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Ella

Kandy & Hill Country, Sri Lanka
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Ella is a small but now incredibly popular town in Sri Lanka's hill country.

Located in the Southeastern corner of the tea country, Ella is famously accessed by train from Kandy, but can also be reached by road. The area is popular with backpackers, but once you are out of town the area feels quiet and serene, with some stunning trekking and tea country walks.

Just north you'll find Nine Arches Bridge, Little Adam's Peak and not far away are Ravana Falls. On a clear day you can see to Ella Gap and even as far as Uda Walawe National Park and the South Coast.

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Ella Stage 17 Pekoe Trail — experience photograph
Ella Stage 17 Pekoe Trail
Ella, Sri Lanka
Ella Stage 16 Pekoe Trail — experience photograph
Ella Stage 16 Pekoe Trail
Ella, Sri Lanka

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Uga Ghiri
Ella, Sri Lanka
Perched high above Ella in the tea-clad hills of Sri Lanka’s hill country, Uga Ghiri is a beautifully restored colonial manor transformed into an intimate luxury retreat. With sweeping views across the valleys and the…
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Pinnacle Ella
Ella, Sri Lanka
Located near Ella, The Pinnacle Ella (Formally Mountain Heaven) is a very simple but well run eight-bedroom guesthouse in Sri Lanka’s Southern Highlands with a privileged clifftop location looking out to views of Ella…
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98 Acres Resort & Spa
Ella, Sri Lanka
98 Acres Resort is a 36 room hotel near Ella with the most magnificent views of the southern tea plantations, Ella rock and Little Adam’s Peak.
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Hide Ella Hotel & Resort
Ella, Sri Lanka
Hide Ella is a modern hotel with a distinctive glass-fronted design that makes impressive use of its wonderful position built into a steep, 60-degree slope in Ella Gap.
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