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The Place is blessed with a healthy climate, awesome views of valleys, meadows, mountains and foliage it is hard to imagine that Nuwara Eliya is only 180 Km from the hot and humid Colombo.Nuwara Eliya also known as 'Little' England ', was the preferred hill station of the British who tried to create Nuwara Eliya into a typical English Village . The old brick Post office, country house like hill club, with it's hunting pictures, mounted hunting trophies and fish, and it's strict formal dinner attire; the 18 hole golf course, race course etc., all remind you of 'England'.
Gregory's Lake in Nuwara Eliya Thi was formed under orders of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. A boat yard is there for the visitors to go boating and rowing .Hakgala Botanical Gardens was first established in 1861 under the curator ship of three British of the same name - William Nock, JK Nock and JJ Nock. It lies beneath the Hakgala Peak , between 5000 - 6000 feet in elevation - the highest set Botanic Gardens in the world. It boasts 100-year-old Monetary Cypress trees from California , Japanese Cedars, Himalayan Pines and English Oak .
Horton Plains is a National Park and the highest plateau in the island consisting of grassland mix together with patches of forest, with some unusual high altitude vegetation. The Plains are gorgeous, quiet, strange world with some admirable walks.The most stunning place is the World's End, where the southern Horton Plains suddenly ends, and drops off to nearly 700 Metres, which is an awesome sight indeed. This is a favourite place for trekkers, as there are plenty of soft and hard trails.Laksapana Falls rise from the Laksapana estate and plunges into the Maskeliya Oya via Maoussakelle. Viewing this fall is easy if you camp down at Upper Glencairn , Dick oya.
Lover's Leap is of the Nuwara Eliya, Kandapola Road . The waters are taken to brew the popular Nuwara Eliya Beer. It is said how an eloping couple, chased by an irate father, threw themselves over the falls. Devon Falls drops 97 metres and is named after Devon , a pioneer coffee planter. It is 6 Km west of Thalawakelle and there is a unique parking and viewing spot at the 20th mile post .Oliphant Estate in Nuwara Eliya is a visit to this estate, entrance from the road at the Ramboda end of Nuwara Eliya, is important because it was here that Mr. Laurence Oliphant, growing his tea acreage to 100 acres, planted the first thirty tea plants sent from China to Sri Lanka .
Adam's Peak is through Gampola and Ginigathhena and you will discover the story of this old path carved on two rocks off the 28th milestone on the Nawalapitiya - Ambagamuwa road. The place is known as Akuruketupana and the inscription dates to around 1100AD. Today there are four other roads to the peak, the shortest being via Maskeliya and the most popular. Other paths are on the Sabaragamuwa side.
The Nissangala Lena on the road to Adam's Peak is believed the cave in the mountainside, where King Keerthi Sri Nissanka buried a great treasure, including his regalia. It is only after one passes this cave and enters the forest that one comes to the Sita Gangula, a holy river of ice cold water, where pilgrims bathe and put on white garments, before ongoing their trip to the peak.
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