Home to diverse flora and fauna

Situated in the central hill country at a height of 2535 metres.

Horton Plains, Sri Lanka’s second highest mountain, was gazetted as a Nature Reserve in 1696 and was named as the first ever eco-friendly national park in Sri Lanka in 1988 because of its unique watershed and biodiversity value.

On a clear morning, to the south of the Horton Plains, the Indian Ocean is visible like a fabulous silver crescent.

Horton Plains can be explored by jeep and later, a walk to World’s End, almost five kilometres along a flat path, is in order. Horton Plains is the only national park in Sri Lanka where visitors are allowed to walk on their own on designated tracks.

How to get there :
Nuwara Eliya – Ambewela – Pattipola route to Haputale – Boralanda – Ohiya route

“One of the world’s greatest railway trips starts from Nanu Oya”

Pass the highest railway station for broad gauge‘Pattipola at 6245 feet’

The only known contender is the little-used line between Quetta and Chaman in Pakistan which has an altitude of 6398ft at the Khojak Tunnel.

The panoramic view along this track is spectacular. The great railway loop of Demodara and the famous nine-arch bridge between Ella and Demodara are worth visiting for lovers of railways.

Diyatalawa is the site of a large military training camp which originated as a camp for Boer (South African) prisoners of war. Direct trains were established to take prisoners landing straight from the boat at the Colombo wharf, to Diyatalawa.