Fantasia tours, Sri Lanka

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Itinerary	Classic Holidays - Option II - Summer
Duration Info	DAY - 13 (Ella)
Accommodation Info
Location	ELLA
Meals Info	Bed & Breakfast
Hotel	Oak Ray Ella Gap
Image	1.jpg
Id	280
Created	4/26/20, 2:41 AM

Description

<ul><li>Early morning trekking to Ella Rock. You will pass through beautiful countryside, tea plantations, and railway lines till you reach the peak and witness the beautiful sunrise. It will take about 4 hours for the complete trek from start to end. <br></li><li>Late breakfast at the hotel.</li><li>Then explore Nine Arch Bridge, Demodara Railway loop, and Ravana Falls.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap<br></li></ul>

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303	50	42	Nine Arch Bridge	Nine Arch Bridge	<ul><p>Nine Arch Bridge at the "Gotuwala" village, between Ella and Demodara stations, is one of the railway engineering marvels in Sri Lanka. This viaduct at Gotuwala has sometimes referred "Nine Heart Bridge" or "Nine Skies Bridge".<br> <br>It was built entirely with blocks of stone and cement without any strengthening iron or concrete. There is an interesting village folktale about this construction. Since this viaduct construction begins World War I broke out and shipping movement restricted resulting in steel consignment was not coming on time or seized by the German Navy. The project came standstill, until local voluntarily came with an idea to build the viaduct with solid stone, bricks and cement only. Finally, the bridge was commissioned in 1921.</p><p><br></p><p><b>You also like to read:</b></p><p>Best train journeys in the world <a href="https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d" target="_blank">https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d</a></p><p><br></p><p> </p></ul>	1	9-arch---B.jpg	12/2/19, 2:07 AM	View Edit Delete
187	50	4	Ella rock	Ella rock	<ul>Ella rock, a famous cliff located near the Kital Ella railway station would be a stunning place to hike. At the summit, the view of the surrounding landscape is panoramic. The hike is about 8 km long and will take 4 hours for the entire hike. </ul>	1	B.jpg	2/16/19, 4:05 PM	View Edit Delete
188	50	20	Ravana falls	Ravana falls	<ul>Ravana falls located 6 km from Ella is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka specially in the wet season. It is about 25 m in height but not for a hike. Because it is quite dangerous to climb towards the head of the waterfall. The fall creates from the Ravana Ella wildlife sanctuary.	1	B.jpg	2/16/19, 4:11 PM	View Edit Delete
190	50	42	Demodara railway loop	Demodara railway loop	<ul><p>Demodara railway loop is a spiral rail line located between Demodara and Ella stations.<br> <br>During the Uva railway line construction in 1918, railway experts have found that the elevation difference between the adjoining hills at Demodara was too great for the new railway track to negotiate. Then the railway expert came with the idea of “Looping the Loop” to overcome this natural barrier. According to that, the rail line is going around the loop passes under itself, and emerging from a tunnel. The Demodara station located directly above the loop.<br> <br>There is an interesting story behind this. When the railway experts were in a challenge to find a way to proceed with the line beyond Demodara, one local farmer proposed that the line between two greater elevated hills should be in a manner of his turban was tied. The experts have accepted this proposal and the “Looping the Loop” design was evolved.<br> <br>Somehow Demodara railway loop is a masterpiece of railway engineering in Sri Lanka.</p><p><br></p><p><b>You also like to read:</b></p><p>Best train journeys in the world <a href="https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d" target="_blank">https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d</a></p><p> </p></ul>	1	Loop---b.jpg	2/16/19, 4:19 PM	View Edit Delete