Horton Plains and Pedro Tea Factory Private Day Tour from Nuwara Eliya
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8 Ratings
Nuwara Eliya
Get closer to nature and see some wonderful attractions in the hill country. On this private day trip, you will visit Horton Plains National Park, World’s End, Bakers Falls and end your excursion with an insightful visit to Pedro Tea Factory and Plantation.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Horton Plains National Park - 6:00am: Make a pre-dawn start to Horton Plains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
7:30am - 12:30pm: Take a guided walk along the park’s nature trails to a viewpoint known as World’s End. You may encounter a variety of wildlife including endemic Rhino-horned and Hump-nosed Lizards, highland bird species including the Sri Lanka White-eye, Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Yellow-eared Bulbul. Also keep your eye out for troops of Bear Monkey, and Sambar (Sri Lanka’s largest species of deer) which are regularly seen in the plains close to the entrance. You will continue your journey up to Bakers Falls, named after the famous explorer, Sir Samuel Baker.
12:30pm: Drive to Nuwara Eliya for Lunch at Royal Hills hotel
- Pedro Tea Factory - 3:30pm- 5pm: Visit the Tea Plantation and Pedro Tea Factory to learn about tea production and its significance to the Sri Lankan economy. Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon) is the world’s 4th largest tea exporter, responsible for roughly 25% of the world’s tea exports. Today, more than 200,000 hectares in highlands and other areas are dedicated to tea production.
After sightseeing, you will be dropped back off at your hotel.
What's Included
- Horton Plains National Park fees
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch at Summer Hill Breaze
- English Speaking Driver guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Horton Plains National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(8 Ratings)
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138harshits
Mar 9, 2020
Awesome experience - Horton’s national park is a must visit place. Beyond escapes arranged the tour nicely and the guide Anjana was very good, friendly and professional. He knew the details, where to go, where to find things and where to capture the most scenic view. Lunch was also nicely arranged. Overall, worth the time you spend there
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Wander31056596273
Apr 30, 2019
Hi - ☺ it was excellent experience of hickin ...everyone with children don't forget sunblock..very wild..
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Garri
Jun 5, 2018
Seamless experience - If you are looking for a hassle free day trip whilst visiting Nuwara Eliya I would highly recommend booking with Beyond Escapes.
It was a seamless experience right from booking to the day of the tour. Communication with the operator was always prompt and answered fully. Our driver Anjana was very professional, spoke English very well and was very informative and attentive to our needs. He arrived on time and accompanied us on the walking tour and was well versed in the history and animal life in the area having over 40 years experience.
As for the Horton Plains tour be prepared with plenty of water and good hiking shoes. It is around a 9km walk over varying terrain. Lunch venue was fantastic and 2 course meal included. Drinks were paid for separately and the tea plantation offered a chance to get hands on with tea plucking and a tour of the tea processing plant. Overall it was a very pleasant day and was good value for money.
e are very satisfied customers.
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Jane
Jan 22, 2018
How to get best value from your visit! - You don't need to book through an agent. Just SLR 200 pp (£1) if you just pitch up for a tour. Get a Tuk Tuk from town, about 10 minutes away. Very interesting visit.
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Adeline_s
May 12, 2019
Horton Plains - Horton Plains was Amazing, the van provided was NOT, we were actually scared at one point going up the steep hills to get to the destination, it was unsafe and this tour company should not be allowed to operate with a van that is falling apart
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Clauds0201
Feb 11, 2018
Horton Plains and Pedro Tea Factory from Nuwara Eliya - This tour cost us £127 for 2 people. The driver was lovely, and a good driver. He told us lots about the things we could see from the car.
However, this trip did not include a guided nature walk around Horton Plains. the driver drops you off and you walk around the park yourself (i.e. without a guide). Horton Plains was lovely and it was good to see that good environmental care is being taken to ensure that rubbish is not left at Horton Plains. Our driver met us in then car park after our walk and took us to the hotel for lunch. Unfortunately we were the last ones for the buffet lunch so there were literally only the last scrapings of food left for us to eat. They also charged us 200 rupees for water. Our driver then took us to the tea factory where we had a 20 minute talk and walk through the tea factory. You cannot take photos in most areas of the factory. We then, on our accord went out and had a wander through the tea fields which was very nice. We were given a free tea at the end of the tour. Unfortunately the tour does not include tasting some of the different types of tea.
We enjoyed the day tour but it wasn't quite as described on the advert and it was a little overpriced for what it was.
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