‘Tea immersion programme’ in India

The US-based ‘World Tea Tours’, leaders in tea adventure travel, has announced a ‘Tea Immersion Programme’ in India.

“This programme will bring tea connoisseurs from different parts of the world, who are passionate to learn about Indian tea culture and provide a platform for intensive interaction”, Dan Robertson, Director, World Tea Tours of the US, told Business Line .

“The programme entails a week-long stay on plantations when visitors experience the real ‘rugged’ life of a planter. They gain opportunity to learn history, culture, production, tasting, trade and research. In short, it gives them hands-on experience about tea cultivation, manufacture and trade”, said Dan Robertson who had served as judge in international tea competitions.

“We will have such ‘immersion programme’ in tea estates in Assam, Darjeeling and the Nilgiris.

This follows the present ‘Tea Tour of India’ in these regions. We have visited tea estates and interacted with Tea Board officials, brokers and researchers”, he said after honouring the Bluegate Beverages Director, G. Udayakumar, who co-ordinated the Tea Tour in Nilgiris, with ‘certificate of appreciation’.

“In the Nilgiris, the team comprising delegates from the US, Canada, Germany and France visited tea majors, Glendale, Chamraj, Coonoor Tea and Bluegate Beverages’ Avataa Billimalai. They saw plantations, factories, labour quarters, hospitals, schools, recreation centres, crèches and temples on the estate which cater to the needs of labour. They have assured to promote Nilgiri tea back home. The team was enamoured of the multi-brew speciality Nilgiri teas and the tea cuisine we served”, Udayakumar said.

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