{"id":6584,"date":"2016-01-12T22:31:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2016-01-14T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T08:12:05","slug":"sabah-tea-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/sabah-tea-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabah Tea Garden, the Organic Tea Farm of Borneo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walk into any coffee shop in Sabah, and you would quickly learn?that Chinese Teh Ping<\/em> (Iced Chinese Tea), Teh-C Ping<\/em> (Iced Milk Tea), Lemon Teh<\/em> (Lemon Tea), Teh Tarik<\/em> (Pulled Tea) are commonly ordered beverages among locals.<\/p>\n

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Sabah Tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our friends?from Peninsular Malaysia are always surprised?to find that Sabahans are fond of tea break and high tea too. Besides asking our friends to go Yamcha<\/em> (drink tea), Sabahans would say “Let’s go High-Tea” too. Tea drinking is definitely part of our culture, and it fits well into our laid-back lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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Sabah Tea Plantation during sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Tea drinkers take a break; coffee drinkers need a break.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not only that, Sabah also has its own local tea brand named Sabah Tea<\/strong>, which has established since 1978. Sabah Tea Garden is the only organic tea farm in Borneo.<\/strong> The tea leaves from its 2,480 hectare plantation are 100% pesticide free.<\/p>\n

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Variety of Sabah Tea products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anyway, you don’t need to be a tea lover?to enjoy a trip to Sabah Tea Garden. Located 692 Metres above sea level, the cooling highland of Sabah Tea is an ideal place to escape the hot weather of cities.<\/p>\n

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Sabah Tea Garden is the largest commercial tea plantation in Borneo<\/strong>, and now they produce eight flavors of tea, namely, cinnamon, ginger, geranium, pandan, tongkat ali, lemongrass, and misai kucing (cat’s whiskers). I tried their Pandan-flavor Pulled Tea (Teh Tarik Pandan) and I really love its?rich flavor, a must-try!<\/p>\n

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Fresh tea leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sabah Tea Garden has one of the most beautiful plantations in Sabah<\/strong>. Just take a morning walk during sunrise time?around Sabah Tea, you will see the breath-taking view of misty rainforest around the lush tea plantation with majestic Mt. Kinabalu as the backdrop.<\/p>\n

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Sabah Tea plantation under Mt. Kinabalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, Sabah Tea Garden is more than a tea plantation with scenic view. They have successfully turned Sabah Tea into a recreational and educational site, which is friendly for family and student groups. Whether they have?a day trip or overnight stay at Sabah Tea, there are so many things visitors can do there.<\/p>\n

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Tea processing in factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you only plan for a short educational visit, you can pay a small fee to join one of the following day tour at Tea Factory. Note the best time to visit is between 8am-12pm (Mon-Sat) and Tea factory tour is not available on major Public Holidays:<\/p>\n