Kerala, Southern India, Munnar, India
A Day in Munnar's Tea Lands
An opportunity today for you to explore the picture perfect tea plantations that swathe the sloping hills of the Western Ghats.
As you walk along the paths that separate the tea plants, past tea pickers in colourful saris, you will see the importance of tea in this area as a cash crop, a way of earning a living and a cultural institution. As well as tea, plenty of coffee, pepper and cardamom can be seen growing in this lush and fertile area. You will also have the chance to visit the local markets where the herbs, spices and tea are traded and sold. Always a colourful and sometimes a raucous affair, local markets in this part of India are fantastic places to mingle with the locals. You may also like to visit the local tea museum in Munnar.
What you’ll do
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Explore the rolling tea plantations of the Western Ghats on foot
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Watch tea pickers at work and learn about tea as a livelihood and tradition
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See coffee, pepper, and cardamom growing in the fertile hills
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Visit lively local markets filled with colourful spice and tea stalls
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Optional visit to Munnar’s tea museum for deeper insight
