Tea Plantation Tours in Sri Lanka: Our Top 15

2.Tea Fields & Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · from $20Best value

Walk Hatton’s tea fields, meet pluckers, visit a factory, and follow Ceylon tea from fresh leaf to brewed cup.

“Great experience, really nice guide tell us everything, very interesting, we saw the plantage and also the factory, thank you.”

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3.Tuk-Tuk Safari Liptons seat,Tea Fields Hike,TeaFactory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 46 reviews · 7 hours · from $60

Ride a tuk-tuk from Ella through Sri Lanka’s tea country, hike to Lipton Seat, enjoy a picnic, and tour historic Dambatenne Tea Factory.

“This was such a nice day out! The guide was so friendly and informative, he even dropped us back to our homestay which wasn't meant to be included. My partner and I enjoyed every aspect of this trip today.”

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4.Galle Day Tour and Tea Plantation from Bentota & Other Places

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $35

Review of a private Galle day tour from Bentota, with tea, stilt fishermen, beaches, turtle conservation, and Galle Fort.

“Fab day. Excellent driver - Nuwan. Tea plantation guide Dudley was excellent so knowledgeable. Thank you.”

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6.NuwaraEliya Tea Factory,Plantation & Water Falls Hike Tour by Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews

Review of Nuwara Eliya’s private tea factory, plantation, and Ramboda Falls tour, with practical advice on price, timing, walking, and value.

“The tea field tour was a fantastic experience. It was great to try picking tea leaves and tasting all the different types of tea produced from them. During our tour to the factories, the guides provided engaging insights into the production procRead more”

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7.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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8.Lipton’s Seat and Tea Factory,Trail Amidst Tea Plantation Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $55

Review of Sri Lanka’s Lipton’s Seat tour from Ella, with tuk-tuk transport, tea factory visit, mountain views, pricing, tips, and drawbacks.

“Te lleva en tuk tuk hasta el lipyon seat y luego a la fabrica donse te harán una visita de 15 min y no te dan a beber el te. Luego paras en una cafetería a tomarte una taza y vuelta a casa. Nos pareció muy caro, 100€ los dos por lo que incluye, pensamos que sería un coche o una mini van.”

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9.Galle Day Tour with River Safari, Tea Plantation & Sea Turtle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $135

Review of a private Galle day tour with river safari, turtle conservation, tea plantation, Buddhist temple and Galle Fort.

“Fantastic day. We went on the 4am visit but the early start was worth it. We saw monkeys, elephants, lots of different types of birds, deer and water lizards. Amazing lunch.”

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10.Bentota Village Tour with River Safari & Tea Plantation/Factory – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $120

Explore Bentota’s river, temple, village crafts, tea factory, turtle project, and local lunch on this private all-inclusive Sri Lankan day tour.

“The tour was really great. The guides were knowledgable, friendly and really caring.”

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11.City Tour with Temple of the Tooth & Tea Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 day

Review of Kandy’s small-group city tour with Temple of the Tooth, tea garden, royal sites, dance, street food, and guide Harsha.

“Harsha was absolutely amazing. He was such a passionate humble person who obviously enjoyed sharing his knowledge and love for Sri Lanka. This was the highlight of our time in Kandy and I would recommend Harsha when booking any tour in the area. Thanks Harsha.”

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12.Tuk Tuk safari and Picnic in The Tea Plantation from Ella,Haputale & Bandarawela

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $58

Review of Sri Lanka’s private tuk tuk trip to Lipton’s Seat, with tea picking, factory visit, picnic lunch, hotel pickup, and hill views.

“The Tuk Tuk tea experience is a “must do” when visiting Ella.”

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13.Kandy privet day tour with pinnawala and Tea plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 1 day · from $47

Review of a private Kandy day tour with Pinnawala elephants, the Temple of the Tooth, tea, gardens, dance, transport, and practical tips.

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14.Trekking & Picnic in The Tea Plantation From Ella, Haputale & Bandarawela

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $35

Walk Sri Lanka’s tea trails from Bandarawela to Haputale, pick tea with local women, enjoy a picnic, and take in wide mountain views.

“The most beautiful hike! You should definitely book this tour. The guide is amazing and has so much knowledge about the tea plantations (& speaks great English). The views are amazing, the nature is so beautiful. 10/10 we had the best time!”

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15.From west coast: Kandy, Tooth temple, Botanical & Tea garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $84

Review of a private Kandy day tour from Sri Lanka’s west coast, covering the Tooth Temple, spice garden, Peradeniya, tea country, and city sights.

“A friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful guide. I recommend this tour.”

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