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Tangalle

Biking Tour in Galle Fort and a Tea factory visit

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Drive to Galle fort and proceed to Cycling tour with resident host inside fort. Followed by visit White virgin tea factory. Taking place at Handunugoda Tea Estate in Ahangama in Sri Lanka, the Herman Teas Virgin White Tea Plantation Visit allows visitors the opportunity to gain insight into the tea culture. Visitors are educated and exposed to the origins and specifics of tea through a comprehensive and engaging hands-on experience, guided by highly trained staff. At dawn women wearing delicate gloves, fine pluck the imperial harvest with golden scissors, taking care not to harm the delicate tea buds and at no moment does the hands of the pluckers touch these buds. Thereafter these buds are dried using only filtered sunlight. The gloves prevent any risk of contamination leaving the tea immaculate.

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