One also cannot visit Kandy without delving into its tea culture. At a local tea factory, the ritual of high tea is a ceremonial affair, a tribute to the leaf that shaped the fortunes of this region.

Up in the Sri Lankan highlands, a 19th-century transport network for tea is now conveying adventurers to remote communities ...

and the country’s tea history is showcased at the Ceylon Tea Museum in town. Queen’s Hotel in the heart of Kandy was a home for the British governor of Ceylon, a barrack, and a boarding house before ...