1-day Village Tea Picking, Roasting & Serving Guided Private Tour from Hangzhou
A daytrip to learn to pick, roast and formally serve the famous Longjing ‘Dragon well’ variety of Chinese green tea. Learn to make Chinese tea, hands-on, start to finish.
From tree to tea, to your friends and family back home.
Learn to pick, roast and formally serve Hangzhou’s famous Longjing ‘Dragon well’ variety green tea. Includes a traditional southern Chinese tea preparation ceremony.
Your all-inclusive Chinese tea experience.
- Enjoy real village hospitality and authentic Chinese home cooking in a local tea farmer’s home.
- Watch a traditional southern Chinese tea preparation ceremony.
- Taste professionally roasted, ceremonially prepared Longjing ‘Dragonwell’ tea.
Options
Private Tea Picking 2020
Pickup included
What's included in 1-day Village Tea Picking, Roasting & Serving Guided Private Tour from Hangzhou
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Hangzhou
Meet up. Arrive at Longwu Tea Village. [09:00] Meet up with/be picked up by your guide and depart. [10:00] Arrive at Longwu Tea Village.
Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village
Meet your tea guide. Tea harvesting leaf picking. Walk to the village tea fields. Meet with your tea guide. Begin your all-inclusive Chinese tea experience. Learn what about the tea trees, what leaves to pick and how to pick them. Pick a basket of leaves, then return to the farmhouse.
Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village
Lunch. Eat lunch at the tea farmer’s house. Enjoy real village hospitality and authentic Chinese home cooking. Green tea roasting. Tea ceremony. Learn the green tea roasting method and roast the tea leaves you picked. Package up your very own hand-roasted Longjing tea. Watch a traditional southern Chinese tea preparation ceremony. Taste professionally roasted, ceremonially prepared Longjing ‘Dragon Well’ tea. Should you wish to, you have the opportunity to try your hand at the ceremony.
Inclusions
- Tea Picking, Basic Tea Ceremony, Tea-roasting, Tea-packing Fees
- Chinese-English bilingual guide accompaniment
- Bottled water
- Transport by Private Vehicle
- Hotel or Train Station Pickup and Drop-off
- Farm House Lunch
- Gratuities
- Additional food and drink
- Airport pickup/drop-off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
You will be picked up at the centrally located Hangzhou hotels or Hangzhou Train Stations
