34 Things to Do In Nuwara Eliya

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1. Seeta Amman Temple

8 km from city center

Temple

Seetha Amman Temple is one of the most-visited stops on Sri Lanka's Ramayana Trail, the pilgrimage circuit that draws large numbers of Indian travelers to the island. Built in the village of Seetha Eliya, about a kilometer from Hakgala Botanical Gardens, the temple marks the spot where Hindu tradition says Sita Devi was held captive by King Ravana. Inside the temple grounds are footprint-shaped im (Read More)pressions in rock, said to belong to Lord Hanuman, and the Seetha River, where devotees still bathe and pray.

Top Things To Do 4.6 /5

5 km from city center

National Park

Horton Plains National Park, located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its unique ecosystems, diverse wildlife, and stunning landscapes. The park features a mix of montane grasslands and cloud forests, with highlights such as the dramatic World’s End, a sheer cliff offering breathtaking views of the surrounding valleys and plains.

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₹2,415

Great For Family Outing 4.2 /5

5 km from city center

Lake

Lake Gregory is a local reservoir situated in the heart of Nuwara Eliya. It is surrounded by a well-maintained park with walking paths, benches, and open spaces and is an ideal place for a leisurely stroll, enjoying a picnic, or simply relaxing by the water. Visitors can hire paddle boats or take a leisurely boat ride on the lake. Swan-shaped paddle boats are particularly popular among families.

Instagram Worthy 4.5 /5

6 km from city center

Waterfall

Lovers Leap Waterfall, located near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, is a picturesque and popular natural attraction. The waterfall is surrounded by lush greenery and offers a stunning view as it cascades down from a height of about 30 meters. The area is steeped in local legend, with one tale suggesting that the waterfall is named after two lovers who tragically leapt to their deaths from the cliff.

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₹3,416

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5. Damro Tea Factory

4.3 /5

9 km from city center

Factories & Industries

Damro Tea Factory (also known as Labookellie) sits right on the main Nuwara Eliya-Kandy road, making it the most-visited tea factory in the area and the standard stop for tour buses travelling between the two towns. A guided walk-through takes you past the withering, rolling and drying floors, ending at a cafe with wide valley views where every visitor gets a complimentary cup of Ceylon tea. The f (Read More)actory shop stocks the full range for anyone who wants to take some home.

Top Attraction 4.5 /5

4 km from city center

Garden & Park

Victoria Park is a well-maintained park situated in the heart of Nuwara Eliya. Victoria Park spans approximately 27 acres and is characterized by its well-manicured lawns, towering trees, and a variety of flowering plants. The park also has a children’s play area and some rides that make the place enjoyable for all ages.

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₹3,124

7. Pedro Tea Factory

4.3 /5

6 km from city center

Farms & Plantations

Pedro Tea Centre and Factory is a famous tea farm known for cultivating Pure Ceylon Tea grown on the terraces of the Pidurutalagala mountain. You can visit the fields and even pick some tea leaves with the help of the workers. Here, you get to visit the tea factory where the tea is processed and packed before exporting. The best time to visit the estate is in the morning or after 2:00 PM.

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₹2,113

Top Things To Do 4.5 /5

39 km from city center

Mountain

On the 7-hour journey from Kandy to Badulla, the train ride between Nuwara Eliya and Kandy or Ella is one of the world’s most picturesque broad-gauge routes. The iconic blue train takes you past rolling rice fields, lush tea estates, villages, giant mountains, colonial-era viaducts looming over the forests, crossed bridges with eerily huge drop-offs, and cascading waterfalls. One-way tickets cost (Read More)only LKR 260 per adult.

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₹4,829

Great For Family Outing 4.5 /5

6 km from city center

Viewpoint

Moon Plains, located near Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, is a scenic plateau offering stunning views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. The area is known for its cool climate, vast grasslands, and panoramic vistas, including views of the famous World’s End and Pidurutalagala, the highest mountain in Sri Lanka. Visitors can enjoy a short trek to the viewpoint, where they can also spot wildlife l (Read More)ike deer, birds, and endemic plant species.

