Ella: Bee Farm Tour With Honey Tasting Experience
ID: GYG1145055-1756812
Category:
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Discover the world of Sri Lankan bees with a guided tour, live hive viewing, and pure honey tasting at a small family-run bee farm in Ella.
Begin your visit at a small family-run bee farm in the peaceful home garden of Kithalella, Ella. Your host will welcome you and introduce the different types of Sri Lankan bees and how a colony works.
Next, learn about beekeeping tools and equipment before safely viewing a real live hive from a protected area. You’ll also see honeycomb frames and understand how bees produce honey.
The highlight of the tour is a fresh honey tasting session, followed by optional honey-based deserts like ice cream or curd with honey.
Enjoy time for photos in a bee suit and finish your experience with the chance to buy pure local honey to take home
Highlights
- Learn how Sri Lankan bees live, work, and make honey
- See real beehives and honeycomb up close in a safe viewing area
- Enjoy honey-based snacks like curd, ice cream, or tea
- Try on a bee suit and take fun photos for instagram
- Buy fresh, locally-made honey in a special souvenir bottle to take home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you can, don't use perfumes before come here because some perfumes can attract bees to you. You need to be calm and silent between viewing the hive. If You're allergic with bee you need to be careful always in this place.
Yes — customers can look out for Bee Farm signboard near the entrance. The farm is located in a quiet local village area in Ella, just a short drive from the main road. A small honey-themed sign will guide you to the exact spot. (Specially NOT the Bees Honey Coockarry & Resturent)
INCLUDED
- Guided Bee Tour
- Demonstration of beekeeping tools and equipment
- Safety gear for viewing the hives
- Honey-tasting session
- Opportunity to wear a beekeeper suit for photos
- Free time to explore the farm and take pictures
- Honey-based deserts (e.g., curd with honey, ice cream with honey) Available for purchase
- Local souvenir honey bottle available for purchase (optional)
NOT INCLUDED
- Transportation to the meeting point
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
