Explore tea-growing regions, plantations and the traditions behind Ceylon tea.
Where to go — our favourite places for this experience, ready to fit into a route that suits your dates and pace.
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Pedro Tea Estate
Nuwara EliyaPedro Tea Estate lies outside Nuwara Eliya; visits focus on the estate's tea-growing landscape and factory, subject to local arrangements.
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Labookellie Tea Centre
near Nuwara EliyaLabookellie lies on the Kandy–Nuwara Eliya road and is known for tea estates and roadside tea-factory visitor facilities.
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Lipton’s Seat
HaputaleLipton's Seat is a viewpoint above Dambatenne near Haputale, overlooking tea-growing slopes and valleys.
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Dambatenne Tea Estate
HaputaleDambatenne Tea Estate lies near Haputale, below the Lipton's Seat viewpoint, and is associated with Thomas Lipton's tea business.
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Loolecondera Estate
near KandyLoolecondera Estate near Kandy is associated with James Taylor and the early development of commercial Ceylon tea.
Loolecondera
Good to know
The highlands are much cooler than the coast, and mist or rain can roll in at any time of year — pack layers and a light rain jacket. Reserved seats on the hill-country trains can sell out, so we book them early.
From the first idea to the final detail, we design Sri Lankan journeys you'll remember forever.