Spice Gardens, Sri Lanka.

Spice Gardens should not be missed when you visit Sri Lanka. They are located in many places around the Island specially in the hill country side. The ones that are available specially in the hill country region are popular for aromatic Sri Lanka origin spices. Find lot of spice gardens in the Matale area. Furthermore Sri Lanka is popular from the ancient times for its aromatic spices and herbs that are used in the cooking and in body care. Arabs, Chinese and Greek traders were the first people to find out these valuable aromatic spices from Sri Lanka. At those times Sri Lanka was popular for its natural pearls, gems, Ivory and many other valuables natural products. Sri Lanka, a tropical island was formally known as Taprobane, Serendib, Ilankai and Ceylon. Europeans explorers wanted to find the route of the spices and came over here by sailing with their ships.. Eventually the European invaders captured this nation by force and took it under their rule.

Hill country in Sri Lanka is the area which is producing many kinds of aromatic spices for the export purpose. These Sri Lanka spices are expensive products in these days. The country used to export different kinds of spices all over the world through Ships and airlines. Nearly 16 varieties of spices are marked as Sri Lanka origin of aromatics .Lot of tourist want to explore to see, how these spices were grown, processed and packed with freshness without losing its original flavor, aroma and the taste.

Visiting Spice Gardens in Sri Lanka.

Some of the Spice Gardens may charge a small entrance fee while most of them are free to explore. Required time: 1 - 2 hours or more as per your wish as these places are very quiet, scenic and nice smelling ones. Ask your Tour Company, tour agent or driver to recommend one spice garden visit, during your stay in Sri Lanka. Popular Spice Gardens are located in the hill country region as it is best suited for growing them in cool climate. If you are going along with a guide first tell him, that you don't want to buy anything there. And don't force you to buy from there. If you like buying good quality spices, you can find them in Colombo and they are available at competitive price for you to select. In this year 2022 all the spice prices had gone up. Before to buy them, check the price in your country for the particular spice.

As in any part of the world, there are scammers wandering around these places to cheat you and to make money for them under the guise of Spice trade.

Spice Garden Top Products.

• Cinnamon
• Pepper
• Cloves
• Nutmeg
• Mace
• Lemongrass
• Vanilla
• Cardamom
• Ginger
• Betel

While visiting a spice garden you can notice lot of things there. Staff will display herbal and Herbal related products. Also they will explain about all of their spices that were grown in their gardens. You can buy those spices from them in specially packed boxes to take back home as a souvenir from this land. These are good for to present to your friends and relatives, once you return back home. In addition you can purchase these spice packets at the Colombo International airport departure lounge too.

While visiting any of the local spice garden, the staff will show you how the cinnamon plant is grown, peeled, cut in to pieces and inserted from small to large like quill form. Other than that they may explain and display how they extract oil from cinnamon. How you can use the cinnamon oil on your body or to add in your food dishes. Even they will display you on how to use that oil as mosquito repellent in your home.

Cinnamon oil is good for many human sicknesses. Use them for,

• Decreases inflammation
• Increases blood circulation
• Fights against viruses
• Cinnamon oil can free radicals
• Relieves depression
• Stimulates the immune system and libido
• Fights against parasites

Here are some of the available spice gardens in Sri Lanka. You can include one of the spice gardens in your Sri Lanka Tour Itineraries. Mostly American, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese Tourists show much interest in visiting these Spice Gardens. Some foreign tourists say they are good places to visit while some tourists these are ripping places. If you are on a short visit Sri Lanka and don't have time to visit any of the spice gardens? Don't worry you can buy spice packets at the Colombo Airport when you are leaving to your home.

Here are some of the popular Spice gardens in Sri Lanka.

• 27 Old Village Spice & Herbal Garden, Matale
• 96 Delight Spice Garden, Matale
• Arunalu Spice Garden, Matale
• Diana Spice Garden, Matale
• All Spice Garden, Higula.
• All Spice Garden, Rambukkana.
• Cinnamon Tree Spice Garden, Mawanella.
• Country Side Spice Garden, Nalanda.
• Delight, Matale.
• Diamond, Matale.
• Euphoria Spice and Herbal Garden, Matale.
• Lucky land Spice Garden, Matale and in Mawanella.
  
  Sri Lanka Spice Garden Video.