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Half day All year Run by Genuine Sri Lankans

Kandy to Ella by train

What it is

The hill country line, through the tea estates and over the viaducts. Your driver takes the luggage by road and meets you at the other end.

The details

DurationHalf day
When it runsAll year
Run byGenuine Sri Lankans
Getting thereYour driver, included
Entrance fees[To confirm]
Private or sharedPrivate

Where to stay for it

Earl's Regency

A big hotel in the hills just outside Kandy, with the town close enough for the temple but far enough to be quiet.

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Mahaweli Reach

A long-established Kandy hotel on the bank of the Mahaweli, closer to town than most.

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98 Acres Resort & Spa

Chalets built on a working tea estate, looking straight across at Little Adam's Peak.

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Routes that pass this way

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Suggested route 10 nights

Sri Lankan Essential

Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella, Yala and the south coast

Everything, without rushing. Two nights at every stop, so you unpack once and stay put for a day.

Price based on

  • 10 nights in partner hotels, 2 adults
  • Hotels from US$45 a night
  • Full board, and every drive between hotels included

Suggested route 10 nights

Hills and the south coast

Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Haputale and the south coast

For people who would rather go high and then go flat than tick off ancient cities. Four nights in the hills, four on the coast.

Price based on

  • 10 nights in partner hotels, 2 adults
  • Hotels from US$45 a night
  • Full board, and every drive between hotels included

Suggested route 10 nights

Ancient cities and Kandy

Anuradhapura, Sigiriya and Kandy

For people who want the ancient cities rather than the beaches. Anuradhapura and Mihintale first, then the rock and the cave temple.

Price based on

  • 10 nights in partner hotels, 2 adults
  • Hotels from US$45 a night
  • Full board, and every drive between hotels included

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