Asia's Most Beautiful Train Journey - Kandy to Ella in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

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Asia's most beautiful train journey, we ride the train from Kandy to Ella in Sri Lanka through the beautiful jungle and tea plantations of central Sri Lanka. This crazy journey is a very popular thing to do and we share our experience and the best way to experience this train journey!
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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - We try a train hack...
1:41 - Buying the tickets
2:55 - Catching the train
3:55 - It's VERY BUSY!
5:29 - About the railway
6:50 - The toilet situation...
7:20 - How to reserve seats!
7:51 - MOST BEAUTIFUL PART
8:32 - He nearly misses the train
10:43 - Ask me questions for an upcoming Q&A

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@RaptorF22Titanium 5 ай бұрын

This is our second trip we are planing We are from US ( Lees burg ) Virginia Sri lanka is Beautiful country It has every thing you want very clean country can have lots of fun Very peace full no issues one of the best countries in Asia

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful country, we can't wait to return!

@EmmaLeason 4 ай бұрын

From Seattle here. Been there 6 times already and hoping to return! Glad you guys enjoyed it. Ella train ride, Mirissa and Kandy were the hotspots but you might also wanna checkout the ancient city of Anuradhapura.. It's an entirely different vibe! That small land is packed with everything for a good holiday!

@mohamedsafras6110 3 ай бұрын

Im from srilanka. Thanks

@roshanfernando3993 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your valuable recommendation about my loving country......❤

@NonstopEurotrip 5 ай бұрын

That was one my my absolute favourite train journeys I've ever done, and I've done A LOT! Congratulations on the 100K both of you, I got there last month 🎉🎉🎉

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

It for sure is a beautiful journey and unique! Thank you very much, congrats to you too! :)

@roshanfernando3993 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your valuable recommendation about my loving country......❤

@thenordicadam 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 100k! Sri Lanka is looking amazing 🙏

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

@shanilharshana866 5 ай бұрын

I'm from,, SRI LANKA,, Thank you,, broo, you seaport my country,, come agian,,,, ❤

@s.s.madhush4578 4 ай бұрын

Much love from sri lanka🇱🇰 ❤

@kellyandvanessatravel 5 ай бұрын

Joel, so glad you have done this trip as my wife and I are currently planning a trip to Sri Lanka in 2025!! Are you going to Weligama in this series?

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Yes, well Mirissa / Weligama very close to each other! Weligama is a more of a surf beach, Mirissa is more of a chilled, swim beach :)

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Any questions for your trip, please let me know :)

@kellyandvanessatravel 5 ай бұрын

I will check out Mirissa. Keep up the great videos!! My wife and I have a KZfaq channel as well. Kelly and Vanessa travel. Can’t wait to watch this series for ideas on our trip planning. Safe travels!

@Neothefish 5 ай бұрын

please do not take Sri Lankan airlines when you travel here. They get extremely late these days. Try Qatar

@kandyprice9688 5 ай бұрын

PLEASE COME (I,m a SRI LANKAN)

@anushaliyanage4778 Ай бұрын

hello this is the train driver that drave your train and i so you in the train i am glad you enjoyed it

@kanishkaherath2850 26 күн бұрын

Brothers n sisters feom all around the world are warmly welcome here. Thanks for Promoting tourism in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Toidi123 5 ай бұрын

Iam sri lankan. Come to Sri Lanka!!😍😍🌎🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰❤️

@scott-hamilton 5 ай бұрын

What an incredible train journey, looks so fun!

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

It really was! Thanks Scott!

@BalishtaNethadun 12 күн бұрын

It's rare to see you tubers coming to Sri Lanka as a Sri Lankan I am really proud

@Bumsonabudget 5 ай бұрын

You guys got lucky with the train I think. I'm in sri lanka atm and i had to stand shoulder to shoulder with all the other passengers for 4 hours going from colombo to midigama it was quite the journey... you couldn't move at all. Glad you had a good time.

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, we chose a time and day with fewer people, weekends are very busy! Also 2nd class will be little less busy too!

@Neothefish 5 ай бұрын

you should reserve it before hand

@andreaciotti8199 5 ай бұрын

Man congratulations on reaching 100k, I can foresee exponential growth! Amazing content, thanks for the entertaining! Wish you safe travel and a lot of fun along the way

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope so! We going to keep sharing and travelling! :)

@joanolives430 5 ай бұрын

Love your videos, keep up the work joel!☺️ Congrats on your 100k

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! More to come :)

@TravelbyDartTV 4 ай бұрын

This is exactly why Sri Lanka is the place when I am thinking of a scenic train journeys in Asia. A place where you can embrace the slow travel and enjoy the ride! Hopefully, I would get to visit it when my travel dart lands there.

