When to go
The best time
to visit Hatton.
Short answer: January to April.
Best time: January to April.
Weather: Cool 14–24°C; mist at dawn, dry afternoons.
Hatton is a working tea town in the central highlands — the railway stop for Adam's Peak and the entry point for the five restored Ceylon Tea Trails planter's bungalows around Castlereagh and Maskeliya reservoirs. This is the most refined corner of the hill country.
- · Stay at Tea Trails for the full all-inclusive bungalow experience.
- · Walk between bungalows by day — it is the point of the place.
- · Adam's Peak climbing season is December to May.