Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
River Side Holiday Inn +94552222090
Adequate double room for LKR 1,500.- or US$ 13.50 per night.
Click below for an interactive road map of the River Side Holiday Inn in Badulla and for directions:Boarding the shake-rattle-and-roll podi menike slow passenger train in second class, travelling from Badulla via the Demodora Loop, where the railway line performs a complete loop around a hillside and tunnels 30 m lower under itself, to the largely Tamil town of Haputale (c. 45 km, 1 3/4 hours, LKR 70.- or US$ 0.65 per person), one of the most spectacularly situated towns of Sri Lanka, perched on a ridge top at the southern edge of the hill country with magnificent bird’s-eye views in both directions, and enjoying tremendously the rough ride in one of the 55-year old vintage cars from Romania, pulled by a 15-year old Canadian locomotive.
“There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.”
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25 Oct - 08 Nov 2012 Hanoi (Train LC3 from Hanoi to Lao Cai)
31 Jul - 01 Aug 2012 Erlian (Train K23 from Beijing to Erlian)
12 Apr - 23 Apr 2011 Madurai (Passenger Train from Madurai to Tiruchirapalli)
30 Mar - 31 Mar 2011 Chennai (Overnight Express from Chennai to Kanyakumari)
20 Jan - 21 Jan 2010 Kota Bharu (Jungle Train from Kota Bharu to Gua Musang)
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2011 Map Konni & Matt25 Oct - 08 Nov 2012 Hanoi (Train LC3 from Hanoi to Lao Cai)
31 Jul - 01 Aug 2012 Erlian (Train K23 from Beijing to Erlian)
12 Apr - 23 Apr 2011 Madurai (Passenger Train from Madurai to Tiruchirapalli)
30 Mar - 31 Mar 2011 Chennai (Overnight Express from Chennai to Kanyakumari)
20 Jan - 21 Jan 2010 Kota Bharu (Jungle Train from Kota Bharu to Gua Musang)
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