Overview in Negombo

Negombo, Sri Lanka · Food, Outdoors, Guided Tours, Boat Tours, Classes · USD 60

Nuwara Eliya tea factory visit: Blue Field tea process tour, tea plucking in local dress, Ramboda Falls and a city tour. Entry included. From US$60. Our private Nuwara Eliya tea factory visit takes you into the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea country for a hands-on day among the tea bushes, finishing with a Nuwara Eliya city tour. Your driver picks you up from your hotel in Kandy at about 8:00 am or in Nuwara Eliya at about 9:30 am, and you travel in your own air-conditioned car or van. You visit Blue Field Tea Factory at Ramboda, see how fresh green leaf becomes black tea, taste the finished tea, and then step into the plantation to try tea plucking in local dress, with a basket on your back, just like the estate workers. On the way you stop at Ramboda Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in Sri Lanka. The price includes your private transport and entry to Blue Field Tea Factory, the tea tasting and the tea plucking experience. From Kandy: US$100 for 1 to 3 people in a car, or US$150 for 4 to 7 people in a van. From Nuwara Eliya: US$60 by car or US$80 by van. Tea factory tour in Nuwara Eliya: the tea process Inside the factory you follow the leaf through each stage of the tea process: withering in long troughs, rolling to release the flavour, fermentation (oxidation), drying in hot-air dryers, and sorting and grading into the different teas you see in the shop. Our tea factory tour in Sri Lanka ends with a cup of fresh Ceylon tea and time to buy tea straight from the factory. A tea plantation tour with tea plucking The highlight of this Nuwara Eliya tea plantation visit is walking into the tea fields. Wear the traditional dress and carry a plucking basket on your back while you learn the “two leaves and a bud” method and take your photos among the bushes. It is a fun, relaxed tea plantation tour in Sri Lanka for couples, families and children. Nuwara Eliya city tour After lunch we drive up to Nuwara Eliya, the colonial hill town known as “Little England”. Walk beside Gregory Lake and visit the red-brick Old Post Office, one of the town’s best-known colonial buildings. Other activities, such as a boat ride on the lake, Victoria Park or the local market, can be added on request. Pickup from Kandy or Nuwara Eliya From Kandy the drive to Ramboda takes about 2 hours through the hills; from Nuwara Eliya it is about 45 minutes. Choose your pickup town in the booking box. Read more about Nuwara Eliya and Kandy. More day trips from Kandy This is one of our private day trips from Kandy. See all day trips from Kandy → Highlights - Nuwara Eliya tea factory visit at Blue Field Tea Factory, Ramboda - See the full tea process, from withering to grading, with a tea tasting - Tea plucking in local dress with a basket on your back - Photo stop at Ramboda Falls - Nuwara Eliya city tour: Gregory Lake and the Old Post Office - Pickup from Kandy or Nuwara Eliya - From Kandy US$100 (car) / US$150 (van) · from Nuwara Eliya US$60 / US$80 · entry included Itinerary Your driver collects you from your hotel in Kandy at about 8:00 am, or in Nuwara Eliya at about 9:30 am. We confirm the exact time after booking. Stop at Ramboda Falls on the Kandy–Nuwara Eliya road. Walk down to the viewpoint for photos of the falls tumbling through the forest. A guided walk through Blue Field Tea Factory: withering, rolling, fermentation, drying and grading. Finish with a tasting of fresh Ceylon tea and time to buy tea from the factory shop. Put on the traditional dress, carry a plucking basket on your back and try plucking tea in the plantation. Learn the “two leaves and a bud” method and take photos among the bushes. Lunch at the Blue Field restaurant overlooking the tea gardens, or at a place of your choice (not included). Drive up to Nuwara Eliya, “Little England”, for a short city tour: a walk beside Gregory Lake and a visit to the red-brick Old Post Office. Other activities can be added on request. Drop-off at your hotel in Nuwara Eliya at about 4:30 pm, or drive back to Kandy, arriving at about 7:30 pm. What’s included Included - Private air-conditioned car or van - English-speaking driver - Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kandy or Nuwara Eliya - Entry to Blue Field Tea Factory with a guided tour of the tea process - Tea tasting - Tea plucking experience in local dress with a basket - Fuel and parking fees Not included - Lunch and drinks - Other activities in Nuwara Eliya on request (for example boat rides) - Tea and souvenirs you buy - Tips for your driver (optional) FAQs You visit Blue Field Tea Factory at Ramboda for a guided tour of the tea process and a tea tasting, try tea plucking in local dress with a basket on your back, stop at Ramboda Falls, and finish with a Nuwara Eliya city tour. From Kandy: US$100 for 1 to 3 people in a car or US$150 for 4 to 7 people in a van. From Nuwara Eliya: US$60 by car or US$80 by van. Entry to Blue Field Tea Factory, the tea tasting and the tea plucking experience are included. Yes. Entry to Blue Field Tea Factory, the guided tour of the tea process, the tea tasting and the tea plucking experience in local dress are all included. Only lunch and anything you buy are extra. From any hotel in Kandy (around 8:00 am) or Nuwara Eliya (around 9:30 am). Choose your pickup town in the booking box. Yes. You wear the traditional dress, carry a plucking basket on your back and try plucking tea in the plantation with photos among the bushes. About 7 hours from Nuwara Eliya, or about 11.5 hours from Kandy because of the longer drive. Yes. The factory walk is short and easy, and children love dressing up and plucking tea. Yes. After lunch you walk beside Gregory Lake and visit the Old Post Office. Other activities, such as a boat ride, Victoria Park or the market, can be added on request.