Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya
 Nuwara Eliya,otherwise known as “Little England” is a quaint town located in Sri Lanka’s beautifully lush hill country. During the British Colonial Period, Nuwara Eliya was a favorite holiday retreat for the crème de la crème of British society on the island.

They turned this town, with its ideal cool temperature and rich foliage, into a beautiful little town strongly reminiscent of  England, from the architecture of  the house to the fiowers that still peep out of every corner. To this day, Sri Lanka’s “Little England’ remains almost completely untouched you feel like you’ve skipped continents as you enter its city limits.

Nuwara Eliya is one of the best places in SriLanka.

Nuwaraeliya,s tradition has remained unchanged as it is still known to be a retreat for the island’s elite. During its season in April, the little town comes alive as SriLanka’s high society flocks there for the horse and motor races, grand dances and exclusive golf tournaments.

Visiting one of the many tea factories perched high on the hills surrounding Nuwara Eliya is defiantly a must. It is here that the best of  Sri Lanka’s teas – the fragrant and delicately flavored “high grown’ – flourish.

Nuwara Eliya’s Galway Bird Sanctuary is a 27 acre park where you can catch a glimpse of  a great variety of rare and tropical birds, an unbeatable spot for nature lovers. The Hakgala botanical Gardens, Victoriya Gardens and Horton Place are also great places to visit if you want to take in Nuwara Eliya’s unique landscape and carefully maintained flower gardens.

“World’s end” is another popular place in Nuwara eliya. It is a terrifying precipice, that drops vertically fro about 1,000 feet (328 meters) and falls away almost as steeply for another 4,000 feet (1,312 meters).