Tea Tourism - Uttarakhand Tea Development Board

Presently, the Board is conducting tea tourism activities in the tea gardens of Ghorakhal (Nainital), Champawat, and Kausani (Bageshwar), which are yielding the following benefits:

• Tourists visiting the state, along with other scenic attractions, are also visiting the tea gardens and tea factories operated by the Board.
• The Board collects a nominal entry fee from tourists visiting the plantations.
• The revenue generated from the entry fee is utilized for developing tea tourism facilities in the same gardens.
• The Board earns an annual income of approximately ₹75 lakh by organizing guided tours and tea-tasting sessions for visitors.
• During the tourist season, about 500-600 tourists visit the tea gardens and tea factories every day.
• Tea tourism operated by the Board is providing direct and indirect employment opportunities to local residents.

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1. The applicant must be a firm or an individual belonging to Uttarakhand.
2. Firms or individuals with a minimum of three years of experience in the field of tourism are selected through the e-tendering process.
3. A 5-year contract is signed with the selected firm or individual.

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• The tea cafeteria and tourist cottages constructed by the Board for tea tourism in the Champawat tea garden are being operated on a lease basis by firms selected through the e-tendering process.
• The tea cafeteria under the Ghorakhal tea garden is being operated by a women’s self-help group.
• In Bageshwar district, the district administration has constructed a tea cafeteria near the tea factory located on the land of the Tea Development Board and handed it over to the Board. The e-tendering process is being carried out to lease it for operation.

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