Tea Trails & the Blue Train

Slow travel by road and rail through tea country.

  • 5 days · 4 nights
  • About 476 km
  • Hill Country, Train Journeys, Photography

The plan

  1. Day 1Kandy.
  2. Day 2Scenic train to Nuwara Eliya.
  3. Day 3Tea estates and Horton Plains.
  4. Day 4Train to Ella.
  5. Day 5Nine Arches, Ella Rock, home.

The route

Starts and ends in Colombo or the airport.

Colombo to Kandy · 115 kmKandy to Nuwara Eliya · 80 kmNuwara Eliya to Ella · 60 kmElla to Colombo · 221 km

What the price covers

In the price
  • A vehicle with driver for the whole trip
  • Driver's night halts
  • Pick-up and drop-off in Colombo or the airport
Not in the price
  • Hotels and accommodation (we can book them for you)
  • Meals
  • Entrance tickets, safari jeeps, boat rides and activities
  • Short side trips between nearby places

The price counts city to city only. Want to add a stop or change the days? Tell us and we will rework it.

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