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Best tea estate stays in Haputale hillcountry

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Suresh K.•8325 rep•2

We want to stay directly on a working tea estate in Haputale. Are there boutique stays that let you walk the fields and see the pluckers working.

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Yes! Look into places like the Thotulagalla Estate or Kelburne Mountain View. These are old British planter bungalows converted into boutique stays. You are literally surrounded by working tea fields. You can wake up, walk the established dirt paths through the estate, and watch the tea pluckers working in the early morning mist. It is the ultimate hill country experience.

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Sophia M.•8970 rep•2

I stayed at a place near Dambatenne. Waking up to the smell of fresh tea processing is incredible.

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Oliver B.•11700 rep•2

The views from Kelburne looking down to the south coast are mind-blowing on a clear day.

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Amali D.•10650 rep•2

Make sure they have a fireplace. It gets down to 12 degrees Celsius up there at night.

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Amali D.•10650 rep•2

Do these places arrange transport to Lipton Seat.

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Suresh K.•8325 rep•2

Yes, the estate bungalows almost always have a dedicated tuk-tuk driver for guests.

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Sophia M.•8970 rep•2

Also ask them to make you high tea in the afternoon on the lawn!

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