Hill Country of Sri Lanka
The mountain slopes are covered with acres and acres of tea with its fragrant
aroma mingling with the fresh air. Nestled among the mist covered central
hills in a cool basin is Nuwara Eliya, the hill resort, resembling a little
English village. Road leading to this hill station winds through miles and
miles of ‘green carpet' of tea bushes where tea pluckers are seen busily
picking the ‘bud and two leaves’ that go to form the most popular
brew in the world, the ‘Ceylon Tea’.
Kandy
The hill capital blend the Sri Lankan kingdom is linked with amazing history
involving invasions by Portuguese, Dutch & British having resisted earlier
attempts lastly fell for British with the last king Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
taken captive to Goa India in 1815 the famous Temple of the Tooth Relic of
Buddha the Royal Palace the Picturesque lake and the Royal Botanic Gardens
surrounded by the longest River Mahaweli in a valley of mountains forest Rural
folk & vegetation events of folklore and cultural dancing delight visitors
on evenings embracing a mild atmosphere
Horton plains- water stream with sky
Discovered during the officer of British governor Horton the 7000ft. Horton
plains on the highest mountain region is a strict nature reserve & Habital
of many wild denizens the leopard elk, numerous species of birds and unique
varieties of amphibian an exotic collection of varied flora and moss covered
flat terrains with cold clear water streams abundant in trout provide visions
a choice of pleasure the worlds end a gasping depth of a sheer 7000ft.drop
is within reach clear weather enable . Glimpse of bambarakanda & baker
falls gush down the verdant mountains is speaking splendor.
Mountain Region (For the plantations Water
falls & Geographical Beauty)
Nuwara-Eliya city situated in the mid mountain plains above 3000ft. is the
central region of tea plantation introduced by British planters.Today the
green carpeted hills & valleys of tea donated by silvery top fed tea factories
glittering midst the veluety Green terrains with pocketed groups of pluckers
spreader in the valleys of the misty mornings are delighting glimpses of fascination
besides nature nature ever existent gift of virgin mountain forests embracing
the cascading water falls a feature adding beauty to perfection.