Best Train Ride in Sri Lanka (just don't make this mistake)
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- We're taking our first Sri Lanka train ride and, although the scenes are amazing, it really was not as smooth as we had hoped! We had a small incident that ended in some blood, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the train ride from Ella to Kandy! The train journey from Ella to Kandy (or Kandy to Ella) is arguably the most beautiful in Sri Lanka and should definitely be on your travel itinerary of things to do on your trip to Sri Lanka!
If you have rented a scooter to road trip around Sri Lanka like we have, you can easily have your scooter brought to your destination so you don't have to miss out on the epic Sri Lankan train rides! We rented Wanda (our scooter) from Sri Lanka Bike Rent, and for a small fee (about $25USD) they organized someone to drive Wanda from Ella to Kandy so we could enjoy the beautiful scenes of this route on the train without losing our dear scooter. If you want to rent a scooter from Sri Lanka Bike Rent, you can find them here: www.srilankabikerent.com/
Train travel in Sri Lanka is a very popular and accessible mode of transportation. When booking your train tickets from Ella to Kandy, we highly recommend booking third class reserve tickets! Third class tickets mean you will be able to hang out the windows and doors (just be cautious... as you will see in the video, this can definitely be a hazard!) but the reserved section means you are guaranteed a seat! In our case, we actually had the cart to ourselves most of the day and it was magical! We were able to hang out the windows and doors as much as we wanted (maybe too much...) without hogging the gorgeous views. And the cost for the train ticket was still so affordable!
We were happily reunited with Wanda when we arrived in Kandy, and in the next video we will be exploring the colonial city of Kandy!
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== Chapters ==
0:00 We're leaving Ella
0:48 What about Wanda?
1:25 Welcome to Ella's famous railway station
2:57 All aboard!
4:37 First impressions of the train from Ella to Kandy
6:17 Tour of the third class reserved car and washroom
8:16 Not our best samosa buying experience
9:40 Nicole's big mistake (seriously, watch out!)
11:40 Welcome to Kandy, Sri Lanka!
12:11 Did Wanda make it?
#travelsrilanka #srilanka #ella #kandy #traintravel
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The train is slow since it’s climbing up the hill. So grateful to have you guys in Sri Lanka and thanks for promoting our country ♥️🇱🇰 Hope your arm gets better soon and always be careful!💗
It's our pleasure! Thanks for welcoming us 😊
Please be safe 🥰🤗
Love you srilanka by Kerala 🥳🤩
Thank you my friend ❤️💙my big dream is come to your country and visit beautiful india
Thanks for visiting SRI LANKA.
Be careful guys
Wow ! Man Those camera angles and shots are just amazing 🤩
Thank you so much 😀
@@nicoleandmico keep rocking 😎
How many are you hopping to stay, if you be until 25th of this month you can enjoy the big musical festival in Kandy ❤️☺️☺️
I love the way you present the visuals!
Thank you for visiting Sri Lanka. 💜
Glad you enjoyed it!
good video thank you so much
Good for you guys for telling the vendor what you want and not being afraid to push back. It's not always easy to do, especially when you're in less familiar settings!
Glad you're ok Nicole - we'll remember not to do that!
Thabk you 2 for visiting our country Sri Lanka and seeing how beautiful srilanka it is and hope your arm heals soon as possible and thats for visiting sri Lanka🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Another quality video ..brilliant cinematography .. enjoy ur stay in sri lanka ..
Thank you!
Thank you both for telling the world the beauty of srilanka .be careful and enjoy your trip.
Our pleasure!
Great video as always,hope your arm gets better fast.
Thank you!
Hi U2 are great as usual and yes Nicole be really careful I got a bit worried about this situation but you really are fun to follow your videos. I am so happy about you life..............Namaste
Thank you so much! Yes lesson learned for us! 😅😄
Just catching up on your videos after being away for a few weeks. I had to comment on how glad I am that Nicole was mostly ok. What a trooper! It also looks like the first aid kit wasn't really needed. Stay safe :)
Thanks for joining us again! Definitely my own fault for hanging out of the train, but thankfully the scratches were really shallow and healed up quickly 😁
Enjoy our trip
i'm a srilankan
I am glad that you are here😘😘😘love you
Perfect again have fun take care👌👍
Thanks, you too!
