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Lipton's Seat, la fabrica de te Dambatenne y el bungalow Adisham desde Ella

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Una mañana sobre Haputale hasta Lipton's Seat, el mirador donde Thomas Lipton observaba sus plantaciones, con la fabrica Dambatenne que construyo en 1890 y el monasterio benedictino de Adisham.

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Duration6 hours
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Lipton's Seat, la fabrica de te Dambatenne y el bungalow Adisham desde Ella

Una mañana sobre Haputale hasta Lipton's Seat, el mirador donde Thomas Lipton observaba sus plantaciones, con la fabrica...
6 hours
English
$106.34
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Ella : Lipton’s Seat, Tea Factory & Adisham Bungalow Tour

Departures: 4:00 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM
6 hours
English
$107
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Descripción completa

Thomas Lipton compro sus primeras plantaciones de Ceilan en 1890, y Dambatenne era una de ellas. Construyo la fabrica que todavia esta alli y, segun cuenta la historia, subia a un espolon rocoso encima para contemplar todo lo que poseia. Ese espolon es Lipton's Seat, a unos 1.970 metros, y en una mañana clara la vista se extiende sobre cinco provincias hasta la llanura sur.

El enfasis esta en clara y en mañana. Hacia las nueve o diez, el valle abajo se llena de nubes y no queda nada que ver, que es el mismo problema que World's End y tiene la misma solucion: ir temprano. Algunos visitantes caminan los siete kilometros desde Dambatenne a traves del te, lo que toma unas dos horas y es una de las mejores caminatas de las montañas; la mayoria va en coche.

La fabrica Dambatenne es una planta en funcionamiento y una de las mas antiguas de Sri Lanka, y una visita sigue la hoja desde las artesas de marchitado a traves del enrollado, la oxidacion y el secado hasta la mesa de clasificacion.

El bungalow Adisham, de vuelta hacia Haputale, es una casa de campo inglesa de los años 1930 construida por un plantador britanico y ahora un monasterio benedictino. Es realmente curioso, piedra de estilo Tudor en medio del pais del te de Sri Lanka, y los monjes venden mermelada.

Ella es un pueblo a 1.040 metros en las montañas del sur, al que se llega en el tren desde Kandy que la mayoria considera el trayecto ferroviario mas bonito de Asia, y sus lugares de interes estan todos a pocos kilometros: el puente de los nueve arcos, un viaducto de ladrillo de 1921 en un desfiladero de te, que un tren cruza varias veces al dia; el Little Adam’s Peak, una caminata de 40 minutos entre te hasta una cresta; Ella Rock, una subida mas exigente de tres horas; y las cascadas de Ravana en la carretera hacia Wellawaya. Las mañanas son claras y las tardes de los meses humedos traen nubes al paso, por eso las caminatas se hacen temprano. Los tuk-tuks son el transporte, y cualquier alojamiento puede conseguir uno.

Itinerario

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

5:00 AM

Pickup

An early start for the drive up to Haputale.

6:30 AM

Lipton's Seat

The viewpoint before the cloud arrives.

8:30 AM

Dambatenne factory

The working plant Lipton built in 1890.

10:00 AM

Adisham Bungalow

The monastery and its gardens.

11:00 AM

Drop-off

Back at your hotel.

Itinerario detallado

05:00

Hotel pickup

About 90 minutes from Ella. The early start is the entire trip.

06:30

Lipton's Seat

Cloud usually closes the view by nine or ten. Cold and windy at 1,970 m before sunrise.

08:30

Dambatenne

Closed on poya days, when an estate walk substitutes.

10:00

Adisham

Open to visitors on limited days — the operator confirms when booking. The monks sell jam and cordials.

11:00

Ella

Drop-off, with the rest of the day free.

Incluye

  • Vehiculo privado con conductor-guia de habla inglesa
  • recogida y regreso al hotel
  • todos los trayectos
  • combustible

No incluye

  • La entrada a la fabrica de te y a Adisham
  • comidas y bebidas
  • compras de te
  • propinas

Información importante

Punto de encuentro

Hotel pickup in Ella, Bandarawela or Haputale; confirmed after booking.

Antes de ir

  • Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio de la actividad

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Duration 6 hours
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English
Wheelchair accessible

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Preguntas frecuentes

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The price does not cover tea factory and adisham entrance fees, meals and drinks, tea purchases, gratuities.. Everything it does cover is listed in full on this page, so if something is not on that list, budget for it separately.
Unless the option says private, this runs as a small group. The operator caps it rather than filling a coach, and if you want it to yourselves the private option is priced separately on this page.
Lanka Travel Hub. We book with them directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can confirm your place with the operator before taking it as final.
We confirm your booking with the operator before we treat it as final, and we need at least one day's notice outside India. Once it is confirmed you get the meeting point, the time and a contact number for the day. If the operator cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Vehiculo privado con conductor-guia de habla inglesa, recogida y regreso al hotel, todos los trayectos, combustible
The duration of the Lipton's Seat, la fabrica de te Dambatenne y el bungalow Adisham desde Ella is typically 6 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
Yes, once your booking is completed via our secure payment gateway, you will receive an instant confirmation email with your tour details, meeting point address, guide's name, and direct contact information. You can also view and manage your booking through your AsiaByLocals account dashboard.
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We offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may be subject to a partial charge depending on the tour type. Weather-related cancellations for outdoor and boat tours are handled on a case-by-case basis, with full refunds or free rebooking offered when safety is a concern.
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A 20-25 minute walk downhill from Ella town through tea and jungle — uphill on the way back. A tuk-tuk to the Demodara side is quieter and saves the climb. It is free, with no ticket and no official viewing area. See our Nine Arch Bridge guide.
Roughly every two hours, but Sri Lanka Railways runs 30-90 minutes late routinely, so any blog quoting exact times is quoting a timetable rather than reality. Ask at Ella station on the morning — staff will tell you what is expected and how late it is running.
Little Adam's Peak for almost everyone — 45 minutes up a stepped path for arguably the better view, out through the Ella Gap. Ella Rock is three hours return, largely unsigned, and people get lost on it regularly; take a guide or an offline map. Compared in full here.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways are. Send your luggage ahead by road if you have a driver. See getting to Ella.
January to March for the clearest Ella Gap views. June to September is dry but hazy from the Uva wind; October to December is wet. The real risk is cloud, not rain — at 1,000 m the view can be inside a cloud on a dry day, and mornings are clearer than afternoons in every month. See best time to visit Ella.
Two nights, which gives you two dawns — Little Adam's Peak on one, Ella Rock or a tea morning on the other, with the bridge mid-morning on day one. Our Ella 2-day itinerary sets out the order.
Do everything before nine in the morning. The Gap view is clearer in the morning in every month, Little Adam's Peak has a queue by nine, and the Nine Arch Bridge has hundreds of people on it by ten.
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