Taste the Best Chinese Tea
As the most famous green tea in China, Longjing tea tops the list of China's ten famous teas. If you are a tea fan, this tea culture tour will thoroughly satisfy your thirst. You will have the chance to enter a tea plantation and pick tea-leaves, visit a tea farmer's house and stir-fry tea, learn the art of tea-making, and taste local tea snacks, also enjoy the beautiful scenery of West Lake. We offer you an exclusive experience customized to your requirements.
Tour Highlights
Step into the Best Tea Plantations and Pick Tea Leaves
Learn the Process of Stir-frying from a Local Tea Specialist
Enjoy a Bird's-eye View over Hangzhou and West Lake
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Great time in Hangzhou
Our local guide, Leaf Zhang, is passionate in her work, knowledgeable, helpful, and patient. She provides in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of each location. She even helped my wife to choose qipao and helped us in our photo shoots. We would certainly recommend her to our friends and also request for her service again should we come back to Hangzhou again. more
Oct 2024, GL L
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This is an exceptional travel firm
Also our fantastic guide, listed below, who were not only knowledgeable, but also warm and welcoming, sharing many interesting insights about life in China more
Oct 2024, Philip Gill
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Very nice journey in Hangzhou.
May organized us a perfect journey and Derek was a perfect guide. We liked very much the Lakenheath, the pagoda, the pedestrian Street, the modern center. He took care of us for all our needs and wishes. He was very competent, practical, generous. In other words, perfect! more
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Suggested Itinerary
We'll pick you up in the morning from your hotel/ train station, and drive to the place of origin of the best Dragon Well tea – Meijiawu Tea Village. A local tea specialist will welcome you with bamboo baskets, and accompany you to the tea plantation. Your first task will be to choose appropriate tea leaves and pick them in the right way. After tea-picking, the tea specialist will take you home and show you the process of stir-frying tea. This process dehydrates the leaves and helps preserve their beautiful green color. If you like, you can have a go—be careful, though, the huge iron pot is very hot (around 200℃). The tea specialist will show you the art of the tea ceremony, and introduce you to the proper way to taste tea.
Introduction to our tea specialist
Born into a tea family, our tea specialist has been familiar with tea from childhood. With the family tea plantation as inspiration, our specialist is devoted to spreading China's tea culture, and has taken part in many international tea-promotion films.
After saying goodbye to the tea village, we'll drive to the China National Tea Museum. This is China's only museum dedicated to tea. There you will see tea exhibits and precious teaware, and will learn about the general history and classification of tea.
At Chenghuang Pavilion you can have a bird's-eye view over Hangzhou and West Lake. You will have a break and enjoy a Southern Song Dynasty Snacks here.
In the afternoon have a relaxing visit to West Lake, one of the major landmarks of Hangzhou. Stroll alongside the lake, and take a cruise to Fairy Island.
After the tour we will escort you to your hotel/ train station.
Tour Price
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