Name: 6 Day | Stages 8 and 16 Hiking the Pekoe Trail and Adventure Tour in Sri Lanka
Brand: Teardrop Island
Price: 5690 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

14:00

Check-out Time:

11:00

Day 1: Wallawwa - Garden Suite (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis - 1 night
Day 2 and 3: Camellia Hills - Lakeview Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis - 2 nights
Day 4 - Nine skies - Demodara Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis - 1 night
Day 5: Fort Bazaar - Bazaar Bedroom (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis - 1 night

All-inclusive basis has daily breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner, as well as offering of soft drinks, beers, house wines / gins / vodkas / whiskeys / arracks with mixers, and tea / coffee throughout the day.

Program

Hiking the Pekoe Trail - Stages 8 and 16

Along the walk, expect to see old and new tea factories, centuries-old churches, and Hindu landmarks amongst rolling and remote countryside. On return, Teardrop Island will have cold towels and freshly brewed Ceylon tea waiting for you.

Note that these stages are best explored with a guide, as they are yet to be officially launched, and are currently not audited for signage, trail conditions, or actively maintained.

Day 1: Colombo Airport to Wallawwa, Kotugoda

Road transfer: Approximately 20 minutes
Check-in to Wallawwa
Overnight: Wallawwa - Garden Suite (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis
PM: At leisure
15:30 - 16:30: Daily afternoon tea served in the veranda
17:00 - 18:00: Daily ‘social hour’ featuring complementary house wines and local beer

Day 2: Wallawwa to Camellia Hills, Dickoya / Hatton

06:40: Road transfer to Pilikuttuwa - Approximately 40 minutes
07:30: Pilikuttuwa Forest Rock and Temple hike with a local (approximately two hours; moderate)
Return to Wallawwa
11:30: Road transfer to Camellia Hills - Approximately four and a half hours
Check-in to Camellia Hills
Overnight: Camellia Hills - Lakeview Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis
16:00: Sundowners and canapes, hosted by Camellia Hills
PM: At leisure or optional late-night wilderness walk with the resident naturalist at 21:00

Day 3: At Camellia Hills

07:30: Tea trail trek from Camellia Hills to Norwood Tea Factory with the resident naturalist (approximately one and a half hours; 6.71km)
AM: Guided tour of Norwood Tea Factory
AM: Continue hiking with the resident naturalist on The Pekoe Trail - Stage 8 - Norwood Tea Factory to Bogawantalawa Plantation Club (approximately three and a half hours; 15.8km; moderate)
Return to Camellia Hills by tour vehicle - Approximately one hour
PM: At leisure
Overnight: Camellia Hills - Lakeview Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis

Day 4: Camellia Hills to Nine Skies, Demodara / Ella

08:30: Private lake ride on a fisherman’s canoe
11:00 Road transfer to Ella Railway Station - Approximately four hours
AM: Self-guided Pekoe Trail trek - Stage 16 from Ella Railway station to Demodara Estate connecting directly to Nine Skies (approximately two hours; 8.74km; easy)
Check-in to Nine Skies (luggage will be brought by your tour chauffeur guide)
Overnight: Nine Skies - Demodara Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis
PM: At leisure
17:00: Sundowners, hosted by Nine Skies

Day 5: Nine Skies to Fort Bazaar, Galle

05:00: Departure from Nine Skies
05:30: Guided Little Adam’s Peak sunrise trek
Return to Nine Skies for breakfast
11:00 Road transfer to Fort Bazaar - Approximately four and a half hours
15:00: Enroute - Guided 26-km (two and a half hours) cycling trail through paddy fields and lake
Road transfer to Fort Bazaar - Approximately 20 minutes
Check-in to Fort Bazaar
Overnight: Fort Bazaar - Bazaar Bedroom (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis
19:00: Roast paan (bread), pol (coconut) sambol, Southern crab curry, and Lion Beer, hosted by Fort Bazaar

Day 6: Fort Bazaar to Colombo Airport

Road transfer (approximately two hours) to ensure that you will reach the airport at least three hours prior to your departure flight; if you check-in online, the reporting time would be two hours prior

Included excursions

Pilikuttuwa Forest Rock and Temple hike with a local at 07:30
Tea trail trek from Camellia Hills to Norwood Tea Factory with the resident naturalist
Hiking with Teardrop Island's resident naturalist on The Pekoe Trail - Stage 8 - Norwood Tea Factory to Bogawantalawa Plantation Club
Guided Little Adam’s Peak sunrise trek at 05:30
Guided 26-km (two and a half hours) cycling trail through paddy fields and lake at 15:00
Guided tour of Norwood Tea Factory (Note that tea factory visits are not possible on Sundays, public holidays, and special estate holidays (ex: during Sinhala and Tamil New Year’s season), as tea leaves are not plucked and processed on these days

Location

Hiking the Pekoe Trail - Stages 7 and 8

The Stage 7 trail begins deep in Sri Lanka’s tea country in Kotagala. Along the way, you’ll encounter Chrysler’s Farm Tea Factory, a colonial-era tea factory built in 1870, as well as Singamalai Lake, which supplies all the drinking water for Hatton and its surrounding villages. This is a great spot for a picnic.

The Stage 8 trail begins in Norwood, the gateway to the Bogawantalawa Valley, which is also known as the ‘Golden Valley of Tea.’ On this walk, you’ll climb up towards a ridge that separates the Bogawantalawa and Maskeliya valleys, considered amongst of the most beautiful places in the tea country.

