Trip to the tea plantations is the most recommended half a day tour.
Travelling through spectacular landscapes enables you to explore the city’s rural part. The drive to Dagomys settlement will take you about 40 minutes. And then you see the tea plants terraced on the slopes at the height of 400 m above sea level.
Local tea, although called the Russian one, is actually of Chinese origin. Its history goes back to early 20 th century when the first tea bushes were planted in the vicinities of Sochi.
Local tea is a frost-resistant species despite growing in a subtropical climate. Nowhere else in the world tea grows so close to the North as it does here. You will learn the local tea history and the way it is processed from your informative guide.
And you will certainly drink tea in a beautiful tea-house from the authentic Russian samovars along with delicious pies, jam, fruit and hazel nuts. Live balalaika music will entertain you as you enjoy the tea ceremony.