Garden Tea Indonesia

This is one of the existing natural uniqueness in Indonesia. Indonesia is a country rich in natural. one of them is the tea plantation. Do you know what a tea garden?
Pagilarang Tea Plantation is located in the district of Batang, Blado district, south of the town of Batang, Central Java. Initially, in the year 1840 a Dutchman known named E. Blink this area of forest cleared for the planting of quinine and coffee, but the result is not encouraging. Then Meneer Blink switch by planting tea and the results are very encouraging. The success of this exciting Blink Meneer a Maskapij Dutch city of Semarang to do with the commercial scale and shit ...... because not so long, pabrikpun burned down and was forced to close.In 1920, tea plantation was taken over by a British company and in 1928, this tea factory merged with P & T Lands (supposedly means Pamanukan & Tjiasem). Land is high and quite difficult to be overcome by making the "cable car" to transport the tea leaves. After experiencing several changes to the Japanese occupation and back again at the British company, then there is sort of an agreement to hand over this plantation at the University Gadjahmada, during PTIP Minister Prof. Ir. Toyib, for research facilities and educational interests of students. Finally, this estate was taken over by the state and placed in the ranks of SOEs under the name of Plantation Industry, Trade and Consultancy PT Pagilarang with commercial objectives although it is still fully as research institutes. Although the production of main crops of tea, but there is cultivated land of coffee, cocoa, clove and quinine. The area of land approximately 1131 hectares at an altitude of 700 s / d 1600 meters, is divided into three section where the kinds of plants adapted to altitude and land surface. These plantations provide employment for about 3,000 people daily. Results consist of various types of tea: black, green, good for the local market (25%) the rest is exported (75%), every related countries such as USA, Canada, Germany, Japan and the Middle East.
When the agro-tourism started to become widespread discourse in some countries, especially Thailand, and even some provinces in Indonesia have also followed him, did not want to miss Pagilaran to develop it, in addition to retaining its main product as the center of the largest tea producer in Central Java. There are several advantages Pagilaran Tea Garden, which is sufficient demand foreign and domestic tourists are:
First, the surrounding scenery is exotic with a dazzling expanse of tea plantation in the north of Dieng Mountains, with an altitude of 1000-1500 meters above sea level (asl). Fair if the surrounding environment to be healthy, natural, fresh, and far from noise and pollution. With a temperature of 15-18 degrees Celsius at night, and 21-25 degrees Celsius during the day, every visitor will feel the cool air is soothing the mind and thoughts.
Secondly, tourists can see the process of making tea, from the plucking, processing up to packing in the factory. This means that these objects could well become a means of learning for anyone who wants a close look at the tea industry, from upstream to downstream.
Thirdly, the tourists can also enjoy a walk packet tea with friends from a single institution, school, organization or company, as well as exercising leisurely sipping cool and fresh air. The streets around the tea gardens that will bring unforgettable memories.
Fourth, visitors can also enjoy the moment when the sun was rising or when about to drown in the western horizon. Fifth, there are several supporting objects such as Curung Curung Binorong and Twins, with the scenery around the beautiful and natural, and the expanse of tea plantation and clove plantations along the slopes of the mountains. There is also an object like a house of historical relics from the Dutch, coupling, cable car, and Sijegang water bath.
In the tea plantations Pagilarang provided accommodation which consists of several bungalows, and from 1 to 2 rooms, with the benchmark price of Rp 150.000 .- up to Rp. 250 000 .(may be just $25) - and frequently visited by lovers of nature and fitness addict "tea walk." Makanpun be governed by the official bungalow with a menu that is good enough, because everything nice place that is cool ........ This is not a star hotels, so do not forget to bring their own towels and soap. If you want to relax, you should not come at the holidays or week-end.
What is interesting to note, it turns out Princess Tea Plantation Paggilarang teams a few years ago still holds the title of national champion several times, probably because they are often up and down the mountain so that more excellent stamina and napaspun longer.

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