09/10/2024
𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧❜𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 🇱🇰 🏕️ 🌎 💚👣🍃
Lipton’s Seat is perhaps the most popular attraction in Haputale. Situated an hour away from Haputale town, Lipton’s Seat is a viewpoint named after the celebrated Thomas Lipton. He was a Scottish businessman who moved to British Ceylon in 1890, where he met James Taylor and together they introduced tea gardens to the country. Prior to Lipton’s arrival, Taylor had attempted to grow coffee on the island, however, the coffee plantations were devastated by a leaf-blight. With Lipton’s help, the two men embarked on a business venture which would outlive their lifetimes.
📷 ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴤᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ
