Savoring tea trails in Darjeeling and Assam, India

By Denis Gray
Published December 18, 2012 2:57am ET
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Savoring tea trails in Darjeeling and Assam, India
In this photo taken Nov. 29, 2012, a staff member cleans the pool of Thengal Manor, the gracious residence in Assam of one of India’s most prominent tea dynasties in Jorhat, India. The manor, featuring superb food, service and serenity, was opened to guests in 2000. Others in India and Sri Lanka offer visitors a chance to sample the lifestyle of tea planters and, of course, their brews. (AP Photo/Denis Gray) | Denis Gray

JORHAT, India (AP) — “This is your own home now,” announces our host, welcoming us to Thengal Manor. And we wish it was, this gracious residence of one of India’s great tea dynasties, which has opened the family villa, with its idyllic gardens and an impeccable staff of 15, to overnight visitors.

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