# Sri lanka Tea Plantation (Nuwara eliya / little England)

Since the early 19th century, Nuwara Eliya (Little England) has served as the center of Sri Lanka's tea business.
Visitors can tour its tea estates and industries to learn about British Ceylon's history.

The best tea in the world, in the opinion of the experts, is the well-known Sri Lankan "Ceylon tea."
You must visit a tea factory if you intend to travel to Nuwara Eliya.

History of Nuwara Eliya tea plantations

Sri Lanka is one of the biggest exporters of tea in the world, and the tea business there dominates the central highlands of the island.
In 1824, tea was originally introduced to Sri Lanka as part of a British-planted botanical display.
Nobody knew at the time how this plant's arrival to Sri Lanka would affect the country.

Best tours to Nuwara Eliya

These are the greatest guided tours if you want to experience the best that Nuwara Eliya and its environs have to offer.
All of these tours come with air-conditioned transportation, professional guides, hotel pickup and drop-off, and occasionally even lunch and admission fees.
You can make a reservation now and pay at a later time. If you cancel up to 24 hours in advance, you'll get a full refund.

• All-inclusive tour of the Horton Plains and Tea Factory. During the day tour to Nuwara Eliya, visit Horton Plains, World's End, Bakers waterfalls, and a tea plantation with a factory.
• Nuwara Eliya tour from Kandy. Take a train ride through the lovely tea-growing region to learn more about it.
  Visit Gregory Lake, Ramboda Falls, and the Blue Field Tea Factory.
• Personal tour in Nuwara Eliya. Discover some great sites in Nuwara Eliya, popularly known as Little England, such as the Hanuman Temple, Tea Plantation, Ramboda Waterfalls, Gregory Lake, and Victoria Park.
• Ella: Visit to the Dambetanna Tea Factory and a tour of Lipton's Seat. Enjoy the panoramic views of Lipton’s Seat in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Enjoy a Sri Lankan lunch before you wander through tea plantations and see the full process of tea making at the Dambetanna tea factory.
• Day trip to the tea fields and a safari in a tuk-tuk with lunch provided by Ella. This day tour from Ella includes a tuk-tuk safari through the Sri Lankan countryside.
  Before visiting the Dambatenne Tea Factory, go on a guided tour of a tea plantation and stop for a picnic lunch.

• Tea Plantation, Safari, and Lipton's Seat Day Tour in Haputale.On this tour of the most important locations in Haputala and Kandy, learn about Sri Lanka's historic tea plantations and consider what it might be like to be a tea farmer.
  Travel through the well-kept farmland and untamed slopes on a dependable tuk-tuk threeweel.

Weather in Nuwara Eliya

Compared to the rest of Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya has a cooler climate with a higher likelihood of rainfall.
This explains why the region has so many waterfalls and why the lovely tea farms have made the area so lush and green.

The wettest time of year is from October to December.
Prices increase since March through May are the busiest travel months.