Sri Lanka's Tea Production Tour: From Colombo Port to Kandy's Tea Factory
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Pilimathalawa
The cultivation and processing of tea in Sri Lanka, previously known as Ceylon, stands as a significant revenue earner for the nation. Ranking as the world’s fourth biggest tea producer and the second largest tea exporter, approximately 20% of the global tea market features teas originating from Sri Lanka.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Geragama Tea Factory - Giragama Tea Factory is one of the oldest in Sri Lanka. The eponymous English “cuppa” might have been somewhat stronger if not for the 1865 coffee blight. Old Ceylon’s up-country plantations were devastated
- but not so the spirits of the pioneering planters. They threw in a crop of tea and never looked back. You will visit a tea plantation and observe how the plant is grown and harvested. From here you will travel to a factory and learn about the whole processing procedure and how different types of teas are created.
- Gadaladeniya Temple Junction - Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya with an ancient monastery is found on the flat rock at Diggala in the district of Kandy. According to a inscription there this temple was built by King Buwanekabahu IV in the year 1344. The chief architect of this temple has been a south indian called Ganesvarachari. Therefore this temple is essentially a South Indian design.
The main shrine room has seated (in Vajrasana) Buddha Statue under a Makara Thorana and four standing Buddha images. The makara thorana is decorated on both faces with gods such as Brahma, Suyama, Santhusuta, Natha and Maithree, and two attendants.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Location
Geragama Tea Factory
Geragama Estate Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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68evenl
Feb 29, 2020
Great Service - we booked this excursion everything was perfect.
They picked us up at colombo port and dropped us at the same place carefully.. we spended 9hrs in sri lanka. we learned about everything about tea and we visit temple and saw lots of thing in sri lanka. guide was nice and knowledgeable.and thilina arranged everything perfectly. highly recommend this tour. thank you sri lanka. we had a great tour in sri lanka.
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