The heart of Sri Lanka’s high-grown tea estates, home to some of the island’s most storied tea bungalow stays and the starting point for the pilgrimage climb up Adam’s Peak. Its estates sit at a higher altitude than Nuwara Eliya’s, producing some of the most prized Ceylon tea grades and a stay here suits travellers who want a genuinely immersive tea-country experience rather than a single factory stop. We recommend it as an optional highland extension for travellers on the Wellness & Wild Trails Collection who have additional nights to dedicate to the hill country. Its relative remoteness is precisely what keeps it quieter than the more visited Nuwara Eliya and Ella circuit.