Sri Lanka
Things to do in Ella and Nuwara Eliya
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Sightlore has 17 places to explore in Ella and Nuwara Eliya, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Ella and Nuwara Eliya's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Hakgala Botanical Garden
Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other four are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Mirijjawila Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden.
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Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak is a 2,243-metre-tall (7,359-foot) conical sacred mountain and place of pilgrimage in central Sri Lanka, famous for the Sri Pada, a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) hollow, footprint-like rock formation near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself.
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Lake Gregory
Lake Gregory sometimes also called Gregory Lake or Gregory Reservoir, is a reservoir in the heart of the tea country hill city of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka.
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Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light".
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Devon Falls
Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on the A7 highway.
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Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara
The Nine Arch Bridge also called the Bridge in the Sky, is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka and one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country.
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Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls is 109 m (358 ft) high and the eleventh tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka and the 729th tallest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Kothmale area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass.
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Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka. Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden.
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Baker's Falls
Baker's Falls is a famous waterfall in Horton Plains National Park in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Approximately 20 metres (66 ft) high, the waterfall is formed by the Belihul Oya, a major tributary of the Walawe River.
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Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It encompasses an area of 31 km2 (12 sq mi) and borders Thotupalakanda Nature Reserve.
Discovery routes in Ella and Nuwara Eliya
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Ella and Badulla: Nine Arches Bridge and waterfalls
From St. Mary's Cathedral in Badulla to Dunhinda Falls; then the Nine Arches Bridge, Ella Rock, Ravana Falls and Lipton's Seat.
Adam's Peak, Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains
From Adam's Peak to the Devon, St. Clair's and Ramboda falls; in Nuwara Eliya, the Post Office, Victoria Park and Lake Gregory; then Hakgala Botanical Garden, Horton Plains National Park and Baker's Falls.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara
The Nine Arch Bridge also called the Bridge in the Sky, is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka and one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country.
Nuwara Eliya Post Office
The Nuwara Eliya Post Office is located in the centre of Nuwara Eliya and is one of the oldest post offices in Sri Lanka.
Places of worship
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Badulla
St. Mary's Cathedral in Badulla, Sri Lanka, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla.
Nature
Dunhinda Falls
Dunhinda Falls is a waterfall located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Badulla in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. The waterfall, which is 64 metres (210 ft) high, is created by the Badulu Oya, a river that flows through Badulla.
Ella Rock
Mountain in the Ella division of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Ravana Falls
Ravana Ella, also known as Ravama Falls, or Bambaragala Falls is a popular sightseeing attraction in Uva province of Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country.
Lipton's seat
Scenic viewpoint in the tea hills near Haputale, Sri Lanka.
Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak is a 2,243-metre-tall (7,359-foot) conical sacred mountain and place of pilgrimage in central Sri Lanka, famous for the Sri Pada, a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) hollow, footprint-like rock formation near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself.
Devon Falls
Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on the A7 highway.
St. Clair's Falls
St. Clair's Falls is one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka and is commonly known as the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka". It is one of six waterfalls affected by the Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project.
Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls is 109 m (358 ft) high and the eleventh tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka and the 729th tallest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Kothmale area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass.
Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka. Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden.
Lake Gregory
Lake Gregory sometimes also called Gregory Lake or Gregory Reservoir, is a reservoir in the heart of the tea country hill city of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka.
Hakgala Botanical Garden
Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other four are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Mirijjawila Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden.
Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It encompasses an area of 31 km2 (12 sq mi) and borders Thotupalakanda Nature Reserve.
Baker's Falls
Baker's Falls is a famous waterfall in Horton Plains National Park in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Approximately 20 metres (66 ft) high, the waterfall is formed by the Belihul Oya, a major tributary of the Walawe River.
Other
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light".
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