Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka

Highlands · Central Highlands

Nuwara Eliya

Cool air, clipped hedges and a hillside full of tea.

The feeling

Sri Lanka's tea country at 1,800 metres, where the British left cottage gardens and a horse-racing track, and the hills stay green through every season. Pluckers move through the bushes at first light; a factory tour ends, always, with a warm cup.

Cool air, clipped hedges and a hillside full of tea.

At a glance

Character

Highlands

Coordinates

06° 57′ N · 80° 47′ E

Best time

Mar–May, cool & clear

Things to see
while you're here.

  • A working tea estate and factory tour
  • Gregory Lake at sunrise
  • Strawberry farms on the Pedro road

On the map.