Hangzhou One-Day Tour: High-Speed Trip & Custom Longjing Tea Experience
Seasonal customized route: Our tour guide will carefully arrange the best West Lake tourist attractions based on the scenery of different seasons.
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张章节张灏景Highlights
- ✓Seasonal customized route: Our tour guide will carefully arrange the best West Lake tourist attractions based on the scenery of different seasons.
- ✓Fully personalized customized service: You can choose a comfortable lakeside cruise or visit the peaceful Lingyin Temple.
- ✓Professional tea tasting experience: You can pick tea leaves by hand, stir fry them in an iron pot, and make traditional style tea drinks by hand.
- ✓Real cultural experience: Wearing traditional ancient costumes and experiencing the daily life of ancient Chinese tea scholars.
Itinerary
Roaming in West Lake
Classic Tour: Take a private boat tour of West Lake (about 300 yuan per boat) and experience the leisurely atmosphere in a secluded wetland paradise. Zen inspired Tour: Hike to Lingyin Temple to admire the millennium old grotto Buddha statues and Zen inspired ancient architecture. Scenic Tour: Stroll through the ten scenic spots of West Lake and check in at the same location on the back of the one yuan banknote.
Experience the tea making process
Tea picking session: Wear traditional blue dyed clothing and enter the tea garden to learn how to pick the standard "one bud, two leaves" tea leaves. Tea making session: Follow local tea makers and learn the handmade tea making skills of iron pots, which are listed as world intangible cultural heritage. Tea tasting session: You can choose to order tea using the ancient methods of the Song Dynasty or make matcha, while tasting your own tea, eating local snacks, and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains and valleys.
Tips
- •Professional tour guide who can speak English (including content)
- •Complete tea tasting experience service: clothing rental, tea picking and frying courses (including content)
- •Please choose one activity: Traditional tea whisk use or matcha making (including content)
- •High quality Longjing tea tasting and seasonal local specialty snacks (excluding content)
- •Additional transportation costs: high-speed rail tickets or private car rental fees (excluding content)
- •On site ticket purchase: West Lake cruise fee (300 RMB per boat) or Lingyin Temple ticket (excluding content)
- •Lunch service (we only provide restaurant recommendation service) (excluding content)
- •Packaged tea souvenirs (can be purchased separately if you wish) (with exceptions)
Tour FAQ
How much will this trip cost▼
The starting price for this customized tea tasting tour on the Hangzhou high-speed railway is $599, and the final price may vary depending on the travel date, number of travelers, and optional additional items
Is this trip suitable for people who are traveling to Hangzhou for the first time▼
Very suitable for first-time visitors to Hangzhou. This private itinerary has been professionally designed, incorporating local cultural explanations, reasonable tour routes, and a relaxed and comfortable travel rhythm, helping tourists deeply experience Hangzhou.
User Reviews (11)
"The whole day had such a soft, relaxed mood. Between lake mist, tea mountains and old temple buildings, I felt totally immersed in Hangzhou’s unique charm."
"The day balanced lake views, old temple culture and tea craft perfectly. I was never bored, every part of the tour brought something new and wonderful."
"Standing at the West‑Lake view printed on the one‑yuan banknote gave me such a fun feeling. Seeing that famous scenery in real life was incredible."
"Our guide spoke great English and told so many interesting little stories about tea. I learned things I would never read from ordinary travel websites."
"This is far more than just sightseeing. Instead of only taking photos, I got to take part in local tea culture. I left with a completely new understanding of Chinese tea."
"Preparing tea in the ancient style was magical. Drinking the tea I had just made myself in the mountain valley, that moment is something I will remember for a very long time."
"Putting on traditional ancient clothing felt surreal. Surrounded by green tea hills, it honestly felt as if I had stepped into an old Chinese scroll painting."
"Picking tea leaves and roasting them by hand surprised me so much. I had never thought I would make my own cup of Longjing tea. Working with fresh tea leaves was such a lovely experience."
"Lingyin Temple touched me deeply. Standing among those old stone Buddha statues, I could really feel the weight of hundreds of years of history. The whole place felt so peaceful."
"Going out on the private boat on West‑Lake was my favourite part. Floating on the water away from big crowds, it was so calm. I just sat there and enjoyed the gentle lake wind."
"I really loved this custom West‑Lake trip. It did not feel like a standard tourist route at all. The guide knew exactly which spots looked best for the season, every view we saw felt so genuine."
