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Tea country and Nuwara Eliya from Kandy
Tea country and Nuwara Eliya from Kandy is Majeste's private day tour. It takes about 11.5 hours door to door and costs $49 per person for two, including your own car with an English-speaking driver, entrance tickets, and tea factory tour and tasting. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. Nothing to pay now.
Ramboda Falls, a tea factory and the lake, over the Ramboda Pass.
At a glance
About this tour
Up the A5 from Kandy through Pussellawa and the Ramboda Pass to Nuwara Eliya: the Ramboda Falls viewpoint and Hanuman temple, a tea factory tour and tasting, lunch in town, then Gregory Lake before the drive down. About three hours each way on a winding road; the pass is landslide-prone in heavy rain.
- Ramboda Falls and the Hanuman temple on the Kandy road
- Tea factory tour and tasting in the estates above Pussellawa
- Gregory Lake and the colonial-era town at 1,900 metres
Your day
Planning times from Kandy, not promises.
Pickup in Kandy; A5 via Gampola and Pussellawa.
Ramboda Falls viewpoint and the Hanuman temple (donation).
Tea factory tour and tasting, about 1.5 hours.
Lunch in Nuwara Eliya, paid directly.
Gregory Lake, Victoria Park and the post office.
Start the drive back down the pass.
Arrive in Kandy.
What is in the price
Included
- Private air-conditioned car or van with an English-speaking driver for the day
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kandy
- Every entrance ticket and activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Lunch is at a local restaurant, paid directly, about USD 5 to 15 a head
- Hakgala gardens or Seetha Amman temple if you add them (tickets paid at the gate)
- Tips for the driver and any local guide, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Gregory Lake
$1.20
LKR 200 per person for the lakeside park (single secondary source). Boats and pony rides cost extra.
Source
- MySLTravel entrance fee list 2025-2026, checked 7 Nov 2026
Tea factory tour and tasting
$18.05
LKR 3,000 (about USD 9) per person at Halpewatte, Ella, the factory's published price; the page does not say whether children pay.
Source
- Halpewatte (Halpé) Tea, tour page, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Damro Labookellie and Pedro estates, checked 7 Nov 2026
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- Six hours on hairpin roads; motion sickness is common.
- October and November are the wettest months; rain falls on most days from June to December, and cloud often hides the views after noon.
- No train reached Kandy station when status pages were last checked on 4 November 2026, so the train is not an option for this day.
Good months: January, February, March, April.
Harder months: October, November.
Read more
- Sri Lanka entrance fees 2026: Sigiriya and parks
Sigiriya is USD 35, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura USD 30, the Temple of the Tooth LKR 3,000; a park ticket for two is USD 71.86. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
Where the figures come from
- MySLTravel entrance fee list 2025-2026, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Halpewatte (Halpé) Tea, tour page, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026
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