Travelogues Uva Province

Two days in Ella - a tourist magnet. A vibrant little town filled with bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, and adventure activities. It starts with the spectacular train ride from...

Day 9 Ambuluwawa On the second day in the city of Kandy, we decided to go out to climb the Ambuluwawa Tower. After about an hour's bus ride, we arrived in Ambuluwawa. We were...

After a good breakfast on the beautiful rooftop terrace of the hotel, I started a small hike to Ella Rock. A viewpoint above Ella. And as always with Komoot, it turned a bit more...

Ella Sri Lanka My Ella Journal: Three Days of Hill Country Bliss - World Famous Welcome to my personal journal from the breathtaking hill country of Sri Lanka! This past...

From Ella, we headed towards Udawalawa National Park. I (Sascha) briefly took over the first stretch with the winding roads from the Highlands, but shortly after, Uli took the...

At 7:00, the Tuk Tuk picked me up on time to take me to the Ambewela train station (about 8 km away). At the entrance to the station, there was already a sign indicating that the...

Early in the morning we hopped on the train to Ella. This time the weather was on our side and we were able to enjoy the beautiful mountain and tea plantation landscape to the...

The popular train journey from Kandy to Ella, which I took with an Italian woman, took 7 hours past mountain ranges, through tea fields, valleys, small villages and lakes. After...

We spent our last days in Sri Lanka in the beautiful city of Ella. Tomorrow we are going to Negombo. The city is close to the airport and the day after tomorrow a new chapter of...

We continued by taxi to Ella, inland. The journey took quite a long time, so we were probably on the road for 5 hours. On the way, we narrowly escaped a head-on collision, which...

In the morning, we went on a three and a half hour safari through the national park. We were only two and had a driver and a guide just for us. The vehicle was a pickup truck...

On Friday (August 25th, 2023) we took the bus from Kandy to Ella. We actually wanted to take this route by train because the train passes through tea plantations and the route...

In the middle of nowhere - enjoying nature and wilderness

This morning we got up early because we wanted to take the train to Ella at noon and see a bit more of Nuwara Eliya beforehand. After breakfast, we went to the over two...

Day 5On Day 5, Namal took us back to the station in Kandy. We said goodbye and promised to return.We booked our train tickets online in advance, as the train route from Kandy to...

Hellooooo We were really looking forward to the historic train ride from Kandy to Ella. Since we couldn't book a train ticket online anymore, we bought one an hour earlier...

Today we visited a guided tour of a tea plantation/factory. A must in Sri Lanka, known for its tea (Ceylon tea) and cinnamon! Even though we didn't understand everything, it was...

Mealtime, The night was really bad, as Svend was snoring so much. Nevertheless, we got up at 4 o'clock to meet acquaintances from Dumballa. Together, we hiked up little Adam's...

Hello, Today was a travel day. We drove with the ferry from Ella to the National Park. Once there, we spontaneously decided to go on a safari, as it was starting 15 minutes...

1041 meters above sea level. Welcome to Sri Lanka's highlands! For comparison: Mainz is located at an elevation of 89m above sea level. But let's start from the beginning. About...

07.12.21-10.12.21 On the way to Ella, this time we are not surprised by a monitor lizard, but among other things, on the edge of the national park, an elephant (even one of the...

Train journey from Nuwara to Ella, hike to Ella's Rock, Adams Hill, Nina Arches Bridge. Hanging out in local places.