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Oliphant Boutique Villa

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Hotel overview

In the cool highlands of Sri Lanka, on top the highest vantage point a few minutes drive away from Nuwara Eliya town, is a place that takes you back in time: Oliphant Boutique Villa. Surrounded by lush tea estates, beautifully kept gardens, and colourful flower beds it is a colonial mansion turned planter's bungalow turned boutique hotel.

Enjoy spacious bedrooms in colonial style with four-poster beds, fireplaces to keep you warm, and large windows that look out to the sprawling gardens beyond. Each room also has a tea station so guests can enjoy a refreshing cup of locally grown tea from the surrounding estate.

There are plenty of comfy sofas to snuggle up with a book under a blanket, and the property offers a variety of dining experiences: breakfast in bed, afternoon tea on the lawn or dinner by a warm fire. Guests can choose from a range of continental and traditional dishes via the à la carte or set menu.

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High Tea at the Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya

Enjoy afternoon 'High Tea' Sri Lankan style either in the open-sided Grand Tea Lounge or on the beautiful manicured lawn of the Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya. Presented on the typical tiered stands, you will be served anything from sushi, spring rolls and burger sliders, to the more traditional triangular sandwiches, scones and dainty cakes, all washed down with some delicious single estate and blended Ceylon tea. The staff are kitted out in traditional white finery, making you truly feel like you're a part of the British Colonial era in Ceylon.

Excursion

Horton Plains Trek (Half Day)

This glorious trek is through Horton Plains National Park, a vast stretch of high altitude grassland that is perched the edge of the hill country, approximately 45 minutes south of Nuwara Eliya. The park is part of the ‘Central Highlands of Sri Lanka’, a UNESCO World Heritage site, due to its extraordinary range of flora and fauna, but also archaeological findings within the park that date back to the Mesolithic period. What makes a walk through Horton Plains so special is World's End, a sheer precipice that falls almost a kilometre to the lowlands below. On a clear day this is one of the most spectacular views found on the island as it stretches to the south coast.  This moderate and circular trek normally takes around 4 hours in total, covering approximately 9km.  It covers both the escarpments known as ‘Mini World’s End’ as well as 'World’s End'. A little further on you have the choice of making a somewhat slippery and steep descent to see ‘Bakers Falls’ a glistening cascading waterfall named after the famous British explorer, Sir Samuel Baker. Alternatively at this point you can continue the trek through spectacular cloud forests and grasslands back to the start. The weather can change quickly at any time of year, even during dry season, so we recommend that you bring good shoes and a waterproof jacket. We also suggest starting the trek early (approx. 5am depending on which hotel you're staying at) in order to catch sunrise from one of the viewing points; mist comes in around 10am daily so we don't want your view to be blocked!. Please note that there are no water sources for at least 5km so we recommend that you bring lots of water with you. Please note that a good level of fitness is needed for the 'World's End' hike as it can be rough underfoot and steep in some areas. The National Park is also at high altitude (over 2000m in parts) so take it at your own pace - the views around you will be stunning and peaceful! We encourage you to bring a packed breakfast from the hotel to keep you going, but there is a small café at the top to buy refreshments.

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Tea Factory Visit

Our tea factory visit educates you on the entire tea manufacturing process used in most parts of Sri Lanka. You will firstly watch the tea pickers as they nimbly walk up the hillside with their baskets, picking tealeaves as they have done for centuries. Afterwards you will visit the factory; here a friendly staff member will take you around explaining the process of fermentation, rolling, drying, cutting, sieving and the grading of tea. There are machines for almost every part of the process except the all-important tea tasting at the end of the process to determine the quality of the tea. The tea factory visit normally lasts between 45 minutes and 1 hour.

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