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.
1. Enjoy real village hospitality and authentic Chinese home cooking in a local tea farmer’s home.
2. Watch a traditional southern Chinese tea preparation ceremony.
3. Taste professionally roasted, ceremonially prepared Longjing ‘Dragonwell’ tea.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village, No.268 Wengjia Mountain, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310002 China
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village, No.268 Wengjia Mountain, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310002 China
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Send off. Tour end.
Return to Hangzhou. Don’t forget your hand-made tea!
See you next tour!
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Farm House Lunch
- Hotel or Train Station Pickup and Drop-off
- Chinese-English bilingual guide accompaniment
- Tea Picking, Basic Tea Ceremony, Tea-roasting, Tea-packing Fees
- Transport by Private Vehicle
- Entry/Admission - Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Additional food and drink
- Airport pickup/drop-off
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cancellation
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