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₹2,415

Great For Family Outing 4.2 /5

5 km from city center

National Park

Located at a distance of 5km from the Nuwara Eliya, The Galway's Land National Park is one of the few well-known national parks in the city, even if it is one of the smallest ones. The park consists of many exotic birds and animals, coexisting to form biodiversity. The park opens up early in the morning to aid birdwatchers.

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₹8,149

4.5 /5

10 km from city center

Garden & Park

The Hakgala Botanical Garden is the second-largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka. It is a part of the Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve and was established in 1861. Spread over 28 hectares, it boasts a lush landscape with manicured lawns, scenic walking paths, and a variety of themed gardens that are home to a vast array of flora, including exotic plants, trees, and flowers. It is said that the Hakgal (Read More)a Gardens is the, 'Ashok Vatika'', from the Hindu epic 'The Ramayana''.

4.7 /5

10 km from city center

Waterfall

St. Clair's Falls, located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka near the town of Talawakele, is one of the island's most famous and picturesque waterfalls. Often referred to as the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka," it consists of two main cascades, with water flowing from a height of about 80 meters. Surrounded by lush greenery and tea plantations, the falls create a stunning natural landscape.

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₹2,113

13. Bomburu Ella Falls

Instagram Worthy 4.7 /5

10 km from city center

Waterfall

Bomburu Ella Falls (also called Perawella Falls), about 14 km from Nuwara Eliya, is regarded as the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka, fed by roughly 10 separate streams that merge as they fall. Reaching it means a scenic forest hike; wear shoes with grip since the trail gets muddy, and local vendors along the way sell tea and snacks.

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₹2,113

4.4 /5

3 km from city center

Golf Course

The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, located in the heart of Sri Lanka’s central highlands, is one of the oldest and most prestigious golf clubs in the country. Established in 1889 during British colonial rule, the club offers an 18-hole course surrounded by scenic mountain views, tea plantations, and cool climate.

Swarnagiri Maha Viharaya (One Tree Temple)

4.7 /5

3 km from city center

Temple

Swarnagiri Maha Viharaya, also known as the Single Tree Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Nuwara Eliya town, close to Lake Gregory. It takes its name from a large, old tree on the grounds that locals consider spiritually significant, and makes a quiet stop for visitors combining a lake visit with a short walk into town.

4.6 /5

14 km from city center

Waterfall

Ramboda Falls sits just off the Nuwara Eliya-Kandy road near Pussellawa, about 109 meters (358 feet) high, making it one of the taller falls in Sri Lanka. A short, easy uphill walk gets you close to the base, and it's a common stop on the drive between the two towns rather than a destination worth a special trip on its own.

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₹2,113

Great For Family Outing 4.4 /5

11 km from city center

Farms & Plantations

The farm, also known as New Zealand farm, is a hub of organic countryside activities in the pristine landscape of Ambewela hill station. The lush green fields, rugged mountains, and the bright blue sky gives Ambewela the title of 'Little New Zealand'. The drive is a pleasant one, with scenic views of vegetable farms, lakes and forests. Ambewela sits about 17 km south-east of Nuwara Eliya on the ro (Read More)ad to Horton Plains, so most visitors pair the farm with the World's End viewpoint on the same day trip.

Special Access Only 4.5 /5

5 km from city center

Hills & Valleys

Locally known as Mount Pedro, Pidurutalagala is the tallest mountain peak in the country. With a height of 2524 m, the peak can be seen from the entire Central Province of Sri Lanka. The peak also serves as a base for the country’s armed forces’ radar system. It is not accessible by the general public.

4.6 /5

12 km from city center

Waterfall

Devon Falls is an enchanting 97-metre-tall waterfall cascading over three tiers on a tributary of the Kotmale Oya River. Known as the 'Veil of the Valley', this striking waterfall sits amidst beautiful tea plantations, tropical foliage and craggy boulders 1,159 metres above sea level. It ranks among Sri Lanka's most-visited attractions. There is also a roadside viewpoint with parking facilities.

