Authentic Hangzhou Longjing Tea Culture Experience Tour

Offered through Expedia with a local tour operator in Hangzhou, this four-hour tour focuses on Longjing Village in the hills west of West Lake, in the city's Xihu District. Round-trip vehicle transfer from a Hangzhou hotel is included, bringing participants directly into the tea-growing village where Longjing green tea has been cultivated for centuries. On arrival, a guide leads a hands-on tea-picking session using traditional equipment among the terraced tea bushes. The tour continues with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony, where a tea master demonstrates the brewing method used for Longjing tea, followed by a tasting of several tea grades. The price covers hotel pickup and drop-off, the tea-picking activity, the ceremony, and the tasting; meals outside the tea tasting and souvenir tea purchases are not included. The tour runs with a private or small-group vehicle, is conducted in English, and moves at a relaxed pace suited to photography among the tea terraces. Spring visits during the tea-picking season show the most active harvesting, though the tour operates year-round.