The 10 Best Tea Plantation Tours in China

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $130Our pick

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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2.Half-day Tour: Largest Tea Plantation & Amazing Xianggong Hill

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $107

Spend six hours with an English-speaking guide, such as Anna or Daniel, visiting Seven Fairies Peak Tea Plantation and Xianggong Hill. Pick tea leaves, wear a reed hat, taste tea, and learn how it is made before walking uphill to a grand view over the Li River valley. Morning and afternoon departures are available.

“My guide, Anna, made this entire experience unforgettable. From the moment the day began, she was warm, personable, and easy to connect with. She shared insights about the history, culture, and traditions of the Xiong Gang MRead more”

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3.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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4.Qixianfeng Tea Plantation Tour in Yangshuo

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $79Best value

From your central Yangshuo hotel, drive 30 minutes to Qixianfeng Tea Plantation, a seven-hill tea-growing area. An English-speaking tea master leads you through leaf picking, Chinese tea preparation, tastings of black, white, and green tea, and hands-on processing. You take home 100 grams of the tea you make.

“Plantation itself is really great! Bad communication from tour agency though, no actual service from the agency other than ordering a car. In our case more than an hour late (due to bad traffic) but bad communication about it („be there in 10mins…“) Better to book the plantation tour directly with the plantation and get a DiDi - much easier and cheaper.”

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5.Private Tour: Yao Mountain and Tea Plantation from Guilin

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $84

Spend about five hours with a private English-speaking guide, traveling from your Guilin hotel to Yao Mountain and a nearby tea plantation. Ride the chairlift for broad views of misty hills and villages, then learn how green tea is made and join a tea ceremony. Private transport keeps the schedule flexible, but tea sales may be part of the plantation visit.

“My family had a great time on the Yao mountain and the tea plantation. Our guide spoke surprisingly good English and not Chinglish. She was informative and friendly. We learnt a lot about tea production. Recommended.”

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6.Hangzhou West Lake and Tea Plantation Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Spend four focused hours exploring Hangzhou’s West Lake and Meijiawu tea village with a private guide and air-conditioned transport. You’ll cruise past pagodas and bridges, then learn how Longjing tea is picked, processed, and tasted. Guide Forrest, also listed as Forest, is praised for showing visitors places they might miss alone. Admission fees are included, but lunch is not.

“Forrest is a wonderful guide! He brings us around West Lake and we throughly enjoyed this tour. Thanks”

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7.Private Tour Hangzhou West Lake and Tea Fields Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $217

Meet your guide at 8:30 a.m. for a private-car tour through Hangzhou’s West Lake and tea country. Walk and possibly cycle from Su Causeway to Bai Causeway, feed red carp, eat a farmhouse lunch at Meijia Dock, pick tea in Meijiawu, join a tea ceremony, and return after a bamboo-lined walk at Yunqi.

“Top China Travel Travel Consultant, Tracy Su create a memorable 13 days trip for my family that begins from Shanghai to Suzhou to Hangzhou to Taizhou and back to Shanghai. We manage to visit all the places we hope to see in this tour. In ShRead more”

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8.Full-day Tour: Spectacular Sunrise, Tea Plantation & Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $175

Start at 4:00 am for sunrise above the Li River Valley at Xianggong Mountain. Then pick tea, wear a traditional reed hat, and join a tea service before finishing with sunset views at Mt. Putao Scenic Resort. Private transportation, fees, tea equipment, and an English-speaking guide are included. David is one named guide associated with the experience.

“David was amazing in taking us to see the beautiful scenery, he was amazing in taking us to all the good places to see the sunrise and sunset. David has great English and was very fun to be around, we will definitely come back again!”

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9.Chengdu Dujiangyan Leshan Buddha Tea Plantation and Sichuan Cooking 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $433

This three-day Chengdu trip pairs the Giant Panda Base and UNESCO-listed Dujiangyan with Leshan’s Giant Buddha, a tea plantation, old workshops, and a hands-on Sichuan cooking class. Your English-speaking guide, including guide Lucy on some departures, leads you from panda breakfast time to spicy noodles, chili oil, and local market shopping.

“Myself, wife and adult daughter arranged a full day tour via China Highlghts to visit the Giant Buddha at Leshan, the rural village of Suji, picking tea leaves and teas at a teahouse. The trip took a total of 13 hours which we all enjoyed totally.”

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10.Half-Day Hangzhou Jiuxi Stream and Tea Plantation Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $118

Spend four to five hours walking Jiuxi’s stone paths, crossing shallow creeks, and exploring Longjing tea fields outside Hangzhou. A private local guide explains tea picking and village life. Hotel or train-station pickup, local transport, and an optional farmhouse lunch or dinner are included, with morning and afternoon departures available.

“Hangzhou is a spectacular city, and visiting the outer more rural areas and tea terraces far exceeded expectations. We were enthralled by the natural beauty of the hills, streams, and picturesque tea villages. Learning more about the tea makRead more”

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