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.

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

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5)

About this experience

This five-day private tour combines Sri Lanka's famous hill country train journey with guided time in Colombo and Nuwara Eliya, including a dedicated excursion into Horton Plains National Park. It is built around the classic Nanu Oya to Colombo rail route, with road transfers and sightseeing on either side.

Travellers see Colombo's Fort and Pettah districts, Nuwara Eliya's Gregory Lake, the montane grasslands and cloud forest of Horton Plains, and a working tea factory and plantation near the town. The itinerary leaves the final day free for shopping or rest before departure.

A chauffeur guide drives throughout and manages hotel transfers, with the train leg between Nanu Oya and Colombo fort worked into the schedule on day four.

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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 Colombo

Day 1 — Airport → Colombo

After arrival, the afternoon is given over to a city tour of Colombo.

Fort and Pettah

A city tour of Colombo takes in the Fort and Pettah areas, two of the city's older commercial districts.

Fort Railway Station

The tour also stops at Fort Railway Station, Colombo's main rail terminus.

2 Nuwara Eliya

Day 2 — Colombo → Nanu Oya → Nuwara Eliya

The day moves from Colombo to the hill town of Nuwara Eliya, with a short transfer from Nanu Oya railway station, followed by a city tour in the afternoon.

Nanu Oya transfer

On arrival at Nanu Oya railway station you are transferred to your hotel or bungalow in Nuwara Eliya, a short journey.

Gregory Lake

The afternoon city tour of Nuwara Eliya includes a visit to Gregory Lake.

3 Nuwara Eliya

Day 3 — Nuwara Eliya → Horton Plains → Nuwara Eliya

A full day combines an excursion to Horton Plains National Park with a visit to a tea factory and plantation back near Nuwara Eliya.

Horton Plains National Park

The excursion by car reaches Horton Plains National Park, known locally as Mahaeliya and renamed after British Governor Sir Robert Horton. It became a nature reserve in 1969 and a national park in 1988 for its watershed and biodiversity value, with wet evergreen forest and a high level of endemic flora, including trees flattened by wind on the higher slopes.

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Tea Factory and Plantation

In the evening the tour visits a tea factory and plantation at Labukelle or Radella estate, where you can taste the tea and see how it is processed.

4 Colombo

Day 4 — Nuwara Eliya → Colombo

The day is built around the scenic train journey from Nanu Oya to Colombo Fort, followed by a transfer to your hotel.

Nanu Oya to Colombo Fort train

You are picked up in the morning and transferred to Nanu Oya railway station to board the Udarata Menike train to Colombo Fort, with the journey covering the hill country by rail before arrival in Colombo.

5 BIA

Day 5 — Colombo → BIA

A free day in Colombo ahead of departure.

Free time in Colombo

The day is left open for shopping or relaxation before your onward flight.

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
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More photos

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - workers harvesting tea leaves on hillside with train passing below

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - two people jogging on shaded forest trail with lush vegetation

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - group of six tourists waving on open-air train platform overlooking green valley

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - blue train curving across elevated wooden trestle bridge through dense forest

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - waterfall cascading down lush green hillside valley

Excursion to Hill Country by Train (5) - blue train window overlooking terraced tea plantation hillside

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