Tea Route in Georgia’s west opens new tourism opportunities
Georgia is stepping up its efforts to encourage the development of tea production in the country. Photo: Vladimir Valishvili/UNDP
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Georgia opens new opportunities to its visitors by offering a newly established Tea Route.
The newly established Tea Route creates touristic and development opportunities from the Black Seaside region of Adjara to the mountainous parts of Guria region in the country’s west.
New #TeaRoute creates touristic and development opportunities for one of #Georgia’s poorest regions Guria. @UNDPGeorgia & govts of #Switzerland, #Austria help local municipalities team up with business and communities to unlock this potential, https://t.co/w7mHnn2sjO pic.twitter.com/ietXUuYOTF
— UNDP in Georgia (@UNDPGeorgia) July 12, 2019
The Tea Route is yet another opportunity to feel Georgian spirit in the country's west. Photo: Vladimir Valishvili/UNDP
The United Nations Development Proggramme (UNDP) and the governments of Switzerland and Austria assist local municipalities “team up with business and communities to unlock this rich potential”.
Representatives of 25 tourist operators and over 20 Black Sea hotels gathered in the region of Guria on July 11-12 to discuss touristic potential of the newly established Tea Route in Western Georgia, UNDP reported.
UNPD also informed that the two-day workshop included the meetings with the local entrepreneurs, visits to the trout farms, ethno-tours around the region and discussions with representatives of the Adjara and Guria local self-governments.
Georgia;s western region of Guria is one of the best summer destination in the country. Photo: Vladimir Valishvili/UNDP
Georgia has stepped up its efforts to encourage development of tea production in the country a couple of years ago. To achieve this, the state program was launched aimed to rehabilitate the country’s tea plantations.