The 5 Best Colombo Tea Tours

1.Kandy, Pinnawala and Tea Factory Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 99 reviews · 12 hours · from $55Our pick

Review of a Colombo to Kandy day trip with elephants, the Sacred Tooth Relic, tea tasting, crafts, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The trip was absolutely worth it. I enjoyed how Rahim, my tour guide, maximized the tour and suggesting more places I should visit while I was in the area, though we covered all places to visit in the tour. I guess it was Rahim who made this tour a success and I owe him big time for making my encounter with the elephants a memorable and exciting one. He is so reassuring and makes things easier for me not to mention his patience in taking A LOT of photo for me.”

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2.Tea Factory, Train, and Nine Arch Day Tour with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 98 reviews · 16 hours · from $140Top rated

Review of Ella’s 16-hour day tour with tea, train, Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam’s Peak, zipline, waterfalls, and pickup.

“Krish was an excellent driver - very friendly, polite and accommodating. Great tour with private transportation.”

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3.Shore Excursion From Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation & back for 2 People

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews

Review of Colombo’s private tea and rubber plantation shore excursion, with rice fields, tea making, port pickup, price, timing, and tips.

“To be clear, the driver was a careful driver, friendly, thoughtful and knowledgeable, however the tour was not as described. It took some time to get to the tea factory that we were expected to pay extra for (just arrived on a cruise in a Read more”

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4.Ceylon Tea Experience from Colombo Port Passenger Terminal

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 4 reviews · 4.5 hours

Review of a private Colombo shore tour featuring Ceylon tea, village life, plantations, temples, and city sights for up to three people.

“Our driver was a lovely guy called Nalin who looked after us well, sensible and calm amongst the chaotic roads. Be aware that the tea plantation is a bit of a long drive away from the cruise terminal, but we enjoyed seeing the local countryside so didn't mind this aspect. The tour around the plantation is really quite short compared to the amount of driving time, to improve I'd say they should add in sitting down for some local snacks / meal, and we actually didn't sample the tea until we got back to Colombo, I would have preferred to do this at the tea plantation itself, the shop we…”

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5.Kandy & Pinnawala & Tea Factory Full Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2 reviews · 14 - 16 hours · from $45Best value

Review of Colombo to Kandy and Pinnawala day trip, with tea, elephants, temples, gardens, costs, timing, and practical advice.

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