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Nov - Apr
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Travel to Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya is one of the most important tea plantation sites in Sri Lanka and is also one of the top reasons why people visit this beautiful place. The place is very well connected to the city of Colombo, which happens to be the nearest airport from Nuwara Eliya. The best way to reach the city is by taking a flight to Colombo. You can take a cab from there to the highland heaven. Here is a detailed information to help you choose the best means of transportation.

    By Air

    There are no direct flights to Nuwara Eliya as Nuwara Eliya airport is not yet constructed. The closest airport to the place is Bandaranaike International Airport at Colombo, located about 180 km away from Nuwara Eliya. Colombo airport is connected to all major cities in the world directly or through connecting flights that usually stops at some or the other Indian city. There are various service providers offering flights connecting important cities all over the world with Sri Lankan airways being one of the major air carriers.

    When you land in Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, you can either take road routes or opt for rail to reach Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is a small town so you can easily go to most places by foot. If you have to go far, you can use the colorful tuk-tuks to reach to your destination. While you can get around the town quiet easily, it is advisable not to plan trips of more than 60km away from town considering the bad road conditions.

    By Train

    Nuwara Eliya does not have a railway station of its own. The nearest railway station is Nanu Oya situated 8km from Nuwara Eliya. Nanu Oya is well connected to Colombo through the Main Line. The route will allow you to see mesmerizing sights of lush green tea gardens to tall mountains. It usually takes 7 hours from Colombo to Nanu Oya if the weather is favorable. From Nanu Oya you can take taxis or buses. You can even opt for multi-coloured tuk-tuks that will take you to Nuwara Eliya.

    By Road

    After reaching Colombo, Sri Lankan capital city, you have two main routes for Nuwara Eliya - via Kandy and one via Hatton. Both the roads are not in good condition, to drive to Nuwara Eliya but offer great scenic views. The distance from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya is about 175 km. Tourists can also use the bus services from either Hatton or Kandy. Several intercity buses run from Colombo to Hatton and Kandy almost every hour and there are buses from Hatton and Kandy that will take you to Nuwara Eliya. The Hatton road is preferable to Kandy for cars and vans as it is less steep and less busy. You can opt for bus journeys to train journeys to reach this hill station faster. The fare depends upon the type of service you avail but is quite nominal.

    Sri Lanka does not have good infrastructure so you will come across bumpy and potholed roads. It will be difficult for you to bear the road journey if you are used to driving fast.

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      Elangumaran

      Bangalore

      Elangumaran's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Trip guide Abdul was excellent and made our entire trip very smooth and exciting.
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      Harsh Vanvala

      Bengaluru

      Harsh's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Every thing was good except Hotel at Nuwara Eliya. Service & food was not good. I expected a good hotel there also as I have choosen five star category. Vehicle provided should be better than given.All things are more or less ok. Except the trip advisor Chetana Sharma.She is a newone most probably.
      She does not know anything about payment terms.She insisted payment to be done directly for the balance amount in USD cash.I couldn't understand ?It was better for me to pay Travel triangle in India. Hotel location at Colombo.Ofcorse it was choosen by me.
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      Radha Krishna

      Chennai

      Radha's 3 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Very good collection of travel agencies and experiences. But the number of agencies who are pro active and responsive in discussing the itinerary are lesser compared to the overall number
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      SIVAPRIYA K

      Chennai

      Sivapriya's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Srilanka is really a good place to visit. We booked the package through Travco Adventures. It was really a pleasant say. The package was also budget friendly compared to other agencies. The rooms were really good. In one of the places we stayed, our room was allocated nearby the river, we had a real
      good view. Food was also good in all the places we stayed. A private car was provided to us and it was spacious. However, there are also few cons. 1) Guides will be mostly working with them on contract basis. It's not like they are aware of the full itinerary with respect to places and will be taking us there. We might have to be proactive and tell them these are the places we want to visit, and ensure all the places mentioned in the list is covered. 2) We were told that we would be provided with free sim upon arrival to Srilanka, but the assigned driver was not aware of it, and this lead to a bit of confusion and a delay of around an hour. It would have been good, if all these had been communicated prior. But apart from these, the assigned guide Mr. Thushar Kumar was also really good and was sportive. He was really a kind person and it was nice to chit-chat with him during the journey. He ensured we had a good, relaxing, value for money trip.
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      Saravanakumar Kumarasamy

      Chennai

      Saravanakumar's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Our trip was really good. The srilankan tour agent helped us a lot 'dilini'. A spl thanks to her and the tour guide & driver. The only one which I don't like is the travel triangle agent, I forgot her name. She was super rude and acting like a PM (no time to speak etc etc). I never had this kind o
      f experience with anyone.
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      Sarah Mathew

      Chennai

      Sarah's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Travel Triangle helped us connect with local travel agencies in Sri Lanka which helped us plan our itinerary and trip in a smooth manner
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      Abhishek Laddha

      New delhi

      Abhishek's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Good Trip , well organised, Special Thanks to Mr Kasun who was with us for 7 days Took gr8 care and was very helpful Gr8 Job guys
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      Kunal Lonari

      New delhi

      Kunal's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Was one of the best experiences so far. The team was extremely responsive and handled last minute changes with ease. They are prompt in there response and always available to assist Strongly recommended for any one travelling to Sri Lanka to make your trip memorable Mirissa sunset Kandy temple S
      igiriya climb Negembo stay
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      S Roul

      New delhi

      S's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Our holiday with trip travel hub was good. Efficient service for people in our group wanting a change in itenary at last moment. Travel agent was very accommodating. Gave us good car with driver. Only at Mirissa the room given to us was on 4th floor but no lift facility.
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      Moushumi Ghosh

      Hyderabad

      Moushumi's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      I would say my overall trip was fine but there is scope of improvement when it comes to itinerary and planning. We could not cover a lot of points irrespective of the fact we started everyday as early as 9am. We barely got any time to shop in Colombo, in fact Lotus tower was the only place we could
      vidit after our arrival to Colombo and the cab driver didn't let us shop the next day or on our last day when we headed 5-6 hours early to the airport. The hotels were good except for the fact that two of them had no lifts but we had to climb stairs which was not beforehand. In fact the hotel which had a great view in Kandy, I requested the agent if we could stay there instead of going to Nuwara eliya but since it was last minute it was not acceptable. I would give 3 out 5 as there is scope of having better experience. My best memory is the time we spent in the Millennium elephant orphanage where we fed and bathed the elephant and walked with one.

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