If you are traveling to the epicenter of the world renowned Ceylon Tea, you can’t leave without discovering what goes behind making that perfect cup of Ceylon Tea. What many don’t understand is the lengthy process that goes into the planting, cultivating, processing, blending and finally packing the finest teas for the world to enjoy. Aventra Travels offers a unique chance for visitors to Sri Lanka to discover and learn this fascinating trade.

The Tour

The Sri Lanka Tea Tasting Tour will introduce you to the history of the tea trade in Sri Lanka. From the introduction of the first tea bush by the British Colonial powers to what the trade is today. We will give you a basic introduction to the regional teas and estates in Sri Lanka, the tea auction and how it operates, the tea tasting and blending process itself, and the packing process.

What’s more, we give you the chance to taste, blend and select the perfect cup of tea to suite your taste.

Tea and Herb tour – Colombo

Upon arrival at the state-of-the-art factory and warehouse in Mulleriyawa you will be warmly welcomed with a ‘Red Berry iced tea’, the 2008 champions of iced tea category. As the tour unravels you will discover the many wonders of this amazing Island’s incredible Tea Industry. Afterwards you will be introduced to a tea tasting programme where you will be taught the art of tea tasting with the assistance of experts in the industry who will demonstrate how to detect subtleties in distinctive flavours of tea. Discover the exotic secrets of tea and herb mixing, create your own personal blend and keep it.