Tea Craft and Mountain adventure 5-12.7. 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 days in the tea garden, going through the process of picking, tea processing, and testing.

The next 3 days we will spend in the mountains of Svaneti. There we will based in Mestia.  

Program:

• 5.7. Welcome to Georgia! We will pick you up from the airport in Kutaisi around 2:30 PM (for flights: Prague, Poznan, Warsaw, Dortmund). We will stop for a small snack on the way, and you will harvest your first leaves in the evening.

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

• 7.7. Dry and Try - A day dedicated to making whites . 

• 8.7. Go, Green, Go! - Hot pan or hot steam? Japan or China? Let’s dive into the magic of green tea. We will move to the Svaneti in the evening. 

• 9.7. Ice tea? No, Glacier! - Walk to Glacier. 4,5 hours easy / moderate trek. 

• 10.7. Mt. Gul - Very nice all day hike (9 hours - 18km, hard) from Lenjeri to Mt. Gul. 
• 11.7. Tea in Usghuli - The ancient village Usghuli and short walk around it 
• 12.7. Goodbye, Georgia - We will take you to the airport at 4 AM (for flights: Prague, Poznan, Warsaw, Dortmund).

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 mountains or 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. The hotel in Mestia is 3 stars. 

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 we will have breakfast in hotel in Mestia.
• Lunch will do together a light salad with local vegetables and cheese. Or we will bring snack with us during the trek in Mestia. 
• 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)

What we will provide:

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

Trek: 

Glacier https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/treks/chalaadi

Mt. Gul - https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/treks/hike-from-lenjeri-to-gul-mountain

Ushguli - https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/regions/svaneti/best-hikes-in-ushguli

What you will take home:

Insights into tea production, a hands-on experience, and at least 5 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%.