Best Private Tea Experiences in China — 4 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 $98Best value

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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