KDHP Tea Museum (Tata Tea Museum)
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Learn about Munnar's century-old tea history, visit a working demonstration factory and taste freshly made black tea.
Run by Kannan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP, formerly Tata Tea), the museum is inside the Nallathanni Tea Factory, about 2 km north of town. Its exhibits include 19th-century photographs from the British plantation era, hand-cranked tea rolling machines and household items from old plantation life, and there is a documentary of about 30 minutes.
In the demonstration workshop you can see the full process, from withering fresh leaves to rolling, fermenting, drying and grading. Afterward you can taste tea and buy some at the shop. Admission is about 200 rupees. It is generally open 09:00–17:00 and closed on Mondays. Photography is banned in some areas of the museum.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00, closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Mount Carmel Church, Munnar
- Munnar Tea Gardens
- CSI Christ Church, Munnar
- Munnar Botanical Garden
- Pothamedu Viewpoint
- Attukad Waterfalls
- Lockhart Tea Factory
- Mattupetty Dam