The unique experience

Are you a tea connoisseur? If yes, then coming to the tea factory must feature as a priority on your list of top places to visit in Ooty. Yes, you heard right…it’s a place ideal for people that live and breathe tea! Here, do get the pleasure to see many enchanting tea gardens and along with it, witness the actual method of processing tea. Doesn’t it sound interesting? 

About tea factory

Among Ooty tourist places that usually attract a major of tourists, tea factory’s name must be mentioned. Positioned on Doddabetta Road, this factory is just 4 kilometers away from Doddabetta Peak, a prominent crowd puller. Nestled at 1839 meters in the Nilgiris, this factory is surrounded by the beauty of green tea gardens and is a sight to behold. Spread over an acre of land, the factory offers visitors a chance to watch how tea is made by plucking leaves from the tea plantations. After seeing how tea leaves are processed, visitors also get to see their packaging. 

Apart from the display of many kinds of tea leaves, there is also a museum where visitors can get first-hand information on the origin of different kinds of tea leaves used all around the world. Here, visitors can learn all about tea’s history in India as well as in the Nilgiri. It is one of the prime Ooty tourist sport and also a must include in every Ooty Tour Package.

More about the place

Counted as a major contender to several other Ooty tourist places, the tea factory also boasts of a souvenir shop where buyers can get a taste of authentic cardamom tea that is offered free of charge to all guests. At this shop, visitors can also buy different kinds of tea as well as homemade chocolates with fruit and nuts. 

Ooty tea factory entry fee

The entry fee for entering the tea factory is nominal at Rs.10 for the factory visit and Rs.10 for the museum. 

What else?

Shopping for souvenirs

The factory is a shopper’s paradise as one can buy a number of things to take back home such as teacups, t-shirts as well as tea plates. All these souvenirs are handcrafted and are in demand always. When here, try the local homemade chocolates such as those with honey, nuts, figs and also those with no sugar. 

Chocolate factory Ooty

After a visit to the tea factory, most visitors make it a point to visit the adjacently located chocolate factory lodged in the next building. Not only do you get to watch how chocolate is made, but you will also get a chance to buy your fill of chocolates in various yummy flavors. 

The tea factory is a famous Ooty tourist places that you cannot afford to miss visiting. Do carry cash to splurge on teas and chocolates here!

How to reach

Distance in kilometers from - Doddabetta Peak-4 kilometers, Ooty Bus Station and railway station-5 kilometer