The Train Ride

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Really happy that you found this useful! If you haven’t seen it yet, we also have a general guide to Sri Lanka here https://nerdnomads.com/guide-to-sri-lanka. And the dinner, oh the dinner is delicious! The best food we have had in Sri Lanka, maybe the whole of Asia’ while reading this phrase I almost cried remembering my Mom’s foods. You could also encourage your children to use The Train Ride Sequencing Cards to retell the story in their own words using some of the lovely language and rhythmic phrases from this delightful book. Wow, sounds like you are going to have a very special trip to Sri Lanka with your Sri Lankan friend who is returning to her home country! Sri Lanka has changed a lot in 17 years, so she might not recognise her home village. I`m sure it will be a life-changing experience both for her, her daughter, and maybe you too. Thank you! So happy our blog could be of help to you when planning your trip to beautiful Sri Lanka.

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The best views are actually between Nuwara Eliya and Ella, in my opinion, and you will see plenty of hills covered by tea plantations. You will have a wonderful and scenic 2-3-hour train trip from Nuwara Eliya to Ella! You can also hire a car with a driver (we did that mostly to get around). The drive from Clombo to Ella takes about 5-6 hours depending on the traffic. Heritance Tea Factory– an old tea factory beautifully renovated into a hotel in the middle of the tea plantationsJanuary: 2nd / 3rd, 7th / 8th, 9th / 10th, 14th / 15th, 16th / 17th, 21st / 22nd, 23rd / 24th, 28th / 29th, 30th / 31st. There are two government-run express trains each day from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya (Nanu Oya Train Station), and one VIP train run by 12Go:

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Seeing recommendations for N. Eliya–Ella section on Kandy-Ella route makes me reconsidering the plan. Do you have any suggestion? To switch to car or bus, and/or to take N. Eliya–Ella train during the stay in N. Eliya, or to skip N. Eliya and visit Ella instead. On the South we would be just 2 days, but could be shorten for one day in favour of central part.

We have been to both Cambodia and Vietnam, but Sri Lanka is still our favorite Asian country. The nature, the wildlife, the people, the culture, the beaches….everything is just better in Sri Lanka. 🙂 You can find train times here: http://eservices.railway.gov.lk/schedule/homeAction.action?lang=en (search from Kandy to Nanuoya). You can read and see our photos from Tangalle here: https://nerdnomads.com/the-perfect-beach-tangalla-sri-lanka

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Ella is one of the most beautiful places in the inland of Sri Lanka, but I think you are a bit short on time for such a long trip.It is best to sit on the left side of the train from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy if you can choose, although you get beautiful views from both sides of the train. There are plenty of nice beaches on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka. We really liked Mirissa Beach and Tangalle Beach. Mirissa is more lively and has more people, while Tangalle is more pristine with not many people. You can not go swimming in Tangalle, however, due to heavy underwater currents. So probably Mirissa area is better for your children if they`d like to go swimming: https://nerdnomads.com/beach-paradise-mirissa Colombo – Kandy (2,5 hours by train). This train trip is one of Sri Lanka’s most scenic train trips as the train goes up into the mountains from the Colombo coast. We did this and it was great! It is also highlighted in the Lonely Planet book as Sri Lanka’s nicest train trip. You can also do this by taxi, this takes about 3 hours.