Ah yes, serendipity—land of happy ... like the chanoyu, and so in Sri Lanka, I set out to explore a tea bungalow resort amid the vast tea fields that help make the country the world’s third ...

On the forested ridges that fringe the Sinharaja Rainforest — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s last viable tropical rainforest — the scent of damp earth mingles with the sharper aroma of ...

Just a two-hour direct flight from Hyderabad or Chennai, and you are in a land of misty hills, tea-scented air and world-class luxury. This is Sri Lanka — a destination that feels far enough to ...

Visitors typically land at Colombo Bandaranaike International ... this roughly seven-hour scenic ride. While some of Sri Lanka’s tea estates have a reputation for being exploitative towards ...

Sri Lanka has been known the world over for its renowned Ceylon tea, however, the lands on which tea is cultivated was first allocated for the establishment of coffee plantations. With coffee ...

What goes in your morning cuppa? A lot more than you think. If your brew is from Sri Lanka, the process of growing tea, harvesting the leaves and producing tea bags is surprisingly labour-intensive.

Tea plantations in Sri Lanka face a variety of challenges, including the effects of climate change, such as drought and heavy rainfall, and the effects of land use change due to urbanization.

“Nearly 75 % of Sri Lanka’s tea production comes from small estate holders, the majority of who are Sinhalese. This is because of the land given to them by the government. Why can’t they ...