Train Excursions in Sri Lanka
Train travels, who can resist them? It is the most magical way to travel, provided you have a lot of time to do it. I won't lie, I'm pretty crazy about them. I recently took a little trip from Colombo, to Ella - down to Bandarawela (bus) and then to Nuwaraeliya. Having heard about Expo Rail. I was curious about it. As most last minute planning ends up being, well,last minute, observation tickets were out. Expo Rail in a nutshell is a privately owned rail carriage (attached to the normal train - NOT a train by itself) and can easily be booked online. I spent Sri Lankan Rupees 4500/- for two people from Colombo Fort to Ella (One way). It also included breakfast (pastries), Lunch (Sri Lankan rice and the choice of vegetarian - soya rice with carrot and yellow rice, or chicken and the same yellow rice and carrot). Tea/ coffee was provided, along with water bottles and tea time also included a little snack with a sri lankan version of a tiny muffin and egg pastry sort of