Experience the cool highlands of Sri Lanka on a scenic journey from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, surrounded by misty mountains, waterfalls, tea plantations, and refreshing landscapes. Visit Ramboda Falls, one of Sri Lanka’s highest waterfalls, before continuing to Labookellie Tea Estate to discover the heritage of world-famous Ceylon Tea and learn about tea production at a working estate. Enjoy the peaceful beauty of Nuwara Eliya, known for its cool climate and colonial charm, then spend time at Hakgala Botanical Gardens, famous for its colourful flowers and highland flora. Later, relax by Gregory Lake, one of the city’s most popular attractions, where you can enjoy a calm walk or simply admire the cool lakeside atmosphere before returning to Kandy.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $120.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Ramboda Falls, at 109m (357ft) high, is the 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and one of the highest waterfalls in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass
Visita Tea Factory to learn how tea is manufactured in Sri Lanka. You can observe the tea pickers, locally known as 'tea puckers' as they move between the lush green rows along the mountains with their large baskets. Thereafter you will be given a guided tour explaining fermentation, rolling, drying, cutting, sieving and the grading of tea. Finish with a tea tasting process and learn of the history, and why Ceylon Tea is considered among the best in the world.
Visit the highland city that was the premium holiday resort town of the British in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Enjoy walking through the streets with their pretty little cottages, quaint villas and beautiful mansions. Make a memory in the old red-bricked post office as you purchase an inexpensive and colorful postcard to take home or send to your friends. Relax at Queen Victoria Park or on the shores of Lake Gregory.
Gregory Lake was created in 1873 by the British era Governor at the time, Sir William Gregory, supposedly for the purpose of providing electricity. However the lake was mainly used for leisure and recreation after it was built. At its peak of fame, Gregory Lake was the most prominent attraction in the area and was used a place to relax by many visitors.
We can pick you up from your hotel in the Kandy area.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Nuwara Eliya Highlands from Kandy lasts about 10–11 hours. The itinerary has 4 stops.
Prices start at $43 per person for this Kandy experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $120. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 7:30 AM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. We can pick you up from your hotel in the Kandy area. Pickup points include Dew Homestay, Misty Clouds Homestay.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 8 travellers can book together.
Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 9 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Lakpura LLC.
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I have been using the services of Lakpura LLC thrice for our travel to Sri Lanka across central highlands and Southern beaches for 4-8 days. They have been always very forthcoming, diligent and delivers the best experience. Their team is very knowledgeable, special mention for Ashan and Chaithra. They are able to manage the group size (ours being 8-10 people). Will definitely recommend them.
Picked up but driver spoke little English and didn't gave bottled water so we bought ours own ! He drove us quickly to our location so we could do tour of tea factory and enjoy outside before rain came which we wanted. The other parts of the tour were in the rain which cant be helped but as they were parks and a make not pleasant ! They tried to charge for lake but ticket stated included in price the tea tour to pluck and make your own tea great experience for $30 pp Driver acted as we wanted and drive safely and quickly
(J35679U03) Thank you so much for taking the time to review your experience and our service. We are thrilled to hear the lasting impression the experience has left on you, Your wonderful comments and positive feedback are a great incentive for us to further ensure and enhance our level of service for the future as well. We hope to have you again here in Sri Lanka.
Driver did everything we asked and it was a perfect day. Lunch was a highlight. Our driver was awesome. Would hire or request him again.
(J35315U03) Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had a perfect day and that your driver made it so enjoyable. It’s great to know that lunch was a highlight and that you’d request him again — we’ll be sure to pass on your kind words! We look forward to welcoming you on another memorable experience in the future.
This is a different part of Sri Lanka! Pristine would be the word I would use! Lunch was fabulous $3000 rupees, drinks extra the view was outstanding at the falls.
Our tour driver was lovely so informative such a great day. Saw so many different sights and got explained well what was happening
J31569U03 Thank you so much for taking the time to review your experience and our service. We are thrilled to hear the lasting impression the experience has left on you, Your wonderful comments and positive feedback is a great incentive for us to further ensure and enhance our level of service for the future as well. We hope to have you again here in Sri Lanka.
I definitely enjoyed the tour. Seeing the "Little England" of Nuwara Eliya was interesting. The colonial-style Grand Hotel is a good place to stop off for a stylish tea break I particularly liked the visit to the Tea Factory and Tea Lounge. I paid extra to take a "Tea Safari" ride around the tea plantation and got some up-close tea picking experience, which was good fun. Nilanka did a great job and was very informative. After the tour, he also very kindly drove back to my hotel to return a tour souvenir I'd accidentally left behind in his car. A big Thank You!
We had an amazing experience and we enjoyed fresh tea with chocolate cake on the way. We visited a working tea plantation and factory also. We recommend the hill country tour known as little England.
<p>The driver, Mr Viraj, was prompt, pleasant and made good company along the trip. spoke good English. One of us got a stomach upset so had to go back at lunch time but he was so kind and gave us details of who to contact in our hotel and the hospital if needed. Good day out while is lasted!</p>
<p>This tour was fantastic!! <br/> Our driver had a lot of knowledge of the area.<br/> The waterfall was only a short walk and its surrounds were stunning. <br/> The tea plantation was great. The tour was very insightful, the tea is very good, we bought a lot. <br/> The botanical gardens were nice, even though it has been dry in Sri Lanka they were still very nice.<br/> Lake Gregory was picturesque and we had a ride on the paddle boats on the lake. We had lunch at the Calamander and it was awesome. <br/> All in all a great tour and it was really good to get away from the heat in Kandy city, to the cool highlands.</p>
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwara Eliya Highlands from Kandy | 10–11 hours | 4.8 (9) | $43 | |
 Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Day Tour | 1 day | 4.9 (99) | $50 | View |
 Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Private Day Tour | 6–10 hours | 4.9 (35) | $60 | View |
 Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Day Trip – Little England & Tea Country | 10 hours | 5.0 (32) | $30 | View |
 From Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Day Tour | 10 hours | 5.0 (31) | $30 | View |
 Tea Country Day Tour from Kandy - Nuwara Eliya | 8–10 hours | 5.0 (4) | $59 | View |
 Private Day Tour Kandy to Nuwara Eliya with Tea Factory Visit | 6 hours | 5.0 (1) | $15 | View |