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From Kandy: 2-Day Highlands Tour to Ella with Farm Stay

Activity provider: Sams Tours Lanka
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2-day trip from Kandy visiting Visit Ramboda Waterfall, Visit Tea Factory And Tea Plantation and Visit Nuwara Eliya City. Operated by Sams Tours Lanka.

Highlights

  • Discover Sri Lanka's highlands on a 2-day tour from Kandy to Ella

From Kandy: 2-Day Highlands Tour to Ella with Farm Stay: Key Facts

PriceFrom $215 per person
Duration2 days
Group sizeUp to 6 people
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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From Kandy: 2-Day Highlands Tour to Ella with Farm Stay

2-day trip from Kandy visiting Visit Ramboda Waterfall, Visit Tea Factory And Tea Plantation and Visit Nuwara Eliya City...
2 days
English
$215
Free cancellation

Full description

A 2-day trip out of Kandy taking in Visit Ramboda Waterfall, Visit Tea Factory And Tea Plantation, Visit Nuwara Eliya City and Lunch. There are 6 stops in all.

The running order is Visit Ramboda Waterfall, then Visit Tea Factory And Tea Plantation, then Visit Nuwara Eliya City, then Lunch, then Early Morning Visit Horton Plains, and on from there.

The price covers private transportation from Kandy to Ella, Hotel pickup in Kandy, Transportation throughout the 2-day itinerary and Experienced English-speaking driver/guide. It does not cover lunch on Day 2, Personal expenses and Gratuities, so budget for those separately.

Tour Itinerary

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

Pickup from your hotel go to Ambuluwawa Tower

Ambuluwawa Tower is a unique multi-religious monument near Gampola, surrounded by lush mountains and tea country. Visitors can climb the spiral tower for spectacular 360° panoramic views of the surrounding hills, forests, and villages. It is a memorable photo stop and one of the most unusual viewpoints near Kandy.

Visit Ramboda Waterfall

Ramboda Falls is one of Sri Lanka’s most beautiful and well-known waterfalls, located in the scenic central highlands near Nuwara Eliya. Surrounded by lush green mountains and tea plantations, the waterfall offers a refreshing stop with excellent photo opportunities and beautiful views of the hill country.

Visit Tea Factory And Tea Plantation

Visit a beautiful Sri Lanka tea plantation and discover how Sri Lanka’s famous tea is grown and produced. Walk through the tea fields, learn about tea cultivation and hand-picking, then visit a working tea factory to see the processing stages from fresh tea leaves to finished tea. Enjoy a tea tasting before continuing your journey.

Visit Nuwara Eliya City

Explore Nuwara Eliya, known as “Little England,” with its cool climate, colonial architecture, beautiful parks, and charming streets. Visit highlights such as Victoria Park, the historic post office, Gregory Lake, and the city centre while experiencing the unique atmosphere of Sri Lanka’s hill country.

Lunch

Having Lunch at Nuwara eliya City

Early Morning Visit Horton Plains

Start the day early and travel through the misty highlands to Horton Plains National Park. Enjoy a scenic walk through cloud forests and open grasslands, with the chance to see beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Visit the famous World’s End viewpoint and the stunning Baker’s Falls before continuing your journey through Sri Lanka’s hill country.

Visit Lipton Seat

Travel through the scenic Horton Plains–Ohiya mountain road toward Haputale, enjoying spectacular highland landscapes along the way. In Dambethenna, change to a local tuk-tuk for a memorable ride through winding tea-estate roads and lush tea plantations to Lipton’s Seat. At the viewpoint, enjoy breathtaking panoramic views across the surrounding tea country and valleys.

Includes

  • Private transportation from Kandy to Ella
  • Hotel pickup in Kandy
  • Transportation throughout the 2-day itinerary
  • Experienced English-speaking driver/guide
  • Horton Plains National Park entrance ticket
  • Horton Plains hiking assistance
  • Farm stay accommodation for 1 night
  • Dinner at the farm stay
  • Breakfast at the farm stay
  • Ramboda Falls visit
  • Tea plantation visit
  • Tea factory visit

Excludes

  • Lunch on Day 2
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

Important information

Meeting point

The operator confirms the exact meeting point and time once your booking is confirmed, and you will have it well before the day. If you would rather know before you book, message us on WhatsApp and we will ask them for you.

