Day Trip to Virgin White Tea Plantation and Galle City from Colombo

Day Trip to Virgin White Tea Plantation and Galle City from Colombo

The tour of Handunugoda Tea Factory which is one the only tea factories in Sri Lanka that is located closer to the beach and a guided tour of the Fort of Galle, its ramparts and parts of the original town that have importance; An original experience with a local resident whose family has lived and worked in Galle for generations.

Stilt Fishing is one of the most interesting traditional fishing methods of Sri Lanka. Records indicate that it came into being just after World War II.

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Stop At: Handunugoda Tea Estate, Handunugoda Rd Tittagalla, Ahangama 80650 Sri Lanka

Closest tea plantation in the world to the sea. However, this is not the only thing that makes the Handunugoda Tea Estate special. The estate is known as the Virgin White Tea Factory – it produces a white tea completely untouched by human hands. The process of tea plucking follows an ancient Chinese Ritual where the choicest of teas were cut by virgins who never touched the tea with their bare skin and offered the resulting produce up as a tribute to the Emperor. Handunugoda mimics this tradition, although these days the ‘virgin’ concept only applies to the tea, not the tea pluckers. This white tea is rich in anti-oxidants and is said to be the healthiest tea in the world

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Galle Fort, Church Street, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka

Dutch Fort (18th century)

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Stilt Fishermen Sri Lanka, Koggala Sri Lanka

Stilt Fishing is one of the most interesting traditional fishing methods of Sri Lanka

Duration: 30 minutes