The longest tunnel of Sri Lanka up to date, the Ramboda Tunnel encountered along the Peradeniya-Nuwara Eliya road was opened to the public in the year 2008, marking an important milestone in the annals of Sri Lanka’s roadways. You will encounter this when you travel to Jetwing St.Andrew’s which is a distinguished hotel in Nuwara Eliya known amongst many to be a superior choice of accommodation amongst the profusion of Nuwara Eliya hotels located in the area. At 220 metres in length and seven metres wide with a height of 5.6 metres, the Ramboda Tunnel is located amongst the salubrious mountain region of Nuwara Eliya, also known as Little England amongst its many admirers for its quaint beauty of an old English countryside with balmy weathers and the luscious verdure. This Tunnel was deemed an utmost necessity at the time since the Ramboda pass was on the Colombo-Nuwara Eliya highway was a bottle neck due to heavy traffic travelling along that road. Today a great commodity, the beautiful Divithura ella and Punaoya ella falls mark the beginning and the end of the Ramboda tunnel delighting the travellers with mesmerizing views.
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered. Google+