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Cool-climate tea estates, mountain rail lines, and highland viewpoints.

Region — Hill Country

Places in Hill Country

Aberdeen Falls, a 98-meter waterfall near Ginigathena

Aberdeen Falls

Ginigathena

Adam's Peak, a 2,243-metre conical mountain in Sri Lanka's central highlands

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

Viewpoint at Adara Kanda overlooking hills in Sri Lanka's Hill Country

Adara Kanda

Aradunu Ella Falls

Passara

Baker's Falls inside Horton Plains National Park

Baker's Falls

Ohiya

Bambarakanda Falls, the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka

Bambarakanda Falls

Bible Rock (Bathalegala) in the hills near Aranayake

Bible Rock

Aranayake

Bomburu Ella waterfall cascading across a rocky cliff in the Nuwara Eliya hills

Bomburu Ella

Devathura Falls beside the A5 at Ramboda Pass

Devathura Falls

Devon Falls, a 97-meter waterfall near Talawakele

Devon Falls

Talawakele

Diyaluma Falls, a 220-meter waterfall near Koslanda

Diyaluma Falls

Koslanda

Dun Ella Falls

Meegahakivula

Dunhinda Falls dropping into its plunge pool near Badulla

Dunhinda Falls

Dunsinane Falls, a 100-meter waterfall at Pundaluoya

Dunsinane Falls

Pundaluoya

Elgin Falls, a 25-meter waterfall near Ambewela

Elgin Falls

Ambewela

Ella Rock, a 1,041-metre peak in Sri Lanka's hill country

Ella Rock

Galboda Ella, a 30-meter waterfall near Galboda station

Galboda Ella

Galway's Land National Park, a wildlife park in Nuwara Eliya

Galway's Land National Park

Garandi Ella dropping in stages down a cliff face near Ramboda

Garandi Ella

Hiking trail in the Great Western Mountain Range near Nuwara Eliya

Great Western Mountain

Hakgala Botanical Garden, showcasing a variety of plant species

Hakgala Botanical Garden

Helboda Ella

Montane grassland and cloud forest at Horton Plains in the central highlands

Horton Plains National Park

Istripura Cave

Kolapathana Ella, a 70-meter waterfall above Mandaram Nuwara

Kolapathana Ella

Kurundu Oya Falls

Walapane

Laxapana Falls cascading through the Maskeliya area of Nuwara Eliya District

Laxapana Falls

Maskeliya

Lipton's Seat, a clifftop tea-country viewpoint above Haputale

Lipton's Seat

The grassy ridgeline of Little Adam's Peak above Ella's tea fields

Little Adam's Peak

Lovers Leap Falls above the Pedro Tea Estate, Nuwara Eliya

Lovers Leap Falls

Mahakandura Falls

Hanguranketha

Mapalalla Ella Falls

Rikillagaskada

Panoramic view from Monara Gala Mountain overlooking the Hill Country

Monara Gala Mountain (Peacock Hill)

The white stupa of Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara in Badulla

Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Nanuoya Falls

Nanu Oya

Nil Diya Pokuna

Nine Arch Bridge, a colonial-era railway bridge in Demodara

Nine Arch Bridge

Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, a colonial-era hill station in Sri Lanka

Nuwara Eliya

Okandagala Falls

Peessa Ella

Lunugala

Pidurutalagala — Sri Lanka's tallest mountain, above Nuwara Eliya

Pidurutalagala

Rajamale Ella Falls

Ramboda Falls, a 109-meter two-tier waterfall at Ramboda Pass

Ramboda Falls

The entrance chamber of Ravana Cave in the hillside above Ella

Ravana Cave

Ravana Falls dropping beside the Ella–Wellawaya road

Ravana Falls

Rawan Ella's 40-meter horsetail drop through forest near Uduhawara

Rawan Ella

Sri Pada Falls

St Clair's Falls cascading through tea estates near Talawakelle, Sri Lanka

St Clair's Falls

Talawakelle

Unagolla Ella Falls

Metigahatenna

Yaka Andu Ella streaming down a rock face beside the Adam's Peak pilgrim path

Yaka Andu Ella

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