Where to Sit Down: The 10 Best USA Tea Tours

1.Tea Around Town: High Tea Experience and Tour of Washington DC

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 154 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85Our pick

Tea Around Town pairs afternoon tea with a 90-minute sightseeing ride through central Washington, DC. You’ll pass the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Capitol, war memorials, and Smithsonian buildings while tasting up to three teas and enjoying assorted treats. The air-conditioned pink bus seats up to 38 people and returns to its starting point.

“I had an amazing time. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Loved listening to the young lady singing.”

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2.SF’s Chinatown: Tea & Dim Sum Food Tour – Includes full meal, 3hr

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99Top rated

Start with a full dim sum meal, then explore fortune cookies, bubble tea, a Chinese bakery, Portsmouth Square, and a tea shop. Guides such as Robert, Jacob, Robin, and Marcy mix food with Chinatown stories. The small-group tour costs $99, runs about three hours, and ends five blocks from the start.

“Wonderful Day! Jacob was very informative. Highly recommend! We learned so many thing that we would never have known about.”

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3.Tea Around Town® NYC: Mobile Tea Room Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 99 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Start at Bryant Park for a 90-minute ride in a temperature-controlled pink bus. Sip up to three teas, sample scones, sweets, and savory bites, and see Grand Central, the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Columbus Circle, Central Park, and Times Square with live commentary.

“My reservation was never sent to Tea Around Town for our 1:30 trip. After some of us traveled from Philadelphia and Atlantic City we ended up having to contact their customer service and had to wait for the 5:00pm.”

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4.Charleston: Wadmalaw Island Wine Tasting and Tea Garden Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 94 reviews · 5h 30m · from $149

Leave Charleston in a Mercedes Sprinter for a 5.5-hour Wadmalaw Island outing. See Angel Oak, ride a trolley through the Charleston Tea Garden, sample fresh tea, and taste wine at Deep Water Vineyard. Guides such as Leanne and Jay add local context, photos, snacks, and an easygoing pace.

“My family and I had a wonderful time on this excursion. Leanne, our guide, was wonderful. She gave us plenty of time to look around and take pictures and all the different stops. She even took pictures of all the participants separately. She added information about each place we visited. I highly recommend this tour and Leanne as your guide.”

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5.Tea Around Town: A Delightful Atlanta Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 91 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Tea Around Town takes you on a roughly 90-minute sightseeing ride through central Atlanta aboard a decorated pink bus. You’ll see Centennial Olympic Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Fox Theatre, Martin Luther King Jr. sites, the High Museum area, and more while sampling three teas, sweets, and savory bites. The ride ends where it begins.

“This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend it to anyone in any city. Our experience was to start at noon. The morning of the activity, we were texted and called with a recording letting us know that the bus had been postponed and the experience would start one hour late. We rearranged our afternoon activity no problem and made our way to the meeting point. Once at the meeting point, we learned the bus drove past, the driver threw up a peace sign, and kept on driving. There were many of us standing on the sidewalk waiting for the event to begin. At 1:15pm we all began…”

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6.Wine Sippin’-Tea Drinkin’-Tree Huggin’ Lowcountry Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $149

Spend 5.5 hours beyond Charleston with a guide such as Leanne or Jay, visiting Angel Oak, Charleston Tea Garden, and Deep Water Vineyard. Ride a tea-farm trolley, sample hot and cold tea, taste local wine, and travel in a small group of no more than 10. Snacks and bottled water are included, but lunch is not.

“A wonderful trip to view Angel Oak Tree one of the oldest live oaks in the country. Visiting the Charleston Tea garden was gorgeous and so informative . The last stop was Deep Water Vineyard with a wonderful sampling of their wines.”

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7.Tea Around Town Dallas: Sip and Savor the Sights

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 81 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Tea Around Town Dallas combines a 75-minute city tour with up to three premium teas, sweet and savory bites, live commentary, and a souvenir tumbler. From 646 Main St, you pass Dealey Plaza, the Dallas World Aquarium, Klyde Warren Park area museums, City Hall, the cattle drive sculptures, Reunion Tower, and major entertainment venues before returning downtown.

“It was a wonderful sister experience from our bucket list. The entertainment, the waitresses (sorry can’t remembers), the food was incredible. Everything as as a whole was so worth the price. We did the lux since it’s was a once in a life time, or so we thought. I want to come back and do the bus with my daughters in law!!! Thank you’ll so much. Lupe,Rena and Tommie from Amarillo”

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8.NYC: Tea Around Town Bus Tour with Live Entertainment

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 42 reviews · 1h 30m · from $79

Join an English-speaking host on a bright pink, teahouse-styled bus for 90 minutes of tea, scones, sweets, live entertainment, and Manhattan views. The route passes the New York Public Library, Grand Central Station, and Radio City Music Hall. It is wheelchair accessible, rain or shine, and best for visitors who want a playful city outing rather than a narrated sightseeing tour.

“Everyone was very nice. We started on time. The bus, the music, the snacks were very nice. I wish there was more information about the places we drove around. The few details provided were interesting. And I expected us to finish the tour at 4 pm, not 15 minutes earlier. If the boarding time is included, the end time of the tour should be reflected accordingly. Not sure if I missed that detail.”

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9.Tea Around Town Houston: An Elegant Tea Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 35 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Ride a stylish, temperature-controlled pink bus through downtown Houston while you sip up to three fine teas and enjoy sweet and savory bites. Live commentary covers landmarks from Discovery Green to Minute Maid Park. The experience lasts about 90 minutes, with boarding at 500 McKinney Street and a maximum group size of 38.

“Went for my granddaughter’s birthday. There were 4 of us. Me, my daughter and my 2 granddaughters. It was so much fun!!! The food was amazing!! The singing and narration was FABULOUS. My granddaughter was so excited they sang her happy birthday. Will recommend this to everyone!!!”

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10.Tea Around Town Austin: Elegant Tea Bus Tour and Treats

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $69Best value

Ride a stylish double-decker bus through central Austin while enjoying three premium teas, gourmet treats, and live stories. The 90-minute route passes the Capitol, 6th Street, UT Tower, Lady Bird Lake, the Paramount Theatre, Moody Theater, and skyline views. You also take home a Tea Around Town tumbler.

“We arrived in Austin and when we looked further into the app I found that the event for the 13th was cancelled! I should have been notified via text, not buried down in an app!!! PlZ REFUnD my money and update me via text when done!!! Booking Ref: 1356019333 Confirmation: 1739073787 Willie Mason 210 260 3398”

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