Nuwara Eliya...( cool holiday )

Nuwara Eliya The mountain resort

Favored a with salubrious atmosphere, amazing perspectives of valleys, glades, mountains and greenery; its difficult to envision that Nuwara Eliya is just 180 Km from the hot and damp Colombo.

Nuwara Eliya (City of Lights), otherwise called "Little" England', was the most loved mound station of the British who attempted to make Nuwara Eliya into a normal English Village. The old block Post office, nation house like knoll club, with its chasing pictures, mounted chasing trophies and fish, and its strict formal supper clothing; the 18 opening green, race course and so on., all help you to remember 'England'
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                 Places of interest in and around Nuwara Eliya

Gregory's Lake - Nuwara Eliyanuwara Eliya Post office

This lake was designed under requests of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. A watercraft yard now permits guests to set out for some sailing and paddling.

 

 

    Hakgala Botanical Garden

The Gardens was firs made in 1861 under the curatorship of three British of the same name - William Nock, JK Nock and JJ Nock. It lies under the Hakgala Peak, between 5000 - 6000 feet in height - the most elevated set Botanic Gardens on the planet. It brags 100 year old Monetary Cypress trees from California, Japanese Cedars, Himalayan Pines and English Oak.

    Horton Plains

Horton Plains is a National Park and the most noteworthy level in the island comprising of field scattered with patches of woods, with some bizarre high elevation vegetation. The Plains are a delightful, noiseless, weird world with some brilliant strolls.

The most staggering spot is the World's End, where the southern Horton Plains all of a sudden closures, and drops off to about 700 Meters, which is a wonderful sight in reality. This is a most loved spot for trekkers, as there are a lot of delicate and hard trails.

     Laksapana Falls

Laksapana Falls rise from the Laksapana estate and plunges into the Maskeliya Oya via Maoussakelle. Viewing this fall is easy if you camp down at Upper Glencairn, Dick oya.

    Lover's Leap - Nuwara Eliya

 

This is off the Nuwara Eliya - Kandapola Road. The waters are taken to mix the celebrated Nuwara Eliya Beer. It is said how an eloping couple, sought after by a furious father, tossed themselves over the falls. 

     Devon Falls

Devon Falls drops 97 metres and is named after Devon, a pioneer coffee planter. It is 6 Km west of Thalawakelle and there is a special parking and viewing spot at the 20th mile post.

      Oliphant Estate - Nuwara Eliya

A visit to this bequest, passage from the street at the Ramboda end of Nuwara Eliya, is huge on the grounds that it was here that the initial thirty tea plants sent from China to Sri Lanka were planted by Mr. Laurence Oliphant, expanding his tea real esatate to 100 sections of land.

The Ceylon Breweries - Nuwara Eliya

The brewing of beer was started in Nuwara Eliya by Sir Samuel Baker in 1881 at Lover's Leap. It is an interesting visit, for the brewery is one of the finest in the island. It's been in business since 1884.

Adam's Peak - The Pilgrim Path

This is through Gampola and Ginigathhena and you will find the story of this old path carved on two rocks off the 28th milestone on the Nawalapitiya - Ambagamuwa road. The spot is called Akuruketupana and the inscription dates to around 1100AD. Today there are four other roads to the peak, the shortest being via Maskeliya and the most popular. Other roads are on the Sabaragamuwa side.

The Nissangala Lena on the road to Adam's Peak

This is believed the cave in the mountainside, where King Keerthi Sri Nissanka buried a great treasure, including his regalia. It is only after one passes this cave and enters the forest that one comes to the Sita Gangula, a holy river of ice cold water, where pilgrims bathe and put on white garments, before continuing their journey to the peak.