4 places to discover
Happy Valley Tea Estate is a historic tea plantation located on Lebong Cart Road, about 3 km from Darjeeling town in West Bengal. Established in 1854, it is Darjeeling's second oldest tea estate and one of its highest at around 2,100 meters. Spread over 177 hectares, it is known for producing authentic Darjeeling tea and offers guided factory tours, tea tasting and scenic views of the surrounding hills.
Highfield Tea Factory is a working tea manufacturing unit located on the Coonoor-Kotagiri Road near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Established in the colonial era, it is known for producing Nilgiri orthodox and CTC teas. The factory offers guided tours demonstrating withering, rolling, fermentation, drying and grading processes, along with tea tasting and a retail outlet for fresh teas and souvenirs.
Makaibari Tea Estate is a historic tea plantation located in Kurseong in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal. Established in 1859, it is one of the oldest and most renowned Darjeeling tea estates, spread across about 1,575 acres at an altitude of around 1,200 to 1,800 meters. It is noted as the world's first biodynamic tea garden and for producing certified organic Darjeeling teas, attracting visitors for factory tours, tea tasting and scenic Himalayan landscapes.
Sabah Tea Garden is a 2,480-acre organic tea plantation located in Kampung Nalapak, Ranau, Sabah, on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu. Established in 1978, it is the largest tea plantation in Borneo and the only organic tea garden in Sabah. The site combines cultivated tea fields, a tea factory, and visitor facilities, offering guided tours, tea tasting, and panoramic views of the surrounding highland landscape.