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Puttabong Tea Estate
Puttabong Tea Estate, also known as Tukvar, is a beautiful tea garden in Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Puttabong Tea EstatePuttabong Tea Estate, also known as Tukvar Tea Estate, is beautiful tea plantation in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Besides being a tea garden, it is also a tourist attraction with lodging facilities as well.

Planted in 1852 Puttabong Tea Estate is the first tea estate in the history of Darjeeling Tea Plantations. The plantation mainly has Clonal and Chinese bushes. This huge garden stretches across an area of about 22 kilometers ranging from 1500 feet to 6500 feet in altitude. Rivers and streams and various kinds of flora and the fauna welcome the tourists when they visit this destination. The products of the Puttabong Tea Estate are named Puttabong Supreme and Puttabong Clonal Queen. They also provide accommodation ensuring closeness to tea gardens while at the same time giving them much required privacy and quiet time that they may need while on holiday. Puttabong Tea Estate is ideally located and has approachable road from all the major tourist destinations of the region. The tea estate is a haven for Indian birds and a delight for the nature lovers. The garden covers over 22 kms ending at the little but scenic Rungeet River. Puttabong is planted with Chinese bushes and Clonal tea reserve especially developed to meet the agro climatic conditions of the region. Puttabong Tea Estate is the first tea estate to fetch the world record price of Rs 10,001 per Kg for its Antique Tea in 1992. It was also the first to receive ISO 9002 certificate in Manufacturing, Plantation and Marketing.

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(Last Updated on : 5/02/2010)
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