Tea Plantations

In the central highlands of Sri Lanka's plantations are located famous Ceylon tea. For the first time tea was introduced to the island in 1824 from China, and in 1839 from Assam (India) and was tested at the Botanical Garden of Peradeniya. It turned out that the Chinese variety is better adapted to the mountainous areas of Nuwara Eliya, and India has adapted well to the plains of the island. In 1867 a Scottish planter, James Taylor first took up tea cultivation for commercial purposes, ambush seedlings of 80 hectares in the area of ​​Nuwara Eliya. Now Sri Lanka is the third largest producer in the world and the first tea for export, providing about 25% of the world sprosa.Za its own unique characteristics Ceylon tea is recognized as the best in the world. Due to climatic conditions, local tea has a delicate taste and aroma. Tea is cultivated all year round and grown at three levels: up to 600 m above sea level in the areas of Balangoda, Ratnapura, Kelaniya river valley and Halle; from 600 to 1200 m and above 1200 m in the areas around Nuwara Elii.Obyazatelno we recommend a visit to a tea plantation and factory, to try this fresh cup of Ceylon tea.