Tea Estates In Ooty

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To have a feel of nature's touch, Ooty is the right place for you. This place is nearly 105 km away from Coimbatore. Its natural view is full of fresh vegetation, charming flowers, dense forest, lofty mountains and beautiful sceneries. This place teems with tourists throughout the year. Whether its summer or any other season the conditions remain equally genial towards the visitors. Just like any other hill station Ooty also have a lot of scenic view points which include Ooty Botanical Garden, Ooty Lake, Doddabetta peak, Kandal Cross Shrine and Ooty Tea Estates.

Ooty Tea estates not only produce high quality tea but these tea gardens also add to the beauty of the place with Ooty Tour Guide. Originally, these tea gardens were developed by the Britishers. Although Darjeeling and Assam teas are world famous, but Ooty tea can also be a strong contender to them. Ooty tea is rich in polyphenol antioxidants and therefore has plenty of health benefits.

Coonoor and Ooty both are famous for its tea gardens. Its climate is milder than Ooty but good for tea plantation. If you visit these areas you cannot escape the tea bushes that dot the hill-sides. There are some tea estates which allow visitors to do a bit of tea tasting.

You can find a few tea factories in Ooty also. You can opt to go there as well since it is good to understand how the tea is processed and to know how many steps tree leaves undergoes before it reaches us. You can find the difference in the taste of tea straightway, as the tea that is served here is not the same that are in the packets meant for sale. These tea factories cater the life of the people and provide livelihood to a large number of people by earning their bread from the meager income they avail by working in tea factory and several of Ooty tea gardens.

Tea factories in Ooty produce tea of different qualities and focus on a large international market. The whole process of tea manufacturing is well planned and optimized so as to produce highly edible and good quality of tea to be sold in the market place. One should taste the fresh, "just made" tea as it can surely be a wonderful experience.

South Indian Tea has gained some popularity so far and with the organization of festivals like "Tea and Tourism Festival" people also know it more. Every year this festival is celebrated in the month of January or February and is jointly organized by the Government of India, Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu and Ministry of Tourism. This festival is held for 3 days and a variety of teas are put on display. Many cultural programs along with visits to tea estates and factories are also held on this occasion. If you ever get a chance to come to Ooty, a round of Ooty tea estates is must.