Tea Plantation Tour Village Experience & Cooking Class e pranzo

Thilina was a great tour guide and showed us around the Plantation, explained everything about the property which was very informative. The tea was great and lunch delicious. Highly recommend

What an amazing experience - beautiful surroundings, expert knowledge and true local Sri Lankan hospitality. You will not be disappointed!

We got a lovely meal, and the tour through the tea gardens was very interesting and informative. The people were lovey I would recommend if you only do one agricultural experience to try this one

My friends and I had a special day today at the tea plantation and organic garden! Our hosts were very kind, giving us an in depth tour of their properties, while sharing their remarkable knowledge with us. Afterwards we were served a delicious lunch, cooked by some wonderful ladies. We were all very impressed with the quality of the tour and the dedication and respect of our hosts for nature and their environment.

I had such a wonderful and authentic experience with Thilina Thennakoon that it truly became one of the highlights of my time in Sri Lanka. From the very beginning, everything felt incredibly personal and genuine. Thilina is not only knowledgeable but also passionate about sharing local life, culture, and traditions in a way that feels real rather than staged. You immediately notice how much he cares about giving guests a meaningful experience. The village tour and time spent on the farm were especially memorable. It was fascinating to learn more about local agriculture and daily life, and everything was explained in such an easy and engaging way. It never felt rushed, instead it felt like being welcomed into someone’s world. Another highlight was definitely the food. The lunch was fresh, delicious, and full of authentic flavors. One of those meals you remember long after the trip. If you are looking for something beyond the typical tourist experience, this is absolutely worth it. It is not just a tour, it is a genuine cultural experience that gives you a deeper connection to Sri Lanka. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the Kandy area and would do it again without hesitation.

Guided by Mr Thilina, whose knowledge is as deep as it is engaging, the tour unfolded as a living story of land, culture, and craft. We handled cotton, smelled pomelo leaves, and learned the delicate art of pollinating a vanilla orchid. At the tea plantation, every step of cultivation and harvesting came alive, ending in cups of remarkable Ceylon tea. There was joy in the unexpected. Milking a goat, feeding them, and meeting a one-week-old baby goat (Natalie) added warmth and charm to the day. The experience culminated in a stunning 32 course feast, a vibrant parade of curries and flavors that felt both abundant and tasty. The modern building is beautiful and thoughtfully designed, with immaculate facilities. Highly recommended for travelers seeking depth, flavor, and connection in Kandy.

Best experience that you can have in whole Sri Lanka. I m a tour guide and have traveled around coin but I never found a place to have this kind of experience

As we started the tour with Thilina, we walked up towards the eco lodge and garden through the tea plantation, he explained why every single tree or plant was there, why it was planted and how each of the plants complimented each other and worked together in harmony. We were learning and beginning to understand how diverse this area was and how it feeds the people that live here from the moment we started the tour. The eco lodge lodge and garden has been created using only recycled, reused, and repurposed materials, a perfect example of how we could live along side nature, and working with nature. This is NOT like a lot of spice gardens that we have seen, where you given some basic information and the asked to buy over priced oils and potions. There is nothing to buy here, there is no shop, this is about learning and understanding how the Sri Lankaian people live along side the environment and how we could all benefit from taking time to understand. Thilina knowledge is amazing and his passion for a cleaner, eco world was inspiring. Please consider this trip and you will not be disappointed.

A truly memorable experience. Thilina is clearly very passionate about the countryside, farming and his community. He took the group of 9 of us on a walk through the forest talking to us about the plants, trees, herbs and spices meeting villagers along the way. We saw the tea plantations and ended up in the bio farm. Farm wax very interesting and the owners had prepared a superb 32 choice meal for us. Excellent food, atmosphere and very very friendly villagers. It was good to have been somewhere to support the local community.

It was beautiful experience with the wider community at Ambagasthenna Village, led by Mr Thilina, who have together helped to harmonise with nature. The spice trees and fruit’s, explained in detail with taste experience. The diversity of plantation and the use of science and art to optimise their growth, was truly fascinating. The animals on the farm were well looked after. We had the ‘milking the goat’ experience. The goats had names. The little lamb that we held was called Leon. He was so child like, basking in the attention, that he received from the whole group of visitors. It was educational to see how the waste was recycled to help produce biogas and manure. The views from the farm were spell bounding. The 32 dishes meal laid out for us so aesthetically, was scrumptious. I tried each dish and was in bliss at the end of the meal. The drinks including the home grown tea were so flavourful. The washroom was clean in the farm. The arrival accommodation before the walk was also very tastefully done up with glass windows and classy furniture. The hospitality of the team was so heartwarming. I wanted this to be my ‘go to place’ post retirement. Thank you team for this wonderful experience.