Nuwara Eliya is a well planned town and still retains its English style. One can take a leisurely walk around beautiful Lake Gregory and enjoy stunning scenery and panoramic vistas, with rugged mountains outlined against clear blue skies making a breathtaking back drop.

The history of Nuwara Eliya roughly dates back to 1818 when Dr. John Davy discovered Nuwara Eliya as a place with a similar climate as England and also a place full of wild animals for hunting such as Elephants, and other animals and also full of Asoka trees.

Experience the Ascot races in England right here at Nuwara Eliya. Horse riding for the more sophisticated elite, pony rides for the kids.

How to Reach Nuwara Eliya Take the Colombo /Badulla train Udarata Menike, where the train winds itself through hills and valleys and tunnels and enjoy the beautiful scenery with water falls cascading.

Situated at the border of Nuwara Eliya, Badulla and Ratnapura districts and Horton Plains, which is the highest plain in Sri Lanka. This place highlights the rich bio-diversity of Sri Lanka. This is a trail with remarkable diversity of terrain, weather, vegetation etc.

The park lies approximately 20 Km south of Nuwara Eliya. Horton Plains, the surrounding forests and the adjoining Peak Wilderness constitute Sri Lanka’s most important catchment area, of almost all major rivers.

Rising to an elevation of 5600 ft/ 1700 Meters a few miles off Nuwara Eliya, the Hakgala Gardens was established in the year 1860. It was established first as a cinchona plantation and then developed to an experimental garden for the acclimatization of …

Situated on the other side of the Nuwara Eliya town, where entrance is free. Located inside all these parks, are restaurants to satisfy your appetite, Summer Huts for relaxation, Motor boats and paddling boats for the young and more adventurous minded.

Located in Nuwara Eliya is this Agricultural and Environment zone which was opened in March 2014. This beautiful area of land is made more picturesque by its flat and slightly slopy land mass with the blue hills in the background.

Situated in the heart of the city, this beautiful Race Course lies alluringly amidst blue mountain ranges, was once one of the most fashionable venues in the 1950s giving an air of Ascot in England.