good morning today we're taking one of the supposed most scenic train rides
in all of Sri Lanka and possibly in all of the world we're taking
the trains from Kandy all the way down south to Ella
today we are riding in class unlike the last time we took a train you might have seen our other video when we
were taking a train from Colombo Fort to Anuradhapura that one we took third class
so this one is definitely a little bit more of a luxurious experience and we've heard so much about
this train it's supposedly one of the most popular things to do here in Sri Lanka and we can already
see why this is absolutely fabulous it's really modern it's a lot faster than that last train
that we took to Anuradhapura as well
just have a look
I'm sure the views are going to get absolutely spectacular as we move along it is currently
roughly around 8 30 morning and both of us are very excited to head towards Ella guys
I forgot to mention as well that we're sitting in the seats for reserved for pregnant mothers
we showed our tickets to the ticket conductor when we got on and he was
just like yeah okay go for it and then we looked up and we saw this
pretty funny we pre-booked the tickets uh online by the way which is suggested for everybody that
wants to take this train ride to at least like I would say maybe two to three days in advance
you should book the tickets online and they obviously give you a seat there and we just
happen to accidentally reserve the one for pregnant mothers there was no questionnaire
in the ticket reserving side so we didn't say that we're pregnant mothers but today
we are so nice let's see where it takes us in nine months as usual in Sri Lanka every
single person is leaning out the window or leaning out the train check out these guys
over there as well. People everywhere are kind of leaning out and it's very very fun to see
Right now guys we are actually going through a place called Gampola
which has the famous view tower that you might have seen in many other YouTube videos it's
really really loud right now because everybody has their windows open and
they're peeking out because the views and the scenery all along so far has been mind-blowing
this train journey so far has been absolutely
amazing we went through a lot of tunnels the amount of nature and kind of rainforest jungle type of nature that you see around here so
so stunning as well and we saw some waterfalls as well so um we couldn't be happier with what there
is to see on this journey so far and we cannot wait to see what other things are expecting us
by the way we have seen relatively little amounts of tourists all over Sri Lanka but
it seems like we found them all in this train and so this train ride just seems
to be like the go-to touristy thing to do um if it's not a bad thing to say I kind
of want to maybe call it the Whitey train or something like that and we have seen
some european looking guys here as well on the train
and they have been kind of leaning very very far out of the train kind of on an extended arm
just to have the perfect photo op basically which is nice, I'm
sure those pictures are nice but if you do ever are on this train or you book this
train please be careful because there are so many accidents happening every single
year here with tourists and with locals that are hanging out too far and then a sign
kind of knocks you out
basically so please be careful when leading out all the way of the train okay
it's very very nice as we are kind of going on about the journey it seems
like we are increasing the elevation level and the
air is getting really really fresh and cold up here and there are even some
pine trees
there are some pine trees growing up here which I really didn't expect to see in Sri Lanka so I
assume we are at a higher elevation that is a little bit colder at the moment
what is very very interesting about here we are here
is that as soon as you lean your head out of the window you get this amazing scent of tea that is
in the air so no matter where you look kind of over there in the distance and there you see
it everywhere they're planting tea so the scent is kind of
fruity, homely I would nearly say
it's very beautiful
here you can see all of the tea plants
of the rows so beautiful and it's so an unbelievable scent I've never smelled
this before in my entire life you guys we just rode past saint claire Falls that is
situated here in talawakelle and that was one of the coolest waterfalls I have ever seen
I think that we have ever seen especially so far here in Sri Lanka this train journey
is work every single Cent you might look at it online and think that it's
a little bit expensive but trust me it really is worth the money
just for the views alone
the experience of seeing people hanging out of the train and
picture opportunities that you're going to get plus the final our end
destination of ending up in a beautiful place like Ella you have to come and check this train out wow
so guys we just drove past the
train station in of watagoda and all along just before that station you are able
to witness people that are working on tea farms and tea plantations and you
could see people out in the fields full of tea and they were picking it by hand
and throwing it into a sack on their back and it was incredible to see very very beautiful
experience everything is really just shockingly beautiful and amazing so far and we are almost
at Nuwara Eliya
which is also known as little England now for us today we are going straight
towards the end location of Ella because we have a place booked there but if we do
have time we will be checking out nuwara eliya at some stage as well
this train is absolutely unbelievable so far and it only gets better as well
super interesting guys we're actually up around 1400 meters above sea level and not that long
ago we checked this sign as we were stopping and it said that we were somewhere around 400
meters above sea level so we actually went up around a thousand meters on this train so far
which is pretty crazy and we just had a little bit of a stop here at Great Western I'm not too
sure uh oh there's a little doggie over there he seems to be a little bit territorial but the
train stopped for a second and people got off and were able to take some pictures so that was
pretty cool and it was a really nice experience and this dog is kind of chasing the train now
this is awesome
