Little Adam’s Peak and Nine Arch Bridge

Duration:

• 3.5 to 5.5 hrs depending on route

Fitness level (1-5):

• 1/5 - easy, seated throughout

The Kandy to Ella highland railway appears on serious travellers’ shortlists for a straightforward reason - the experience of being on it. Open carriage doors, tea estates dropping away on both sides and a valley floor hundreds of metres below.

Duration:

• Full day

Fitness level (1-5):

• 1/5 - easy, flat walking

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at puja time, when the inner shrine opens and the drums begin, is the experience that earns Kandy its place in every serious Sri Lanka itinerary. Peradeniya Botanical Gardens rounds out the afternoon.