Travelon Christmas tour to Nuwara Eliya

The final domestic tour by Travelon for 2012 will be the Christmas Tour to Nuwara Eliya by the "EXPO RAIL".

Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya

With more than 500 satisfied Sri Lankan Holiday Makers participating in eight tours, in December 20-21. Train Tour to Nuwara Eliya would be the "plum on the cake" with the night's stay at the famed "Grand Hotel" in Nuwara Eliya.

On the morning of December 20, the luxury rail carriage attached to the "Podi Menike" express train to Badulla will puff out of the Fort Railway station at5.50 a.m. while the efficient and smart cabin crew of EXPO staff will serve breakfast to the passenger's seats, with tray tables provided.

Being served with coffee and tea as the train reaches Gampola the passengers have the opportunity to come out on the "Sun Deck" where one could move freely to the open air section of the train and enjoy the fresh air, of the fantastic Sri Lanka up-country scenery!

At the Hatton station the train winds through some of the best scenery of Sri Lanka with miles and miles of green carpets of tea laid on mountains, the beauty of this train route view is simply out of this world! You will have the opportunity to wiev two magnificent water falls Devon, St. Clare and the upper Kotmale Hydro project being constructed.

The train is scheduled to arrive at Nanuoya station and those who have been to Horton Plains/World's End (four km hike one way) will de-train at Pattipola (the highest elevation of a train station in Sri Lanka) and travel by coach to Horton Plains.

After the excursion to Horton Plains both groups will meet at Grand Hotel for fellowship and cocktails. A Buffet Dinner at the "Grand Ballroom".

The tour of N' Eliya including Japanese Garden, Lake Gregory will be on the next day after a sumptuous breakfast.

The group will get to the Nanuoya station by 12.20 p.m. to board the down train to Colombo with Lunch and tea served. The cost of the tour is reasonably priced.