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Nuwara Eliya — Tea Country and Hill Town
Explore the cool highlands, rolling tea estates and working tea factories around Nuwara Eliya, with practical visitor details and locally reported tour prices.
Place details
- Physical address
- Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Contact:
Heritance Tea Factory tour reservations: +94 52 222 9600.
Date of publication: 25.09.2026 09:03
Nuwara Eliya is a highland town and a base for seeing Sri Lanka’s tea landscapes, working estates and everyday hill-country life. Colonial-era buildings are part of its history, while the tea story also belongs to the land and the people who cultivate and process it.
At Pedro Tea Factory, visitors can see tea-making and join tea-picking or tasting activities. The Central Province Tourism Department dates the factory to 1885 and says its tour takes about 20 minutes. Listed hours: 08:00–17:00, closed to visitors 12:30–14:00; photography is not permitted on the factory grounds.
A visitor report from March 2026 gives LKR 1,000 per person over 11 for the Pedro visit; a July 2025 report mentions LKR 1,000 for a separate tea-picking activity. These are traveller-reported, not official rates—confirm current prices and availability. Heritance Tea Factory’s mini-tour runs daily 08:00–17:00, complimentary for in-house guests and chargeable for others; no visitor price is published. Reservations: +94 52 222 9600.
The Sri Lanka Tea Board outlet at No. 10 Kelegala, Nanuoya Road is open daily 08:00–17:30 for Ceylon tea purchases and a cup of tea. Cover: Tea Estate Nuwara Eliya.jpg, Keshani Kaveesha, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized and converted to WebP for this listing.
Prices:
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LKR 1 000 Sri Lankan Rupee
Pedro Tea Factory visit per person aged over 11. A visitor report from March 2026 gives LKR 1,000; traveller-reported, not an official tariff. Confirm the current fee with the venue.
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LKR 1 000 Sri Lankan Rupee
Separate tea-picking activity at Pedro Tea Factory. A visitor report from July 2025 mentions LKR 1,000; this older traveller-reported amount is not an official tariff. Confirm availability and the current price.
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