Ceylon Tea Trails
- Hotel only price from
- £156 per person per night
In the heart of the Bogawantalawa Valley by the shores of Castlereagh Lake, in central Sri Lanka, lie four distinctive colonial plantation bungalows in wonderful scenic solitude amidst a working tea estate. Sympathetically restored to offer guests a taste of gracious living thanks to high tea, gourmet meals, exquisite butler service and authentic period furnishings. Unwind in the beautiful gardens, spend an adventure-filled day biking, trekking and white-water rafting, or stroll the scenic walking trails that link the properties. An unforgettable step back in time that you won't want to end; heritage with a contemporary style.
Minimum 2 night stay.
Features
Dining room and garden dining, swimming pool (at 3 of the bungalows), tennis, croquet, TV room, in-room spa treatments, activities/tours
All meals including breakfast, lunch, and dinner; afternoon cream tea; pre-dinner cocktails; house wines, house spirits, beer, soft
drinks; tea & coffee; laundry; telephone calls within Sri Lanka.
Accommodation
In luxury rooms with bath/shower and butler service.
Upgrade options
master suites with a separate living room, garden suites with a veranda to a private garden
Meals
All inclusive
What's included: all meals including breakfast, lunch, and 4 course gourmet dinner, afternoon cream tea, pre-dinner cocktails, house wines, house spirits, beer, juices, soft drinks, tea & coffee including 'bed tea' served to you in your room each morning, laundry, local telephone calls
Transfers
4 hours from Colombo airport
Our opinion
Here in solitude, four classic colonial bungalows built for British tea estate managers in the days of the Raj, have been sympathetically restored to now offer guests the unique experience of life on a working tea estate. Norwood (5 rooms), Summerville (4 rooms), Castlereagh (5 rooms) and Tientsin (6 rooms) are located between 2-9 miles apart. All are different with an eclectic style of their own. At each, you can unwind in beautiful gardens overlooking the spectacular plantations, visit a tea factory or spend an adventure-filled day biking, trekking and white-water rafting. An unforgettable step back in time, heritage with a contemporary style.
Ceylon Tea Trails Premier Plus offers
FREE Tea Experience tour
01 May 12-30 Apr 13. Resident Tea Planter, Andrew Taylor, will show you first hand,
the tea making process, starting from the fields where it all begins with the picking of “two leaves and a bud” to the factory where the all important conversion to "made" black tea happens. Ends with a tasting of different grades of this great brew. Departure from Bungalow at 0830 hrs and return at 11 am.
One FREE candlelit dinner for two
01 May 12-30 Apr 13. Offer applies for Premier Prestige clients only. Dinner will take place in a romantic setting.
Honeymoons & wedding anniversaries
01 May 12-30 Apr 13 receive breakfast in bed, served by your private butler, once during your stay.
