TEA TOURS · CHENGDU
The 10 best chengdu tea tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
See the Leshan Giant Buddha by boat, explore an old town, and pick tea in Jiajiang on this personal 9-hour day trip from Chengdu.
“A really wonderful tour. Viewing the Leshan Buddha from the water really helps with the sense of scale and offers a great overall view. It is a short, very easy boat trip. For those who want to get a closer view, hiking will be a better option. The sRead more”
Review of Chengdu’s private Leshan Buddha tour with panda base or old tea house, costs, timing, guides, transport, and practical tips.
“It was my wife, mother-in-law and I. We did the panda base and Leshan Buddha boat trip. Our tour guide Cora was fantastic and very knowledgeable. She gave us lots of information on everything and answered all our questions. She was super friendly and great tour guide.”
Explore Chengdu’s spice market, taste Sichuan flavors, and learn mahjong in a private local tea house with hotel pickup.
“We had a wonderful experience with our guide checking out a local market and then learning to play mahjong. The guide was friendly and personable and was eager to show us his neighbourhood and patient with his teaching. It was also great to be in a less touristed area and see a different side of Chengdu.”
See Chengdu’s Sichuan Opera with face-changing, fire-breathing, covered bowl tea, music, puppets, and optional costume fun.
“Spectacle typique chinois à l’heure L’expérience vaut la peine de voir si vous avez du temps .Billet et instructions très claires”
Learn tea making at Mengdingshan on a private Chengdu day trip with plantation walks, local lunch, tasting, hotel pickup, and tea to take home.
“The trip was awesome. I took the chance to combine visiting the Bifengxia Panda Centre in the morning and then afterwards the Mengdingshan Tea Plantation. I was very happy that the operator of this tour made this possible and gavRead more”
Explore Chengdu’s vast tea wholesale market, taste regional teas, learn tea processing, and shop for affordable tea sets with a private guide.
“Jerry was a fantastic guide! We had an amazing time and learned so much on this tour through the wholesale tea market. WE highly recommend!!!”
Review of Chengdu’s Leshan Buddha, tea terrace, old town, and panda tour, with itinerary details, value notes, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Great guide- very helpful and in-depth knowledge. Would recommend.”
Explore Wangyu Ancient Town and Ya’an’s Tibetan tea culture on a private two-day trip from Chengdu with meals, crafts, and local guides.
“This is a great pick for foodies and history buffs alike. Thanks for our beautiful local guide-Lala, who share her secrets on the best places to eat and shop for authentic dishes and ingredients. Lala is also a humorous tour guide, sharing us a lot Read more”
Learn Chengdu’s tea traditions in a private 3-hour class with tastings, ceremony, English guide, hotel pickup, and a tea gift.
“We had an amazing time with our guide! He was very involved and enthusiastic. Our teamaster explained ever detail very well and the teahouse felt like an oasis in this big city! Yay! We graduated as teamasters ourselves!🏅”
Explore Chengdu’s pandas, Dujiangyan, Leshan Buddha, tea country, old towns, and hands-on Sichuan cooking in three full days.
“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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