Overview
- Visit the remote village from where the story of tea in India started. - See and experience the traditional way of drinking tea. - Visit a Tea Garden and see how tea leaves are plucked. - Visit a Tea Factory and see the manufacturing process of tea. - Enjoy a tea tasting session. - Traditional Lunch in Singpho Eco Lodge. - Visit the Centenary Oil Museum in Digboi
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Guide
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Parking Fees
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
Walk through the tea garden and see how tea leaves are plucked. Visit the factory to see the manufacturing process of tea. Have a tea tasting session.
Stop 2
The Singpho tribe is famous for their traditional methods of tea manufacturing and brewing. Their methods of making tea are kept secret within their community. It is said that the English learnt about tea plants growing naturally in Assam from the Singpho tribe. See the tea Gardens and have lunch and Singpho Tea in the Eco lodge.
Stop 3
It was in the late 19th century that history was made with the birth of oil in a remote corner of Assam in the midst of the deep, dense jungles by a group of intrepid pioneers. As part of the centenary celebrations of the first production oil well in India, the Assam Oil Company (part of Indian Oil) established a museum of the history of the Assam oil industry, behind the refinery at Digboi.
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels