Sri Lanka · Signature Journeys
Hill Country Tours
Mist, tea, restored bungalows and the world's most beautiful train.
An Introduction
Slow days in the highlands — planters' bungalows, scenic rail and afternoons that pass at the speed of a pot of tea.
Five thousand feet above the coast, in a landscape British planters once compared to a softer Scotland, sits the green geometry of Sri Lanka's tea estates. Our hill country journeys are paced to slow you down — restored colonial bungalows, private observation carriages, and the time to actually walk an estate at the speed it was meant to be walked.
The Collection
Hill Country Journeys
Each journey below is fully tailor-made — a starting point your private travel designer will reshape around the way you want to travel.
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Hill Country Tea Trails
7 days
Restored colonial bungalows, scenic train through the highlands, and afternoons of tea and quietude.
Destinations
kandy · nuwara eliya · ella
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Tea Country Escape
5 days
Five short days for the heart of the highlands — five-star accommodation, Nuwara Eliya and Ella's nine-arch bridge.
Destinations
nuwara eliya · ella
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Highlands Discovery
9 days
Nine days through every major hill country experience — Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains and Ella.
Destinations
kandy · nuwara eliya · ella
Compare the Journeys
What's included in each hill country journey
A side-by-side view of the destinations, sights and experiences woven into each package — your private travel designer can add, remove or reshape any of it.
Package 1
Hill Country Tea Trails
7 days
Destinations
- Kandy
- Nuwara Eliya
Experiences
- Scenic Train Ride
- Tea Plantation Tour
- Master Tea Tasting
Package 2
Tea Country Escape
5 days
Destinations
- Kandy
- Nuwara Eliya
- Ella
Experiences
- Scenic Train Ride
- Tea Plantation Tour
- Waterfall Exploration
- Master Tea Tasting
Package 3
Highlands Discovery
9 days
Destinations
- Kandy
- Nuwara Eliya
- Ella
- Haputale
- Horton Plains
Experiences
- Scenic Train Ride
- Tea Plantation Tour
- Waterfall Exploration
- Highland Hiking
- Master Tea Tasting
Sri Lanka · Hill Country Tours Route Map
Follow the hill country route across the island
Every journey begins and ends at Bandaranaike International Airport. Each additional pin marks a destination woven into this collection, with every private transfer paced around you.
Distances are short. The pace is slow. The route is yours to reshape.
Where you will go
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Designed Around You
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