From the top of this ridge, zig zag your way to Norwood Estate and enjoy sweeping views of the Maskeliya side and catch a glimpse of Adam’s Peak from across the lake.

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Food

Day 1: Bed and breakfast
Day 2 to 4: All-inclusive
Day 5: Bed and breakfast

All-inclusive basis has daily breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner, as well as offering of soft drinks, beers, house wines / gins / vodkas / whiskeys / arracks with mixers, and tea / coffee throughout the day. Note that liquor will not be served on government-declared dry days.

Other inclusions

Sundowners and canapes at 16:00, hosted by Camellia Hills
Sundowners at 17:00, hosted by Nine Skies
Roast paan (bread), pol (coconut) sambol, Southern crab curry, and Lion Beer

At Wallawwa

Daily selection of soft drinks in the in-room mini-bar fridge; refills are chargeable
Daily afternoon tea served in the veranda from 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Daily ‘social hour’ featuring complementary house wines and local beer from 5pm - 6pm

At Fort Bazaar:

Daily selection of soft drinks in the in-room mini-bar fridge (refills are chargeable)

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Alcoholic beverages

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Raw food
Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Pescatarian
Seafood
Other dietary requirements on request

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Late-night wilderness walk with the resident naturalist at 21:00 (50 USD)

A special experience for night owls, this guided walk along tea estate routes takes place after dinner and presents a unique alternative to the daytime trails.

The acres of tea fields, rocky outcrops, and bordering forests take on a different look and feel as night falls over the hill country, and the many nocturnal animals in the area venture out looking for food, making it a hotspot for wildlife activity.

As the walk (approximately one and a half hours) starts at around 21:30, Teardrop Island recommends having an early dinner to give yourself enough time to relax before the walk.

This stroll is as secluded and silent as you’ll ever experience in the hills of Sri Lanka. On some nights, you’ll see the mist roll in, but most nights will have skies that are clear enough to gaze at the blanket of stars overhead.

What's included

Pilikuttuwa Forest Rock and Temple hike with a local at 07:30
Tea trail trek from Camellia Hills to Norwood Tea Factory with the resident naturalist
Hiking with the resident naturalist on The Pekoe Trail - Stage 08 - Norwood Tea Factory to Bogawantalawa Plantation Club
Guided Little Adam’s Peak sunrise trek at 05:30
Guided 26-km (two and a half hours) cycling trail through paddy fields and lake at 15:00
Guided tour of Norwood Tea Factory (except on Sundays, public
holidays, and special estate holidays)
Sundowners and canapes at 16:00, hosted by Camellia Hills
Sundowners at 17:00, hosted by Nine Skies
Roast paan (bread), pol (coconut) sambol, Southern crab curry, and Lion Beer
Daily selection of soft drinks in the in-room mini-bar fridge at Wallawwa and Fort Bazaar
Daily afternoon tea served in the veranda from 15:30 - 16:30 at Wallawwa
Daily ‘social hour’ featuring complementary house wines and local beer from 17:00 - 18:00 at Wallawwa
Private air conditioned vehicle and English-speaking chauffeur cum guide from Day 1 to Day 6, along with associated fees
Airport transfers
Chauffeur guide daily fees
Chauffeur guide accommodation and meals
Mileage
Parking tickets
Toll fees
In-vehicle Wi-Fi
Cooler box, juices, and snacks
Bottled water
1 night accommodation at Wallawwa - Garden Suite (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis
2 nights accommodation at Camellia Hills - Lakeview Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis
1 night accommodation at Nine Skies - Demodara Bedroom (single / double) - All-inclusive basis
1 night accommodation at Fort Bazaar - Bazaar Bedroom (single / double) - Bed and breakfast basis
Journeys Exclusive: 5% off across all Teardrop Hotels as this Journey includes a minimum of 5 or more nights at 2 or more Teardrop Hotels. If the number of nights and/or Teardrop Hotels reduce, the offer would not be available. Note: As the period in question is the peak for travel to Sri Lanka, no discounting is generally extended
Total of five nights accommodation
All government taxes, levies, and service charges
Note: The featured Journey price is subject to change, in the event of future Government policy revisions to levies, taxes and/or tourism fees.

What's not included

Any item not mentioned under ‘What's Included'
Airfare
Other meals / drinks
Refills of soft drinks in the in-room mini-bar fridge
Liquor on government-declared dry days
Optional late-night wilderness walk with the resident naturalist
Early check-ins and Late check-outs

How to get there

Recommended Airports

CMB

Bandaranaike International Airport

7 km

Transfer included

Your flight is due to land at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). As you step off the plane, proceed through Immigrations, Duty-Free and onto the escalator leading (down) to the luggage claim. At the claim, there would be a screen indicating the luggage belt number according to each respective flight number.

You may collect an empty luggage trolley or seek the assistance of a porter. Porters would need to be compensated with a tip of LKR 500 per bag. Next, proceed to the correct belt number. Claim your luggage and proceed through Customs and then onto the Arrival Lobby.

At the lobby, there will be many individuals with paging boards. Your tour chauffeur guide will be there to welcome you holding a ‘Teardrop Hotels’ paging board.

Airport: Bandaranaike International Airport Airport transfer included: Bandaranaike International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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