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Gunung Mas means Mount Gold, and Puncak means peak of highland. Gunung Mas is a tea plantation that has beautiful view. It is located about 87 km South of Jakarta, or about 2 to 3 h traveling. The coordinate of the tea factory is -6.7078757° latitude and 106.9671822° longitude. The tea plantation covers 2,500 ha and run by about 1,500 employees. The tea plantation is owned by government (PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VIII).

The tea plantation was cultivated in the era of the Dutch colonial at the hills of West Java. Row after row of well-kept tea is part of the scenic landscape of the highlands in Puncak region of West Java. This area is an ideal area for cultivating tea, because the high is between 700 and 1,400 m above sea level, it offers refreshingly cool temperatures of between 18 and 25°C. The tea plantation now has important function of preventing soil erosion and recharging the ground water supply to the nearby flowing river leading to the Bogor and Jakarta city, while the green of tea plants has an aesthetic value and beautiful scenery.

Gunung Mas tea plantation can be found along the Puncak Pass on the road from Bogor to Bandung. Visiting to Gunung Mas can also provide an addition enjoyable on the way from Jakarta to Bandung. If you visit to Gunung Mas tea plantation, visitor must pay entrance ticket of IDR 4,500 or about US$ 0.5. At Gunung Mas one can take a tour of the tea factory. Factory tour cost is IDR 7,500 or about US$ 0.8, a guide tour cost IDR 40,000 or about US$ 4.4 for a group up to 15. You can see how tea is processed, or visit to the plantation before going to see the factory in operation. 

So, guys lets go travelling to gunung mas bogor, because In Gunung Mas tea factory you can see how tea is processed from the leaves to become the kind of tea you've known, namely in the form of bulk tea and tea bags. You can visit the tea factory individually or in group. As a knowledge, this visit would be useful for you.

Source by: http://indotravelinfo.blogspot.co.id/2010/10/gunung-mas-puncak-bogor-beautiful-tea.html