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Ceylon Tea Country

Ceylon tea shaped the modern hill country - its roads, railways, towns and demographics - and the estates remain among the most beautiful working landscapes anywhere. You can trace the whole story here, from the field where the first bush was planted in 1867 to factories still rolling leaf on Victorian machinery.

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Ella, Sri Lanka
Must-see

Ella

Hill Country

A lush hill-country village with iconic train rides, waterfalls, and tea plantations.

From $20–35/dayHalf day
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Must-see

Nuwara Eliya

Hill Country

'Little England' - a cool hill-station surrounded by endless tea estates.

From $20–35/dayHalf day
Lower Ramboda Falls in tea country, Nuwara Eliya district, Sri Lanka
Waterfalls

Ramboda Falls

Hill Country

A 109-metre triple-tier waterfall tumbling beside the Kandy–Nuwara Eliya road at the Ramboda Pass.

From $15–30/dayQuick stop
Castlereagh Reservoir among tea estates near Hatton, Sri Lanka
Hiking & Peaks

Castlereagh Reservoir

Hill Country

A drowned valley of tea and mist near Hatton - Sri Lanka's most beautiful reservoir and its finest bungalow country.

From $20–35/dayHalf day
Devon Falls dropping 97 metres through tea country near Talawakele, Sri Lanka
Waterfalls

Devon Falls

Hill Country

A graceful 97-metre triple cascade named for a coffee planter - St. Clair's elegant neighbour on the tea highway.

From $15–30/dayQuick stop
Tea fields surrounding Lipton's Seat viewpoint above Haputale, Sri Lanka
Tea Country

Lipton's Seat

Hill Country

The panoramic viewpoint above Haputale where Sir Thomas Lipton surveyed his tea empire.

From $15–30/dayHalf day
St. Clair's Falls, the 'Little Niagara of Sri Lanka', near Talawakele
Waterfalls

St. Clair's Falls

Hill Country

The 'Little Niagara of Sri Lanka' - twin cascades pouring through tea country near Talawakele.

From $15–30/dayQuick stop
Ceylon Tea Museum in the old Hantane factory near Kandy, Sri Lanka
Tea Country

Ceylon Tea Museum

Hill Country

A century-old tea factory turned museum above Kandy - machinery, Lipton lore, and a tasting with a view.

From $15–30/dayHalf day
Turquoise water of Sembuwatta Lake at Elkaduwa, Matale, Sri Lanka
Tea Country

Sembuwatta Lake

Hill Country

A turquoise spring-fed lake ringed by pines and tea, hidden above Elkaduwa in the Knuckles foothills.

From $15–30/dayHalf day
Tea harvest in the Bogawantalawa valley, Sri Lanka
Temples & Shrines

Bogawantalawa Tea Valley

Hill Country

The 'Golden Valley of Ceylon Tea' - a planters' world of estates, bungalows, and mist that time forgot.

From $20–35/dayQuick stop
Tea picker harvesting leaves on a Ceylon tea plantation in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Tea Country

Ceylon Tea Plantations

Hill Country

Rolling green hills of tea estates where you can pick, process, and taste Ceylon tea.

From $20–40/day (including plantation tour)Half day
Dunsinane Falls pouring through Pundaluoya tea estates, Sri Lanka
Waterfalls

Dunsinane Falls

Hill Country

A Shakespeare-named cascade pouring through the Pundaluoya tea estates - tea country's prettiest secret.

From $15–30/dayQuick stop
Labookellie tea centre amid estate slopes on the A5, Sri Lanka
Tea Country

Labookellie Tea Centre

Hill Country

The A5's famous tea stop - factory tours, estate views, and the legendary chocolate cake at 1,700 metres.

From $15–30/dayHalf day
Lover's Leap waterfall above the Pedro estate, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Waterfalls

Lover's Leap Falls

Hill Country

Nuwara Eliya's walk-to waterfall - a 30-metre ribbon above the Pedro tea estate, wrapped in a tragic legend.

From $15–30/dayQuick stop