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₹2,113

Hidden Gem

3 km from city center

Restaurant

Founded in 1876 by British tea planters, the Hill Club began as a gentlemen's club with only a billiard room and bar. Its current clubhouse, built in the 1930s by the firm Edwards, Reid and Begg, stands on a 6.9-hectare property on Grand Hotel Road in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club. Women and Sri Lankans were barred from membership until 1967. Today it operates as a heritage hote (Read More)l and restaurant with 44 rooms, a formal dining room, library, bars and tennis courts.

4.7 /5

3 km from city center

Stay Experience

Occupying a sprawling English colonial country-style manor with a half-timbered facade, the chic 5-star Grand Hotel boasts its own golf course, high-end Ayurvedic spa, and shopping arcade. Amidst landscaped gardens, the resort’s 154 rooms flaunt Elizabethan-era furnishings and antiques. Suites add living rooms and countryside views. Relish English, Indian and Asian gastronomy at four onsite restau (Read More)rants and bars. For leisure, there is a gym and indoor pool.

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₹5,038

4.6 /5

5 km from city center

Hills & Valleys

Sri Pada, also known as Adam's Peak, is a sacred mountain located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, standing at 2,243 meters above sea level. The peak is a popular pilgrimage site for Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, and Muslims, as it is believed to be the footprint of Lord Buddha, Lord Shiva, or Adam, depending on the faith.

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₹2,415

Top Things To Do 4.3 /5

11 km from city center

Farms & Plantations

Bluefield Tea Gardens is a working tea estate and factory in the hills outside Nuwara Eliya town. The usual visit is a walk through the factory floor, following freshly plucked leaves as they are withered, rolled, dried and graded into finished Ceylon tea, and it ends with a free tasting session. Being out of town, it works better as a stop on the drive in or out than as a town outing.

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₹2,113

4.4 /5

11 km from city center

Farms & Plantations

Nuwara Eliya is touted as Sri Lanka’s “Strawberry Capital”. Two of the most popular strawberry fields here are in Ambewela and Ragala, famous for scenic plantation walks or tractor tours to gaze upon mountains and valleys and purchasing freshly picked strawberries and strawberry-based products. Also, visit Adma Agro Strawberry Farm and Rose Garden Farms, where one can also enjoy strawberry drinks, (Read More) ice creams and pancakes.

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₹3,124

Hidden Gem

4 km from city center

Church & Cathedral

Holy Trinity Church stands on Church Road in Nuwara Eliya, built between 1845 and 1852 by soldiers of the 15th Regiment and consecrated by Bishop James Chapman. Designed in Early English Gothic style by Captain Nelson of the Royal Engineers, it remains an active Anglican parish under the Church of Ceylon. The surrounding graveyard holds colonial-era tombstones, including relatives of explorer Samu (Read More)el Baker and the wife of Governor Andrew Caldecott. Queen Elizabeth II attended a service here in 1954, and the church was declared a protected archaeological monument in 2007.

4.6 /5

4 km from city center

Temple

On a hill slope 3,200 feet above sea level, Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple is a Hindu shrine with interesting legends and elegant forest and lake vistas near Ramboda Falls. Planned by Chinmaya Mission, the 1981-built temple flaunts a 16-feet-tall idol of Hanumanji amidst tea plantations. Juxtaposed to it are sixteen ashram rooms, named Vibheeshan, Jambavan, Sugriva and suchlike based on characters of (Read More)the Ramayana.

4.5 /5

4 km from city center

Landmark

One of the country’s oldest post offices, the 1894-built Nuwara Eliya Post Office is a heritage Tudor-style mansion, complete with spires and a clocktower. Its bright orange roofs and red brick walls create contrast against the surrounding gardens. Pretty postcards and collections of stamps are sold at the post office’s souvenir shop. Tourist accommodation is available on the upper floor.

