Hill Country
Food, Wellness & Local Life
Tea Country in Sri Lanka
Tea estates, factories and tastings in the central highlands.
- Where
- Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Haputale
Tea estates, factories and tastings in the central highlands.
Places for tea country
Bookable add-ons
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Tea Factory & Estate VisitYear-round; some factories close on Poya (full moon) days
Hill country · 1 – 2 hours
Updated . Travel conditions change — we confirm details when we plan your trip.
Tours with tea country
8 days · Best first trip
Sri Lanka First-Timer Classic
Eight days that string together Sri Lanka’s greatest hits — Sigiriya, Kandy, tea country, the Ella train and a Yala safari — at a pace that still leaves room to breathe.
Private tour · price on request
10 days · Culture, hills, safari & beach
Essential Sri Lanka
Ten days that add breathing space and a beach finish to the classic route: two nights each in Sigiriya and Kandy, the tea country train, a Yala safari and the south coast.
Private tour · price on request
14 days · Two weeks, the whole island
Grand Sri Lanka Discovery
Two weeks to see Sri Lanka properly: both great ancient capitals, Sigiriya, Kandy, the hill country, a Yala safari, quiet southern beaches and Galle Fort.
Private tour · price on request
8 days · Temples and places of the epic
Ramayana Trail of Sri Lanka
Eight days visiting temples and landscapes that tradition associates with the Ramayana — Munneswaram, Seetha Amman Temple, Divurumpola and the Ravana sites around Ella.
Private tour · price on request
8 days · Private and unhurried
Sri Lanka Honeymoon Escape
Eight days of sunrise viewpoints, tea-country hideaways and a quiet beach — a honeymoon that balances special moments with plenty of time for just the two of you.
Private tour · price on request
10 days · Elephants, trains and beaches
Sri Lanka Family Adventure
Ten days designed around children’s energy levels: shorter drives, pools at every stop, elephants, a train ride, easy hikes and the beach.
Private tour · price on request
Day tours
Full day · from Kandy
Nuwara Eliya Tea Country
A day trip from Kandy into the high tea country: waterfalls, a working tea factory, Nuwara Eliya’s colonial town and Seetha Eliya.
Full day · from Kandy
Scenic Train Experience
Ride the hill-country train from Kandy to Nanu Oya, with your driver meeting you for a tea-country afternoon.
Tell us what your Sri Lanka trip should feel like.
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