China Tea Tour

Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. You are greeted by your guide at the airport outside the luggage claim area with your name displayed and then transferred to the hotel for rest.

Day 02 Beijing (B)

Get up early today and meet our guide at your hotel lobby. Your first visit is the Temple of Heaven Park, which is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where most Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest. Then stroll the Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square in the world, and then enter the Forbidden City, which is the residence of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years.

Day 03 Beijing (B)

Meet your guide at your hotel and then take private tour to Badaling Section of the Great Wall.  Upon arriving at the Badaling Great Wall, you can either take cable car (optional cost) uphill or hike along the stairs on the wall. You may spend 2-3 hours on the symbol of the Chinese ancient civilization. Then you will visit the Summer Palace, one of the China's largest and best-preserved imperial gardens. It is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design, integrating the natural landscape of hills and open water with man-made features into a harmonious and aesthetically exceptional whole.

Day 4 Beijing / Xiamen (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Xiamen. Meet your guide and visit the scenic Island Ring Road and South Buddhist Temple, the most famous temple in town. Check in the hotel.

Day 5 Xiamen / Anxi / Xiamen (B)

Today you will drive 1.5 hour to Anxi, the capital of Tieguanyin. Your tour will be starting from the Xiping Village, the home of the original Tieguanyin bush. Continue to visit Tieguanyin Cultural Garden and Weiyin Tea Factory to the history and production methods of Tieguanyin. In the afternoon, you will also visit China Tea Capital, a large center dedicated to showcasing Anxi County's famous Tieguanyin tea. Drive back to Xiamen in the late afternoon.

Day 6 Xiamen / Huaan / Xiamen (B)

In the morning, drive 2.5 hour to Huaan, the second largest Tieguanyin producing area in China. You will visit the 268-year-old Eryilou, the largest round earth house listed as UNESCO world heritage site; take a stroll through the lush greenery of the tea garden near the Tulou. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the local Tea Wholesale Market and then transfer back to Xiamen in the late afternoon.

Day 7 Xiamen / Zhangzhou / Xiamen (B)

After breakfast, drive 2.5 to Zhangzhou and visit the Tianfu Tea Museum, the largest Tea Museum in the world now. The main exhibition hall utilizes different medium to vividly display the history of tea, tea culture of various countries, as well as the development of Tian Fu Group Enjoy professional tea art performance in the Chinese Tea Art Classroom.

Day 8 Xiamen / Wuyishan (B)

Today you will take a ferry trip to Gulang Yu Island, designated for International Foreign Settlement in 1903. Take a leisure walk and appreciate the buildings before visiting Hi Heaven (Haitian Tanggou), the largest old villa on the island where you can enjoy ancient South Music performance and traditional Puppet Show. Continue to visit Shuzhuang Garden, a beautiful seaside garden and the famous Piano Museum with a collection of 80-fold rare old pianos from all over the world. In the afternoon, you will also have an opportunity to visit Xiamen Tea Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd, the largest Oolong Tea Company in Fujian. In the evening, you will transfer to airport for flight to Wuyishan in the evening. Check in the four-star Baodao Hotel.

Day 9 Wuyishan (B)

In the morning, take a bamboo raft and cruise down the 9 Bend Stream watching the fabled "Fairy Tale Peaks" pass by. Then you will go to see the original Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) tea trees. Their priceless leaves are legendary for their healing powers and are reserved only for top level political officials.

Day 10 Wuyishan (B)

In the morning, hike up to Heavenly Peak, overlooking the stream. In the afternoon you will enter the Wuyi Nature Reserve which encompasses one of the oldest tea factories making the smoky Lapsang Souchong black tea. Tour the factory and learn about how this tea is made as well as tasting the different products of the factory.

Day 11 Wuyishan / Hangzhou (B)

In the morning, visit Xiamei Ancient Village. Your walk in the Xiamei Village brings you back in time to the Ming and the Qing Dynasties. Then you will also visit Wuyi Tea Expo Garden. In the late afternoon, transfer to the train station and take the high-speed train to Hangzhou. Meet and check in the hotel.

Day 12 Hangzhou (B)

In the morning enjoy a wonderful cruise of China's most famous Lake, West Lake. It is symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China. Then visit the Six Harmonies Pagoda. Ascending to the top of the pagoda and looking down, you will have a panoramic view of the beauty of the Qiantang River, feeling as if "standing above the highest level of the sky". The last stop is the Dragon Well Tea Plantation, where you can have an immersive experience into Longjing tea culture. West Lake Longjing tea is primarily wonders" of tea—color, aroma, taste, and shape—but also for uniting "five famed elements": famous mountains, temples, lakes, springs, and tea itself. The true essence of these teas can only be grasped by personally visiting Longjing Village to savor and inquire about them, giving rise to the charming saying, "Asking About Tea in Longjing"The crystal-clear and sweet Longjing spring water further enhances the tea's prestige, drawing countless visitors eager to explore its secrets and contributing to the unique cultural heritage of Longjing tea.

Day 13 Hangzhou / Shanghai (B)

After a leisure breakfast, you will take the highspeed train to Shanghai. The rest of the day is free for you to explore the city on your own.

Day 14 Shanghai (B)

Start the city tour to Yu Garden, the best preserved ancient Chinese garden. There are many small-commodities like handicrafts and clothes, and you can explore the sale market around all by yourself and enjoy the fun of shopping. Then travel to the Bund, appreciating the splendid Bund western buildings and the Lujiazui skylines on the other side of the Huangpu River. At the end of the tour, spend some time on the No. 1 shopping street in the country-East Nanjing Road. Transfer back to your hotel for rest.

Day 15 Shanghai (B)

Transfer to the airport and board on your departure flight. Service ends.