it is very interesting here in Sri Lanka on the train you always have people that are kind of
walking around the train selling something
and they always come in this
funny recycled type of paper and this time we got various
food items I obviously don't
know what it is but just give it a try no idea
that's so good
it's like a deep fried short eats or whatever you call it but it's super good we're really
really hungry as well yeah for sure that food just came with the right
timing because it's like midday and we haven't had any breakfast yet so
these are very nice I don't know what it is but it's a Savory snack that is deep
deep fried I would say it's very nice it's really funny you see people hanging out of
the doors and literally grabbing and pulling different things off of trees as we're passing
by because we're obviously passing by at quite some speed and people just Reach Out
extend their arm out grab something off of a tree maybe a plant or a frangipani flower
or something like that it's just so cool to see but also pretty scary as well at times
so the cost of this train for two second class tickets from Kandy all the way to Ella it's gonna set you back 6
000 Sri Lankan rupees now that's about 16 Euro and 25 cents which for this experience for the views
that you're getting it is incredibly affordable if you compare it to train rides that you can
take across Europe for example this is so much more affordable and the views the experience the
whole package together it's just perfect and it really is just it's a Once in a Lifetime thing
I think for many people and for less than 20 bucks you really can't go wrong so the
train has come to another stop and you have this unbelievable view here of the Fog covering over
the mountaintops there in the distance you can't even see them because of how thick the fog is
but this setting is something else everybody's getting off the train to take some photos
it's really cool though [Music]
and of course there's a station dog here as well
it's so crazy you guys here on the station
it looks like there's nearly no fog or let's just say very very little fog everybody here
is using the opportunity and to take pictures and so on as well and but here on this side
you cannot see anything basically um I'm sure that if the fog wasn't there that you would
have a stunning view over the valley around here or maybe even some mountains but as as
of right now it's very difficult to see anything basically but everybody got off and everybody is
taking pictures so that's really nice if it has been I think around six hours so far on
this train so I'm just happy to get to Ella because I cannot wait to see our accommodation
and maybe have some food when we arrive in Ella as well so yeah you've heard enough of me and Naomi talk you guys
check this out
this is crazy
we made it to Ella this is the beautiful train that we have been on hello doggy
beautiful Train that we've been on for the past few hours so we kind of started our journey around
8 A.M and now it is 3 P.M so roughly around seven hours for the journey and we obviously have to go
to our accommodation as well um but yeah this entire train journey was very very beautiful
super magnificent and definitely worth it but if you do ever come here and do that train journey
Please be aware that sometimes it gets a little bit cold because obviously you're going up and
down in elevation so it does tend to get a little bit colder so come prepared and bring your clothes
with you we just arrived in our accommodation here in Ella and it's called Ella Supreme Villa it's
basically in the middle of nowhere just the way we like it and check out this beautiful Terrace here
and you have the most beautiful view onto the jungle we already saw over there somewhere is
a waterfall as well do you remember the name of the waterfall it's called like
ravana waterfall or ravana waterfall so super interesting and it looks really beautiful and
check out this coffee yes as a welcome we got coffee and crackers just there
um off of The Host and obviously I'm gonna show you our accommodation as well we have a huge bed
um with a beautiful mosquito net which is probably need it here in the area nice curtains
as well we have a fan a kettle which is very very important for us and this here is the bathroom
small but beautiful and very very clean as well and for this place including breakfast we are
paying I believe eight Euro a night for the two of us which is unbelievable um I don't know how
people do that here with the prices it's so so affordable and just absolutely beautiful it's
out of this world um we're staying here for three nights and the total cost for the three nights stay
is 24 US Dollars um so like 12 each and that's just as Naomi said it's unbeatable value you
have a laundry service you have breakfast you have the room you have this incredible nature
surrounding us you have a welcome coffee you have a big fan in the room you have Wi-Fi you have all
of the things that you would have in a 100 euro a night place in Europe the only thing that we need
to figure out is um where the next shop is and maybe some restaurants because we saw kind of we
walked all the way from Ella station out here it was like nearly two kilometers I believe we saw
that there were some restaurants and a shop as well on the way but kind of far out so we might
have to take tuk-tuks or an Uber or something like that together around yeah luckily pick me is
operational here I'm not sure just how reliable it is it's very reliable in bigger cities like
kandy and Colombo such as Uber as well you can use there too I'm not sure if Uber works here but the
pick me seems to work here so we're gonna try and sort out a tuk-tuk get back to the center and
try and get something to eat but for this video this is definitely long enough plenty of things
that we showed you guys especially on the Odyssey train that we took from Kandy all the way out here
it was around seven hours total because they made plenty of stops along the way for all the
tourists to take pictures and get off and enjoy all of the sites exactly but for now I believe
that's all for today we're just going to relax and unwind and go for a nice meal maybe later on for
now my name is Luke my name is Naomi we are the two mad explorers and this is your reminder to
keep exploring I'm gonna see you guys in the next Sri Lankan Adventure Stuthi for watching