Winner - Best Wider World Tourism Project
And we have a winner! – The British Guild of Travel Writers award for the Best Wider World Tourism Project 2023 goes to the Pekoe Trail, Sri Lanka.
Congratulations to all that have been involved in the Pekoe Trail for winning this award.
The trail has only been opened this year (2023) and it is a credit to the teams who have crafted this new tourist activity in Sri Lanka.
The award was announced on the Sunday the 5th November 2023 at the ceremony at Middle Temple Hall, London.
The accolade was mentioned in the local papers such as The Morning, The Sri Lankan Daily Mirror, Newswire,
What is the Pekoe Trail?
Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail, a new hiking trail that leads to the heart of the hill country.
It commences in Kandy and makes its way to Nuwara Eliya, passing through Haputale, Hatton and Ella.
We are excited at GlenMyu Estate.
At GlenMyu Estate, we are quite excited about the award for Best Wider World Tourism Project. We expect this will bring more people to this fantastic Island and this part of the country.
Sri Lanka has had its challenges over the last few years and hopefully, with publicity like this, more tourists will come and experience what this paradise island has to offer.
Perhaps the Pekoe Trail will be on a bucket list in future!
Read our article about the nomination Best Wider World Tourism Project.
You can read our article about the nomination “Shortlisted for the ‘Best Wider World Tourism Project” to find out more about the Pekoe Trail.
GlenMyu Estate is located near to the sections of the Pekoe Trail from Nuwara Eliya, Haputale and Ella.
It is a great place to base yourself at when hiking these parts of the trail.
Of course, there are many other things to see and do when staying at GlenMyu Estate.
We are within a short drive of Upper Diyaluma Waterfall, Bambarakanda Waterfall, Ella Town, Nine Arch Bridge, Ella Rock, Ravana Falls, Lipton’s Seat, Adisham Bungalow and many more.