To Nuwara Eliya
An Escape to the tamed wild 🌜🌛
“Enshrouded by the misty mountains with enriching greenery, dubbed “Little England”
Situated in the Hill country in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, is the city of Nuwara Eliya about 170 KM from Colombo. Nuwara Eliya means “City on the Plain” or the “City of Light “and is famous for the cold climate in the country given its altitude given its altitude of 6130 Ft above sea level.
The way to Nuwara Eliya can be cited to be one of the breath-taking journeys with seas of terraced tea estates, waterfalls, roads of hair pin curve in between forests and ascending high in and around mountains through carved tunnels feeling the freshness of the least disturbed nature.
The city is accessible by private vehicles, public busses, or the train service. However, the trains would only go pass Nanu oya from where one would have to fetch a ride to Nuwara Eliya.
History and Architecture
A Nostalgic Elope to the Old School🏰
The city boasts of the buildings that feature the British Colonial Architecture that still stands to date and can be seen such as the Queen’s Cottage, General’s House, Grand Hotel, Hill Club, St Andrew’s Hotel and Town Post Office.
The landscape of most building in the area and the architecture still resembles the colonial buildings and are maintained to portray the same English Styles bringing out the nostalgic elements of the historic days.
Climate
Cold as the Breeze
The ever green hill country is attracted by the natives during the summer time (probably April and May), just to escape the excess humidity that accompanies with the heat since Nuwara Eliya has an average temperature of 16 degrees and sometimes can decrease to extreme conditions such as 3 degrees due to the high altitudes. January records the lowest temperature although can be accompanied with rain most of the time.
Things to DO
Do what you LOVE 
For those who love getting wet in the cold waters, the place is a hive of waterfalls that mesmerize beyond words. Some of the hypnotising waterfalls to visit are , St Clairs Falls, Devons Falls, Lovers Leap, Laxapana Falls, Aberdeen Falls, Ramboda Falls, Bomburu Ella, Ravana Ella, Glen Falls….. and can go on and on!!! Not just the waterfalls but also lovely Botanical gardens such as Hakgala Botanical Garden, Victoria Park, Horton plains National Park, Gregory park along side the lake and other small gardens. For those who like camping and hiking, the Horton Plains can be a delightful site to visit.
The tea estates that produce world class tea can be visited to witness the producing of this the tea leaves for those that offer guided tours with the opportunity to taste and buy the authentic products. One of the distinctive features of Nuwara Eliya’s countryside is the widespread growing of vegetables, fruit and flowers usually associated with temperate Europe. This “Little England” is covered with terraces growing potatoes, carrots, leeks, roses, straw berries and strewn with tea bushes on the steeper slopes.
Nuwara Eliya is a place for everyone where anyone will fall in love with the charms of the peaks of paradise.
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