Pekoe Trail guided stage

What happens

One stage of the 300 km, 22-stage Pekoe Trail through tea estates, villages and forest, walked with a local guide. A stage takes four to seven hours. Some stages close after landslides; we check the trail's alert page before every departure.

What is in the price

On a trip with our car and driver

Booked as part of a tour, a day tour or your own trip with our car, the trip adds:

• Transfers to the start and from the end in your tour vehicle

Season

• ●Good month
• Blank: neither

Good months: Jan to Sep.

On 6 November 2026 stage 2 was closed and eight stages were on amber alert for the north-east monsoon. Status changes weekly.

Limits

• Minimum age 10.
• Four to seven hours of walking on estate roads and footpaths with some climbs.

Where it is offered

• Hatton (Adam's Peak and tea country)
• Nuwara Eliya
• Ella
• Haputale
• Kandy

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• Tea and trains, 6 daysIncluded · tour, $601 per person for two, 6 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included

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