Visit one of Sri Lanka’s most distinctive and fascinating tea estates on this half-day experience that combines a guided tour of a working plantation with the unique story of Virgin White Tea -the rarest and most expensive tea produced in Sri Lanka – harvested only by white-gloved pluckers who do not allow the leaves to be touched by human hands. Handunugoda Estate, located on the southern coast near Galle, is also home to a cinnamon plantation where the complete process of harvesting and peeling Ceylon cinnamon, the finest cinnamon variety in the world, is demonstrated by skilled local farmers. A guided tasting session covering the estate’s range of teas – from orthodox black and green teas to the virgin white – is one of the most enlightening and pleasurable tea experiences available in Sri Lanka. This tour is a perfect complement to time spent at Galle Fort, combining two of the south’s finest cultural and agricultural heritage experiences in a single day.