@gerardotv373 3 ай бұрын

Did this trip 20 years ago . No internet those days so needed much ingenuity but so much more adventurous than the east trips these days the teens have

@callum9880 5 ай бұрын

This channel should definitely have higher subscribers! Well done 👏

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much, we will keep growing :)

@HellodreamersLK 5 ай бұрын

Thank you and have a safe enjoyable journey 💗🥰 love from srilanka 🇱🇰

@KrishanLK6 5 ай бұрын

Nice video.. Thanks for visiting Sri Lanka ❤

@CJLek 5 ай бұрын

Hi Joel, I am from Kandy. The tuk driver should have charged you only eight hundred or nine hundred rupees. Don't pay more than 100 rupees per Km. Enjoy the rest of your visit. Cheers.

@eruthayamarythiagarajah8960 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting. Greetings from USA.

@rasunsameendrawasalathilak3341 4 ай бұрын

You have done exactly the correct thing-getting up at Peradeniya Station (the stop just before the BIG Kandy station). It makes things easy to you.

@YouRajTV 5 ай бұрын

Good to hear all views 💯 on sri lanka.❤🎉 2:51 I m Sri Lankan in USA. Thanks for video new friend.keep in touch ✅🎉

@alexanderschwarm7755 5 ай бұрын

Joel dosen"t get enough kudos for how flippin funny he is 🙂😉😄

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Ahaha 🤣 Am I? Thanks ☺️

@jayanthasarathhettiarachch5026 3 ай бұрын

Good.... Ayubowan- Sri Lanka- H.A. FILMS ENTERTAINMENT SRI LANKA

@ruwanhetti 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for video Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

@CharlieandRob 5 ай бұрын

You have certainly been exploring some incredible places! Loving the videos guys!

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching! :)

@suayhughes8103 5 ай бұрын

Great video always!!

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

You're the best! Thanks for watching! :)

@ricokatchan6674 5 ай бұрын

congrats to reaching 100 k, been here since the early days

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Legend! Thanks for all the support! 🙌🏼

@amilabandara688 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot dear friend ❤ Love from all Srilankan🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you too for watching! :)

@kasunliyanage9416 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful train journey .

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

It really is such a beautiful journey! :)

@CesarGonzalez-kt7vp 5 ай бұрын

New to the channel. Beautiful journey 💚🖖

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Aww thank you very much! Welcome!

@SachiraBhanu 5 ай бұрын

Thanx for the Info !!

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Enjoy your experience on the train!

@edstravel 5 ай бұрын

Keep up the great content 😊

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@roshanfernando3993 2 ай бұрын

Hi Joel, Thank you for visiting and promoting my loving country❤

@eshikaudayanawanigasekara 5 ай бұрын

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@DiloshanaAmindu-fh1kr 4 ай бұрын

This video is super ❤🎉

@rasindufernando8696 5 ай бұрын

You should visit Horton place

@callum9880 5 ай бұрын

Think you guys would be hilarious on the TUK TUK challenge! Great way of exploring and meeting other u tubers

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

I just saw that today, had no idea it was a thing before today!

@thiekshanaganepola54 5 ай бұрын

Hi hi Thank You for visiting Sri Lanka. I highly recommend you to take nightmail train from Kandy to Badulla to catch the best sunrise view which can be seen on the train it self.

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Oh okay, that sounds like great advice, thank you!!

@nuwanrabel9220 5 ай бұрын

Cool ride. Waiting for your next episode. ❤❤🙏

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@jessecollings1393 5 ай бұрын

Love the content, it inspired me to book my first solo trip this year, what setup do you run for your GoPro??

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

aww that's amazing! It depends this video shot on a GoPro, phone and my Sony mirrorless camera!

@gerardotv373 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me travelling round India by train in 1985 . No internet no phones few tourists the real deal in those days . These days it’s all so prepared so simple even 8 year olds could do it without an adult .

@patriciaflaherty 2 ай бұрын

First class with air conditioning sounds good to me as long as there are windows to look out. I don't need to hang out of an open doorway to enjoy the scenery 🤷‍♀️.

@puszini 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful nature and nice train adventure! I love the quality of your videos. Tell me or show me the best way to book a flight from Europe to (Thailand/Vietnam/Bali with some tips how to do it well and no overpriced. Thank you and all the best for you :)

@chamarapradeepa69 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for visiting Sri lanka ආයුබෝවන් !!

