Kolukkumalai Tea Estate (Kerala, India) Reviews
Newest Review: ... that produce tea tree oil. He also pointed out the nursery for growing seedlings. The tea bushes are arranged in neat rows, ... more
... standing about waist height for me, but chest height for the mostly rather short Tamil ladies who cut the tea. This height is perfect for the tea pickers to walk between the bushes and easily access the new tea tips.
We passed the workers huts, long white buildings with tin roofs, held down by sacks of cement. There was a school and a few social buildings in the main area of habitation but on the whole, this was the land of the tea bush and not of the men who planted them. There were some larger bungalows which wou...more
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Kolukkumalai Tea Estate (Kerala, India): What goes on to make your cup of tea? (2000 words)by - written on 07/02/12 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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~The Road to Kolukkumalai~ When our driver persuaded us to go on a 4-wheel drive tour of the Kolukkumalai Tea Estate we agreed to go but refused to be up at 6.30am in order to set off. Instead we negotiated an 8 am start time so we could get a good night's sleep and have breakfast before leaving. I do 6.30 starts for work but not on my holidays. It turned out that our decision was a good one - in fact we didn't see our driver until 8.30 because his vehicle had got boxed in by two large coaches and he couldn't get out of the car park. We drove for about an hour to the small village of Chinnakanal where we met the Jeep and its driver. Along the way we ... Read the complete review
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