An unforgettable train journey to Nuwaraeliya

Year and Month	18th-22nd December-2016
Number of Days	05
Crew	03
Accommodation	A privately rented house at Kalukele
Transport	Train, Motor Bicycle
Activities	Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring
Weather	Perfect
Route	Colombo -> Nuwaraeliya by Badulla Night Mail Train Luxury compartments “Expo Rail” and “Rajadhani Express“
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Carry enough water Do not try in rainy days Ask the directions from local Do not disturb to the villagers Book the trains in advance Hire a vehicle or a bike Plan your destinations at Nuwaraeliya Be prepared for the weather Book the hotels/ rooms in advance Buy tickets at Galweysland National Park Do not enter the forest illegally Do not litter Leave only footprints
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Author	Ranshan Fernando
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This was an unforgettable journey for me and my wife as we spend this vacation with our little princess. We planned this for 5 days by locating Nuwaraeliya and we rented a house via contact of our friend Madusanka. And the most wanted experience is the train journey at Expo Rail and Rajadhani Express. Hence we booked Expo Rail to reach Nanuoya and on our return journey, we booked Rajadhani Express. Unfortunately, this luxury train service is not functioning now.

We left in the morning train to Badulla via Expo Rail and it was like a journey at an airplane. Because we received all the meals and treatments from the staff and there was a special area as a view deck. That is an open area on the train and it was fully Air-conditioned and facilitated with a TV and wifi. We booked a house which has 3 rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room with over 10 perch garden. And that was situated above 2000m at Kalukele at a view of Hakgala, Horton Plains, Conical, Waterfall Point, Single Tree, Kikiliyamana, Piduruthalagala range.

I got the Madusanka’s motorbike for this entire tour and we went to Ambewela via Hakgala, Hawaeliya area, Gardens, Strawberry lands, Nanuoya falls and etc. Since we had our 1 and half year princess we didn’t go for adventures but we roamed around Galwesland National Park. On the final day, we came to Colombo by the Rajadhani Express compartment and it was also a unique served compartment but it is not good than the Expo Rail.