Liptons Seat & Dambatenne Tea Estate

Perched 1,970 meters up on the Poonagala ridge, Lipton’s Seat was the favorite vantage point of Sir Thomas Lipton. On clear mornings, you can gaze across seven Sri Lankan provinces, taking in the southern coastline and Udawalawe reservoir. Walking through Dambatenne, the longest tea factory in Sri Lanka, reveals the secrets of authentic Ceylon black tea processing.