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Darjeeling, India

Glenburn Tea Estate

A working Darjeeling tea estate where the factory tour, the pluck, and dinner at the bungalow are the same stay.

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The place

The factory

A guided tour while leaf is withered, rolled, fermented, dried and sorted, then a tasting of the estate's black, green, oolong and white teas.

Two leaves and a bud

Walk the fields with a guide and learn to pluck with the Glenburn tea picker women.

River Rung Dung

Lunch at No. 10 Bamboo Grove on the sandy banks, through a bamboo forest, with rock pools to paddle.

The kitchen garden

Menus use fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices from the estate garden. Bread and marmalade are made here.

Dinner at the table

Dinner is usually shared in the dining room with hosts and other guests, not taken alone in the room.

Our read

Glenburn is worth the journey because you sleep on a working Darjeeling estate and spend the day in the factory, the fields and the two valleys, not at a viewpoint hotel above town.

Come here for

  • Travellers who want the factory, the pluck and a tasting in the same day as the bungalow
  • People who will sit down to dinner with other guests rather than order room service
  • Walkers who will take the river path to Bamboo Grove or the campsite through Simbong

Skip it if

  • You want a Darjeeling town hotel with shops at the door.
  • You need a printed spa menu. Glenburn's published day is tea, walks, meals and the river.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Glenburn is a working tea estate in the Darjeeling hills, not a hotel that happens to sit near tea. Guests walk or drive the fields with a guide, learn to pluck two leaves and a bud, and go through the factory while withering, rolling, fermenting, drying and sorting are taking place. The tour ends with a tasting of black, green, oolong and white teas made on the estate. Lunch can be at No. 10 Bamboo Grove on the sandy banks of the River Rung Dung, at the Coffee Bari on the hillside, or back at the bungalow. Meals, snacks and refreshments are included in the tariff. Menus follow each guest's preferences, from local and Indian dishes to South-East Asian and European cooking, using herbs and salad leaves from the kitchen garden. They bake their own bread and make their own marmalade. Breakfast is served between 7am and 11am. Dinner is usually a sit-down meal in the dining room with hosts and other guests, or outdoors in warmer months. Bed tea can be brought to the room. Picnics and river barbecues are arranged on request. The city office email is info@glenburnteaestate.com. The mobile printed on the contact page is +91 98 300 70213. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Reach the estate in the Darjeeling hills. Bed tea can be brought to the room. Breakfast is served between 7am and 11am on the verandah, under the pomelo tree at Water Lily Bungalow, or on a terrace.

  2. The factory

    In the morning, while processing is taking place: history, factory, tasting of black, green, oolong and white teas.

  3. The fields

    Walk or drive the tea with a guide. Pluck two leaves and a bud. Nimboo pani or Darjeeling tea can be poured in the field.

  4. The river

    Lunch at Bamboo Grove on the Rung Dung, or at the Coffee Bari looking over both Glenburn valleys.

  5. Dinner

    Sit down in the dining room with hosts and other guests, unless you have asked to dine separately.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

The bungalow stay

Ask Glenburn. A figure is not printed.

Sleep on the estate. Meals, snacks and refreshments are included in the tariff. Ask Glenburn for the current rate.

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The tea day

Part of the stay. Confirm with Glenburn.

Audio-visual history, factory tour, tasting, fields, and lunch at the river or the Coffee Bari. Duration is adjusted to the guest.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Glenburn Tea Estate, Darjeeling. City office: Kanak Building, 41 Chowringhee Road, Kolkata. Phone +91 98 300 70213. Email info@glenburnteaestate.com. Book on glenburnteaestate.com.

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Is this a hotel in Darjeeling town?

No. It is a working tea estate in the Darjeeling hills. The city office is in Kolkata. Book the estate, not a Mall Road hotel.

What is included?

The gastronomy page says all meals, snacks and refreshments are included in the tariff. A nightly figure is not printed. Ask them for the current tariff.

Can the tea day be shortened?

Yes. The tea experience can be a full day or part day, walked or driven, and the factory tasting is normally done in the morning while processing is underway.

Where is lunch?

At No. 10 Bamboo Grove by the River Rung Dung, at the Coffee Bari, or back at the bungalow. Picnics can also be packed for a hike.

Where do I book?

With Glenburn. Mrs Darlene Khan is listed for hotel bookings. Email info@glenburnteaestate.com. MindReach does not take the reservation.

06 · Go

Glenburn Tea Estate

Darjeeling, India

Glenburn is worth the journey because you sleep on a working Darjeeling estate and spend the day in the factory, the fields and the two valleys, not at a viewpoint hotel above town.

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