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Nine Arch Bridge
A 1920s stone railway viaduct with nine spans, set in forest and tea between Ella and Demodara. Trains still cross it several times a day.
Ella · Attractions
Top attractions in Ella
A reference guide to the sights worth seeing in Ella, what each one is and why it's worth your time.
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Little Adam's Peak
An easy summit reached by a short path and steps through tea gardens, with valley views across to Ella Rock and Ella Gap.
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Ella Rock
A higher clifftop reached by a longer three to four hour walk along the railway and up through eucalyptus, with broad views over the southern lowlands.
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Ravana Falls
A wide roadside waterfall a few kilometres from Ella, tumbling in stages with pools at the base, named for the Ramayana king Ravana.
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Ravana Cave
A cave in the cliff above Ella, tied to Ramayana legend, reached by a steep climb of several hundred steps near the Ravana temple.
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Diyaluma Falls
Sri Lanka's second highest waterfall at around 220 metres, near Koslanda, famous for the clifftop rock pools reached on a short walk from the top road.
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Lipton's Seat
A hilltop viewpoint above Haputale where Thomas Lipton surveyed his estates, looking out over ridge after ridge of tea in the early morning light.
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Dambatenne Tea Factory
A working tea factory from the 1890s below Lipton's Seat, offering short tours through withering, rolling and grading of Ceylon tea.
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Demodara Loop
A spiral railway loop from 1923 where the line circles through a tunnel and climbs to a station built directly above it, a rare engineering feat.
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Gregory Lake
A colonial-era reservoir in Nuwara Eliya with lakeside parkland and pedal boats, a relaxed stop on a hill-country day trip west of Ella.
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Horton Plains and World's End
A high grassland plateau near Nuwara Eliya crossed by a circular trail to World's End, a sheer escarpment drop with valley views when cloud lifts.