Tourism at The Tea garden

As the only tea plantation that produces organically Oolong tea, this locate is often visited by visitors who would like to learn about tea processing organic process. Not a lot who stopped by this locate just to enjoy the beautiful atmosphere and fresh air. According to President Director of PT Harendong Green Farm Alexander Halim, tea garden was built in 2006. So still relatively fresh and in development level garden. However, this region could be an alternative agro-tourism, tour while learning about the plantation.
Located adjacent to the National Park Hazy, exactly on Jl. Raya Cikotok, Hegarmanah Village, District Cibeber, Lebak regency, Banten. Being at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level with a total land area of 100 hectares. But only about half the land area is planted with tea. To produce high quality Oolong tea, just picking can be done 3-4 years after planting.

In that location are many groups of schoolchildren who had come to tea gardens Harendong to learn about tea plantation. If you visit, you can see the women picking tea leaves skillfully. You'll be escorted around by a location manager, one of them named Yuli Prianto. He will explain whether it's tea and Oolong tea types. In addition, you also can stop by the factory to see the tea processing.
Making the factory can be seen but not photo. Because the secret of the company kitchen is on the machine and temperature, "he said. Especially when the room cooler. Even the experts were sent specifically to Taiwan to study during cooling tea.
Because organic gardening, the use of fertilizers and pesticides also own organically processed. To eradicate the pest, the leaf decoction used soursop, suren, calothyrsus, Bitung leaves, until the lemongrass. Therefore, in a lot common garden area and suren soursop trees.
If you intend to visit this tea garden, you'll would like to make an appointment first. Because not every day there is a schedule of tea plucking and processing. Each month there are 1-2 times the process of picking and production. Alexander targeting mid-2012 production can be done daily. Parties Harendong not specify the cost of the visit. In fact you could have if you would like to stay.