{"product_id":"gezruli-tea-tour","title":"Gezruli tea tour","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eGezruli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eTea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e in Gezruli village near Chiatura in Georgia's Imereti region is an organic, family-run tea estate founded around 2016–2018 by Tournike (“Toko”) Shekiladze. Situated at an elevation of about 630–700\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003em in a century-old mixed forest, the plantation benefits from exceptionally clean air—no pollution within a 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003ekm radius—creating ideal conditions for cultivating high-quality wild and plantation teas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eEducational trips to China in 2018–and winning first prize at a Yunnan Tea University competition—have helped refine his production techniques and enhance Gezruli’s offerings . Here you will taste black tea, cultivated white, green, and black teas, and a caffeine‑free blueberry‑leaf tisane sourced from native Vaccinium arctostaphylos. The estate comprises around 7 hectares of rehabilitated plots and an additional forest area where wild tea bushes grow, and employs up to 15 seasonal pickers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eToko has expanded the venture beyond tea production by opening a guesthouse and offering immersive tea‑tourism experiences. Visitors can explore the tea fields, pick leaves, participate in masterclasses, enjoy traditional Imeretian meals and tea ceremonies, stay overnight, and even take a “tea bath.” Additional activities include mushroom foraging, forest hikes with waterfall views, karst‑cave adventures, and wine tastings (Tsitska, Kakhetian Green, and Saperavi) in a traditional cellar with centuries‑old qvevri.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🌱\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e What the Tour Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🍵\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Tea Garden Walk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e: The tour typically starts with a stroll through the organic tea garden, where visitors learn about local tea cultivation, the varieties grown here (including green, white, black, and wild blueberry teas), and what makes the Imeretian mountain climate so special for tea production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Hands-On Tea Picking \u0026amp; Processing Masterclasses: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eParticipants often get to pick tea leaves themselves and take part in masterclasses that explain the traditional and modern techniques used to turn fresh leaves into finished tea — covering black, green, white, and even wild forest teas. \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eBooking.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🍵\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Tea Ceremony \u0026amp; Tasting: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eAfter learning about the process, visitors sit down for a tea ceremony and tasting session, sampling several of Gezruli’s handcrafted teas and experiencing their distinct aromas and flavors right where they’re made. \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e📖\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Tea History \u0026amp; Culture: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eGuides provide background on the history of Georgian tea, how tea culture developed in Georgia, and the estate’s own story of revival and sustainable organic farming. \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003ePlaces Georgia Travel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🍃\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Why Visit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e - The Gezruli tea tour offers a deep dive into Georgian tea culture away from larger tourist hubs. Its setting amid forests and highlands makes it ideal for nature lovers, tea enthusiasts, and anyone curious about sustainable organic farming. You’ll leave not just with a better appreciation for Georgian tea, but also with vivid memories of mountain landscapes and authentic local hospitality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e🏡\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e Beyond the Tea Tour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e - At Eco-friendly Guesthouse Tea Gezruli, which operates alongside the tea estate, visitors can often stay in rustic, nature-immersed accommodations and join in other activities such as: \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eForest walks and mushroom foraging with guides\u003c\/b\u003e — the surrounding century-old mixed forest is rich in wild mushrooms; \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eEthnographic wine tastings\u003c\/b\u003e, tasting local wines, honey, and even tea-infused chacha; \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eGastronomy tours and traditional cooking experiences\u003c\/b\u003e, using produce harvested right on site.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eRecommendation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e A short journey of around 10–15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003ekm brings you to the Katskhi Pillar, a 40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003em natural limestone monolith hosting the medieval Katskhi Monastery atop its summit, home to a solitary monk. As you wander, hidden gems emerge: the railway depot where ageing locomotives shuffle manganese wagons by the Qvirila River, a football stadium scarred by earthquakes yet still in use, and an old swimming pool with Soviet‑era mosaics depicting mythical Jason and the Argonauts. Don’t miss the Chiatura Mining Museum in a reclaimed mine building, where dusty machinery and interactive exhibits tell the story of the valley’s manganese-rich roots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: #F9F9F9;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Sylfaen',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003eTemple architecture continues with the Darkveti Church of St George on a mountaintop above Mghvimevi, a single-nave 10th–11th-century basilica with carved masonry that marks medieval Georgian sacred design. For those drawn to nature, a brief drive west brings you to Karst regions like Sataplia, with its dinosaur footprints and caves, but that’s venturing a bit further out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gezruli Tea Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57851706999115,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GEL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6408\/4299\/files\/Gezruli_tea.jpg?v=1763504674","url":"https:\/\/tea-country.com\/products\/gezruli-tea-tour","provider":"Tea Country","version":"1.0","type":"link"}