Spend a half-day exploring with Colombo shore excursions to discover the traditional tea, rubber, and herbs at an Ingiriya Tea Plantation. Learn about the history and process of transforming tea leaves into delicious teacups.
Meet your guide and driver from Shore Excursions Asia at the port and hop on a scenic drive lasting around 30 minutes from Colombo port to Ingiriya Tea Plantation, passing through lush green paddy fields, fruit trees, plantation fields, and small villages. Take your first step into the Tea Plantation, a lush green area enriched with ideal conditions for growing tea and rubber. You will be warmly welcomed with a garland made from aromatic tea leaves.
Get a glimpse of the finest teas in the world which was planted in the ground of Sri Lanka for hundreds of years. Listen to tea experts representing the history and making process to make a scrumptious cup of tea. Witness the tea leaves being hand-picked from the fields.
Then, head to the tea factory and observe the tea crop being graded, tasted, bagged, and finally packed before being distributed to shops and markets. Well-known for its crisp and citrus aroma, Ceylon tea is a high-quality product with no artificial ingredients are put in. Enjoy a cup of tea coming with a sweet cake and take part in the interesting blind tea test. Under guidance, learn about the subtleties between the finest breeds of Ceylon tea. Besides, the tasting session will make you become a tea connoisseur. After that, transfer back to port for the next departure.
