Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton

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Title Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton
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<ul>Lipton’s Seat is the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain often used by the Scottish tea baron, Sir Thomas Lipton, to view his tea plantation empire. If you are there you will have a birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as the southern coast. It is located 27 km southwest of Ella. The hike goes through the beautiful tea plantation up to the summit. </ul>

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158 17 DAY - 8 (Ella) 50 <ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Visit Dambetenna Tea factory, Lipton’s Seat and   Adisham Bungalow by Tuk Tuk the exciting transport in Asia.</li><li>First visit Dambetenna, the longest tea factory in Sri Lanka where you can understand how the famous Sri Lankan tea comes into your cup. </li><li>Then visit Lipton’s Seat, the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain was often used by the Scottish tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton to view his tea plantation empire. On a clear day, you will have the birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, Wedihiti Kanda in Kataragama and the Hambanthota harbour as far at the southern coast.</li><li>Then visit Adisham Bungalow.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 197 LIPTON.jpg 4/19/20, 2:29 PM View Edit
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227 24 DAY - 7 (Ella) 50 <ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Visit Dambetenna Tea factory, Lipton’s Seat, and Adisham Bungalow by Tuk Tuk the exciting transport in Asia.</li><li>First visit Dambetenna, the longest tea factory in Sri Lanka where you can understand how the famous Sri Lankan tea comes into your cup. </li><li>Then visit Lipton’s Seat, the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain was often used by the Scottish tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton to view his tea plantation empire. On a clear day, you will have the birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, Wedihiti Kanda in Kataragama, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as the southern coast.</li><li>Visit Adisham Bungalow, a country house built in 1931 by an English aristocrat and planter Sir Thomas Villiers.</li><li>Dinner & overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 197 LIPTON.jpg 4/24/20, 2:08 AM View Edit
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259 26 DAY - 8 (Ella) 50 <ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Visit Dambetenna Tea factory, Lipton’s Seat and Adisham Bungalow.</li><li>After that, start the trek through the Thangamalai Sanctuary to Idalgashinna railway station</li><li>Lipton’s Seat is the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain often used by the Scottish tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton to view his tea plantation empire. If you are there you will have the birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, Wedi, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as on the southern coast.</li><li>Then you will be visiting the longest tea factory in Sri Lanka of the Dambetenna tea factory from where you can how the tea comes into your cup.</li><li>Adisham Bungalow, a country house was built in 1931 by an English aristocrat and planter Sir Thomas Villiers. This is a masterpiece of British architectural design.</li><li>Thangamalai sanctuary is a 3km hike on a clear trail through the forests along with the neighboring villages.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap </li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 197 6.jpg 4/25/20, 12:49 AM View Edit
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544 49 DAY - 1 (Airport – Sinharaja) 57 <ul><li>At the arrival lounge of Colombo Airport, you will be received by your chauffeur guide who will take care of you for the next 16 Days and transfer you to Sinharaja. Approximately 3 and a half hours’ drive. <br></li><li>Check in to the hotel and relaxing few hours’ at the hotel.</li><li>Sinharaja the hilly virgin rainforest, the UNESCO World Heritage Site represents a biome that dates back to the Deccan Plate and consists of lowland, mid-elevation, and montane rainforest. Out of a total of 830 indigenous flowering plants on the island, Sinharaja has nearly 500 plants and out of 27 native bird species in the country, 17 species make Sinharaja their home. </li><li>Afternoon walking through the bird watching trail where you will be able to see at least 10 endemic bird species.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Rain Forest Edge, Sinharaja.</li></ul> Bed and Breakfast 217 4.gif 5/21/20, 3:16 PM View Edit
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615 55 DAY - 1 (Airport – Kitulgala) 53 <ul><li>At the arrival lounge of Colombo Airport, you will be received by your chauffeur guide who will take care of you for the next 14 Days and transfer you to Kitulgala – approximately a 2 and half hours drive.<br></li><li>Kelani River flows through the Kitulgala which makes it, the most famous destination for water-based adventure activities.</li><li>Check in to the hotel and relax for a few hours at the hotel.</li><li>Evening bird watching trail at Kitulgala – Kelani valley forest reserve. The trail starts by crossing the Kelani River and goes through the village where many endemic bird species can be seen.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Rafters Retreat Lodge, Kitulgala</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 211 6.jpg 5/25/20, 4:53 AM View Edit
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