Kandy Sri Lanka Tea Plantation

He began the tea plantation an estate of just 19 acres 77 000 m 2 in 1867 he started a fully equipped tea factory on the loolecondera estate in 1872.

Kandy sri lanka tea plantation. High grow tea comes from plantations located above 1200m. It yields 2 of the country s gdp and employs over one million people. If you are traveling in sri lanka visiting a tea estate is good way to learn about sri lanka s past present and future. Seventy acres with coconut plantation.

Significant areas in the upcountry were converted to tea plantations during the time of british colonization. Taylor visited india in 1866 to learn the basics of growing tea on plantations. Lanka real estate property for sale in sri lanka. Lunch at a restaurant in nuwara eliya.

Plantation bungalow on 72 acre tea estate. Tea plantation sri lanka s main tea plantations are further north in the highlands but the driver sourced one not far from kandy the geragama estate. Visit to the highest peak of sri lanka piduruthalagala mount pedro thereafter visit to gregory lake side. Visit to nuwara eliya golf club one of the oldest golf clubs in asia.

The best place to go is the hill country near nuwara eliya and ella where the majority of the plantations are located. The most popular tea plantation tours in sri lanka. Thereafter proceed to nuwara eliya. Pick up from hotel in kandy approx.

Nowadays ceylon tea is a significant economic asset for sri lanka. The central province is the main region where sri lanka s top exporting good ceylon tea is produced. Sri lanka is one of the highest producers of tea in the world and this tea estate allows a tour inside where tourists can see how tea is processed with. Whilst sri lanka is not the largest producer of tea it comes behind china and india it is certainly the largest exporter.

When the british ruled sri lanka they realized conditions in kandy and other parts of the province were ideal for the growth of tea. In the central province of sri lanka stands giragama tea plantation a quaint village known for tea cultivation. Following his return he started a plantation in loolecondera estate in kandy sri lanka formerly known as ceylon. During my latest trip to sri lanka i visited some of the best tea plantations in the country.

Giragama was one of the first few plantations near kandy the heart of sri lanka. Where to find the best tea plantations in sri lanka. Nuwara eliya nuwara eliya is also known as the little england of. This list of tea estates in sri lanka covers the main tea factories in these areas that you can visit to learn more about the tea industry in sri lanka.

Antique bungalow and estate near kandy. Visit to a tea factory. Today the tea plantations cover over 4 of sri lanka s hill country and around 90 of the harvest are designated for export.