Labookellie Tea Factory Tour from Nuwara Eliya
Description
Delve into Sri Lanka’s rich tea heritage on this Labookellie Tea Factory tour, an ideal experience for time-conscious travelers. Journey through picturesque hill-country landscapes and rolling tea plantations before reaching the renowned Labookellie Tea Factory. Enjoy a guided tour of the tea production process, from freshly plucked leaves to the final product, followed by a relaxing cup of tea to savor the flavor of Ceylon tea. With convenient hotel pickup and drop-off options, this tour promises an authentic introduction to Sri Lankan tea culture in just 1.5 hours. - Guided tour of Labookellie Tea Factory with insights into tea production - Scenic drive through picturesque hill-country and tea plantations - Enjoy a freshly brewed cup of premium Ceylon tea after your tour - Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Nuwara Eliya or near Gregory Lake
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Itinerary
Travelers booking this experience will enjoy a short, informative visit to the iconic Labookellie Tea Factory, set among the cool-climate tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya. Upon arrival, they’ll join a guided factory tour that walks them through each stage of tea production, from freshly plucked leaves to the finished Ceylon tea ready for packaging. Inside the factory, travelers will see traditional machinery in operation and learn how tea is withered, rolled, fermented, dried, and graded, gaining insight into the craftsmanship and skill behind Sri Lanka’s premium tea industry. Following the tour, guests can relax with a freshly brewed cup of Ceylon tea, enjoying the aroma and flavors while taking in views of the surrounding plantations. There will also be time to browse the factory shop, where a variety of high-quality teas and tea-related products are available to purchase.
Optional drop off after tour to Gregory Lake or back to hotel or city centre.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your accommodation as long as its 5km within the Nuwara Eliya city range. Most accommodations are within this range but suppose if yours isn’t you can contact us and we will try to arrange something at a reasonable additional charge.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(21)
Great experience of touring a tea plantation in nuwara eliya. The different stages of the tea leaves being picked to being sent out. Then we enjoyed the different tea tasting afterwards. The guide Akram who picked us up from the hotel was very informative and gave us lots of useful advice. He ensured we were looked after at the tea plantation.
Very nice tour for those who don't have much time to go far away from Nuwara Eliya. The guide Akram speaks very good English so it's nice to talk with him.
Our guide was very friendly and shared so much local knowledge. A very nice guy who we fully recommend
We are happy that Jetwing Tours chose Labookellie Tea Factory. Ms. Priya (tour guide of the factory) was extremely Knowledgeable of the factory process and was also fluent in English and was very helpful in selecting the tea packets. The tea tour was very interesting, and I highly recommend taking the quick tour to learn the process of making tea. I truly enjoyed visiting the Labookellie tea factory—it was an amazing experience learning about tea production and also allowed us to get tea as presents to our people in Canada.
Akram was fantastic! Really helpful and friendly. Very knowledgeable about the area and Sri Lanka as a whole. He gave us some great recommendations for the rest of our time in Nuwara Eliya too. The tea factory was really interesting and allowed us to stock up on presents for people back home. This is definitely one to book!
I am so glad we chose this tour company to take us to the Labookellie Tea Factory. Akram was extremely accommodating, I had accidentally booked the trip for the wrong day, and he kindly honored our tickets. Akram is fluent in English, and was great with restaurant and sightseeing suggestions for the remainder of our trip. His car is spacious and comfortable. He went above and beyond to stop for photo opportunities, showed us a wonderful jeweler, and dropped us off where we requested. The tea tour was very interesting, and I highly recommend taking the quick tour to learn the process of making tea.
Contact with Akram was very relaxed. Since I was on the bus, we finally met right in front of the tea factory. He speaks fluent English and knows very well. The tour of the tea factory was short and concise, but informative. Since it was full moon, however, the machines were not running, so please note this when booking!
Wonderful place to enjoy the cold weather and thanks to Akram for making it memorable
This is a must-do tour when visiting beautiful Nuwara Eliya. The routes were incredibly scenic, and I truly enjoyed visiting the tea factories—it was an amazing experience learning about tea production. On top of that, Ramboda Waterfall and the viewpoint were absolutely breathtaking. The waterfall is the perfect place to relax and unwind. Above all, my tour guide Akram made the experience even more special. He was such a wonderful, easygoing person. I really enjoyed talking with him, sharing our different perspectives and life stories. Thank you so much, Akram! I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Nuwara Eliya. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nice experience overall. The surroundings were beautiful and it was interesting to see the tea-making process.
