Central Province · SRI LANKA

Nuwara Eliya

Cool-climate hill country, tea landscapes and colonial-era streets.

Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka’s tea country hills
Photo: Shenal Sadurshan · CC BY-SA 4.0

A PLACE TO DISCOVER

What makes it
special.

Nuwara Eliya sits in Sri Lanka’s central highlands, surrounded by tea-growing country and mountain scenery. It can be included on a hill-country route with Kandy, Ella and Horton Plains.

Things to look out for

  • Tea country
  • Town centre and lake
  • Hill-country gardens and viewpoints