
Breakfast at the hotel
After breakfast commence Kandy city tour including Upper Lake Drive, Market Squire, Gem Lapidary and Batik Factory And visit to a Tea Factory to enjoy a cup of World Famous Ceylon Tea
Tea Plantation – Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought from China. More were introduced from Assam in 1839. In 1867 a Scottish Planter named James Taylor planted tea seedlings on an 8 hectares of forest land, in the Loolcondura Estate. In 1873, the tea export industry of Sri Lanka began with a modest 23lbs being shipped to London. Tea will grow well only on rolling terrain and is classified be elevation into low grown ,medium grown, high grown, into 3 main groups. In 1996 Sri Lanka has produced 258 million kgs. of tea and has earned Rs. 34,068 million by exporting 244 million kgs. of tea.
Then start your journey to Negombo
Overnight stay in a Beach hotel in Negombo