Nuwara Eliya - Sri Lanka

It was only by chance that the now famed terraces of tea were planted in Sri Lanka as tea was only introduced in 1867 at the Loolecondera estate south east of Kandy by James Taylor as an emergency substitute for coffee, which had been decimated by disease. The bush thrived in the climate and proved so successful that it very quickly established itself as the main export of Ceylon, tea clippers were very soon sailing regularly from the port at Colombo back to England carrying their precious cargo, replacing the far east as the major source of this popular and fashionable expensive drink.

Please note you will need to telephone us and speak to a member of the team to reserve accommodation in Nuwara Eliya

Additional Nuwara Eliya information

• The 'Up Country'
• A brief history
• Elephants never forget
• Horton Plains
• Nuwara Eliya to Colombo or Kandy by train