Cinnamon Experience

Sri Lanka is not only famous for its tea. It also grows the world’s most potent and valuable cinnamon, prized for centuries not only for cooking but also for its medicinal properties. Visit a working cinnamon plantation to see the fascinating process of manufacturing the sweet rolls of bark that flavor island life and fill the world’s spice cupboards. Harvested from the branches of a small perennial tree, watch the complex process of scraping the outer bark, peeling the treasured inner bark and drying the resulting quills – as long as your arm – on coir ropes, before taking some home with you.