4 Sri Lanka Farm Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Tea Plantation Tour in Ella, Sri Lanka

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 319 reviews · from $25Our pick

At Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory near Ella, you’ll join a short tea lesson, visit the fields, dress for a hands-on picking session, and taste four Ceylon tea grades. Guides such as Sallay and Nari explain the work, while skilled picker Maria shows you how to take the top leaves.

“You learn a little about harvesting tea and get a chance to try plucking some leaves yourself. The experience ends with tea tasting in the factory. The plantation tour works well as a follow up to the factory tour. Note regarding the "What to expect" section: not sure what Ella Rock, Nine Arch Bridge and Ravana Falls are doing there, you don't visit these places during this tour. You only go to a tea field right outside the factory.”

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3.Ella’s Ceylon Tea Plantation and Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $33

Start at Traveling Thrills Ella at 9:00 am for a three-hour tour of a tea plantation and black tea factory. Guide Hashan and tea professionals explain plucking, processing, quality control, tea history, and production economics before a tasting of black, green, and artisan teas.

“"Great tour by an incredibly knowledgeable and friendly guide (Hashan). Starting at the tea plantation close to Ella, the history of growing tea in Sri Lanka was explained in an engaging and informative fashion. We had the chance to take soRead more”

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