Did you know we have a tea plantation that is not on the highlands? Yupp, we have one in Gopeng, Perak.
This tea valley started off as a deal with a Japanese researcher many years ago. The owner accepted the deal to plant 200 gaharu or agarwood seedlings but with a condition; he had to wait for 15 years for any returns from his effort. Because he knew some history about gaharu during the old days in China, where an emperor believed that gaharu was one ingredient for longetivity, he took up the offer.
Patience and determination paid off. Today Gaharu Tea Valley has about 200,000 aquilaria trees. Agarwood or Gaharu is an aromatic dark resinous wood that forms inside these aquilaria trees when they are infected with a certain kind of mold. Agarwood is known for its medicinal value.
I am most impressed because every inch of the tree could be used to manufacture a product.
The entrance itself is quite cute. Feels like we were entering China!
Free tea for everyone in the shop. First sip, and it tasted like my Mom's homemade Lo Han Kuo drink (without sugar). Hubs said it tasted like Chrysanthemum to him, with a bitter twist at the end. It is pretty good!
Tea noodles
Other products that are available are cookies, body lotion, bak kut teh spices, lip balm, masks, sup spices, nougats, tea egg spices, and of course, the main product is the tea. Their products are on the pricey end.
Shop
Cafe
I was being rebellious. I insisted on trying its coffee. Nahhhhh not my kind. I like my coffee strong, dark and fragrant!
Aquilaria trees
Impressive scenery
A young tree
Gaharu Tea Valley Gopeng 务边沉香山茶园 Agarwood Sanctuary
It is located after Kampung Sungai Itek, Gopeng.
