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The family owned, professionally managed Chamong Group, now in its 6th generation, has been in the tea business for almost a century.

Since setting up our first tea garden in Assam in 1916 the group now owns four estates in Assam and fourteen in Darjeeling. All the Darjeeling estates are heritage gardens, more than 100 years old. We export to most of the major tea consuming countries in Europe as well as UK, Japan, USA and the Middle East. Currently, we are the world's largest producers of organic Assam and Darjeeling teas.

The Feel Good Factors

The Chamong Group prides itself on its fiercely loyal work force that has become the backbone of the group, supporting us as we go from strength to strength.

The group employs about 10,000 personnel 70% of which are women. We understand however that raising the socio-economic standards of a region requires more than steady employment; so education, social security and workers welfare have always been given high priority in all our gardens. Our workers have all the statutory benefits such as free housing, ration, medical and maternity benefits. In addition, our gardens have fully equipped hospitals, primary schools for workers' children and places of worship for various religious communities.

We are also deeply committed to environmental issues. Many of our gardens have been—or are in the process of being—converted to the Bio-Organic method of cultivation, as per EU Regulations, (together with Fair Trade Registered Teas (FLO) from both Districts).

Best of all, our conversion to organic production has provided a healthier working and living environment in our gardens and surrounding areas – as you can see for yourself when you visit us.

Location - High up in the Eastern Himalayas, nestled next to the Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain peak in the world, Darjeeling is about more than a brand of tea or a holiday in a hill town: it's an experience best savoured when the tea and holiday come together – in a Chiabari Tea Retreat.

This unique region, located at the northern tip of the state of West Bengal in India, is famous throughout the world for the teas produced in the 80 odd gardens here. Some 5000 feet above the sea level, the landscape turns magical. The pure air, the crisp breeze, the soft, misting rain all come together in a wonderland where the tea grows with a finer flavour than anywhere else in the world.

Features

Common features of all the rooms:

• Clean and crisp bed linen
• baskets of fresh fruit and vases of fresh flowers from the garden
• hot water bottles to keep you warm through the night
• private bathrooms with old-fashioned bath tubs (fitted with hand showers)
• running hot and cold water
• furnished rooms with antique furniture

We have also lined up a host of activities that promise to give you the true taste of the tea life. Some of the activities that you can enjoy at a Chiabari are:

• Tea Tour with a factory visit and tea-tasting session
• Hiking tour of the estate
• Day excursion to the nearby villages
• Riverside camping
• Day excursion to Darjeeling town
• Plant your own tea bush

A few other services that will make your tea break just right

• staff on call round-the-clock
• complimentary laundry service
• selection of board games
• library with a collection of books relating to local birds, wildlife and history, as well as light fiction and magazines
• 4-wheel drive vehicle available at guest disposal to partake in any of the activities offered on the estate
• full-time guide-cum-naturalist for all outdoor activities
• E-mail facilities
• mobile phones operate on the local network

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