Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton

Lipton's seat, Sir Thomas Lipton

    Lipton’s Seat is the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain often used by the Scottish tea baron, Sir Thomas Lipton, to view his tea plantation empire. If you are there you will have a birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as the southern coast. It is located 27 km southwest of Ella. The hike goes through the beautiful tea plantation up to the summit.

    Lipton’s Seat is the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain often used by the Scottish tea baron, Sir Thomas Lipton, to view his tea plantation empire. If you are there you will have a birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as the southern coast. It is located 27 km southwest of Ella. The hike goes through the beautiful tea plantation up to the summit.

    Lipton’s Seat is the summit point of the Poonagala Mountain often used by the Scottish tea baron, Sir Thomas Lipton, to view his tea plantation empire. If you are there you will have a birds-eye view of Handapanagala Lake, Chandrika Lake, Udawalawe Lake, and the Hambanthota harbour as far as the southern coast. It is located 27 km southwest of Ella. The hike goes through the beautiful tea plantation up to the summit.