Ella is a really interesting town. With mountainous scenery all around, tea plantations close by, waterfalls and a vibrant and bohemian town centre, it’s a must-visit on your trip to Sri Lanka.

Stumbling out from the hippy rooftop lounge of Cafe One Love after too many mango mojitos, I swore to the honeymooning ...

Kirigalpoththa highlights the legendary Ravana Ella (waterfall) of Sri Lanka: “according to the great epic ‘Ramayana’ the mythical King Ravana of Lanka kidnapped Princess Sitha of India and kept her ...

Sri Lanka, a former British colony, is a predominately Buddhist nation of 20 million people. ... When in Ella, go swimming in the waterfall and trek to the caves in the mountains. If you stay longer ...

In Sri Lanka, there are over 382 large and small waterfalls spread throughout the central hills apart from the major ones, which have become popular tourist destinations. Not many of these waterfalls ...

Stranded tourists rest at Cafe Chill in Ella, a tourist hot spot about 200 kilometers east of the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: AP The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and ...

This is why Sri Lanka’s Ella needs to be on your travel bucket list, It is time to get over Colombo, Sigiriya, Kandy and Galle, for Sri Lanka has a new star that is rising high and fast in the ...

From my second-class seat (about $16.50, again booked through Visit Sri Lanka Tours), I could enjoy the percussive clacking of the train as it wound through the intensely lush, hilly terrain, with ...