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Nuwara Eliya town offers you everything as any other town does and more.
Its unique climate, the atmosphere which some say is a typical English
environment, the golf course, race-course, horses, rose gardens and British
style houses add up to a perfect vacation retreat, offering a level of
perfection without equel. More than foreigners, local travelers visit
here for holidaying especially during the warmest months of April/May,
when Colombo’s elite seek the relief of its cooling invigorating
climate. You can reach Nuwara Eliya via Kandy or Hatton, and there are
plenty of hotels, guests houses and restaurants to suit every taste and
budjet.
Staying overnight in Nuwara Eliya is a wonderful experience. You can
enjoy the best of fresh vegetables. The town is well planned and still
retain its English Style. The Golf Club, opened in 1889 is worth visiting.
Especially interesting is the club house, with paintings and photographs
of old days of the town. You can take leisurely walks around beautiful
lake Gregory and enjoy stunning scenery and panoramic vistas, with rugged
mountains outlined against clear blue sky making a breath-taking backdrop.
Hakgala Gardens
10 km from the town on the Badulla Road. The Extent of this beautiful
garden is over 26 hectares. Visitors can stroll through an array of exotic
gardens, trees for hours watching rose gardens, fern gardens an arrey
of exotic trees, plants and flowers. This is a very popular stop and weekends
are full, and it is very difficult to find parking along the main road.
Horton Plains
Horton Plains is located just about 20 km away from Nuwara Eliya. Most
of the visitors walk up to the “World’s-End”, a sudden
end which precipice which drops straight down about 900 m, witha magnificant
view. The weather here is unpredictable, and changes very often without
warning. Another popular site is Baker’s Falls. Horton Plains is
the only wilidlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka where you can leave your vehicle
and walk, and is the source of most of the country’s may rivers.
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