Tea Museum in Munnar
First ever Tea Museum in the country’s located at Kannan Devan’s Nullatanni Estate, is just a five-minute drive from Munnar Town. The thousands of tourists who visit Munnar for sightseeing can carry home impressions of the distant past of this tea planting district in Idukki’s High Ranges. The aim of the Tea Museum is to depict the growth of this more-than-a-century-old tea plantation district. The Tea Museum gives a firsthand knowledge about tea processing and the operations that go into the making of black tea. From the granite sundial made in 1913 by the Art Industrial School at Nazareth in Tamil Nadu that greets visitors at the entrance to the museum, the memorabilia preserved inside include an iron-age burial urn from the 2nd century BC that was exhumed near Periakanal Estate in the 1970s, the original tea roller of 1905, the rotor vane (the old-time CTC type tea processing machine), the Pelton wheel used in the power generation plant that existed in Kanniamally Estate in the 1920 and a rail engine wheel of the Kundaly Valley Light Railway that transported men and material between Munnar and Top Station during the early part of the last century.
Tea Museum Munnar Visiting Time – 9 AM to 5 PM
KDHP Tea Museum Entry Fees
- Adults – ₹75/-
- Children – ₹35/-
Day Tour Munnar – Tea Museum Attractions
- Tata Tea Museum is being considered as a symbol of the hard work and toil that the people had endured during the earlier times to make the tea gardens in Munnar.
- The history of processing the tea is craft fully narrated with the help of old age machinery.
- A separate portion in the museum is used to display the antique items such as Magneto phone, Typewriters, Iron oven and old age Calculators.
- The burial urn, antique that dates back to the second century BC is one of the most noteworthy item in the museum.
Tata Tea Museum Munnar – Things to Know Before You Go
- Museum is tracing the history & production of tea with old machinery.
- A good informative video documentary for 30 mins to explain the history of tea plantation in Munnar.
- The Museum provides very good insight into tea processing and how tea is manufactured.
- Factory has a shop to purchase different tea products.
- There are many beautiful Photo’s Shooting locations in the tea plantation.
Cons
- The tea factory part of it is decent Tea tasting is nice but note that it needs extra payment.
- Its a small museum and may not worth the Entry fee.
- Cameras are not allowed inside.
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Tea Museum Munnar Reviews
- TripAdvisor Reviews- Kannan Devan Tea Museum
- KDHP Tea Museum- Wikipedia
- Tea Museum- Official Website
Anthima –
Its not a big museum