Visit a Tea Factory in Galle

Embark on an interesting journey taking you to the tea bushes along the rolling hills, giving an insight into the plucking of fresh young tea leaves by brightly dressed tea pickers, learning the history and origins of Ceylon tea and visiting the factory where the plucked leaves are taken into procession of drying, rolling and fermenting, all of which transforms the green leaves into brown which are then separated into different grades of black tea . The brown tea leaves are then brewed into that fine cup of Ceylon tea. The black tea of low country is known to be extremely dark hence the strongest when brewed.

This excursion covers the Wilehena Tea Factory located on Galle-Deniyaya-Madampe Highway in Howpe, Galle, which gives us the opportunity to visit their plantation and factory. At this premises you can buy tea at reasonable prices.