History of Connemara Tea Plantation

Explore a golden piece of legacy to scribble down in your travel journal this trip. Take a visit to Connemara Tea plantation, the oldest tea plantation in Thekkady. It is pure joy to walk through lush green tea estates enjoying the cool breeze blended with the sweet aroma of tea leaves, but to see a classic tea factory and to trace out the original blend of this amazing beverage would be sheer happiness. Each year, this aboard of the purest tea is visited by tourists from Russia, Britain, the Us, etc for its international reputation. Built-in 1940, the antiquity and heritage of the factory, surrounded by numerous tea estates and tall pepper vine trees, have to be specially mentioned. The factory offers a one-hour visiting program through the tea gardens and takes you through each process of tea making in detail.

Get ready to get overpowered with the withering, crushing, fermenting, tearing, and curling sounds of tea. They even give you tips on how to make a perfect cup of sizzling tea. With just an amount of 150 rupees, you can explore this place of wonder anytime between 9 to 4 PM, except on Sundays. Cameras and Video are not allowed inside the factory, so you better capture these moments in your mind. From Hills and Hues, the best boutique resort in Kerala, there is a distance of 25 kilometers to the Connemara Tea factory. You can reach in about 15 Minutes on road.

Hotels/Resorts nearby Connemara tea factory/Plantation

A mamothic number of resorts and hotels have engulfed the tourism sector which has made it difficult to choose among the best resorts in Kumily. How about leaving the cliché places and providing your dear ones a treat in a premium boutique resort? Welcome to Hills and Hues, One of the best luxury resorts in Thekkady.

Enjoy your holiday with the cream of nature’s essence, wake up to the amazing 180-degree view of neighboring state Tamil Nadu, Thekkady forests, and wondrous mountains, plunge out from an infinity pool and sip a glass of wine from our bar. Taste exquisite dishes customized to your taste and most importantly, enjoy your holiday without crowds. We have channelized our premium services to the few rooms that we provide so that you get the royal treatment that you deserve.