Walk through terraced emerald tea fields, pluck two leaves and a bud, and taste premium single-origin Ceylon teas.
1.5 to 2 Hours
Sri Lanka / Field journal
Activity Details
Pure Ceylon Tea is renowned worldwide for its unmatched aroma and crisp flavor. In the cool central highlands of Nuwara Eliya and Kandy, visit working tea estates established over a century ago. Walk alongside local plucking teams, tour operational factories with roaring 19th-century British dryers and rollers, and enjoy a curated tasting comparing Golden Tips, Silver Tips, Orange Pekoe, and Green Tea.
What to Expect
01Step-by-step factory tour from withering and rolling to oxidation and sorting
02Hands-on tea plucking experience in terraced hillside plantations
03Guided master tasting session of single-origin highland tea varieties
04Purchase factory-fresh premium tea directly from the estate shop
Tours Featuring This Activity
Enjoy this experience as part of a fully supported multi-day journey.
An action-packed 8-day circuit across Sri Lanka's cultural peaks, central highlands, scenic Ella railway, and Yala wildlife safari with coastal relaxation.
—Climb 5th-century Sigiriya Rock Fortress and admire mirror wall frescoes
—Visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic in historic Kandy