Uva Province, Sri Lanka · Asia
Badulla works well as a base: 20 minutes from Ella Town, 13km from Ella.
Badulla is in Uva Province, Sri Lanka, with about 48,000 people. The nearest town is Ella Town, about 12 km away.
Badulla (Sinhala: බදුල්ල, IPA: [bəd̪ulːə]; Tamil: பதுளை,IPA: [bɐðuɭɐi̯]) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.
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Within an hour or so of Badulla: Nine Arch Bridge, Demodara (11 km), Ella (13 km), Lipton's Seat (23 km), Diyaluma Falls (28 km).
Badulla is in Uva Province, Sri Lanka, about 12 km from Ella Town.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
A soaring colonial-era railway viaduct of brick and stone curving through tea-clad jungle near Ella. A short drive-and-walk brings you trackside as blue trains rumble across its nine arches.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A misty hill town with spectacular train rides, tea plantations, waterfalls, and the iconic Nine Arches Bridge.
13 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The ridge above Dambatenne where Thomas Lipton surveyed his tea empire, at 1,970 m. The narrow road climbs through Lipton's own estate and on a clear morning the view runs to the southern coast.
23 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Sri Lanka's second-highest waterfall at 220 m, dropping in a single plume beside the Koslanda road, with a chain of natural infinity pools on the ledges above reached by a steep half-hour walk.
28 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A sheer escarpment in Horton Plains National Park dropping about 1,200 m straight off the edge of the highland plateau. Best before 10am, before cloud fills the void.
37 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
A 109 m waterfall in two tiers falling right beside the A5 at Ramboda Pass, on the tea-estate road between Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. Visible from the highway without leaving the car.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist temple, housing a relic of the tooth of Buddha in the hillside city of Kandy.
58 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
A vertigo-inducing spiral tower on a hilltop near Gampola whose staircase narrows to shoulder width and ends with no handrail, giving a 360-degree view over the central highlands.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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