Dragon Well Tea Village: Discover Tea Culture

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Hangzhou

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Immerse yourself in the tea culture of Hangzhou on this private tour. Learn how tea leaves are picked and roasted by hand, and experience a traditional tea ceremony.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village - You are going to see the Dragon-well, which is also the name of the Longjing Tea. After that, you will see the beautiful tea plantation. You may also join tea picker to pluck some fresh tea leaves. Then, visit the tea roasting center to see how we make the fresh tea leaves into dry tea. Then, taste a cup of tea.

What's Included

Private transportation
Expert English-speaking guide
Exclusively private tour
Complimentary bottled water
Inclusive of Tea Picking fee
Authentic Tea ceremony experience
Take home your hand-picked tea leaves
Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off

What's Not Included

Lunch

Additional Information

Hangzhou is renowned as the birthplace of Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea. Tea plays a significant role in human life. Visiting the tea plantations offers a delightful insight into tea culture. How are tea leaves harvested? Why is hand-frying in a wok still practiced? When is the ideal time to enjoy a cup of tea? What health benefits does green tea…

Location

Hangzhou Longjingshan Tea Cultural Village

No.268 Wengjia Mountain, Xihu District,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Lindsay_y

Jun 22, 2025

Fun and informative tour.... - Fun and informative tour. Even in the rain we were able to pick our own tea leaves and see the mixing process. Forrest was a great host and gave us a lot of information about the history of tea in China and Hangzhou.

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Keiko_k

Jun 10, 2025

Forest's English guide is easy to understand and very... - Forest's English guide was easy to understand and we had a great time! I learned a lot about the process of making Ryujing tea and the recent situation of tea production. Also, the beautiful tea plantations in the terraces are amazing! They dropped us off at the desired location and we were comfortable on the train.

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Jonathan_f

Jun 2, 2025

Authentic, Local, Green Tea Experience - This is a very local and amazing experience! Forrest was a phenomenal tour guide. He picked me up at the train station, and chauffeured me to a tea farm about 30 minutes away. at the farm, I was able to wear traditional clothing, pick tea leaves and process the tea leaves. The green tea here is phenomenal and I think I’m converted into a tea drinker. The only reason I would deduct 0.5 stars is because it seems a little sales pitchy at the end. During the tea tasting the woman leading the tasting was trying to sell me on medicinal green tea tablets for health which I was not at all interested in. I did end up purchasing loose leaf tea which was quite expensive but it can last up to 5 years in the freezer.

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Eman_a

Apr 14, 2025

Knowledgeable guide and excellent experience. - The guide was kind and knowledgeable about tea history in China. We really enjoyed the trip and the tea picking and tasting experience. Thanks, Forest.

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J5833qwelizabethh

Mar 23, 2025

Great guide, beautiful plantation - Forest is a very energetic and knowledgeable guide with a comfortable car. He was very flexible when we asked for some adjustments. The tour was great, it was a lovely experience to pick the tea in the beautiful plantation and meet the professional picking ladies. Strongly recommend booking with Forest and he can tailor make a whole tour for you anywhere in Hangzhou!

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Phuvames_v

Mar 18, 2025

Good service with very knowledgeable tour guide. - The trip was amazing. We had Mr. Forest Gan as our personal guide. His knowledge about Hangzhou and Chinese tea made the trip even more interesting. We definitely recommend this tour for those who wanted to learn about Hangzhou and Chinese Tea especially Longjing green tea.

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Meikew857

Oct 25, 2024

Wonderful trip to tea fields - Super nice experience visiting tea business not too far from Gangzhou! We were picked up at the hotel by Forrest, who speaks excellent English, is super kind and knows a lot about the area here. We were able to go into the fields to pick some leaves - then learned how to roast them, followed by tasting some excellent fresh green tea. Would definitely recommend!

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Alicja_h

Oct 20, 2024

Amazing experience for tea lovers - Amazing experience! I can truly recommend it for those who are interesting in the story about tea and trying the original Hangzhou green tea. I had very sympathic driver Forest, who sopke amazing English and was very talkative and friendly. We are very happy we had this opportunity to be part of this Asian adventure.

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Lois_c

Aug 20, 2024

The best tour in town! - The tea tour with Forest was hands down one of the best things that we did during our trip in China! Forest was the best guide who provided an extremely authentic and honest insight into Chinese culture and history which was so fascinating. Forest is extremely knowledgeable on tea culture (including both the production and tea history) and is also an extremely friendly guide with a brilliant command of English. On the tour we managed to learn how Chinese tea is made from root to source (quite literally as we picked our own tea leaves in the field!) and the influence that tea has on Chinese culture. Amazing!!

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Concettap363

May 14, 2025

Poor organization - Not very happy with this experience. On the morning of the tour we prepared and waited for the guide forward the Hotel but he did not arrive. After contacting her she said that the tour could not be done (without notifying and having already paid the cost of the tour). After our complaints the guide Gerri showed up very nice his explanation but even there he did not know the slightest what we had paid for. We've done half the things listed here. Overall bad organization. It gave a lot of the feeling of grip by the bottoms. I do not sincerely recommend it.

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From $53

(Per Vehicle)

From $53 (Per Vehicle)

up to 15 guests

1 - Traveler