Best Private Tea Experiences in China — 9 Picks

1.One-Day Hangzhou Dragon Well Tea Culture & West Lake Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $270Our pick

Explore Hangzhou’s West Lake, Lingyin Temple, and Dragon Well tea villages on a private day tour with lunch and hotel pickup.

“We booked a half-day tour to visit a Dragon Well tea village and the Temple Soul’s Retreat. Our guide, Yolanda, made everything to make the tour enjoyable and interesting. More than her competent explanations about the tour, we started Read more”

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2.Mutianyu Great Wall and Tea House Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $98

Review of Beijing’s private Mutianyu Great Wall and tea house tour, with transport, costs, timing, inclusions, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“Linda our tour guide is excellent ! She took the time to explain the history and the facts behind building of the Great Wall . Highly recommend ！”

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3.1-day Village Tea Picking, Roasting & Serving Guided Private Tour from Hangzhou

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $243

Pick tea, roast your own Longjing, enjoy a farmhouse lunch, and watch a tea ceremony on this private Hangzhou countryside tour.

“It was a nice tour! Jason showed us about green tea and about his city. Also we visited the tea plantations.”

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4.Experience Chengdu: Private Tea-Making Day Tour of Mengdingshan Tea Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $240

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”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $84Best value

Review of Guilin’s private Yao Mountain and tea plantation tour, with cable-car views, tea tasting, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“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.Private Tour to the Temple of Heaven and Tea tasting at the Maliandao Tea city

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $117

Visit Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, watch morning Tai Chi, and taste five Chinese teas at Maliandao Tea City with a private guide.

“The temple of heaven is beautiful. We enjoyed learning about the history and culture that is still vivid in this place. Vivie took us to to the best spots to take pictures and later to try local foods. Great tour.”

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7.Half-Day Hangzhou Private Tour with Green Tea Village and Lingyin Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $121

Review of Hangzhou’s private half-day tour to Lingyin Temple, Feilai Feng, and Longjing tea fields, with transport, meals, and guide included.

“We had the pleasure of joining a tour with Emily, and she was simply outstanding. Even though we were in China, her English was excellent, which made the entire experience smooth and enjoyable. She guided us through all the places we Read more”

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8.Private Tour Hangzhou West Lake and Tea Fields Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $217

Explore Hangzhou’s West Lake, enjoy a farmhouse lunch, pick tea in Meijiawu, and return by private car in one full-day tour.

“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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9.Temple of Heaven Private Tour and Tea Tasting at Maliandao Tea Street

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $119

Review of Beijing’s private Temple of Heaven and Maliandao tea tour, with hotel pickup, temple sights, tea tasting, timing, price, and tips.

“We had half a day to fill before catching our flight in the evening and this sounded like a fun tour, as we love tea in my family. We were picked up promptly at 9:00am from our hotel lobby and driven to the Temple of Heaven. We used a semiRead more”

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