The rolling highlands of Nuwara Eliya, Ella, and the Knuckles foothills are home to some of the world’s finest tea-growing estates, and a guided visit offers a fascinating insight into one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated industries. Knowledgeable planter hosts lead guests through the full journey from leaf to cup, walking the manicured rows of tea bushes, observing the withering, rolling, oxidising, and firing stages within working factory floors, and concluding with a curated tasting of freshly processed single-estate Ceylon teas that bear little resemblance to anything found in an ordinary cup.
