Tea Craft, Mountains and Raptor watching 17-24.8. 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 3-4 days in the tea garden, going through the processes of picking, tea processing, and testing.

For the next 3 days, we will explore the mountains around Bakhmaro and watch the raptors near Batumi.

Program:

• 17.8. Welcome to Georgia! We will pick you up from the airport in Kutaisi around 2:30 PM. We’ll stop for a small snack on the way, and you will harvest your first tea leaves in the evening.

• 18.8. Rock and Roll - First Blacks! We will craft hand-processed black teas, experimenting with short-oxidized and long-fermented teas.

• 19.8. Dry and Try - A day dedicated to making white teas.

• 20.8. Go, Green, Go! Hot pan or hot steam? Japan or China? Let’s dive into the magic of green tea. 

• 21.8. Gadrekili - A half-day trek to Gadrekili in Bakhmaro (6-hour moderate trek). Gadrekili is mountain local calls Sunriser. 

• 22.8. Sakornia - A full-day trek to Sakornia (10-hour moderate trek) while enjoying tea along the way. Sakornia has nick name Sunsetter. 

• 23.8. Let's watch the raptors! We will head to Batumi to get the best view. Overnight, we’ll stay at the home of Ramiz, a local producer of handcrafted black tea.

• 24.8. Goodbye, Georgia We’ll take you to the airport at 4 AM.

Note: The program may be subject to change due to external conditions (e.g., weather).

What does a typical tea day look like?

After breakfast, we’ll head to the factory to check the previous day’s production. One or two teas will be tested, of course. Then, we’ll move to the garden around 9 AM to harvest fresh leaves while enjoying a meditative experience. We’ll leave the leaves for withering in the factory around 12 PM.

For lunch, we’ll enjoy a fresh salad made with local vegetables from nearby farms around 1 PM. Afterward, we will process the leaves from the day before. If we finish around 2 PM, you’ll have a choice: enjoy drinking tea in the mountains or by the sea, or maybe craft more tea? The choice is yours.

In case of rain, we’ll shift to the mountains or seaside for relaxation. So, the program may change depending on the weather.

Accommodation:

Most nights will be spent at a hotel in Chokhatauri, about 15 minutes from the garden. The hotel offers rooms for 2 people (private bathrooms, air conditioning). We’ll also have a home stay at Ramiz’s tea producer house, and one night will be spent in a hotel in Bakhmaro.

Food:

You will discover local cuisine throughout your stay.

• Breakfast is self-catered (there are 3 shops within 50 meters of the hotel), or we will have breakfast at the hotel in Bakhmaro.
• Lunch will be a light salad with local vegetables and cheese, or we’ll bring a snack with us during the trek in Bakhmaro.
• Dinner will be a Georgian specialty, served in a local restaurant.

Group size: 4–7 people.

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

What we will provide:

• Workshop
• Tools
• Accommodation
• Local transport
• Food (except breakfast)

What you will take home:

• Insights into tea production
• Hands-on experience
• At least 5 different teas that you have made

About Raptor Watching:

Learn more about raptor migration at the Batumi Raptor Count website:
https://www.batumiraptorcount.org/

About the Horse Race in Bakhmaro:

Learn more about the horse race in Bakhmaro:
https://georgia.travel/horse-race-in-bakhmaro

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.

• If you cancel within 45 days of the workshop, we will return 100% of the deposit.
• 7–44 days before the workshop, we will return 70% of the deposit.
• 0–6 days before the workshop, we will return 30% of the deposit.