An 1854 tea garden within walking distance of town, where you can watch plucking and processing and taste the result.
Processing only runs during plucking seasons (roughly March to November) — outside that you see the machinery, not the work. Twenty minutes downhill from Chowrasta, and a stiff climb back.
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