Published on : Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Tea tourism is described as tourism that is motivated by an inclination in the history, culture, traditions and consumption of tea. Estate bungalows in the middle of broad acres of manicured tea plantations have currently been transformed into gorgeous tourist accommodations. Not just living in the midst of tea gardens, tea tourists are offered tea factory tour, where they get to witness the way fresh green leaves are brought into the tea factory for withering to the rolling, drying and shifting steps, grading and packaging and followed by a tea-tasting session where sipping some of the finest teas are allowed.
Assam is the first name that comes to our mind for tea tourism, the largest tea producing region in India. The Assam Tea Tourism Festival organized at Jorhat each year is a major hit with tourists. Staying in a rural colonial-era bungalow has its special charm. Home of over 800 tea estates in the state, where amidst luxury and tranquility, one can easily go back to the days of elegant colonial aristocracy. The B & A Limited operates with the help of seven quality Tea Estates in Assam, India’s largest tea growing region. The Guwahati Tea Action Centre, one of the world’s busiest tea trading facilities, is a place not to be missed out in anyway. Others include Corramore Tea Estate, Teloijan Tea Estate and Khongea Tea Estate besides a host of others.World’s one of the top tea producers, India, is all set experimenting with tea tourism, to grow interest by the tourists in exploring Indian tea plantations and factories.World’s one of the top tea producers, India, is all set experimenting with tea tourism, to grow interest by the tourists in exploring Indian tea plantations and factories.