Love the cinematography ❤
Thank you! We do our best to try and show off the beauty of the landscape as best as we can!
@@nicoleandmico love your videos...keep up the good work ! 🇱🇰😍
Kandy is my home town.thanks for your visit❤
thanks for showing beauty of sri lanka
Our pleasure!
Awesome video as always guys!! We'll be heading from Colombo to Ella tomorrow AM .... Wish we would have checked this video before booking as we booked first class and 3rd looks more fun!!! But we'll also be posting a video after the first class ride and we could compare 😊. Enjoy your trip and maybe we'll see each along the trip the next month! And Take Care. btw thanks for the input on the insta360 - I picked one up here too 😊
Awesome enjoy the ride and have fun with the camera :) best of luck!
Love to we foriners....come and look sri lankan beautiful
what a gorgeous train ride! oh no, gotta look out for those trees. hope you healed up ok!
Yes lesson learned for us haha thank you! 😋
Wow beautiful video😍
Thank you! Cheers!
Glad to see you here guys. 😍 Be careful in train rides. It's funny but dangerous. Safe travels ✌
Thank you!
I was on the same train yesterday from Kandy to Ella. Do you remember the train stopped at a bend? A local went to check what happened and found out a tourist was hit by the train and died. I booked a second class reserved. But had to stand all the journey. Haha...epic views. Plus sri lankan people make the journey best.
Love Sri Lanka from Nepal.
wow.
Wow that's crazy. So sad to hear 😢
You are nuts
After train stopped and if you ask any young ,local why ?
They always say someone died of an accident .its a practical joke here. If that kind of a thing happens
that will be the headlines of all local news channels, Also train will be delayed more than 3 ,4 hours than scheduled time.
🤣🤣
Keep enjoying and stay safe
@@Kaile1789 This was a true story. Medi didn't get the news.
@@SachiraBhanu mokdda wela thiynne...mona rateda ? Koheda une ?
Enjoy sri lanka 🇱🇰 ❤️
Subscribed ❤️
Glad to have you with us!
Enjoy srilanka best ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you both for visiting Sri Lamka❤
Wow fantastic train ride.
Thank you very much!
Love your video.
Thank you!
Be safe micoooo❤️❤️🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
Dear sir and mam,
Thank you for coming to Sri Lanka and showing the world the beauty of my beautiful little country. Sorry for any inconvenience caused in my country. Thank you again❤️🩹☘️
So nice! We had a great time thank you
Enjoy your holiday ! .
Thank you for watching!
This makes me want to plan a cross country train trip with pit stops in various cities across the US.
Hey guys it's me from Sri Lanka
Colombo ain't the place because it's very crowded so enjoy hambanthota and other places
Have a nice trip 🎉
We will 😊
Love from srilanka 🇱🇰 ❤❤
So proud of you two ♥️♥️
Have a great journey 💫
Thank you!
@@nicoleandmico wow 🥰
I love your videos ❤😊
Thank you so much!
Thank you visit Sri Lanka 🎉❤🇱🇰💐
We will!
Thanks for visit ❤
You're welcome!
Thank you coming to sri lanka brother 🇱🇰 Love you ❤ Enjoy Travel be safe Good luck
Our pleasure!
Keep it up🤟
Thanks 🔥
Wow 😍
Be happy,and be careful
Thanks for watching!
My country....💓 nice vedio...💓
Thank you!
Great couple 💑 You both ... be careful when u travel In train.... enjoyed with ur Sri lanka Tour....❤😊
Thank you! Will do!
I did this exact same thing when I was about 8-9 years old and I had prickles all over my hand. Ouch!
Nice video ❤️❤️❤️👍
Thank you! 😊
I felt as if I am doing the trip. thanks.
Glad to hear that!
Have a safe journey
We will!
Thankyou to visit my country
Our pleasure!
Well come to srilanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️ Becarafull dear .
Thank you so much 😊
Nice ❤
Sri lanka is very enjoyfull country.. pls visit siriphadaya.. deniyaya areas
liked & subed!!! good staff #customoods #findingretreat #endfiledholydays #srilanka
Im sri lanlan boy....sri lankan is verry beautiful country...
