{"title":"Cycling from Nuwara Eliya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/nuwara-eliya\"\u003eNuwara Eliya\u003c\/a\u003e, which is a part of the central highlands of \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sri-lanka\"\u003eSri Lanka\u003c\/a\u003e is a tourist hotspot due to its cool weather right throughout the year. The picturesque sceneries, the waterfalls, the flora and fauna along with the salubrious climate allows you to enjoy the many \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/activities\"\u003eactivities\u003c\/a\u003e available in the city. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cycling\"\u003eCycling\u003c\/a\u003e through \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/nuwara-eliya\"\u003eNuwara Eliya\u003c\/a\u003e is one way to explore and experience the city with its beautiful colonial style architecture, colourful landscapes and waterways and even the well known Golf course. Tea trails can also be enjoyed while riding through lush green tea estates and making a pit stop at one of the factories to learn more about the entire process of tea making. You can even experience tea plucking by the locals and finally enjoy a hot cup of \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ceylon-tea\"\u003eCeylon tea\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cycling-from-nuwara-eliya","title":"Cycling from Nuwara Eliya","description":"\u003cp\u003e(SKU: LK770097A5) This tour takes you on a ride through the picturesque streets of Nuwara Eliya and shows you the beautiful colonial architecture that makes it special. Cycle along the shores of Gregory Lake. Visit the perfectly landscaped golf course. Bike by the pretty colonial era post office with its brick walls and gabled roofs. Look at the some of the many Hindu Temples in the area\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Gregory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolf Course of Nuwara Eliya.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nuwara Eliya Post Office.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindu Temples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycles and Cycling guide\/ supporting crew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack up vehicle (Cycle Carrier)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater and refreshments during the ride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperience:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will be starting your cycling ride at 9:00 am at the Nuwara Eliya Racecourse. You will be accompanied by a cycling guide and backup vehicle. There will be regular breaks where you will be provided with water and refreshments. Nuwara Eliya is a city which was once the highland holiday resort of the British. Many British lords and ladies of the colonial era, visited the cool hills of Nuwara Eliya during the heights of summer in Britain. They created quaint little cottages, colorful gardens and large colonial mansions. Their legacy still remains making the city one of the most beautiful in Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe race course of Nuwara Eliya is the last active horse racing arena left in Sri Lanka. Standing at 1868m above sea level, it is also one of the highest horse racing courses in the world. The course was built in 1900, though racing was officially inaugurated there in 1875. You will be able to cycle along the 9 furlong (1800m) race track, with its 333m straight stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter this you will be visiting Lake Gregory. The area where Nuwara Eliya is now, was once dominated by a swampy bog due to a stream. The lake was created by the Governor at the time Sir William Gregory when he had a stream dammed to create more stable land for construction. The lake later became a popular region for romantic courtships. Cycling by the lake will show you its serene beauty with misty hills in the backdrop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour next destination would be the golf club. The 18 hole golf course was built in the late 19th century and is one of the oldest golf courses in the country. A private golf club runs it nowadays. You will be able to enjoy watching its finely landscaped greens and challenging course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile biking through the city one of the most prominent buildings you will pass is the old red brick post office with its little clock tower. The post office too hails from the colonial era and sells some nice and inexpensive picture postcards, that you can take home as a souvenir if you so wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seetha Amman temple is just 5km away from the city and is an important place you will visit. The site is said to have been the place where Sita, wife of Lord Rama from the Hindu iterary epic Ramayana, was imprisoned by the Sri Lankan King Ravana who kidnapped her. You will be able to see the traditional Hindu temple that has been constructed at the site in respect to her as a goddess. If you have time left you may also visit a colonial era church in Nuwara Eliya. You will return to the race course in the city by 12:00 pm completing your tour. 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The pretty green tea estates, distant mountains, graceful waterfalls and the mist enshrouding those far away corners will create a landscape out of dreams. The cold wind whizzing past your ears, the rush of adrenaline as you take sharp corners on mountain roads, the sight and feel of the sun on your skin giving you places of warmth that contrast with your wind chilled body, the blur of images that you just catch sight of from the corner of your eye; these will all be things that you will take home embedded in your memory as the best points of this bike tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way you will be stopping by a tea estate, where you will meet some tea pluckers. You can speak to them with translations from your guide, and get to know about their lives and the challenges they face. You will learn how to pick out the best tea leaves and pluck tea from the natives who have been doing it for many generations. Then you can wear a tea basket and try your hand at plucking tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYou will then visit a tea factory where you will experience how the plucked leaves are turned into tea. You will also learn more about the varieties and qualities of processed tea leaves. There will be opportunities for you to buy fresh tea leaves as souvenirs. You can also have a cup of pure, hot, Ceylon tea and let it warm up the chill that you accumulated from biking through the cold mountains.After spending some time there you will continue downhill on your route. 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