour

Day by day

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  1. Day 1

    Colombo Airport (CMB)

    Overnight in Ella

    We meet you at the airport and make the long, scenic climb up into the tea country to the hill town of Ella, your base for the next three nights.

  2. Day 2

    Nine Arch Bridge → Little Adam's Peak

    Overnight in Ella

    An easy first day in the hills: watch a train curve across the photogenic Nine Arch Bridge, then take the gentle walk up Little Adam's Peak for sweeping views over the Ella gap.

  3. Day 3

    Ravana Falls

    Overnight in Ella

    A slower day around Ella — cool off at the tumbling Ravana Falls, wander the tea-covered ridges and enjoy the mountain air, with plenty of time to relax.

  4. Day 4

    Ella

    Overnight in Nuwara Eliya

    We ride or drive through the highest tea gardens to Nuwara Eliya, the cool colonial hill station known as 'Little England', with a stop at a working tea factory to see how Ceylon tea is made.

  5. Day 5

    Nuwara Eliya

    Overnight in Kandy

    A scenic descent through the tea estates to Kandy, the island's sacred hill capital, arriving in time for the evening rituals at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and a lakeside walk.

  6. Day 6

    Kandy

    Overnight in Colombo

    A morning around Kandy — its lake and botanical gardens — then a drive down out of the hills to Colombo for the last night of the tour.

  7. Day 7

    Colombo Airport (CMB)

    Overnight in Colombo

    A free morning in Colombo before your airport drop-off.

What's included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle for the whole trip
  • Experienced English-speaking driver-guide
  • Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
  • Driver's meals and accommodation
  • Bottled water and pick-up / drop-off

Not included

  • Hotels and your own meals
  • National park entrance fees and safari jeep hire
  • Entrance tickets to sites
  • Personal expenses, tips and travel insurance

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Per day (car + driver)Private tour
$70/day
7 days × $70 = $490 total

Not per person · car, fuel and tolls included

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