Special Interests Tea Tours India

Tea tours India :- Our invitation to India for cups of the magical and refreshing yet inexpensive drink - `Chai'. Legend suggests that tea originated in India. In the early 19th century The East India Company started tea plantations in Assam using wild Chai plants found growing in the area and later introduced it in the Darjeeling area in the northeast and the Nilgiri in the South. Tea tours India is fast catching on popularity with more and more tourists making their way to the lush green tea estates of India. Speaking of tea cultivation in India, it has been flourishing since the British colonial timesIndia is the world's largest producer of tea, but most is drunk in the local market. Most of the quality tea produced from Assam and Darjeeling is exported and sold in major cities of the world. Today there are many varieties of tea, which grow at much lower altitudes. India is the largest producer of tea in the world. Assam grows over half and Darjeeling about a quarter of the nation's output. Once drunk by tribal people, tea is now India's national drink and its taste developing around the globe.

Tea tours India will not only take you around luxuriant plantations around the country but will also give you the perfect opportunity to know all about its history and commercial importance.Tea tour India would include nature walks around the garden, trekking, Stay at luxurious tea bungalows, ensconced in the best of comforts, enjoy interacting with tea workers, try your hand at plucking tea leaves, visit tea factories all as part of tea tour india.