Ceylon tea is one of Sri Lanka’s greatest gifts to the world, and experiencing the full story of its production from the plucking of tender young leaves on the steep hillside slopes to the withering, rolling, fermentation and drying stages of a working factory is one of the most fascinating journeys available on the island. The hill country regions of Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Kandy and Hatton, known collectively as the ‘Little England’, are blanketed in the manicured green geometry of the tea estates that have defined this landscape since the mid-19th century. Our tea immersions include guided walks through the estates, conversations with tea pluckers about their daily lives, visits to colonial tea bungalows where time appears to have stood still, and expert-guided tasting sessions that reveal the range of character within the world’s most beloved hot drink. For anyone with an appreciation of craft, history and great flavour, Sri Lanka’s tea country is a destination of wonder.
