Driving in Sri Lanka is a slow business. Taking the train even slower, but it is well worth doing. The journey from Kandy to Ella takes you through many tea plantations, high up into the ‘Hill Country’. The speed limit is 15km an hour so there is plenty of opportunity to take in the scenery. As you get higher the vegetation and climate change. For anyone who is curious and likes new experiences, the journey is ideal.
I wouldn’t want to do a daily commute this way. The train was very old, the loos very smelly and the grandeur of the first class carriage very faded. It was also very cheap and is worth going first class as although the carriage is shabby, it has huge windows. Try and get the backward facing seats at the rear of the train and you’ll have 180 degree views.
What a great experience.
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Sri Lanka is a Nature's wonder. the little island 270 km by 140 km in size has everything a nature lover will look for. The highly diversified island differs from city to city, district to district and province to province.
Mountains, Geo Plains, Dashing Water Falls, National parks, Sea, Beaches Rocks, Paddy fields, Tea Gardens, Rain Forests, Rivers, Landscapes, Streams all are beautiful. The Sri Lankan nature's beauty blends in it's wild life of elephants, birds, animals, flowers and wide verity of trees.
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