Tea is the most widely
consumed beverage in the world next to water. Lipton, Tetley, Red Rose,
Twinings, PG Tips, Yorkshire and etc. are the prized brand names of
teas. The biggest tea markets in world in terms of retail value are
China, Russia, Japan, USA, Germany, India, UK, Iran, Uzbekistan,
Pakistan. Major tea producing countries are China, India, UK, Ireland,
Turkey.
India is world’s largest consumer, second
largest producer and fourth largest exporter of tea after China and
accounts for nearly 30% of global output and nearly 25% of tea produced
worldwide is consumed in India, said the study. Among World’s most
popular black tea brands, India has 65% market shares with Darjeeling
tea, Assam tea, Sikkim tea, Nilgiri tea. India produces many of world’s
finest and most prized teas.
Tea, two leaves and a bud, acres and acres of rolling hills covered
with tea bushes, surrounding evergreen forest, orchids, flowers, wild
animals, water streams, waterfalls, a house on a hill top with the sound
of silence opens the window of tea tourism concept in India. Modern day
tea planters in India converted their British-built bungalows in to
luxury lodgings, to cater the new revenue opportunities.Tourists, tea
lovers, and globetrotters from all over the world started visiting these
luxury resorts to experience and enjoy British Raj type luxury, nature,
forest and taste the Champagne of teas or Cognac of teas.
Tea tourism offers a real life experience of tea making from garden
to cup, witness tea tasting, hike through the rain forest, angling,
rafting, trekking and enjoying fresh air, nature, landscapes, experience
the planters lifestyle. It gains popularity among the foreigners, whose
fathers, grandfathers and even great grandfathers spent their lives in
the tea gardens in India. Many of those who spent their early days in
the tea gardens of India, but are now settled in their own countries,
have fond memories.A few days stay in tea plantations is like a journey
down memory lane.
Bluworlds Guides is a well known
publisher of travel guides, tour plans, e books, gifts and etc. We at
Bluworlds Guides are going to publish ‘India Tea Tour Pocket Guide’ in
PDF covering all aspects of tea tourism in India, tea bungalow and hotel
contacts, sightseeing, transportation, activity, nightlife, shopping,
visa and etc.
Contribute to the making of ‘India Tea Tour Pocket Guide’
