A guide to Ella: a former coffee-then-tea plantation town turned Hill Country hiking and train hub, visiting tips and map.

A guide to hiking Ella Rock: the route via the railway tracks, tea plantations, viewpoint, and practical tips with map.

A guide to Little Adam's Peak near Ella: its name, the easy trail, best sunrise viewing, practical tips and map.

A guide to Nil Diya Pokuna near Ella: the 80-metre-deep cave trek, the King Ravana legend, safety tips and map.

A guide to the Nine Arch Bridge near Ella: how WWI steel shortages forced an all-stone solution, train timings, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Ravana Falls and Ravana Ella Cave near Ella: the Ramayana kidnapping legend, 25,000-year-old cave evidence, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory near Ella: its growth story since 1970, the factory tour, tea tasting, visiting tips and map.

A complete guide to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada): the multi-faith footprint legend, royal pilgrimage history, the night climb, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Knuckles Mountain Range: its clenched-fist silhouette, extraordinary endemic biodiversity, hiking tips and map.

A guide to the Ceylon Tea Museum in Hantana: James Taylor's story, vintage machinery, tea tasting, visiting tips and map.