Visit Nuwara Eliya.

Nuwara Eliya is one of the top tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. This beautiful mountainous area is actually developed by the British as a summer holiday spot when the sun shine is hot in the plains of Sri Lanka. If any British person happened to visit here for the first time may think that he is some where in a small British Town except the sight of local people. Most of the buildings resemble the old red bricked buildings ad they are well maintained.

The cool city Nuwara Eliya is located at 6,128 ft height and 180 Km from the business Capital Colombo. Temperatures here range from 14C-21C in Jan- April season 16C-18C in May-August and stays around 15C-18C from Sept-December.

European people specially British adore this city much and used to come over here every year for its cool climate and natural feeling. Nuwera Eliya is full of valleys, meadows, mountains, green tea estates, springs and waterfalls.

From March to June local rich people too spend their time here as most of the Sri Lanka face the dry hot sunny season in the month of April. In this season foreigners too head for the cool hill station after spending much of their time on the sandy beaches with wate sports and sun bath for tanning..

You can reach Nuwera Eliya by road and can train service up to the nearest city Nawalapitiya. A good familiar private coach driver can take you there within 4 hours of time from Colombo.

Don't miss the April Spring Festival held in Nuwera Eliya city. It is a fun and fair event for days with horse racing, motor racing, golf tournament, annual flower show, and carnival and school band parade.

It is better to reserve or book your accommodation prior to your trip specially in the summer season. There are plenty of hotels, bungalows and lodges in the Nuwera Eliya area.

Those important places to visit in Nuwera Eliya are as follows.

Haggala Botanical Garden.
Horton Plains
Gregory Lake.
Bird Sanctuary at Galway’s Land.
Queen Victoria Park.
British Tombs.
Oliphant Estate.
Labookelle Tea Centre.
The Tea Cup.
The Tea Factory Restaurant.
Single Tree Hill
Devon Waterfalls.
Ramboda water Falls
Ramboda Hanuman Temple.
Sita Eliya - Lord Rama wife Sita Temple.(Historical Place)
The wooden Bridge at Gallanda Oya
Nuwara Eliya Golf Club.

Nuwara Eliya Spring Festival 2012.
April is the month for the Nuwara Eliya annual spring festival season to take place. People flock here from all part of the island to escape the hot sun and to enjoy the spring festival during the season. This year 2012 the climate in Nwara Eliya is little bit colder than the other years. Already the town experienced heavy rain fall and misty conditions. But these will not affect the April seasonal celebrations of the town people. Let's get together and enjoy the holiday season there.

Nuwera Eliya Spring Festival 2010.
Nuwara Eliya Spring festival 2010 will be delayed by 10 days from its regular starting date of April 1. This year the Nuwara Eliya spring festival will start on 10/04/2010 and will close on 30/40/2010.

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