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15 Best Ella & Tea Country Day Trips In Colombo

Colombo’s best days out.

The 15 most popular ella & tea country day trips in and around Colombo. The ones worth building a day around, with what they cost, how long they run and who to book with.

15 Best Ella & Tea Country Day Trips In Colombo

From Colombo: Kandy, Pinnawala and Tea Factory Full-Day Trip - Pinnawala Elephants: Photo Stops and Real Feeding/Bathing Time
1-Day Tours, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Full-Day, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Tour Reviews

From Colombo: Kandy, Pinnawala and Tea Factory Full-Day Trip

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1.From Colombo: Kandy, Pinnawala and Tea Factory Full-Day Trip

Full-day Kandy trip from Colombo: Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Pinnawala elephants, spice and craft stops, plus tea tasting at a factory.

Most Popular★ 4.4

“OUR driver was Katie was very friendly and easy communication with deaf people. he used gestured and write down. he took us to the beautiful Kandy and rode & fed elephant, tea factory and the most beautiful white temple. we recommend to use Kani again in the future.”

99 reviews12 hoursFrom $55by Leisure Sri Lanka

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Ella: Tea Factory, Train, and Nine Arch Day Tour with Pickup - Pickup and the reality of 16 hours
Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Tour Reviews, Tours, Train Experiences

Ella: Tea Factory, Train, and Nine Arch Day Tour with Pickup

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2.Ella: Tea Factory, Train, and Nine Arch Day Tour with Pickup

Ella day trip with pickup: tea factory, train ride, Nine Arch Bridge, Ravana Pool Club, Little Adam’s Peak hike, and zipline.

★ 4.8

“Krish was a fantastic tour guide! He has a bubbly, friendly attitude and his attention to detail to personalise the itinerary to make the most of the day was second to none. I had a great day and saw everything I wanted to. Even when I was nervous to go down the zipline, his encouragement…”

98 reviews16 hoursFrom $140by Apple Vacations Sri Lanka

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03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe - Price and Logistics: Where Your Money Really Goes
Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Sigiriya & Dambulla Day Trips, Sri Lanka Wildlife Safaris, Tour Reviews

03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe

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3.03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe

3 days from Colombo to Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella and Udawalawe with guided transport, two hotels, and most meals included.

★ 5.0

“Tour is very involved and a great way to experience the beauty of Sri Lanka with local drivers. Chamara was my guide for the majority of the tour. Great English, super nice, very calm and a great driver.”

61 reviewsFrom $265.00by Apple Vacations Pvt Ltd

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3 Days Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya & Sigiriya from Colombo - Price and value: what $250 really buys
3-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Multi-Day Sri Lanka Tour Packages, Sigiriya & Dambulla Day Trips, Tour Reviews, Tours

3 Days Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya & Sigiriya from Colombo

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4.3 Days Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya & Sigiriya from Colombo

Private 3-day Colombo tour covering Kandy, tea country Nuwara Eliya, and Sigiriya with 3-star hotel, meals, and a chauffeured car.

★ 4.5

“My tour guide Keerthe was excellent and very helpful in making the tour best suited for me. The elephant safari and Sigiriya rock fortress were incredible. I liked my trip so much I booked a day trip to galle.”

28 reviewsFrom $250.00by Apple Vacations Pvt Ltd

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4 Days Tour to Kandy, Sigiriya & Nuwara Eliya - Day 1 in Kandy: Rambukkana spices, gems, the Tooth Relic Temple, and cultural dance
4-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Multi-Day Sri Lanka Tour Packages, Sigiriya & Dambulla Day Trips, Tour Reviews, Tours

4 Days Tour to Kandy, Sigiriya & Nuwara Eliya

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Best Of Sri lanka Tour (06 Days 05 Nights) - Kandy- N.Eliya -Bentota-Colombo - Day 1: Arrival to Kandy with Pinnawala elephants, spice garden stops, and dance
Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Galle & Bentota Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Multi-Day Sri Lanka Tour Packages, Tour Reviews, Tours

Best Of Sri lanka Tour (06 Days 05 Nights) – Kandy- N.Eliya -Bentota-Colombo

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6.Best Of Sri lanka Tour (06 Days 05 Nights) – Kandy- N.Eliya -Bentota-Colombo

6-day Sri Lanka route from Kandy to tea country and Bentota, ending with Galle Fort and Colombo. Private A/C chauffeur included.

★ 5.0

“Room category was poor for the paid price. Not possible to adapt the trip. Food was ok but not diversified. Too much mandatory visits in « partner shops ». Tourism development impacted the quality of the service.”

19 reviewsFrom $366.00by Real Lanka Holidays

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Sri Lanka Private 2-day Tour:Train Trip, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya - Day 1: From Colombo to Kandy With a Spice Garden Primer
2-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Private, Tour Reviews, Tours, Train Experiences

Sri Lanka Private 2-day Tour:Train Trip, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya

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7.Sri Lanka Private 2-day Tour:Train Trip, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya

Ride the Hill Country Blue Train, explore Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth, see Peradeniya Gardens, and tour tea country in Nuwara Eliya.

