Tea Plucking & Tea Factory Tour

5.0 (1 reviews) Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Duration1 day
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Sri Lanka was once called Ceylon, and the name still holds for one it’s a major exports tea. With this tour, skip passive vacation pastimes for a tea plucking experience on a plantation. Get on the field with estate workers, grab the necessary tools, and spend some time picking tea leaves. You’ll also witness all aspects of the tea-making process on a guided tour of a tea factory.With this tour, witness this rich heritage by visiting tea estates, as well as working tea factories and get hands-on experience in the art of tea making and get some brief experience on Srilankan Spices and herbal items too.

Options

Pickup from Airport / Negombo

Duration: 12 hours
Tea Tasting
Private Air Conditioned Car
Pickup included

Pickup from Kandy

Duration: 12 hours
Tea Tasting
Private Air Conditioned Car
Pickup included

Pickup from Colombo

Duration: 12 hours
Tea Tasting
Private Air Conditioned Car
Pickup included

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • WiFi on board
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Local Taxes & Charges
  • Airport/Departure Tax
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Parking Fees
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Entrance Fees

What to expect

  1. 1h
    Meet & Greet your Professional Guide at Bandaranayake International Airport (CMB) and head towards Glenloch Tea Estate enroute via Spice Garden,

    Experience Sri Lanka's renowed Spices inside a manmade forest seeing the herbal and natural spices with a free 10 mins head massage
  2. Glenloch Tea Factory
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    Around 27km north of Nuwara Eliya, tours of this factory are fairly informative, explaining cultivation, types of tea and the drying and packing processes. There's some fine old machinery from the UK still in use. Unlike in many tea factories, photography is allowed here.

    Your Tour Guide will take you inside the estate and give you the experience on Tea plucking and then you will be taken inside the factory to see how Ceylon tea are prepared,

    you can also taste various flavours of Ceylon Tea ( Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, Cinamon ) are very famous among them.

    Srilankan Teas are Herbal medicines too which use for many types of Deseases and unhealthy structures ,

    You will be getting a Realiable Experience on how they are proced from Plucking to machinary works
  3. Glenloch Tea Factory
    Pass by
    After the Tea Tour you will be safely dropped back at your pickup destination with a memorable day

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

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Bandaranayake International Airport (CMB)

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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