@edstravel 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 100K

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@user-hh7st8is3l 3 ай бұрын

Lovely

@ruwanpiyathilake 4 ай бұрын

Nice video 🎉

@hasanthaperera400 5 ай бұрын

Wooooooooow

@abmara1972 5 ай бұрын

City i grow up,..❤

@gerardotv373 3 ай бұрын

Missed so much in train journey car journey ten times better stop anywhere

@black_chabiya_editz6510 4 ай бұрын

❤️

@callum9880 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Matey, saw your first videos in SL so been awaiting these for so long. Question for SL as a visitor from Uk 🇬🇧 what Jabs did you have? Did you exchange pound sterling at Airport on arrival? What’s was your best highlight in SL?

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

We have travel cards such as revolut, starling bank which stops ATM withdrawal fees therefore we just use ATM's once we get to country and get cash out!

@amwthutube 4 ай бұрын

Go to Bank of Ceylon any branch, they are in most cities. State bank and no fees.

@Travellers_Island 5 ай бұрын

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@sportsnonfinite8919 5 ай бұрын

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@adamr84 5 ай бұрын

Looks awesome, congrats on 100k subscribers Joel and Emelia! We're planning our first se asia trip at the end of the year. Got so much info from your channel, thank you!

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Ah that sounds great! You're going to have the best time! Enjoy!

@PaulBrighton 5 ай бұрын

1) Where in the UK are you both from? 2)How long will you Travel Vlog? 3)Do you both have longterm career goals? 4)Would you like to travel for the next five years? 5)Where in the world might you eventually settle?

@rajithaseneviratne4 3 ай бұрын

Your comments are valuable especially to bring some food

@MO.143 5 ай бұрын

Enjoying your antique things can do better things to country

@chirathmadhawa4756 Ай бұрын

🎉

@joakimholmer9744 5 ай бұрын

101k subs 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

🎉 woop!

@ExploringNew1 4 ай бұрын

6:25 this got me laughing on the floor 🤣

@geraldnelson007 5 ай бұрын

Try to rent a tuk tuk and drive by self it would be more fun

@mountainwolf12 3 ай бұрын

Nice video. Just out of curiosity, has anybody told you look like Sandra Bullock? The girl i mean haha.

@sashwin92 4 ай бұрын

How long was the train journey? If you book reserved tickets in advance, do those seats come with a designated number or you need to jump in and fight out for the best seat?

@gerardotv373 3 ай бұрын

Car journey is so much better

@algersonvincent 5 ай бұрын

how did you get the aerial shots? while train is moving or was it stock footage?

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

It was shot on different days

@prazbhat 3 ай бұрын

Come to India Joel and Amelia !

@realDunalTrimp 5 ай бұрын

PeradeniYAY!!!!!!!

@AditidattaChandrima2323 2 ай бұрын

Bro do you know, what about 2class reserve seat? Is it open window or close.

@Joelfriend 2 ай бұрын

It’s open window ☺️

@julianrocha1603 5 ай бұрын

Hi im a new subscriber, question how can you afford this trip from youtube adsense? Or how could from the beginning genuinely curious would love a background story Cool channel keep it up

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

Yes, we both work full-time on KZfaq and our other social media accounts which can fund our travels :)

@jagannathsaha8083 3 ай бұрын

What i couldn't figure out is, this 11.18 AM train crosses Kandy at 11:03 am and then reaches Peradeniya station. How come it's the other way round in this video? 🤨🤨 Can you guys please explain that! 🤦‍♂️

@Joelfriend 3 ай бұрын

The train was about 30 minutes early, and luckily we were there early as it does not wait 😂 make sure you leave yourself plenty of turn if you’ve getting the train as the train times don’t stay what they officially meant to be

@R_icky.19 5 ай бұрын

She looks like karen Gillan 😅 and her accent too. U guys from british?

@callum9880 5 ай бұрын

Question? What drone would you recommend for a novice lol 😂 thinking about buying our first one for SL X

@Joelfriend 5 ай бұрын

I would go something like DJI mini 2 or DJI Mini 3 pro

@itzpradiya 3 ай бұрын

Jaffan try

@LynnQ7 Ай бұрын

Hello there, silly question, will I regret if i bring big luggage bag with wheels to take this train? Dont seem like they have a big enough storage. haha

@HB-ge2pl 5 ай бұрын

“Salty nuts”😂

@skipper2594 5 ай бұрын

the snack is savoury nuts

@lipskyd 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful journey, thank you for generating positive energy and smiles on your travels. What are your favorite modes of transport (train, plane, boat, etc) and why?