Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Nuwara Eliya

Experience the best that Nuwara Eliya has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 330 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Kandy City Tours and Taxi service Sri lanka

Tour agency

👍👍 Title: A Nice and Pleasant City Tour Experience! I recently had the pleasure of going on a city tour, and I must say it was a genuinely nice and pleasant experience. From start to finish, the tour was filled with delightful surprises. The tour guide was not only knowledgeable but also incredibly f...

5.00 (112 reviews) (~37.86 km from centre)

Kandy Cooking Class At Best Kandy Kitchen

Cooking class

👍👍 We have experienced how to cook real Sri Lankan food from scratch. We were a group of five people from Spain, Poland, Germany and Italy. We started at around 5pm and started eating at around 8pm. So far it was the best experience we had in this country, and even if it looks a 'bit' expensive at firs...

5.00 (46 reviews) (~38.81 km from centre)

Aruna Tours kandy

Tour agency

👍👍 Aruna is kind, considerate and reliable. He took me on so many beautiful scenic routes, explaining the history, culture and ensuring I saw all the best bits. He is also very reasonably priced and will tailor an itinerary to your needs. I cannot recommend him enough.

5.00 (33 reviews) (~38.85 km from centre)

Srilanka Authentic Experience

Travel agency

👍👍 Opting to travel with Sri Lanka Authentic Experience was a great decision! Out tour guide was reliable, responsive, punctual, flexible and made our trip truly unforgettable. Traveling around with him was quite fun and he cares a lot about his clients. We definitely recommend travelling with Sri Lank...

5.00 (33 reviews) (~39.63 km from centre)

Lesley tuk tuk safari kandy

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 We wanted to visit Ambuluwawa Tower and spontaneously decided to extend the tour to Embekke and Lankathilake temples. Lesley was an excellent and super nice driver who told us many little details of places we were passing through. He was our guide on the locations and translated the locals' informat...

5.00 (31 reviews) (~37.03 km from centre)

DFCC Bank - Kandy City Centre

Private sector bank

👍👍 Special Thanks go to Ms Anuradha & the DFCC Kandy City Centre Branch Team. Ms Anuradha contacted me when I was abroad and she guided me from A to Z on how the process works then I came to Sri Lanka for my vacation and I visited the branch and met her, and she helped me with depositing an FD and requ...

4.90 (136 reviews) (~38.2 km from centre)

Kandy Casa by Regus

Villa

👍👍 Kandy Casa was everything we expected and more!. Thank you for a much needed, relaxing holiday! The villa is tastefully furnished and high standards are maintained. Chathura, the manager was most welcoming & hospitable and went out of his way to make us comfortable. The meals were delicious, well pr...

$84/night

4.90 (47 reviews) (~36.94 km from centre)

Selyna Sky Terrace

Homestay

👍👍 10/10. The highlight of this accommodation are the hosts. We were welcomed by delicious dinner, which we ate in the dinning room, talking to Selyna and her husband with a feeling such as visiting friends in their home. Even though we spent only two nights, we had really nice conversations with Selyn...

$35/night

4.90 (45 reviews) (~38.45 km from centre)

Kandy Taxi Service

Taxi service

👍👍 We had a private tour with Holiday walkers. Everything was perfect. They Gave us so much local information and history and was very flexible in stopping for the best photo opportunities. Our hotels were great and everything ran very smoothly.

4.90 (45 reviews) (~37.68 km from centre)

Balathuduwa Peak

Hiking area

👍👍 This peak is over 2000m in height. This is one of the twin peaks whereas the other one is gommolli kanda. Which is little higher than balathuduwa peak. You can reach this peak via wangedigala trail. From wangedigala it will take another 3 to 4 hrs hike. Also from adarakanda side there is a footpath...

4.90 (42 reviews) (~24.13 km from centre)

Sri Lanka Tours/Sri Lanka Round Tours/Sri Lanka Private Tours By The Visit Lanka Tours

Tour agency

4.90 (40 reviews) (~36.34 km from centre)

Evergreen Homestay - Kandy

Homestay

👍👍 Most welcome and accommodating place I've ever stayed in my whole travel experience. I just can say thank you! Keep spreading kind and love in the world. It's a pleasure to meet people like you

$33/night

4.90 (35 reviews) (~38.08 km from centre)

Diyaluma Falls

Tourist attraction

720-ft. high waterfall, the second highest in the country, with a fabled history of lovers & Gods.

4.80 (3.3K reviews) (~39.6 km from centre)

Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Buddhist temple

👍 The History of this temple goes back to the time of Buddha but this area around Badulla (especially Uva Province) goes way back in to the time of 19th -18th century BCE. Emperor Rawana was ruling this country with Badulla as the capital. It is also believed that the War of Rama and Rawana took place...

4.80 (2.8K reviews) (~32.49 km from centre)

Getambe Temple (ගැටඹේ පන්සල)

Buddhist temple

👍👍 I respect all the religions and i visit to all the religious places. Today i visited to getambe temple this is very peaceful place. And the environment is very peaceful i just love this place.

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~37.46 km from centre)

Bomburu Ella Waterfall

Tourist attraction

👍👍 This concealed waterfall is a true marvel, embraced by luxuriant green landscapes. The mesmerizing cascade of water offers both a visual spectacle and an enchanting auditory experience. The crystalline pool beneath invites a rejuvenating dip, while the surrounding habitat forms a sanctuary for diver...

4.80 (675 reviews) (~7.66 km from centre)

Upper Diyaluma Waterfall

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Great place to camping. There are camping providers, or can placed your own camp. How ever best option is contact a guide and camping maker, otherwise it will harder to find better place for camping. If u try poonagala road there is a shop ( New Raja Stores ) with a car park which having cctv survei...

4.80 (630 reviews) (~39.55 km from centre)

Chariot Path -

Tourist attraction

👍👍 How to reach: Colombo> Pussalawa (Gampola Nuwara Eliya road)> Delta Estate> Perettasi estate> start of the hike. Mode of transport: Not by a car van Off road vehicle is much easy as road is damaged also there is a bus public bus(Perattasi estate bus )on specific times. Hike takes 2-3 hours to the...

4.80 (403 reviews) (~13.18 km from centre)

Narangala Mountain

Campground

👍👍 Easily one of the best hikes in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 ⛰️ If you plan to visit, here are some tips; Take the Badulla-Ledgerwatta bus after arriving in Badulla. It will take you to the nearest village to the peak of the Narangala mountain. After that it's a 75 minute hike (depending on the person and the we...

4.80 (279 reviews) (~29.07 km from centre)

Lanka Ella - Waterfall

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Lanka Ella Waterfall is located in the Kalupahana area in the Badulla District of the Uva Province. The height is about 32 meters. It is located at a distance of about 1 km from Bambarakanda waterfall. This path to the waterfall is home to many endemic bird species. great place 👌

4.80 (249 reviews) (~23.25 km from centre)

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Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka