SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s best days out.
The 15 most popular tea plantation & factory tours in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
See how Ceylon tea is made at Uva Halpewatte in Ella, with an English factory tour and a guided tea tasting included.
Most Popular“The tour is very interesting and our guide explained every detail of the tea process really well. I recommend going before 12pm to see all the production live. At the end there is a tea tasting.”
Join a small-group tea plantation tour in Ella: Ganesh kowil ceremony, guided tea picking, and tea tasting from grades at a mountain Sky Café.
“As a passionate tea drinker I found this experience to be informative and so interesting. You soon appreciate the stamina and challenge involved for the tea pluckers working in the fields all day. We met Maria an older and highly skilled tea plucker which really added to the experience alongside our lovely guide Sallay.”
Tuk-tuk tea picking in Nuwara Eliya with factory tastings, tea shopping, Ramboda and Puna Ella falls, and postcards at the Royal Post Office.
Nuwara Eliya private tuk-tuk tour: Damro & Blue Field tea factories with tastings (pickle tea), plus Ramboda and Puna falls.
See Kandy’s UNESCO Tooth Relic, feed elephants at Pinnawala, and taste tea in Sri Lanka’s hill-country on a full-day trip from Colombo.
Tea factory, Nine Arch Bridge, Ravana Waterfall, Little Adam’s Peak, a scenic train ride, and more in one pickup-included Ella day.
Handmade Tea Tour in Ella: pluck tea, craft your own blend, tour Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory, and taste Ceylon teas at Sky Cafe.
“The factory is really impressive, and tour facilities good and located in the factory itself. Our guide was great and insightful and we learned so much about the process of tea production form growing to brewing. Fantastic for teens in our case, and really memorable. All capped with extraordinary views- really breathtaking”
A 3-hour Hatton tea tour: walk tea fields, meet pluckers, see weighing and factory processing, then taste fresh Ceylon tea.
“Fantastic experience! Very knowledgeable guide who explained everything about tea. The factory tour was especially fascinating”
Private Ella day trip from Bentota with train ride, Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam’s Peak, Rawana Falls, and tea factory.
“A wonderful day trip exploring the sights around Ella. This let us experience the beauty of Sri Lanka away from the coast. Pradeep was our driver and guide for the day and was superb at his job. He was friendly and made sure everything was jRead more”
Tuk-tuk safari from Ella to tea fields, Lipton Seat viewpoint, and the Dambatenne Tea Factory. Picnic lunch and factory insights.
Kandy to Ella in one day: Ramboda Falls, Bhatha Hanuman Temple, Damro tea, Gregory Lake, Little Adam’s Peak, Nine Arch Bridge.
A long-but-fun day trip from Colombo or Negombo: Pinnawala elephants, Kandy temples, plus tea tasting and factory shopping for souvenirs.
A 3-hour Ella tea tour with plantation plucking, a black tea factory visit, and tasting of black, green, and artisan Ceylon teas.
“Wonderful time spent with the guide who explained everything we needed to know. Included a factory visit and tasting.”
Private tuk-tuk to Lipton’s Seat and Dambatenne Tea Factory from Ella, with a guide, tea, and scenic tea-estate views in 5 hours.
“Excellent tour up to Lipton’s Seat, it’s a pretty bumpy road but Jeewa was a great driver. We were very lucky we had clear skies and amazing views. The tour of the tea factory was really interesting, we saw all the processes in action and got to do some tasting. Thanks Jeewa for a great…”
Negombo to Kandy by AC car for elephants, tea, and Temple of the Tooth, plus gardens and craft stops in one long day.
The cultural triangle, the hill country, the wildlife parks and the south coast, all on one island.
