Ella Trip Overview
Visit the famous Adisham Bungalow by train. Enjoy the misty mountains and other colorful sights as you pass along during your train journey. Have a fun hike along the railway tracks to reach Adisham Bungalow. Get to know more about the history of the big old place and see its beautiful gardens. Picnic among the tea plantations. Finish off your tour with another train journey back.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Ella, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Ella, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Visit the famous Adisham Bungalow by train. Enjoy the misty mountains and other colorful sights as you pass along during your train journey. Have a fun hike along the railway tracks to reach Adisham Bungalow. Get to know more about the history of the big old place and see its beautiful gardens. Picnic among the tea plantations. Finish off your tour with another train journey back.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Haputale, Haputale, Uva Province
You will be starting your tour at 8:30 am from your hotel in Ella or Bandarawela; where you will be picked up by a tuk-tuk, the most famed mode of local transport.
Once you get to the train station; you will be boarding the 9:00 am train to Haputale. Along the way, your view will change from bright sunshine over cloud forests interspersed with rolling hills; to misty peaks, tree plantations, and sleeting rain. After disembarking from the train at 10:30 am,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: St Benedict’s Monastery – Adisham, Haputale Sri Lanka
You will begin the hike to Adisham Bungalow. Your guide will lead you along the railway tracks. Skipping along the old wooden railway sleepers is a fun experience in itself. You’ll be in no danger since you’ll be walking by during a period of lull; and you can also see and hear any passing trains from a great distance away, allowing your guide to conducting you safely.
Once you get to Adisham Bungalow by approximately 11:30 am, you’ll find yourself facing a beautiful old stone Tudor manor. The house was designed and built by Sir Thomas Lister Villiers in the early 1900s. You’ll be able to admire its perfectly polished wooden balustrades and hardwood floors, attractive interior decor, and interesting architecture. Adisham was designed after Leeds Castle located in Kent, in the UK. It too has sprawling lawns and colorful gardens populated by a myriad of local birdlife and butterflies. You will also be able to take part in the guided tour of the bungalow and learn more about it.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Ella, Ella, Uva Province
At 1:00 pm you will be moving to a tea estate nearby; where you will be treated to a delicious picnic lunch. Afterward, at 2:30 pm you will be hiking back to the train station in Haputale and boarding the train. A tuk-tuk will drop you off back at your hotel by 5:00 pm.
