Nuwara Eliya Tea Country Destination

Nuwara Eliya Tea Country

Little England in the Tropics

1,868m

Elevation

High-Grown

Tea Grade

880m Drop

World’s End

Central Province

Region

Affectionately known as “Little England”, Nuwara Eliya sits at 1,868 metres in Sri Lanka’s central highlands — a misty, cool town surrounded by emerald tea estates that produce some of the world’s finest high-grown Ceylon teas. The British colonials who developed this hill station created a charming anachronism of Tudor-style hotels, manicured rose gardens, a golf course, and a horse-racing track, all wrapped in the heady fragrance of tea and eucalyptus.

The Tea Estates

The surrounding highlands are carpeted in tea as far as the eye can see, with the geometric precision of the plucking rows creating one of Asia’s most extraordinary agricultural landscapes. A factory tour at one of the area’s working estates is one of the most educational experiences Sri Lanka offers.

“Sipping freshly brewed Silver Tips tea on the verandah of a colonial hill-station bungalow as mist rolls in across the tea estates — there is nothing quite like it in the world.”

Horton Plains & World's End

A short drive from Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park preserves a unique high-altitude ecosystem culminating at the dramatic escarpment of World’s End — a sheer precipice that drops 880 metres to the lowland plains below. Visit early to beat the clouds.