The best tea in the world in Nuwara Eliya

Traveling to Nuwara Eliya is to fully immerse yourself in the magical world of tea. It is visiting the factories of Pedro Tea State and Mackwood’s Labookellie, and it is spotting from the top of a hill the carpet of various green shades formed by the most important tea fields in the world. Strolling through this incredibly natural landscape, always accompanied by the intense smell of the famous English infusion, you will encounter Tamil women, expert harvesters who skillfully navigate the dense vegetation and show you how to pick tea leaves.

“There must be something about Ceylon tea to have ousted coffee and become the sole master of the mountains of an entire region, right?”

This landscape of the Highlands is one of the most characteristic of Sri Lanka, but the universe of Ceylon tea is not all there is to see in this region. Touring the charming city of Nuwara Eliya is a good option, but we must recommend excursions to nearby places, like taking the train to Ella and hiking through nature to reach points of interest like the views from Ella’s Rock and Little Adam’s Peak; or exploring the Horton Plains National Park, crowned by its magnificent Baker’s Falls and filled with striking and varied endemic wildlife. Let yourself be carried away by the scent of tea to the greenest natural spots of Sri Lanka!