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Happy Valley Tea Estate

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Happy Valley Tea Estate is a tea garden in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Established in 1854, it is Darjeeling's second oldest tea …

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Jan 21, 2025
Walked up and had a lovely quick cheap tour and some tea tasting. Due to it being off season I would recommend not going in winter, as there’s no production happening. But that didn’t take away from …Full review by Sabina N
Dec 4, 2024
Very informative tour of the tea factory and some delicious free samples of the different types of tea which we could then buy boxes of if wanted. We were also free to wander the beautiful tea planta…Full review by 234caitlinmay234
Nov 26, 2024
Felt really inauthentic and just a little side earner to earn a quick buck. They don’t show u around the factory or plantation , just a quick peek through a few windows in the office block. Quick t…Full review by libby_duff2015
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Facts

Located:Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India
Elevation:2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Area:177 ha (440 acres)

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We are planning to visit mid-March, with a 2 year old kid. Could there be any issues due to altitude for kid???
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It’ll be march so there shouldn’t be much problem of cold. Other than extremely cold weather you will not find any issue in traveling with kids. I had seen many people taking their …
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It’ll be march so there shouldn’t be much problem of cold. Other than extremely cold weather you will not find any issue in traveling with kids. I had seen many people taking their kids in strollers and baby carriers.
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How much time does the tea estate tour take ?
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not more than an hour.
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I do want to visit this Happy Valley Tea estate but is it mandatory to go thru a guided tour only? or Can I simply …
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I do want to visit this Happy Valley Tea estate but is it mandatory to go thru a guided tour only? or Can I simply take a cab & visit that place. Is there any guide available in the tea estate whom I can hire post reaching there? what is the best cost effecting way please advise
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Thank you for making Happy Valley Tea Estate us part of your Darjeeling itinerary. Happy Valley Tea Estate is situated approx 3 km from the heart of Darjeeling city. We would …
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Thank you for making Happy Valley Tea Estate us part of your Darjeeling itinerary. Happy Valley Tea Estate is situated approx 3 km from the heart of Darjeeling city. We would recommend you to take a cab to reach the factory and gardens, however we do have guests who love walking down to our teas estate and factory.. You can click pictures at our picturesque tea gardens. At Happy Valley Tea Factory we conduct guided tours by our in-house guides. The tour starts from within the Happy Valley factory premises. It includes a brief history on Darjeeling tea industry and the Organic & Bio-dynamic farming practices followed at the tea garden. The tour covers the entire tea making process of plucking, withering, rolling, fermentation, drying, sorting and grading of tea. The tour ends with a tea tasting session where one gets to taste different varieties of Darjeeling tea. Please feel free to call us at +91 8017700700 in case of further queries.
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