10 Best Tea Estates to Visit in India
India’s tea estates offer farm tours + colonial heritage + altitude. Here are 10 best to visit.
1. Darjeeling (Glenburn + Makaibari)
World’s most-famous tea + Toy Train + altitude + colonial
2. Assam (Banyan Grove + Wild Mahseer)
Largest tea region + Assam Black + plantation stays
3. Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)
Blue Mountains + Western Ghats + Coonoor tea factories + UNESCO
4. Munnar (Kerala)
Hill station + tea-pickers + Eravikulam National Park nearby
5. Coorg (Karnataka)
Coffee + tea both + Kodagu + heritage estates
6. Darjeeling – Castleton Estate
Premium first flush + factory tour + colonial mansion
7. Darjeeling – Glenburn Tea Estate
Heritage estate + tea picking experience + colonial luxury
8. Sikkim (Temi Tea Estate)
Only certified organic + Himalayan + altitude + Sikkimese tea
9. Darjeeling – Makaibari
World’s first organic + biodynamic + family-run heritage
10. Munnar – Tata Tea Museum
Educational + working factory + plantation tours