★ 4.5

“I got a completely different experience than almost every other review here. My guide wasn’t really a guide at all but more like a private driver. He didn’t really say a word the entire 2 days to me as he didn’t speak english well. But he was a great driver, always on time, and dropped…”

15 reviewsFrom $275by Serendipity tours (private) Limited

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Day Tour to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy by Lux Tours Lanka - Price and Value: What $160 Gets You (and What Might Cost Extra)
Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Tour Reviews, Tours

Day Tour to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy by Lux Tours Lanka

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7 Day Colombo Galle Yala Ella Kandy, Sri Lanka Tour - Polonnaruwa’s ruins: big walking, big payoff
7-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Galle & Bentota Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Sri Lanka Wildlife Safaris, Tour Reviews, Tours

7 Day Colombo Galle Yala Ella Kandy, Sri Lanka Tour

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9.7 Day Colombo Galle Yala Ella Kandy, Sri Lanka Tour

Private 7-day Sri Lanka route from Colombo to Galle, with Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella, Yala safari, and coastal highlights.

★ 4.5

“we had an amazing time. sujeewa took us to as many places as we told him and he knew. we partied, took videos and photos. we toured all over sri lanka hahahaha now sujeewa is not just a simple guide but family and I highly recommend yRead more”

12 reviewsFrom $523.19by Sri Lanka Tour with Sujeewa

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Shore Excursion From Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation & back for 2 People - Ingiriya Ceylon Tea Plantation: Plucking Leaves and Watching Tea Work
Colombo, Colombo Shore Excursions, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Shore Excursions, Tour Reviews, Tours

Shore Excursion From Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation & back for 2 People

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10.Shore Excursion From Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation & back for 2 People

Private Colombo port day trip to Ingiriya tea and rubber plantations, with tea plucking and manufacturing, rice fields, and city drive-bys.

★ 4.5

“Our guide was terrific. He wanted to share as much about his country as he could. Tea, orange coconuts, ginger beer and a fruit that I can’t remember the name of. Great tour. Was to be about 4 hours and became just over 5! Very interesting.”

11 reviewsFrom $135.72by Kamvelta Travels & Tours

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Udawalawe Safari Day Trip from South Region & Transfer to Ella - Elephant Transit Home (ETH): the short stop that gives the day meaning
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Udawalawe Safari Day Trip from South Region & Transfer to Ella

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11.Udawalawe Safari Day Trip from South Region & Transfer to Ella

Udawalawe National Park elephants and a visit to the Elephant Transit Home, with private jeep safari, meals, and smooth south-to-Ella transfer.

★ 5.0

“Prompt port pick up and drive to the national park with a nice lunch stop at Niwahana before the 4 hour jeep safari ride in the national park. Van driver made a few stops to point out interesting sites along the way.”

10 reviewsFrom $180.00by Bentota Travel Mart

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Nuwaraeliya (Nanuoya) to Ella Reserved Train Tickets - Price and value: what $20 buys you (and what it saves)
Colombo, Colombo to Kandy Train Tickets, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Tickets, Tour Reviews, Train Experiences

Nuwaraeliya (Nanuoya) to Ella Reserved Train Tickets

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12.Nuwaraeliya (Nanuoya) to Ella Reserved Train Tickets

Prebook reserved seats from Nuwara Eliya (Nanuoya) to Ella on Sri Lanka’s blue train, with paper tickets delivered to your hotel.

★ 4.5

“Very good views and it was a memorable ride. Seats were comfortable. A little anxiety for not receiving the physical tickets earlier but it was still on time. It was confusing to find the seat numbers but we reached out to the uniformed staff to ask. Overall, the train ride really opened up our hearts…”

10 reviewsFrom $20.00by Mahaweli Tours and Holidays

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Colombo to Kandy,Ella & Yala 3 Day Tour - Day 2: the Peradeniya–Nanu Oya train ride and Nine Arches Bridge views
3-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Kandy & Pinnawala Day Trips, Sri Lanka Wildlife Safaris, Tour Reviews, Tours

Colombo to Kandy,Ella & Yala 3 Day Tour

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13.Colombo to Kandy,Ella & Yala 3 Day Tour

3 days from Colombo through Kandy, a Peradeniya–Nanu Oya train ride, and Yala National Park, with pickup and private A/C transport.

★ 5.0

“Hi ! Great tour with Terens who was the guide. Beautiful day and we saw all the famous place in this city, the temples, and historical places. I am recommend this company ! See you. I recommend it . I love it”

10 reviewsFrom $5.00by vishwa colombo tours

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From Ella: Diyaluma Falls Full-Day Tour with Lunch - Getting There: pickup options and what the 8-hour schedule really means
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From Ella: Diyaluma Falls Full-Day Tour with Lunch

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14.From Ella: Diyaluma Falls Full-Day Tour with Lunch

Diyaluma Falls from Ella: 8-hour small-group tour with hotel pickup, easy hike, lunch, and time to swim at Sri Lanka’s second-highest waterfall.

★ 4.8

“Pubba, our guide, was one of the best people we met in Sri Lanka, so friendly, wise, and genuinely concerned for us. We didn’t receive driver/car details, but he arrived on time in a tuk tuk. Although outside his work, he stopped at Rawana Falls and Little Adam’s Peak to have our pics taken from…”

8 reviews8 hoursFrom $70by Ella day Tours

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2-Day Experiences, Colombo, Ella & Tea Country Day Trips, Sri Lanka Wildlife Safaris, Tour Reviews, Tours

Privet 2 Day Tour Udawalawe & Ella From Colombo

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15.Privet 2 Day Tour Udawalawe & Ella From Colombo

A 2-day Colombo tour built around Udawalawe elephant safaris, a Ratnapura gem stop, and Ella’s Nine Arches Bridge morning.

★ 5.0

“I did with my wife . It's a good romantic tour I loved it and we really enjoyed it we saw a lot of amazing places in the city and had a great time. Thank h so much wish Colombo travels”

7 reviewsFrom $5.00by vishwa colombo tours

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