The train from Kandy to Ella through the tea country has earned its place on every credible list of the world’s great rail journeys. The line winds over stone viaducts above jungle gorges, along cliff edges where the valley floor drops hundreds of metres below the carriage, and through tea estates so close to the track that the leaf is visible through the open window. Gap Ceylon Travelers arranges reserved window seats, briefs travellers on the optimal viewing positions and key landmarks, and treats the journey as the centrepiece of the highland section rather than a transfer between two stops.