Ella Holidays

Ella is a highland fling worth writing home about. The last stop on one of the most beautiful train rides in the world and one of Mother Nature’s multi-platinum albums; a compendium of faraway forests, wild waterfalls and head-spinning rice paddies.

Ella’s misty mountain village is as good for sights as it is for the soul. An outdoor swim under dewy skies is as meditative as it is magical. A hike to Ella’s Rock sees you almost touching the clouds. The romantic sip tea that’s been grown almost at their feet and the adventurous soak under plummeting waterfalls and fly Ravana’s dual-wire zipline.

Visit Buddhist monks at Mahamevnawa monastery and bohemian cafes on the main strip. Pause for a while taking in the enormity of Ella’s ancient peaks then carry on to the impossibly striking Nine Arch Bridge, now a household name among the Instagram crowd, but actually one that has been captivating visitors with its breathtaking arcs since 1921.

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