Kandy & the Hill Country aerial view

Kandy & the Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Kandy, the last royal capital of Sri Lanka and home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is the gateway to the island's cool, mist-wrapped Hill Country of tea estates, waterfalls and colonial hill stations such as Nuwara Eliya and Ella. Luxury here means planters' bungalows restored to Relais & Châteaux standards, design-led wellness retreats in the Knuckles foothills and heritage hotels carved from century-old tea factories.

Ceylon Tea Trails

Relais & Châteaux collection of five restored colonial tea planters' bungalows above Castlereagh Reservoir in the Bogawantalawa Valley.

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Ceylon Tea Trails exterior

Ceylon Tea Trails interior

Santani Wellness Kandy

Award-winning wellness resort of minimalist mountain chalets and a three-storey spa on a former tea estate in the Knuckles foothills above Kandy.

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Santani Wellness Kandy exterior

Santani Wellness Kandy interior

Heritance Tea Factory

Iconic heritage hotel created inside a 1930s tea factory perched at 2,000 metres among working tea gardens above Nuwara Eliya.

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Heritance Tea Factory exterior

Heritance Tea Factory interior

Kings Pavilion Kandy

Intimate hilltop boutique hotel with sweeping views over Kandy's hills, a short drive from the Temple of the Tooth.

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Kings Pavilion Kandy exterior

Kings Pavilion Kandy interior