Ceylon Tea Experience Start from Colombo Port Passenger Terminal

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Itinerary

1. leave for Ingiriya which is the nearest tea field from Colombo. Sri Lanka is well known for its wide variety of teas. This tour gives you an opportunity to visit the tea factory at Ingiriya, a Tea Plantation located in the western area of Sri Lanka. Leave the quayside by coach and enjoy a relaxing 90-minute journey to Inigiriya Tea Plantation, where you'll be welcomed with aromatic garlands made of tea leaves. Visit the tea plantation and the rubber plantation area where you can witness the tea plucking (a process that requires skill and can determine whether tea attains its full flavor signature) and rubber tapping (a special method of cutting to extract latex from a rubber tree) activities. Proceed to a tea factory, where some of the best tea in the world is produced. Here you'll observe the process of manufacturing tea, learn how tea is graded, and ultimately taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the place where it's grown, harvested, graded, and processed.

   2 h

2. Green Path turns into an avenue for street artists and craftsmen to display their work. As such many abstract paintings, multi-frame wall art, oil paintings, and many such pieces of art brighten up the entire place. Woodworking and metalworking craftsmen, with a number of other handcrafted item sellers, Gem museum and Ceylon tea and jewelry store.

   30 min

3. Independent hall is a national monument in Sri Lanka built to commemorate of independence of Sri Lanka from British rule with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceyleonese elected legislature on the 04th of February 1948.

   30 min

4. Cinnamon gardens, Art Gallery, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall BMICH, The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre -Opera house

   15 min

5. Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, started by the famous scholar monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera in the late 19th Century. Seema Malaka is a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The temple is mainly used for meditation and rest, rather than for worship. Situated in the Beira Lake, the temple was originally constructed in the late 19th century. The Seema Malakaya, on the other hand, is a serene meditation site nestled on the Beira Lake and is a unique place to visit when you’re exploring Colombo.

   30 minAdmission included

6. The Hindu temple has a history going back over a century and is dedicated to lord Murugan. The towering gopuram of the temple is intricately sculpted, depicting lord Murugan and stories related to him. The temple celebrates all festivities related to the deity and many devotees visit this temple to beseech the blessings of Skanda.

   15 min

7. Galle-face green, old parliament, Beire Lake, the dutch hospital shopping complex, and back to the cruise.

   30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Colombo

• Its from-price is 14% below the median of the 2908 experiences we list in Colombo.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 775 of 2908.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Colombo

Colombo is Sri Lanka's largest city and commercial capital, where colonial landmarks, Buddhist temples, busy markets and a seafront promenade meet.

Galle Face Green, a long seafront lawn, fills with families, kite flyers and street-food stalls as the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. Nearby, the Fort district keeps colonial buildings such as the Old Dutch Hospital, restored as shops and restaurants, and the red-and-white striped Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque rises over the crowded market streets of Pettah.

Top-ranked sights in Colombo: Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face Green, Independence Square.

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