Dispur Trip Overview
With the onset of the rains the tea season starts in Assam. Tea gardens come alive with fresh new leaves and tea factories buzzing with action and filled with aroma. It is a great time to spend a few days in a heritage tea bungalow in Assam in the midst of greenery and serenity enjoying your favourite cuppa.
* Pluck your own leaves and see how tea is manufactured in the factory.
* Enjoy tea tasting session and tea ceremony with local snacks.
* Indulge in local Assamese cuisine which is flavorful and mildly spicy.
* Try your hand in a cooking class with fresh homegrown organic vegetables which one can pick oneself.
* Cycle in the cycling track inside the rolling green tea garden discovering hundred year old trees, gushing streams, natural fresh water pools, breathtaking views and many more things.
* Visit Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (closed during monsoon) nearby villages and discover the lifestyle of the people, their food and culture, weaving etc., buddhist monasteries, paddy fields.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Dispur, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Dispur, Assam, India
With the onset of the rains the tea season starts in Assam. Tea gardens come alive with fresh new leaves and tea factories buzzing with action and filled with aroma. It is a great time to spend a few days in a heritage tea bungalow in Assam in the midst of greenery and serenity enjoying your favourite cuppa.
* Pluck your own leaves and see how tea is manufactured in the factory.
* Enjoy tea tasting session and tea ceremony with local snacks.
* Indulge in local Assamese cuisine which is flavorful and mildly spicy.
* Try your hand in a cooking class with fresh homegrown organic vegetables which one can pick oneself.
* Cycle in the cycling track inside the rolling green tea garden discovering hundred year old trees, gushing streams, natural fresh water pools, breathtaking views and many more things.
* Visit Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (closed during monsoon) nearby villages and discover the lifestyle of the people, their food and culture, weaving etc., buddhist monasteries, paddy fields.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival pick up and transfer to the heritage tea bungalow in Jorhat
Stop At: Bahani Tea Estate, H7QR+RVW, Lahing Gaon, Assam 785633, India
Check in the Heritage Tea Bungalow. Relax in the serenity of the Tea Garden.
Evening enjoy a Tea Ceremony.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the heritage tea bungalow in Bahani Tea estate in Jorhat.
Day 2: Visit Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Tea Garden and Buddhist pagoda and village
Stop At: Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Mariani, Jorhat, Assam 785635, India
The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is named after the only ape found in India, the Hoolock Gibbons. Enjoy a walk in the forest.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bahani Tea Estate, H7QR+RVW, Lahing Gaon, Assam 785633, India
-Visit the tea garden, see how tea leaves are being plucked.
-Then visit the factory and see how the leaves are processed in different ways to make different varieties of tea.
-Learn tea tasting from an expert to identify different grades of tea.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Na Shyam Gaon, Khamjongia, Assam 785633, India
After lunch visit this village of the Tai Khamyang community. They are a part of the Tai ethnic race who had migrated many years ago from Northern Thailand and settled in parts of upper Assam. Also see the Buddhist pagoda and ancient scripts which they have preserved.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner: Barbeque dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in the Heritage Tea Bungalow
Day 3: Drop off at airport
Stop At: Bahani Tea Estate, H7QR+RVW, Lahing Gaon, Assam 785633, India
Check out from the Heritage Tea Bungalow and transfer to the airport/drop off location in Guwahati/Jorhat/Dibrugarh or any town nearby.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
