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Itinerary Sri Lanka Architecture Heritage Tour | From Prehistoric Cave Settlements to Geoffrey Bawa’s Tropical Modernism
Duration Info DAY - 11 (Nuwara Eliya)
Accommodation Info
Location NUWARA ELIYA
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Oak Ray Summer Hill Breeze
Image HORTON-3.jpg
Id 262
Created 4/25/20, 1:14 AM

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<ul><li>Transfer you to Horton Plains National Park at around 5 am – approximately 1 and half hours’ drive.<br></li><li>You can choose either trekking in the normal circular route covering World’s End and Bakers’ Fall which takes 3-4 hours or Hike to Kirigalpotta mountain one of the best nature trails in Sri Lanka which is a 14 Km round hike will take about 6-7 hours.</li><li>Picnic breakfast will be provided before starting the hike or trek.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Summer Hill Breeze, Nuwara Eliya</li></ul>

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36 8 1 Horton plains national park, World heritage site Horton plains national park, World heritage site <ul>Horton plains national park is situated 2,300 m above sea level, spreading across Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura districts, and 190 km away from Colombo, 29 km away from Nuwara Eliya, and 50 km away from Ella.<br> <br>Maha Eliya Thenna, literary meaning in Sinhala “the great open plain,” was the original name of the area and it was renamed after Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, the British Governor of Ceylon from 1831 to 1837.<br> <br>It was nominated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and upgraded to a national park in 1988. Peak wilderness sanctuary adjoining the west with Horton plains national park together with Knuckles mountain range has called “the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka” is a World Heritage Site. </ul> 1 B.jpg 2/4/19, 12:26 AM View Edit
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39 8 20 Baker's falls, Horton plains national park Baker's falls, Horton plains national park <ul>Baker’s Fall, located inside the Horton plains national parks, originally known as Gonagala falls, was named after British explorer Sir Samuel Baker. It is 20 m in height and gives different views when you are looking at it from different angles. Baker's falls formed by the Belihuloya river, a tributary of the Walawe river. </ul> 1 B.jpg 2/4/19, 1:08 AM View Edit
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