about 2.5 hours · Morning · Culture
Tea plucking and handmade tea, Ella
Tea plucking and handmade tea, Ella: Majeste's price is $30 per person for two, activity only, prices checked 7 Nov 2026. It takes about 2.5 hours, with no pickup in the price. It runs all year.
What happens
Pluck leaf with estate workers for an hour, then hand-roll and fire your own small batch the traditional way and take it home. Mornings are cooler and the pluckers are in the field. It is a demonstration for visitors, not a day's work.
What is in the price
Included
- Plucking basket and estate guide
- Handmade tea session and your tea to take away
- Tasting
Not included
- Transport: you make your own way to the meeting point
Season
Runs all year.
Limits
- Minimum age 5.
Where it is offered
Tours with this activity
- Tea and trains, 6 daysIncluded · tour, $601 per person for two, 6 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
Read more
- How much does a Sri Lanka trip cost in 2026/27?
Majeste's Classic Sri Lanka 7-day tour is USD 866 per person for two in 3-star hotels, shoulder season, with car, driver, tickets and safaris. 7 Nov 2026.
- Sri Lanka 7-day itinerary: classic loop, priced
Seven days covers Sigiriya, Kandy, the tea country, the Ella train and a Yala safari. USD 866 per person for two on Majeste's Classic tour, 7 Nov 2026.
- Kandy to Ella train: is it running?
No: at the 4 Nov 2026 check the Kandy to Ella train was not running end to end. Nanu Oya to Ella runs. Fares, classes, booking and the road options.
Where the figures come from
- Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026
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