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Tea Trip at Assam

Dibrugarh, a town situated on the banks of river Brahmaputra in Upper Assam is known as the Tea town of Assam. A historic town of Tea Gardens having a credit for first commercial tea plantation in British India. Heritage Tea Bungalow and soothing environment remain ideal for families & connected with all major cities in India with airport & railway.

Jorhat is a tea destination in Assam with as many as 135 tea gardens with some of the best Tea Bungalows. Each of these bungalows has its own unique history. Jorhat also has a Tea Research Institute, the oldest and the largest research station of its kind in the world. 

Activities on a Tea Plantation

  • Assam being a biodiversity rich spot and many parts of the region being under Important Bird Area, offers Tea plantations which are century old heritage Tea Estates, provides shade to the Tea bushes & shelter to many birds.
  • Visitors can visit any of the tea garden and see the tea processing in a tea factory. People can see how the tea leaves from the gardens, which are technically made into special Assam tea known for its aroma and flavour.
  • Just like wine tasting, tea tasting reveals the quality of a particular tea. Different types of teas like Orthodox, CTC, Green tea etc. are processed from the same plant. These types are further graded according to their quality.
  • Local/ Folk dances like Jhumur of the tea tribes, Bihu of Assam etc. are cultural aspects of these estates.
  • There are many well maintained bungalows in these places. In Dibrugarh District, Bettybari Tea Tourism Bungalow, Melamora Eco-Tea Tourism Centre, Addabarie Tea Estate, Mancotta Heritage Tea Bungalow & Chowkidinghee Heritage Tea Bungalow are some of the options for stay whereas in Jorhat, Wathai Heritage Tea Bungalow, Tocklai Guest House & Thengal Manor Bungalow are available for visitors. 

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