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This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 5 tea museum visits worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
At Chazuna in Uji, you’ll explore interactive tea exhibits, grind tencha into matcha, and learn to whisk it from Japanese and English-speaking instructors. The one-hour session includes museum admission, a sweet, and views toward tea fields and gardens.
“Amazing experience! It was so informative and well designed. Exceeded expectations!”
Meet at the Great Court Restaurant for a 90-minute English afternoon tea beneath the British Museum’s famous glass roof. Choose organic loose-leaf or flowering tea, then enjoy sandwiches, pastries, cakes, and scones with clotted cream and jam. Prosecco is available as an optional extra.
“Everything was delicious, served nicely. Service was good, everybody was friendly. This was my first afternoon tea in UK ever and was very nice experience!”
You’ll visit Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and Emirates Palace on a private tour from Dubai. Expect hotel pickup, round-trip transport, bottled water, coffee or tea, and included admissions. The schedule allows about 90 minutes at the mosque, two hours at the Louvre, and two hours at Emirates Palace.
“The ‘tour’ as described was merely a taxi between sites totally self informed, guided and ad hoc. Tickets for excursions clearly organised at very short notice and left us as guests embarrassed at venues. I would like an explanation why this ‘ tRead more”
Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide exploring National Gallery highlights by Vermeer, Titian, Monet, and others, then sit down to afternoon tea at Ochre. The one-hour tour uses headsets, and guides such as Martin, Mike, and Emily have been praised for clear, lively explanations.
“The guide was brilliant- very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and accommodating. The afternoon tea was delicious. The staffing levels were good and they were polite and attentive.”
At Sushi Shin in The Museum of Kyoto, enjoy sushi prepared before you by a trained chef, then enter a traditional-style house on the basement floor for chanoyu. You will wear a haori, learn about tea utensils and customs, whisk your own matcha, and pair it with Kyoto sweets.
“Das Sushi wurde direkt vor uns zubereitet und war wirklich sehr gut! Die Teezeremonie war echt toll und wurde uns auch gut erklärt. Der Matcha den wir bekommen haben war sehr hochwertig. Danach durften wir es auch selbst probieren! Insgesamt alles perfekt!”
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