Our 5 Favourite Chengdu Tea Tours

1.Tea Village in lost Town and Buddha 1 day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $169Our pick

Travel from Chengdu with an English-speaking guide such as Patrick to see the Leshan Giant Buddha by boat, wander an old town, and visit Jiajiang Tianfu Tea Plantation. You’ll pick tea, learn how it is made, drink freshly prepared varieties, and share local food with a tea-farming family. The day runs about nine hours, with roughly four hours on the road.

“It was a rainy day but still got to enjoy my time. I liked harvesting green tea leaves and learning how to dry and prepare it. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided a lot of information on Buddha statue, Chinese history, and took mRead more”

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2.Leshan Buddha + Panda Base or Old Tea House Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $99

Spend a full day with a private English-speaking guide, starting at Chengdu’s panda base or Pengzhen’s old tea house, then visit the Leshan Giant Buddha by boat, on foot, or both. Cora and Victor have earned special praise for their friendly guiding. The tour lasts about 9 to 10 hours, with entrance fees paid separately.

“It was my wife, mother-in-law and I. We did the panda base and Leshan Buddha boat trip. Our tour guide Cora was fantastic and very knowledgeable. She gave us lots of information on everything and answered all our questions. She was super friendly and great tour guide.”

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3.Half-day Private Mahjong course in Local Tea House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $60

Spend three to four hours with an English-speaking guide exploring a Chengdu spice market before learning mahjong in a Chinese-style tea room. Chilli Cool China provides hotel pickup and drop-off, afternoon tea, snacks, food tasting, and bottled water. Lance is one guide connected with this experience.

“We had a wonderful experience with our guide checking out a local market and then learning to play mahjong. The guide was friendly and personable and was eager to show us his neighbourhood and patient with his teaching. It was also great to be in a less touristed area and see a different side of Chengdu.”

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4.Chengdu: Sichuan Opera Show ShufengYayun & Covered Bowl Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · 1h 20m · from $34Best value

Spend 80 minutes at Shufeng Yayun, a traditional pear garden theater near Qingyang Palace in Chengdu. Sip covered-bowl tea while watching Sichuan opera scenes, puppetry, shadow play, rolling lights, fire-breathing, and rapid face-changing. Arrive 15 minutes early to collect your ticket and receive a seat within your selected area.

“Spectacle typique chinois à l’heure L’expérience vaut la peine de voir si vous avez du temps .Billet et instructions très claires”

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5.Experience Chengdu: Private Tea-Making Day Tour of Mengdingshan Tea Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $240

Leave Chengdu at 9 a.m. for Mengdingshan, where a local tea farmer shows you how leaves are picked and processed. Your English-speaking guide translates the lesson, then you taste tea, eat a Chinese lunch, and take home tea made during the visit. Guides have included Jenny and Coral.

“We certainly enjoyed this tour. From the drive into the mountains to a tasty Sichuan home cooked meal. Tea sipping. Collecting tea flowers. All Brilliant”

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