4.7 /5

27 km from city center

Waterfall

Laxapana Falls, located in Hatton in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka, is one of the country’s tallest and most impressive waterfalls, with a height of around 126 meters. The waterfall is situated near the town of Ginigathena and is a popular attraction for nature enthusiasts and photographers. Laxapana Falls is surrounded by lush greenery and tea plantations, offering a serene and scenic settin (Read More)g.

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₹2,113

4.8 /5

5 km from city center

Waterfall

Kolapathana Waterfall drops around 50 meters in steps near Mandaram Nuwara, fed by streams off the Piduruthalagala forest reserve, in Nuwara Eliya district. Swimming at the base of the main falls isn't allowed since it's a source of drinking water for the nearby town. Purahangala, a bathing spot about halfway down the trail, is the better option if you want to get in the water.

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4.8 /5

27 km from city center

Waterfall

Aberdeen Falls is a 98-meter, two-tiered waterfall on the Kehelgamu Oya near Ginigathena in Nuwara Eliya district, ranked the 18th-highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. Rock ledges at the base let visitors walk in behind the curtain of falling water, one of the few Sri Lankan waterfalls where that's possible. It's usually visited together with nearby Laxapana Falls.

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₹2,113

5 km from city center

Waterfall

Located about 6 kilometers from Nuwara Eliya, Nanuoya Waterfall is about 60 meters high and streams down a series of 25 steps. Eventually, the water flows down to join the Mahaweli and Kotmale rivers and is one of the perfect spots to spend some relaxing time; with lush green surroundings, calm breeze, freezing water (which people usually take a dip in when they visit the waterfall), and beautiful (Read More) scenic views.

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₹2,113

17 km from city center

Hills & Valleys

With a height of 2388 m, Kirigalpotta is the second largest peak which is accessible to visitors. The 7-km hiking trail that passes by the Horton Plains National Park also leads to the mountain top. The mountain peak is located in Nuwara Eliya.

15 km from city center

Hills & Valleys

The third largest peak in Nuwara Eliya is at a height of 2357 m above the sea level. It is also referred to as the Thotupola Peak by the natives. The peak is a part of the Horton Plains National Park. The legend of Lord Rama and Ravana describes this peak as Ravana’s landing site when he kidnapped Sita, Lord Rama’s wife.

5 km from city center

Proved to be the fourth tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, Kudahagala Mountain, also referred to as Agrabopat Hills, is said to be elevated at a height of 2320 meters (7,612 feet). This mountain is situated near the Nuwara Eliya district and can be seen clearly from the Horton Plains National Park which is also located in the area.

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What are the top hotels in Nuwara eliya?

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What are the top sightseeing places in Nuwara eliya?

The top sightseeing places in Nuwara eliya are Victoria Park, Pedro Tea Estate, Gregory Lake, Lovers leap, Seeta Amman Temple, Galway's Land National Park.

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Places To Visit In Nuwara Eliya

"Sri Lanka’s hill station of tea estates and colonial charm"

34 Things to Do In Nuwara Eliya

1. Seeta Amman Temple

2. Horton Plains National Park

3. Gregory Lake

4. Lovers Leap Waterfall

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5. Damro Tea Factory

6. Victoria Park Nuwara Eliya

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7. Pedro Tea Factory

8. Train Ride to Ella or Kandy

9. Moon Plains

10. Galway's Land National Park

11. Hakgala Botanical Garden

12. St. Clair's Falls

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13. Bomburu Ella Falls

14. Nuwara Eliya Golf Club

15. Swarnagiri Maha Viharaya (One Tree Temple)

16. Ramboda Falls

17. Ambewela Farm

18. Pidurutalagala

19. Devon Falls

20. Hill Club

21. Grand Hotel

22. Adam's Peak

23. Bluefield Tea Gardens

24. Strawberry Fields in Nuwara Eliya

25. Holy Trinity Church

26. Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple

27. Post Office

28. Laxapana Falls

29. Kolapathana Waterfall

30. Aberdeen Falls

31. Nanuoya Falls

32. Kirigalpotta

33. Thotupola Kanda

34. Kudahagala

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