Sri Lanka - The Hill Country (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Picture Sri Lanka and you probably picture golden beaches. But there's another side to this island - where mists slowly part to reveal emerald carpets of tea plantations and montane forests clinging to serrated ranges bookended by waterfalls.

Sri Lanka - The Hill Country (Chapter) Lonely Planet

experience the excitement of elephants, drummers and dancers at the Kandy Esala Perahera
rattle and roll with Tamil tea pickers on a slowly, slowly train journey from Haputale to Ella
join devout pilgrims and following flickering torchlight to ascend the sacred heights of Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

Coverage includes: Colombo to Kandy, Kandy, Around Kandy, East of Kandy, Adam's Peak (Sri Pada), Kitulgala, Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park & World's End, Belihul Oya, Haputale, Bandarawela, Ella, Around Ella, Badulla, Wellawaya, Embilipitiya, Uda Walawe National Park and Sinharaja Forest Reserve.