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A short hill-country escape for travellers already on the island or adding a few days to a beach stay. You stay in restored planter's bungalows, walk with a tea plucker through the estate, ride the observation carriage, and hike to World's End before the mist rolls in at 9am.
Meet in Kandy, settle in, and join the evening puja at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
Climb through Ramboda and Gampola to 1,900m. Tea factory tour and tasting, then an afternoon walk around Gregory Lake.
Pre-dawn drive to Horton Plains for the World's End loop before the mist. Afternoon observation-class train from Nanu Oya to Ella.
Early drive to Dambatenne for sunrise at Lipton's Seat and a factory-floor walk, then onward transfer to your next destination.
“The train ride genuinely lives up to the photos, and having reserved observation seats meant we were not standing for four hours. Horton Plains at dawn was freezing and completely worth it.”