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Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton |
Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton |
<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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Lipton tea, Dambatenne tea factory |
Lipton tea, Dambatenne tea factory |
<ul>Lipton tea is manufacturing in the Dambatenna tea factory, the longest tea factory in Sri Lanka. Dambatenna tea factory offers a tea tour that demonstrates the full process from fermentation, rolling, drying, cutting, sieving, and grading of tea. </ul> |
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Loolkandura estate, Kondagala hike |
Loolkandura estate, Kondagala hike |
<ul>Loolkandura is located on Delthota – Hewaheta road 31 km south of Kandy. Loolkandura estate is the place where the first tea plant was planted.<br>
<br>James Taylor the legend of the Ceylon Tea Industry, worked as an assistant supervisor on a coffee plantation did his experiment with tea plants in the Loolkandura estate.<br>
<br>James Taylor had changed the history of post-colonization in Sri Lanka by introducing tea as a commercial plantation which makes Ceylon a world brand.<br>
<br>If you visit the Loolkandura estate you will be able to discover several locations used by James Taylor. That is including field No 7 - the very first tea patch, ruins of his residence, James Taylors’ well, his seat to see the valley, monuments, the tea factory, and a tea weighing station still in operation today.<br>
<br>Kondagala rock just behind the James Taylors’ residence is a beautiful and attractive rock to hike. It is about a 300 m hikes. The view of the surrounding valley is amazing.
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Tea factory visit, Norwood tea estate |
Tea factory visit, Norwood tea estate |
<ul>Norwood tea estate located between Bogawantalawa Valley and the Castlereagh reservoir 21 km north of Hatton. You will be guided by an experienced tea planter at your visit. He will explain the history of tea in Sri Lanka, tea plucking methods, the opportunity to pluck some tea leaves, procedures use in withering, rolling, fermentation, drying, sorting, and grading, and finally tea testing and techniques of traditional tasting.</ul> |
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Handunugoda Tea Estate, White Tea |
Handunugoda Tea Estate, White Tea |
<ul>Handunugoda Tea Estate, Virgin White Tea Plantation is located 21 km northeast of Mirissa probably the nearest tea plantation to the sea in the world. It produces pure white tea following ancient Chinese ritual without touching by human hands. This white tea is said to be the favourite tipple of the HRH Queen Elizabeth. It would be one of the most expensive and healthiest teas in the world.<br>
<br>Handunugoda Tea Estate tour included a walk around the tea plantation, visit the tea factory, and tea tasting. Do not forget to buy some tea from the sales outlet and importantly to having nice tea with delicious chocolate cake.</ul> |
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