Breetas Garden

The Hill Country


This converted tea plantation residence is now a tasteful guesthouse and restaurant, with eight spacious, well-presented rooms, many with private balconies. There are stunning mountain views, and you can gaze over an ocean-like expanse of forest from the lovely little pool. It's 7km east of Kitulgala on the road to Hatton, with good walking nearby.


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1. Classic Car Museum

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2. Glenloch Tea Estate

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Around 27km north of Nuwara Eliya, tours of this factory are fairly informative, explaining cultivation, types of tea and the drying and packing processes…

3. Blue Field Tea Estate

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This large tea estate is 20km north of Nuwara Eliya. Short tours are offered and there's a decent restaurant here too. Blue Field Tea Estate has no…

4. Embekka Devale

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Dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Mahasen, this beautiful temple, with its finely carved wooden pillars depicting swans, eagles, wrestling men…

5. Lankatilake Temple

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6. Mackwoods Labookellie Tea Factory

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7. Gadaladeniya Temple

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8. Millennium Elephant Foundation

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