ELLA
NATURAL STATE.
The home of many things. A diverse eco-system and animal population, cloud forests, hikes, tea plantations and of course Lipton Tea.
DO. HIKe THROUGH THE TEA FIELDS to LITTLE ADAM’s PEAK OR THROUGH A CLOUD FOREST TO RAVANA FALLS OR TO THE NINE ARCH BRIDGE
They do give tours in the factory, but in true GGW style, we completely missed the sign and walked right into the factory meeting with the all female production facility of the tea, watching their remarkable machines and cool style in which they divided and dispensed the tea to be packaged.
STAY. IT’S A SECRET
Secret Hotel, Southerland Estate Namunukula Road Ella 90090, Sri Lanka $195
98 Acres Resort & Spa, Greenland Estate, Ella - Passara Rd, Ella, Sri Lanka $250
Zion View Guest House, Waterfall Rd, Ella, Sri Lanka $100
The Wisdom Home, Sapumalthenna, Passara Road 90090, Sri Lanka
EAT. CHILL OUT
Chill Restaurant Bar, A23, Ella 90090, Sri Lanka a three story all you can eat paradise, you can have anything from a Sri Lanka dishes to pizza
Ceylon Tea Factory, Ambagollapathana, 4 Passara Rd, Ella, Sri Lanka beautiful tea bar as well as a Sri Lankan local treats
Art Cafe Umbrella, Passara road 3th mile, Ella, Uva province 90090, Sri Lanka funky fun place for lunch
We drove to Weligama, the small and cool surf town from Ella. Sri Lanka is known for its multitude of wildlife sanctuaries which can be found here.
We did not stop into any, but the drive along the way was wild enough.
