The world of Ceylon tea (7 days 6 nights)

The world of Ceylon tea (7 days 6 nights)

Experience the highlights of the highlands of Sri Lanka on this tour. See the expanses of the tea plantations and the daily work of the tea picker at close range. Experience the tea with all your senses: see the green of the plantations, smell the unmistakable scent of the plants and taste the many different types of tea. Incidentally, explore the cities of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella and Hatton with their impressive people and temples. Complete the tour with the gentle giants, the elephants in the Udawalawe National Park. Our selected hotels may have "only" 3 stars - but they have not been chosen for you for no reason. Let yourself be surprised and follow us into the world of tea!

Itinerary

Day 1: Colombo Airport - drive to Kandy

Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Depending on your arrival at the airport or in Kandy, you can visit the Botanical Garden as well as the famous Temple of the Tooth and experience traditional dances during a performance.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 star hotel in Kandy

Day 2: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

Stop At: Victoria Park of Nuwara Eliya, A5, Nuwara Eliya 22200 Sri Lanka
Drive to the highlands with a walk through tea plantations, watching tea pickers at work, tea factory tour and tea tasting.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the 3 star hotel in Nuwara Eliya

Day 3: From Nuwara Eliya to Ella by train

Stop At: Little Adam's Peak, Passara Road, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
Climb to Little Adams Peak
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Demodara Nine Arch Bridge, Gotuwala, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
Drive to the famous bridge, walk
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 star hotel in Ella

Day 4: Rest day in Ella

Stop At: Ella Spice Garden, A23, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
Cooking class (optional)
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Ella Rock, Ella Main Street NECS-Nature Exploration and Conservation Society Sri Lanka, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
Walk in the afternoon to Ella Rock
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 star hotel in Ella

Day 5: Ella - Hatton

Stop At: Hatton National Bank, Hatton - Maskeliya - Dalhousie Rd, Hatton, Sri Lanka
Bicycle tour through the tea plantations in Hatton (optional)
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the 3 star hotel in Hatton

Day 6: Hatton - Udawalawe

Stop At: Adam's Peak (Sri pada), 22070 Sri Lanka
Early morning drive to Adams Peak, climb to see the sunrise. Return to the hotel - breakfast
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Laxapana Falls, Hatton Sri Lanka
After breakfast drive to the Lakshapana Falls, free time
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the 3 star hotel near the Udawalawe National Park

Day 7: Udawalawe safari

Stop At: Elephant Transit Home (ETH), 5km west of the Uda Walawe National Park entrance, Udawalawe National Park Sri Lanka
Visit the Elephant Transit Home, then Safari in Udawalawe.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Udawalawe National Park Sri Lanka
safari
Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Bentota Beach, Bentota 80500 Sri Lanka
Transfer to the airport or the booked beach hotel in Bentota / Beruwela
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.