Tea factory tour and tasting

What happens

A guided walk through a working factory to see withering, rolling, fermenting and firing, followed by a tasting. The Uva Halpewatte factory above Ella is the one we price; factories near Nuwara Eliya (Pedro, Damro Labookellie) offer similar tours, some free. Machines run on weekdays; Sundays and poya days are often quiet.

What is in the price

Season

Runs all year.

Where it is offered

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

Day tours with this activity

• Nuwara Eliya tea country day tour from ColomboIncluded · day tour, $90 per person for two, from Colombo, tickets included
• Tea country and Nuwara Eliya from KandyIncluded · day tour, $49 per person for two, from Kandy, tickets included
• Little Adam's Peak, Nine Arch Bridge and Ravana FallsIncluded · day tour, $47 per person for two, from Ella, activity included
• Lipton's Seat and the Dambatenne tea factoryIncluded · day tour, $47 per person for two, from Ella, activity included
• Tea estates, Lover's Leap and Gregory LakeIncluded · day tour, $48 per person for two, from Nuwara Eliya, tickets included

Tours with this activity

• Sri Lanka highlights, 5 daysIncluded · tour, $534 per person for two, 5 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Hills and wildlife, 6 daysIncluded · tour, $744 per person for two, 6 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Classic Sri Lanka, 7 daysIncluded · tour, $866 per person for two, 7 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Classic Sri Lanka and beach, 8 daysIncluded · tour, $1,010 per person for two, 8 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Grand tour of Sri Lanka, 10 daysIncluded · tour, $1,230 per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Wilpattu to the south coast, 12 daysIncluded · tour, $1,368 per person for two, 12 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, temple-run sites and one activity paid there
• Complete island, 14 daysIncluded · tour, $1,716 per person for two, 14 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, temple-run sites paid there
• Slow travel with the north and east, 21 daysIncluded · tour, $2,411 per person for two, 21 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, Udawattakele forest ticket and temple-run sites paid there
• Honeymoon Sri Lanka, 9 daysIncluded · tour, $1,268 per person for two, 9 days, superior hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, one activity paid there
• Tea and trains, 6 daysIncluded · tour, $601 per person for two, 6 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Luxury Sri Lanka, 10 daysIncluded · tour, $2,006 per person for two, 10 days, luxury hotels, shoulder season, tickets included

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