Wow 😣 That must've hurt 🤕 I see that Canadians are nice people as the stories say😍 Never cursed once after the bruise 😋😃
Haha it only stung a little. Nothing a little time wont fix!
@@nicoleandmico ❤️❤️
Nice dears come again sri lanka
We definitely will!
Sri lanka thank for comeing 😍❤️ 🇱🇰
Super🙏🙏🙏🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰💞💞💞💞💞
❤❤❤ wonderful
Thank you! 😊
Take a visit to Bangladesh 🇧🇩 too
Hey guys, did the Colombo to Ella ride in First Class as I mentioned previously. Luckily although the windows didn't open all the doors in the carriages were.. so managed to get some good videos hanging out.. a little 😊 ... 360 came in really useful and got some awesome footage too 😊
Oh that's so good to hear! It's awesome you still got to hang out of the doors. Hopefully you were more careful than us and didn't end up losing a fight to a bush 😂
@@nicoleandmico 🤣 .... Everything is intact!
How do you guys get those shots with having the camera at a distance from you while the train is moving? I didnt see you holding a selfie stick or anything, which makes me wonder how you do it. puzzled haha
Exactly! Sometimes we get clever with how we hold it to hide the selfie stick even more 😉
So, is Kandy sugar-free?
😊
On the contrary there's lots of good desserts around! 😀
welcome to kandy
Thank you!
Wow❤❤❤
So gorgeous right!
🇱🇰🥀💙love from sri lanka
Thank you!
Putting a hand outside the moving train, was crazy and so childish. Please be careful. Love from India.
❤
welcome to the paradise
Beautiful place ☺
OUCH! but hey don't stick your arm out the door of a moving train, i though that would be pretty obvious in any country
It's more tempting than you think haha
reidamozons already comming today kandy
Well, that train is so empty compared to the other videos I’ve seen in the past… By the way, is it expensive for your flights from Canada, we’re from Alberta? Just wondering how much it would cost, we would love to go to that island paradise.
Yeah it was great to have it to ourselves! And we flew from India to Sri Lanka so it was only a 1 hour flight. We're not sure how much flights from Canada would be right now but we imagine it's far less budget friendly than what we just paid 😅 good luck!
Mr too from Edmonton, we used to go Sri Lanka , some time tickets less than 1500, you have to search frequently , safe , cheap and clean country
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Brhh. I also made that mistake in the same train ride
Haha totally understandable. The doors are really inviting to watch from 🙃
pls be careful!!
Yikes we will!
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😍❤ 🇱🇰
Amazing country 👏
😢 be safe 👍🏼❤
We will 😊
Next time be careful guys. Btw I think the train is going slow by purpose. Because most people take this train ride to see the beauty of ella and its surroundings
Thank you! Lesson learned haha
ශ්රී ලංකා
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Why risk life in the train?
Train is the best!
Sup
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Thank you!
Welcome ආයුබෝවන්
Thank you!
Careful yourself and ur camera.. specially in trains
Thank you!
Helo family you came into my house im betticaloa
Thank you!
cant hear thé conversation
O dang! We will try to make the audio more clear next time. Also feel free to use the subtitles if you haven't tried yet 😉
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Sorry for what happened you
It's okay her arm is all better now thank you!
pundee veese naaaigeel
Your thumbnail is not good for the vlog.. Bad impression to the people. Think about it
But we say it's the best train ride?
Her i am bick driver. Thank i am in video
It's so great to find you on here! Thank you for being such a great driver for our scooter!
10:38. Demonstrating this is how it happened.. Yo.. you got to be careful.
Thank you!
Remove the thumbnail or face the circumstance 👿👿
Not sure we understand why? 😕
Dont forget the train rides to Anuradapura and Polonaruwa ancient kingdoms.
We will have to try that one time!
@@nicoleandmico You might see elephants on its way to Polonaruwa from the train. Awesome journey through the jungles and paddy fields. Dont forget to see the ruins in Polonaruwa which is only a 2 hour bus ride away from Sigiriya. Ritigala Reserve is another hidden gem which is closer to Anuradapura. If you go further on the train to Polonaruwa and get off at Valaichenai, you can explore the famous beach in Sri Lanka called Pasikuda. That could be a day trip from Polonaruwa.