5 Hangzhou Tea Tours Worth the Airfare

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

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

Spend about eight hours with a private English-speaking guide, visiting West Lake by boat, Lingyin Temple, Flying Peak, Meijiawu Tea Village, and the China National Tea Museum. Gerry, Yolanda, and Leaf are among the guides praised for flexible planning and clear local insight. Hotel pickup, lunch, transport, tickets, and bottled water are included.

“We booked a half-day tour to visit a Dragon Well tea village and the Temple Soul’s Retreat. Our guide, Yolanda, made everything to make the tour enjoyable and interesting. More than her competent explanations about the tour, we started Read more”

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2.Authentic Hangzhou Longjing Tea Culture Experience Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews

Visit Hangzhou’s Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village with private transport and guide Forrest Gan. Pick fresh Longjing leaves, see how they are roasted, taste the finished tea, and join a traditional tea ceremony. Hotel pickup, entry fees, tea to take home, and bottled water are included. Allow about two to four hours.

“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 exploring Yunxi Zhujing’s bamboo forest, then visit Meijiawu or Longjing Tea Village. You’ll walk among tea plants, learn how Chinese tea is made, sample local tea and eat a Chinese lunch or dinner. Pickup is available from your Hangzhou hotel or railway station.

“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 exploring Hangzhou’s tea country with a private English-speaking guide and hotel or train-station pickup. Visit West Lake, the China National Tea Museum, the Eighteen Imperial Tea Bushes, Meijiawu Tea Village, and Hefang Street. Tea tasting, entrance fees, bottled water, WiFi, and lunch with the all-inclusive option are included.

“We had an excellent day with our tour guide Bonnie, she arranged the tour very well for us and so did the driver.”

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5.1-day Village Tea Picking, Roasting & Serving Guided Private Tour from Hangzhou

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $243

Guide Jason takes you from Hangzhou to Longwu Tea Village for a hands-on Dragon Well tea day. You’ll pick leaves, learn wok roasting, pack your own tea, eat farmhouse lunch, and watch or try a traditional ceremony. Private transport, hotel pickup, bilingual guidance, and tea fees are included.

“It was a nice tour! Jason showed us about green tea and about his city. Also we visited the tea plantations.”

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