Itinerary advice

How many days
in Hatton?

Short answer: 3 nights.

The luxury answer: 3 nights.

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.

  1. Day 1Arrival. Private transfer from Kandy (3h), tea afternoon at your bungalow.
  2. Day 2Walk the estates. Guided four-bungalow walk with picnic lunch, factory tour in the afternoon.
  3. Day 3Adam's Peak or onward. Pre-dawn climb (in season), or transfer on to Yala via Ella.