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Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5)

Operated by Lakpura® Duration 5 days

A five-day private hill country tour combining Sri Lanka's scenic train journey with guided visits to Colombo, Nuwara Eliya, and Horton Plains National Park.

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About this experience

Board the train and watch Sri Lanka's hill country unfold through the window — emerald tea plantations, misty ridgelines, and cascading waterfalls rolling past as you climb into the central highlands. This five-day private tour pairs the iconic rail journey with guided city tours in Colombo and Nuwara Eliya, and a dedicated excursion into Horton Plains National Park. Your English-speaking chauffeur guide travels with you throughout, handling logistics so you stay focused on the scenery.

Breakfast is included each day, and all ground transport in a private vehicle — including your chauffeur's accommodation — is covered. The tour is conducted in English and is suitable for travellers aged 12 and above. Entrance fees, visa costs, airfare, and personal expenses are not included, so budget for those separately before you travel.

Duration5 days
LanguagesEnglish
Group typePrivate — your party only
Min age12 years
Ashan
Your tour planner

Ashan Executive

Have questions or want to customise this itinerary? Reach Ashan directly — replies usually within a few hours during Sri Lanka business hours.

What’s included

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Transport in a Private Vehicle, inclusive of all chauffeur accommodation.
  • Service of an English-Speaking Chauffeur Guide throughout the tour.
  • City tours in Colombo, Nuwara Eliya.
  • Excursion to Hortain plains National Park.

Not included

  • Entry Visa Fees.
  • International / Domestic Airfare.
  • Compulsory Supplements/Peak Supplements.
  • Entrance fees.
  • Any expenses of personal nature.

Tour route

Day-by-day waypoints across Sri Lanka. Each marker is where you spend the night; lines trace the daily drive.

Day-by-day itinerary

1

Day 1 — Airport > Colombo

Relax in the morning, Afternoon go for a City tour of Colombo. Visit fort and Pettah area, fort Railway Station, 

Dinner & overnight stay at the Colombo hotel.

2

Day 2 — Colombo > Nanu Oya > Nuwara Eliya

On arrival at Nanu Oya railway station You will be transferred to selected hotel or bungalow in Nuwara Eliya. Journey from Nanu oya to Nuwara Eliya takes approximately 20minutes. Lunch at the hotel and refresh yourself. Afternoon city tour of Nuwara Eliya, visit Gregory lake, 

3

Day 3 — Nuwara Eliya > Horton Plain > Nuwara Eliya

 Breakfast at the hotel and Excursion to Hortain plains by car.

Horton Plains National Park – 20 miles (32 km) from Nuwara Eliya via Ambewela and Pattipola, is the Horton Plains only 3160 hectares in extent. Known to Sri Lankans as Mahaeliya, it became Horton Plains after Sir Robert Horton, British Governor from 1831- 1837. Horton Plains became a Nature Reserve in 1969 and upgraded as a National Park in 1988 due to its unique watershed and bio-diversity values. Its flora has high level of endemism. The hills are covered with diverse wet low evergreen forest with even large trees grown flattened to the ground on the higher windswept slopes.

After that Return to Nuwara Eliya and lunch at the hotel.

 In the evening visit a Tea Factory and Tea Plantations at Labukelle or Radella estate, where you taste the tea and experience of processing tea at the factory. After completion return back to the hotel for Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel, Nuwara Eliya.

4

Day 4 — Nuwara Eliya > Colombo

After breakfast you will be picked up by 0830Hrs and transfer to Nanu oya railway station to board the train to Colombo fort. Train leaves at 0922Hrs (Udarata Menike) and will be arrive to Colombo fort stations by 1530Hrs. Upon arrival at Colombo, you will be transferred to your chosen hotel.

5

Day 5 — colombo > BIA

Free day in Colombo for shopping and/or relaxation. Dinner & overnight at the Selected hotel in Colombo.

Please note

  • Public transportation nearby
  • Infant seats available
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • (1) Your Hotel in Negombo (1) Your Hotel in Colombo

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