The Halpewatte Tea Factory was built in 1940 during the British Rule and now a family owned business. The factory uses modern technology in the tea making process and produces some of the best high grown tea in Sri Lanka. Situated about 6KM from Ella and 12KM from Bandarawela. They conduct a specialized tour of the tea factory by an expert planter. This tour takes place throughout the day from 9am to 4pm. The tour itself is a great experience where you can learn about each step of the process of converting tea leaves into different varieties of tea and also you can taste samples of different teas at the end of the tour. The tour lasts around 20-30 minutes and we highly recommend you to try this experience as there is a lot going on before a Tea cup reaches your table!