Factory tour
How tea is made.
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A historic tea factory and visitor centre on the mountain road between Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, about 11 kilometres before Nuwara Eliya per visitor guides, surrounded by green slopes of terraced tea as far as the eye can see. The centre runs tours of the factory that explain how Ceylon tea is made: from plucking to withering on long troughs, then rolling, fermenting and drying, and finally sorting, grading and packing into sacks bearing the estate's name. After the tour visitors are served a cup of tea in a lounge overlooking the plantations, and local teas can be bought straight from the shop, a stop many travellers make on their way to Nuwara Eliya. The tour and the cup of tea are free, per visitor guides. The centre now trades as Damro Labookellie, after long being known as Mackwoods Labookellie. It is often cool and misty here, so bring a light jacket.
How tea is made.
All around.
Straight from the estate.
Kandy–Nuwara Eliya road, Labookellie
Yes, the tour and a cup of tea are free, per visitor guides, and tea can be bought in the shop.