Tea Craft, Georgia culture and Sea - 12-19.7. 2025

What you create, you will bring home.

We will dive into the creation of our signature teas – black and white! And if there's interest, we will also experiment with green teas! We will spend 3.5 days in the tea garden, going through the process of picking, tea processing, and testing.

We will visit the best museum of ancient Georgian civilization in Vani, spend an afternoon in the beautiful Batumi Botanical Garden, enjoy the beach near the Byzantine fortress of Petra, and visit another beach in Cape Verde. (Will we have time to visit the healing black sand beach in Ureki?) We will also enjoy tea in the Turkish part of old Batumi. Additionally, we will spend a day at the house of a local tea producer.

What does a typical tea day look like?

After breakfast, we will head to the factory to check the previous day’s production. One or two teas should be tested, right? Then, we will move to the garden around 9 AM for harvesting fresh leaves while enjoying a meditative experience as we pick. The leaves will be left for withering in the factory around 12 PM. How about a fresh salad made with local vegetables from nearby farms around 1 PM? After that, we will proceed with the leaves from the day before. If we finish around 2 PM, we can choose: enjoy drinking tea in the mountains or by the sea, or maybe make some more tea? The choice is yours.

In case of rain, we will move to the seaside for relaxation around.

Accommodation:

The hotel offers rooms for 2 people (private bathroom, air-condition). The hotel is located in Chokhatauri, about 15 minutes from the garden. We will stay in 3 star hotel in Batumi. And one night in the house of local tea producers. 

Food:

You will discover local cuisine during your stay.

• Breakfast is up to you (there are 3 shops within 50 meters of the hotel) or is served in the hotel (in case we are in Batumi).
• Lunch will do together a light salad with local vegetables and cheese or we go to restaurant (in case we are in Batumi).
• Dinner will be a Georgian specialty, served in the restaurant.

Group size: 4–7 people.

Location of the tea garden: Kvenobani, Chokhatauri, Georgia (X5MJ+8MX, Kvenobani, Gruzie)

Facebook of the tea garden: https://www.facebook.com/sdilenacajovazahrada

What we will provide:

Workshop, tools, accommodation, local transport, food (except breakfast).

What you will take home:

Insights into tea production, a hands-on experience, and at least 4 different teas that you have made.

How to book:

After registration, we will send you an email with instructions. A deposit of 400 euros (10,000 CZK) is required within 14 days of receiving the email. The deadline for the additional payment of 600 euros (15,000 CZK) is April 30, 2025. In case of cancellation within 45 days of the start of the workshop, we will return 100% of the deposit; 7-44 days before the workshop, we will return 70%; 0-6 days before the workshop, we will return 30%.