The Kandy to Ella highland rail line is one of the world’s consistently cited great train journeys – not for its speed or luxury, but for the landscape it passes through at the pace it passes through it. The first tea estate climb out of Kandy, the waterfall visible above Ramboda, the Nine Arch Bridge on final approach to Ella. Wagon Travels arranges reserved seats on the scenic left side and pre-journey briefing on the route’s key moments. Sit in the open doorway. Let Sri Lanka go past.