James Taylor Tea Estate From Kandy

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6 to 7 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Pick you up little early in the morning around 6.30 from your hotel in kandy we proceed the 1 hour journey to Taylor Hill. Site of the Loolkandura Estate Start your visit by learning about the estate’s You’ll be able to spend the next several hours visiting the many highlights of the plantation created by Mr. Taylor,, a statue erected in his honor, and a log cabin the planter once called his home. And also we take you on a tour to the Loolkandura Tea Factory, which still packages tea to this day, ro see the process of the fields. By the end of the day we proceed back to your hotel in kandy

What's Included

English speaking guide for the entire tour
All Govt. Taxes and Surcharges
Transportation in a A/C Vehicle
Lunch
Mineral Water Bottle
Usage of guide beyond mentioned timings or anything beyond the itinerary
Any tours to cities not mentioned above
Any other services not mentioned above

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 6 to 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    James Taylor, the pioneer of tea industry in Ceylon was born to Michael & Margaret Taylor at Moss park, Monboddo Estate, Laurancekirk in Kincardineshiro, Scotland in 1835 (two years before Queen Victoria ascended the throne). Setting out from London on October 22, 1851 as a youth of 17 he arrived in Ceylon in 1852 and on arrival was sent to Loolcondera estate in Hewaheta a few miles distance from Kandy.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Loolkandura Estate in the Kandy district is the very first patch of tea was planted as a test after the failure of coffee plantation in Sri Lanka. With the wild success of this plantation, then 21 year old planter James Taylor who was in charge of this plantation has been forever immortalized and has become a part of post colonization history of Sri Lanka.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Ceylon Travel Dream

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