Itinerary advice
How many days
in Nuwara Eliya?
Short answer: 2 nights.
The luxury answer: 2 nights.
At 1,900m, Nuwara Eliya is Sri Lanka's coolest town — colonial cottages, manicured gardens and the country's most historic tea estates. The luxury base is Ceylon Tea Trails, the island's only Relais & Châteaux property.
- Day 1 — Arrival on the estate. Transfer from Kandy, lunch on the lawn, walk the tea fields, fireside dinner.
- Day 2 — Horton Plains at dawn. Early start to World's End, late breakfast, afternoon at the factory.