Tea Plucking & Tea Factory Tour
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Overview
Step into the lush world of Sri Lanka's famed tea country on a private tour that takes you from plantation to factory, letting you pick leaves alongside estate workers and witness every step of the tea-making process.
Sri Lanka, once known as Ceylon, built its enduring reputation on one prized export: tea. This private tour trades idle sightseeing for a hands-on plantation experience — join estate workers in the fields, pick up the tools of the trade, and spend real time harvesting tea leaves the traditional way. The adventure continues inside a working tea factory, where a guided walkthrough reveals every stage of production, from drying and rolling to grading and packing. Along the way, you will also encounter Sri Lanka's remarkable spice heritage, exploring a spice garden filled with herbal and natural varieties. At Glenloch Tea Estate, discover the range of Ceylon teas — from classic varieties to specialty flavours like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and cinnamon — and learn how these leaves double as herbal remedies used across the island for generations.
Highlights
- Meet & Greet your Professional Guide at Bandaranayake International Airport
- Around 27km north of Nuwara Eliya, tours of this factory are fairly
- After the Tea Tour you will be safely dropped back at your pickup destination
- Private transportation
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- WiFi on board
What's Included
Itinerary
Departure & Spice Garden
- Airport Meeting Point: Your professional guide will meet you at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and head towards Glenloch Tea Estate. En route, you will stop at a remarkable spice garden.
- Spice Garden Experience: Explore a manmade forest filled with Sri Lanka's renowned herbal and natural spices. Enjoy a complimentary 10-minute head massage as part of the experience.
Tea Plucking & Tea Factory Tour
- Glenloch Tea Estate: Located around 27km north of Nuwara Eliya, this estate offers informative tours explaining tea cultivation, types of tea, and the drying and packing processes. Fine old machinery from the UK is still in active use, and photography is allowed throughout.
- Tea Plucking: Join estate workers in the field and experience firsthand how Ceylon tea leaves are harvested the traditional way.
- Factory Tour: Step inside the factory to witness the full tea-making process — from plucking through to machinery work — and taste a variety of specialty Ceylon tea flavours including chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and cinnamon.
- Tea as Medicine: Learn how Sri Lankan teas serve as herbal remedies used for treating various ailments across the island.
Return Journey
- Drop-Off: After the tea tour, your guide will safely return you to your original pickup location, completing a memorable day among Sri Lanka's iconic tea highlands.
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