From Nuwara Eliya · about 6.5 hours
Tea estates, Lover's Leap and Gregory Lake
A gentle day in and around the tea town
$48
per person for two, from Nuwara Eliya, tickets included
Horton Plains and World's End from Nuwara Eliya
Horton Plains and World's End from Nuwara Eliya is Majeste's private day tour. It takes about 6.5 hours door to door and costs $74 per person for two, including your own car with an English-speaking driver and the park tickets. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. Nothing to pay now.
An hour from town, so a 05:00 start is enough.
At a glance
About this tour
Nuwara Eliya is the usual base for Horton Plains: about an hour to the Pattipola gate, then the 9 km loop to Mini World's End, World's End and Baker's Falls. Leave at 05:00 to be on the trail at first light, because cloud usually closes over the drop by 09:00 or 10:00. It is cold at dawn, and can be near 5 °C in January and February. Park tickets are included.
- World's End, a drop of about 870 metres, in the clear early light
- Baker's Falls and the cloud forest on the loop
- Sambar deer at the car park; park tickets included
Your day
Planning times from Nuwara Eliya, not promises.
Pickup in Nuwara Eliya; via Ambewela and Pattipola.
Park entrance and bag check for plastics.
The loop walk, 3 to 3.5 hours.
Breakfast box at the car park or a cafe at Ambewela, paid directly.
Ambewela dairy farm pastures on the way back, if you like.
Arrive back in Nuwara Eliya.
What is in the price
Included
- Private air-conditioned car or van with an English-speaking driver for the day
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Nuwara Eliya
- Every activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Breakfast box (ask your hotel the night before)
- Tips for the driver and any local guide, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Horton Plains and World's End walk
$71.86
Park tickets only: about USD 72 for two adults sharing one vehicle (USD 25 each plus USD 10 service charge and a vehicle fee, plus 18% VAT).
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- There is often no view at all from May to September and October to December; the walk still runs and we tell you the odds.
- No marketplace listing from Nuwara Eliya was found; the price is our car rate plus the official park formula.
- Warm layers for dawn, sun cream for the plain.
Good months: January, February, March, April.
Harder months: May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Read more
- Sri Lanka 10-day itinerary: drive times and prices
Ten days adds Polonnaruwa, Horton Plains and two nights each in Kandy and Ella. About USD 1,174 per person for two with Majeste, as of 7 November 2026.
- Sri Lanka entrance fees 2026: Sigiriya and parks
Sigiriya is USD 35, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura USD 30, the Temple of the Tooth LKR 3,000; a park ticket for two is USD 71.86. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
Where the figures come from
- AmazingLanka Horton Plains fee schedule (2025), checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026
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