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Chakvi Tea Plantations & the Story of Georgian Tea

From Lau Jen Jau to the new tea farmers of Adjara

NewChakvi, AdjaraBy Adjara Coastline Travel
Duration
4 Hours
Group size
1 - 12 People
Difficulty
Easy
Departs / returns
10:00 AM – 02:00 PM (Approx.)
Guide languages
English, Russian, Turkish
Starts from
Batumi
Transport
A/C minibus
Style
Food & Drink, Nature

Overview

Walk the terraces where tea was first grown in Georgia in the 1890s under the Chinese master Lau Jen Jau, pick leaves with a farmer, and taste hand-rolled black and green teas with homemade jam in a hillside tea house.

Highlights

  • Tea terraces
  • Leaf picking
  • Tea tasting
  • Sea views

Itinerary

  1. 10:00

    Batumi

    Short drive north to Chakvi.

  2. 10:30

    Tea terraces

    Walk and leaf picking.

  3. 12:00

    Tea house

    Tasting with jam and churchkhela.

  4. 14:00

    Back in Batumi

    Drop-off.

Schedule may vary

What’s included

  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Comfortable A/C minibus
  • Tea tasting
  • Gratuities

Program details

Standard

Online payment · $32 per adult

  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Comfortable A/C minibus

10:00 — Batumi: Short drive north to Chakvi.

10:30 — Tea terraces: Walk and leaf picking.

12:00 — Tea house: Tasting with jam and churchkhela.

14:00 — Back in Batumi: Drop-off.

Meeting point

Batumi, Europe Square

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Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours

Full refund when cancelled at least 24 hours before the departure.

  • Cancel at least 24 hours before departure: 100% refund
  • Less than 24 hours before departure: no refund

Refunds go to your Georgia Holiday wallet.

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