Durgabari Tea Estate

Durgabari Tea Estate is a historic tea plantation located at Durgabari on the northern outskirts of Agartala in West Tripura district, Tripura. Established during the princely period when tea cultivation began in Tripura in 1916, it is one of the state's oldest tea gardens. The estate features extensive tea bushes, processing facilities and scenic green landscapes near Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, representing Tripura's tea heritage and rural agrarian character.

Visitors can expect expansive stretches of neatly planted tea bushes across gently undulating land on the outskirts of Agartala. The estate offers views of green fields, workers plucking tea leaves during season, and simple estate infrastructure including factory sheds and quarters. The setting is quiet and rural, close to the airport, with open landscapes suitable for leisurely walks, photography and observing tea cultivation and processing activities where access is permitted.

Durgabari Tea Estate is among the earliest tea gardens in Tripura, where organized tea cultivation began in 1916 during the reign of Maharaja Birendra Kishore Debbarma. It represents the introduction of commercial tea plantation in the princely state and the subsequent development of Tripura as a tea-growing region in Northeast India.

The estate reflects the agrarian and plantation culture of Tripura and contributes to the state's identity as a tea-producing region. It supports local livelihoods and showcases the tradition of tea cultivation that is an important part of Tripura's rural economy and heritage.