Tea Tourism In Assam

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In this post I will share with you about the remaining part of tourism attraction of Assam, North-East, India as I promise in my last post.

Assam is the largest producer of Tea and export tea to the various part of the world. Assam has been synonymous with tea ever since Briton Robert Bruce claims to have discovered it in 1823, though the Singpho tribal people living in areas stranding Assam and Arunachal Pradesh cultivated and drank tea as herbal rejuvenator for ages. With more than 800 major and 60000 small estates spread across 300000 hectares, Assam has the world largest concentration of tea plantations and employs 17% of the states workforce. Assam tea accounts for 55% of India’s total tea production and 80% of the country’s export.

As unique as it sounds, the concept of tea tourism in Assam has opened the doors for tourists to relish the unusual, yet revitalizing experience of staying in the heritage bungalows amidst the lush, aromatic tea gardens and watching the laborers synchronously plucking leaves and working in the tea plantations. These holiday packages are offered inclusive of accommodation, meals and related activities, surely at a decent cost.

The best time to plan for a tea tour to Assam is during the monsoons, that is, from June to September. On an average, single accommodation in such heritage bungalows will cost around R 3,000 per night, while for double sharing the charges are around 7,000 per night stay.

Following are some of the highlights of perks that a tea tour has to offer:

Staying in the elegant heritage bungalows with impeccably done colonial interiors. Tea tasting tours where you get to taste different grades and varieties of tea in Assam. Visit to tea factories to learn more about the processes involved. Visit to Tocklai Tea. Research Institute in Jorhat, the oldest and largest tea research stations in the world. Visit to the Guwahati Tea Auction Center.

Learn and enjoy plucking best of tea leaves in the surrounding plantations. Some even organize activities like fishing, river rafting, boat rides in the mighty Brahmaputra river, golfing, horse riding, spa and other activities. You might even get to enjoy elephant treks amongst the beautiful greens of Assam! Visiting surrounding villages and interacting with the local people, experiencing their culture and feasting upon some of the ethnic cuisines they have to offer. Plan your trip in November to experience the unique Assam Tea Festival held in the district of Johrat.

Following are the places where tea plantation and production carry out in Assam:

Banyan Grove Location: Gatoonga Tea Estate, PO Gatoonga, District Jorhat, Assam.

Thengal Manor Location: P.O Jalukonibari, Jorhat, Assam.

Kaziranga Golf Resort Location: Sangsua and Gatoonga Tea Estates, Jorhat, Assam Website: www.kazirangagolfresort.com

Mistry Sahib's Bungalow Location: Jorhat, Assam.

Mancotta Chang Bungalow Location: Mancotta Road, Jalan Nagar, Dibrugarh, Assam .

Purvi Discovery Location: Jalannagar, Dibrugarh, Assam Website: http://purvidiscovery.com Contact No.: +91 373 2301120, 2300035.

Wild Mahseer Location: Balipara Division, Addabarie Tea Estate, P.O Lokra, Sonitpur, Balipara, Assam

Website: www.wildmahseer.com

Wathai Heritage Bungalow Location: Limbuguri Tea Estate, Tinsukia, Assam.

Diphlu River Lodge. Location: Kaziranga National Park, Kuthuri, Near Bagori Police Outpost, District Nagaon, Assam Website: www.diphluriverlodge.com. 

Few pictures from Tea gardens of assam…….

This is all about the Tea Tourism in Assam. So, if you like this place then please take a visit to taste Assam Tea Gardens and enjoy your vacation and experience the tribal life in those areas. Thank You & keep reading....