Nandana Tea Walking Tour in Sri Lanka

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Sri Lankan heritage on a Nandana Tea Walking Tour. Discover Ayurvedic herbs, learn about tea processing, enjoy a tasting, and savor an authentic meal. Free tea purchase up to $39!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

We are not just another Tea Factory!

The Nandana Tea Experiences will stir your soul on what is possible when authenticity, hospitality and values come together. If you ask anybody who has been to Nandana or go through the comments made about us on cyber space, you’ll find why.


This experience is for local and foreign tourists looking for an authentic experience to learn more about tea and experience the true Sri Lankan values.


You will start off with the Herbal Garden visit, where you will get to see Ayurvedic herbs endemic to Sri Lanka. Getting to know the different types of Tea plants and how they're processed along with a tea tasting session is something you would not want to miss. You also have the option to enjoy an organic home-cooked meal wrapped in banana or lotus leaf.


If you purchase tea from us at the end of the tour, purchases up to USD 39 will be free!



What You Get

Tea and coffee
You can enjoy a glass of Iced Tea on us during the garden tour
Lunch

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Nandana Tea Factory

Curious about how the Tea you drink is brought to your table from the Tea Estates? We have answers for you! We provide factory tours, Estate & Herbal Garden visit and Tea tasting session with optional meal at the end of tour, an experience you don't want to miss! Matara, a southern Sri Lankan coastal terrain, a land well known for its thriving fishing, diverse vegetation, stretch of paddy cultivation, intellectual pursuits, and architecture until late Mr. D.A Wanigasekara (1860-1955), one of the pioneer tea planters in this region made the history by venturing into tea culture in 1910. Nandana Tea Factory (NTF) is situated in Akuressa, bordering the wide expanse of waters, the Nilwala Ganga (Blue River). NTF makes premium orthodox black tea, maintaining the age-old tradition, preserving intrinsic aroma, taste and quality. NTF stamped its mark in the country as the best producers of low-grown tea, under the proficient guidance of its managing director, Mr. Gunasoma Wanigasekara.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
07/08/2021 - 16/08/2026
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SUNDAY
09:30 - 16:30

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Nandana Tea Factory (Pvt) Ltd, Matara Southern Province, Sri Lanka, LK, 81400

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Are you riding, driving or taking public transport? Easy! You can find us using Google maps, we are located on the Matara - Akuressa main road
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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What People Are Saying
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Nandana Tea Factory is the best
June 24, 2025
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The kind gentleman who took us on a tour did an incredible job. Learnt many interesting uses of natural products, even got some aloe Vera on my sunburn. The tea plantation was breath taking and all...read more

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Authentic, family-owned factory visit and food! Don’t forget great tea tasting!
December 29, 2024
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This was such a great visit! We actually got to see each process of making the tea leaves. The food was delicious, clean and authentic. They had a clean space with air conditioning. We felt so good...read more

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A wonderful tea factory with very kind people!
January 16, 2024
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A wonderful place, the owner of the factory gave us a tour (in English), told us many interesting things about the different plants on the territory of the factory. We tasted 7 types of teas that a...read more

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An excellent experience, only us on the tour.
July 29, 2023
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Thank you to Gunasoma (and wife), Manshijt, and ChoopoolMandrit. We signed up for the 2.5 hour Methsiri mini adventure. It was a 40 minute drive in the back of a landrover to where our tour start...read more

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Super empfehlenswert
July 11, 2023
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Super freundlich und zuvorkommen. Sehr viel Zeit genommen für eine Führung durch den Kräutergarten, die Fabrik und am Ende auch für die Verkostung. Sehr zu empfehlen!

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