4 Hangzhou Tea Experiences Worth Booking

1.One-Day Hangzhou Dragon Well Tea Culture & West Lake Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $270Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring Hangzhou with a private English-speaking guide and chauffeured vehicle. Cruise West Lake, visit Lingyin Temple and Flying Peak, learn tea-making in Meijiawu Village, tour the National Tea Museum, and enjoy a traditional Chinese lunch. Guides such as Gerry, Yolanda, and Leaf are known for flexible, personal service.

“We booked a tour in Hangzhou and our tour guide Gerry is very caring and knowledgeable. We had a great time with him. He was so flexible to change a place for us to visit. He also helped us book the show of impression west lake. Highly recommend Gerry as an excellent guide and person.”

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2.Authentic Hangzhou Longjing Tea Culture Experience Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews

Travel by private transfer from your Hangzhou hotel or train station to Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village. With English-speaking guide Forrest Gan, you’ll pick fresh leaves, see them roasted, taste Longjing green tea, join a tea ceremony, and take tea home.

“The guide was kind and knowledgeable about tea history in China. We really enjoyed the trip and the tea picking and tasting experience. Thanks, Forest.”

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3.Half-Day Hangzhou Yunxi Bamboo Forest and Tea Plantation Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $130Best value

Spend four to five hours with a private guide in Yunxi’s bamboo forest and the Longjing tea country. You’ll hike gently, tour tea fields, taste local tea, and eat Chinese country fare. Guides such as Lin, Rebecca, and Mr. Pan, also called Tony, have been praised for their warm local insight.

“This was one of the best guides we ever had! Mr Pan aka Tony and Alana helped us design the perfect itinerary for our trip. We kindly asked them to include a visit to the West Lake and the Lingyin Temple and they helped us arrange the day Read more”

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4.Day Tour to Discover the Secrets of Hangzhou’s Tea Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $161

Spend six hours tracing Longjing tea from Hangzhou’s West Lake area to the tea fields of Meijiawu. Your private English-speaking guide leads you through the National Tea Museum, historic imperial bushes, tea tasting, village life, and Hefang Street, with hotel pickup included.

“Loved this tour. The tea museum is one of a kind! The boat ride on west lake was a nice diversion as well. Touring a tea plantation and seeing the Dragon Well was a highlight. Great tour guide.”

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