Know before you go

  • Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts

About this activity

Free cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
Secure payment
Complete your booking safely with Razorpay. Full refund if you cancel 24h prior. Read more
Duration 2 days
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Wheelchair accessible

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Starting from $215
$215
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Free cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
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Frequently Asked Questions

Private transportation from Kandy to Ella, Hotel pickup in Kandy, Transportation throughout the 2-day itinerary, Experienced English-speaking driver/guide, Horton Plains National Park entrance ticket, Horton Plains hiking assistance, Farm stay accommodation for 1 night, Dinner at the farm stay, Breakfast at the farm stay, Ramboda Falls visit, Tea plantation visit, Tea factory visit
The duration of the From Kandy: 2-Day Highlands Tour to Ella with Farm Stay is typically 2 days. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
Yes, once your booking is completed via our secure payment gateway, you will receive an instant confirmation email with your tour details, meeting point address, guide's name, and direct contact information. You can also view and manage your booking through your AsiaByLocals account dashboard.
Yes! All our private tours are fully customizable. Whether you want to add extra stops, skip certain locations, change the pace, or adjust the start time — simply let your guide know in advance or on the day. We aim to create a personalized experience tailored to your interests and energy level.
We offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may be subject to a partial charge depending on the tour type. Weather-related cancellations for outdoor and boat tours are handled on a case-by-case basis, with full refunds or free rebooking offered when safety is a concern.
Most of our experiences are family-friendly and suitable for children of all ages. However, some tours involving extensive walking, water activities, or early morning starts may be better suited for children aged 5 and above. Please check the specific tour description for age recommendations, or contact us for personalized family itinerary advice.
After booking, you will receive detailed meeting point instructions via email. Most tours include complimentary hotel pickup within the central area. For tours without pickup, your confirmation email will include the exact address, Google Maps pin, and your guide's phone number for easy coordination. Guides typically arrive 10 minutes early and will message you on WhatsApp.
We accept all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), PayPal, Apple Pay, and Razorpay for Indian cards. All payments are processed through a PCI-compliant secure gateway with 256-bit encryption. You can also pay in multiple currencies — the price is automatically converted to your local currency at checkout.
Yes, all AsiaByLocals guides are licensed professionals who have been rigorously vetted through background checks, skill assessments, and customer reviews. Many hold government-issued tourism licenses, university degrees in history or cultural studies, and have years of experience leading tours for international travelers. Every guide maintains a minimum 4.5-star rating to remain active on our platform.
A 20-25 minute walk downhill from Ella town through tea and jungle — uphill on the way back. A tuk-tuk to the Demodara side is quieter and saves the climb. It is free, with no ticket and no official viewing area. See our Nine Arch Bridge guide.
Roughly every two hours, but Sri Lanka Railways runs 30-90 minutes late routinely, so any blog quoting exact times is quoting a timetable rather than reality. Ask at Ella station on the morning — staff will tell you what is expected and how late it is running.
Little Adam's Peak for almost everyone — 45 minutes up a stepped path for arguably the better view, out through the Ella Gap. Ella Rock is three hours return, largely unsigned, and people get lost on it regularly; take a guide or an offline map. Compared in full here.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways are. Send your luggage ahead by road if you have a driver. See getting to Ella.
January to March for the clearest Ella Gap views. June to September is dry but hazy from the Uva wind; October to December is wet. The real risk is cloud, not rain — at 1,000 m the view can be inside a cloud on a dry day, and mornings are clearer than afternoons in every month. See best time to visit Ella.
Two nights, which gives you two dawns — Little Adam's Peak on one, Ella Rock or a tea morning on the other, with the bridge mid-morning on day one. Our Ella 2-day itinerary sets out the order.
Do everything before nine in the morning. The Gap view is clearer in the morning in every month, Little Adam's Peak has a queue by nine, and the Nine Arch Bridge has hundreds of people on it by ten.
Time it for a puja — 5.30am, 9.30am or 6.30pm. Those are the only windows when the upper relic chamber opens and the hevisi drummers play; outside them you are visiting a beautiful building rather than a ceremony. Take socks: shoes come off at the gate and the stone courtyard gets painfully hot. Full detail in our Temple of the Tooth guide.
February for the clearest weather, or July-August, which is drier here than most people expect and covers the Esala Perahera. Kandy sits between Sri Lanka's *two* monsoons and catches some of both, so it has no long dry season — but it also never has a season that is a write-off. See best time to visit Kandy.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways and the famous photographs are. Sit on the right-hand side going south. Note there is no Nuwara Eliya station; the stop is Nanu Oya, 10 km away. See our Kandy to Ella train guide.
July or August — but the dates move every year with the lunar calendar, so any guide naming a fixed week is guessing. It runs ten nights and ends on the Nikini poya. Book accommodation on the route six to twelve months ahead. Details in our Esala Perahera guide.
Sigiriya and Dambulla (2.5 hrs each way) is the best of them. Kitulgala rafting is 2 hrs, the Knuckles range and Pekoe Trail stages are day hikes from here. Ella, Galle and Yala are *too far* — 4-6 hours each way. See day trips from Kandy.
Two nights. One full day for the town — Bahirawakanda, Peradeniya gardens, the lake and the evening puja — and a second for a hike, a village day or the cultural triangle. Our Kandy 2-day itinerary lays it out hour by hour.
The centre and the lake circuit are walkable. For anything up a hill or out of town, take a tuk-tuk — roughly LKR 100-150/km on the meter, and ride-hailing apps price it automatically with no negotiation. See getting around Kandy.
Starting from$215