Conch Tours | Package No: R674

Discover the world-famous Ceylon tea with an immersive tour package exploring plantations and tea-making.

This unique tour package takes you on an immersive journey to explore the world-famous Ceylon tea, from its origins to its export. Discover the charm of Sri Lanka’s tea heritage with exclusive access to normally inaccessible locations, such as a tea auction and a tea packing factory. Visit five distinct tea-producing regions, each showcasing unique brands, and enjoy a stay at the charming 'Heritance Tea Factory,' a converted tea factory steeped in history. Highlights include a visit to the cemetery of James Taylor, the father of Ceylon tea; the plantation where black tea was invented; and Lipton’s Seat, the favorite viewpoint of tea magnate Thomas Lipton. Experience the art of tea harvesting and black tea production firsthand, tour tea factories, and indulge in tea tastings. Enjoy a scenic train ride with panoramic views of lush tea fields and majestic mountains. The program concludes with a refined afternoon tea experience in a historic hotel over 100 years old, making this tour a must for tea enthusiasts and history lovers alike.

Hotel

Private Car

English guide

Meal

Entrance Ticket

Wi-Fi in the car

Tour Schedule

Day 1	Breakfast: X Lunch: X Dinner: ✓
	An English-speaking guide will welcome you at Bandaranaike International Airport upon your arrival. Transfer to your hotel in Negombo (approximately 30 minutes)
	Yaara Tea Experience at Dilmah t-Lounge
Hotel	Stay at Fairway Colombo (3 Star Hotel, Colombo)

Day 2	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: ✓
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel Visit the Sri Lanka Tea Board
Afternoon	Lunch at a local restaurant
	Visit a Tea Export Factory with a Tea Packing Experience.
Evening	Sightseeing in the World Heritage Sacred City of Kandy: Temple of the Tooth, Kandy Market, Kandy Lake, etc
Hotel	Stay at Hotel Topaz (3 Star Hotel, Kandy)

Day 3	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: ✓
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel
	Visit Loolkandura Estate, the Birthplace of Ceylon Tea: Tour James Taylor's Headquarters and Bungalow
Afternoon	Lunch at a local restaurant
Evening	visit the Tea Museum Tour
	Visit the James Taylor Cemetery
Hotel	Stay at Hotel Topaz (3 Star Hotel, Kandy)

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Day 4	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: ✓
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel Proceed to Nuwara Eliya
Afternoon	Lunch at a local restaurant
	Nuwara Eliya Sightseeing Visit the tea factory and tea plantations Tea Tasting and Tea Picking Experience
Evening	High Tea at The Grand Hotel
Hotel	Stay at Heritance Tea Factory (5 Star Hotel, Nuwara Eliya)

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Day 5	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: ✓
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel Train ride in the highlands: Route from Nanu Oya to Ella Station
Afternoon	Lunch at a local restaurant
Evening	Visit Uva Tea Plantation, Lipton Tea Factory, and Lipton's Seat
Hotel	Stay at EKHO Ella (3 Star Hotel, Ella)

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Day 6	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: ✓
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel Proceed to Pitigala
	Visit a Tea Farm and Factory Producing Ruhuna Black Tea
Afternoon	Sightseeing at the World Heritage Galle Fortress/ Lunch at a local restaurant
Hotel	Stay at Yara Galle Fort (3 Star Hotel, Galle)

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Day 7	Breakfast: ✓ Lunch: ✓ Dinner: X
Morning	After breakfast, depart from the hotel Proceed to Colombo
Afternoon	Lunch at a local restaurant
Evening	Colombo City Sightseeing and Shopping
	Transfer to the Airport (Approximately 1 Hour)