TEA TOURS · VIETNAM
Good vietnam tea tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Da Lat’s Arabica coffee, tea, and wine farms by private motorbike, with scenic stops, tastings, and flexible English-speaking guides.
“Such a good trip! Best one we’ve done in Vietnam, highly recommend. Hieu was amazing as well as his colleague:)”
Review of Hue’s Huong River afternoon tea cruise, with pagodas, bridges, French architecture, snacks, timing, price, and practical tips.
“Lovely experience with a basic afternoon tea, wonderful staff and hostess. She made every effort to speak to us directly in English so we could keep up with everyone else. We wish we brought cash on board to tip. Felt really bad not being abRead more”
Learn Vietnamese tea traditions, brew green and red tea, watch Hanoi’s train street, and taste Giang egg coffee in a small three-hour tour.
“Wonderful lesson on Vietnamese tea culture and cultivation. Our guide was extremely attentive, and he went above and beyond to help us get the most from our experience. Excellent communication. Absolutely recommend this tour if you’re curious about tea or just want to check out the train street.”
Explore Saigon’s coffee and tea culture, brew phin coffee, visit Cheo Leo Cafe, enjoy vegetarian dishes, and travel privately for five hours.
“It allows you to have understanding of the Vietnam coffee culture Would be good to have the itinerary first so it's much easier to know wrist to expect.”
Review of Hue’s evening tea, meditation, pagoda visit, and vegetarian dinner, with practical advice on price, timing, and what to expect.
“Very beautiful and meaningful experience. One of the best things I did in Vietnam which I highly recommend. Talking to the wise nuns (via the guide & translator) was so impactul 🥹 After visiting the pagoda and talking to the nuns I saw the orphan children the nuns are looking after 🥹 I wish I came more prepared to give them something (sweets or colouring pens or books etc) 🥹 After seeing the children I had a delicious local dinner with the guide & his helper ☺️ and a crash course into Vietnamese food. I would have loved to also have dinner with the nuns 🥰 to spend more time…”
Review of Hanoi’s Ba Vi National Park tour, with French ruins, mountain temple, tea-making, lunch tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“Interesting, but very superficial insight. It was nice to hear something about the history and the gods. We also really enjoyed the exchange with a veteran. However, we didn't learn much about tea cultivation itself.”
Learn Vietnam’s lotus tea traditions in Ho Chi Minh City with a tasting, artisan demonstration, and hands-on tea-making souvenir.
“It was a very pleasant experience. The service was amazing, we learnt a lot of new things and drank a lot of tea and got our own lotus flower”
Review of Dalat’s private tea and coffee tour, with Arabica farms, Cau Dat tea hills, pagoda, waterfall, railway station, and tastings.
“The guide was great and spoke very good English. Nice tour, was interesting”
Review of Dalat Treasures, a motorbike tour of coffee, tea, wine, churches, pagodas, and historic sights for $40.
“i have never felt so unwelcome on a tour. my guide basically shuttled me between stops without speaking to me or explaining anything (you have to pay your own admission at every stop - which is noted in the description). the car ride beRead more”
Review of Dalat’s 7-hour wine and tea tour, with Linh Phuoc Pagoda, Lado Winery, tea tasting, transport, and practical booking advice.
“It was truly a beautiful and enjoyable day. The guide was very kind and friendly. We loved him and he taught us many beautiful and interesting things. It was well worth it. Many thanks to TAN. Thank you, friend.”
Ride Ha Giang’s mountain roads, visit ancient tea areas, stay with a local family, and explore Dong Van and Ma Pi Leng in four days.
“One of the best trips ever. Our guide Hieu was amazing with handling everything and just a cool person to spend 4 days on the road with. Wish I could do it again for the first time!”
Slow down in Hue with tea, meditation, a pagoda visit, monk-led conversation, hotel pickup, and a vegetarian meal.
“Very interesting and relaxed experience. AN from connect travel was great, easy to chat to and gave us loads of good local tips. Meeting the nuns was very enlightening and we enjoyed being able to chat to them. AN was a great translator. Read more”
Review of Da Lat’s sunrise, tea hills, strawberry farm and outdoor activities, with practical advice on value, timing and what to expect.
Review of Hoi An’s 90-minute body therapy with herbal foot soak, essential oil massage, local tea, snacks, price, and booking tips.
“I had a very healing experience at this spa. I tried the 30-minute foot massage and the 60-minute essential oil body massage, and both treatments were excellent. The therapists were kind, professional, and really focused on relieving my tension. The atmosphere was calm and comfortable, which made it easy to relax. After the massage, they served local tea and traditional snacks, which was a very nice touch and made me feel warmly welcomed. Everything was well-prepared and the service felt sincere. I truly recommend this place to anyone visiting Hoi An.”
Learn Hue’s lotus tea ritual, taste fruit-shaped mung bean cakes, and enjoy a calm, one-hour workshop beside the Historic Citadel.
“A brilliant choice if you are visiting Hue city and want an authentic experience with incredibly friendly and knowledgeable locals. Harry was so kind and shared so much about the Culture of the City and his Heritage. The actual ceremony was good fun, the tea was of very high quality and delicious! overall a wonderful experience”
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