Spring Tea Tour:
General:
It is a growing season for most farm products and there is no exception for teas. Beyond that, teas produced from this season are most likely recognized as the toppest qualities. It is real fun if you have a chance to travel with us to China Tea Gardens, historical sites and scenic spots, to explore China and its magnificent teas by yourself.
-Immerse yourself in Chinese Tea Culture with beautiful Chinese countryside as a backdrop.
-Attend the Tea Shows Festival in Shanghai Prefectures.
Trip Highlights:
-Tours of tea factories, a tea museum, tea gardens and tea ware markets
-Admission to the Tea Shows Festival 2024 or 2025
-Participating and observing in a special tea auction as you would
-Authentic Tea Dinners sponsored by our local tea companies
-Sightseeing in Shanghai, HangZhou, Lu Shan Mountains and SuZhou
-Unique cultural performance: Tea Show, Acrobatic Show and Chinese Silk Show
-Riding on a bullet train from PuDong Airport to Shanghai Central City
Tea Brushes In Cloud Mist
Trip Features:
-Expand your knowledge of the culture, history and production and Chinese tea
-Learn about trends in tea production and marketing
-Experience the tranquility of a Chinese tea garden
-Hand by hand to pluck tea leaves for your own
-Step by step to be learned to make Dragonwell tea
-Sip by sip to be taught how to judge tea qualities
-Feel the unique culture of China
-Find tea and teaware venders in China
-Fully escorted by our English speaking tea professionals during the tour
-No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish
Tour cost per person:
A: $4,200 (Los Angeles departure/double occupancy)
– Group maximum size: 12 persons
– Tour costs for other departure cities, please email us at Contact@TroisGTea.com
B: $3,750 (China Land Only/double occupancy)
– Tour cost for China Land Only does not include round trip economy class airfare, tax & fuel surcharge from U.S.A. to China
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Tour cost includes:
1. Round trip economy class airfare from Los Angeles, USA to Shanghai, China (Included with Tour cost A only)
2. Round trip airport limousine bus or bullet train to/from hotel
3. Six (6) nights first class (Four Stars Hotels, its equivalence or above) hotel accommodations
4. Seven (7) breakfasts, Six (6) lunches & Six (6) dinners (tea dinner cuisines & Peking Duck Dinner)
5. All transportation (except for free time)
6. Admission to events and entrance fees to all scenic spots per the itinerary
7. English speaking tour guide
Hotel accommodations in China: For single occupancy surcharge: $850.
**above schedule is subject to change depending on traffic, weather, or other factors.
Daily Itinerary:
Day One – (D) Arrive at Shanghai Pudong Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel by a bullet train from the Airport to Shanghai Central City. Enjoy the rest of the day or recover from jetlag at your leisure. Welcome dinner is served in the evening.
Day Two – (B/L/D) Buffet breakfast at hotel. Full day city excursion to Shanghai Old City – the unique architectures of Yu Yuan Garden, visit tea pot markets and lunch at a typical local restaurant, taste traditional Shanghai foods, Diem Sum Samplers (Dumping) of your choice. Visit the Bund area lined with gracious European buildings and overlook the HuangPu River. Walk along the pedestrian Nanjing Road to mix with the Chinese shoppers. Attend an evening performance by the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.
Day Three – (B/L/D) Buffet breakfast at hotel. Take an early express train to HangZhou, ZheJiang province, will be welcomed by our local tea company and take a tour to our tea plant. Lunch at a local HangZhou style restaurant. Visit the scenic spots along the beautiful West Lake and ride a boat on the lake. Visit Six Harmonies Pagoda. Dinner at a high rank restaurant, hosted by our local tea affiliate.
Day Four – (B/L), Buffet breakfast at hotel. Visit Dragonwell (Lung Ching) tea garden and pavilions, the tea plantation, pluck tea leaves from bushes and pan-fire Dragonwell tea on your own experience. Visit HuBao tea house and beautiful Buddhist Linyin Temple. Take a sleep coach train to Lu Shan Mountains, JiangXi province.
Day Five – (B/L/D), Arrive in Jiu Jiang, JiangXi province. Breakfast at tea noodles house in the city. Attend tea show and performance following by tea auction. Visit a local tea farmer’s house and experience to make blooming flower teas on your own. Dinning at tea farmer’s house by serving delicious tea dishes.
Day Six – (B/L/D), Buffet breakfast at hotel. visit scenic spots on Lu Shan Mountains, Panyang Lake, Dakou Rainbow Waterfall, Meilu/Beautiful Villa, Flower Road, Xiefeng Mountain, cable car on Xiufeng Mountain. climb up to Five Old Men Peak, visit Sandie Spring. Visit the HuaJing Park and the former residences of Chiangkaishek and Mao ZeDong, both former presidents of China. Take an evening flight to SuZhou, JiangSu.
Day Seven–(B/L/D), Buffet breakfast at hotel. A full day tour of SuZhou city — the Garden capital of China, including the Administrator’s Garden, the Lingering Garden, and the Master of Nets Garden, the Tiger Hill Park, the silk museum, and silk factory. A farewell party in the evening is served with SuZhou cuisines.
Day Eight – (B), Buffet breakfast at hotel. Coach Bus to Shanghai PuDong Airport for departure. End of this trip.
***Note: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
***Please feel free to email us at Contact@TroisGTea.com for more details and reservations. Thanks!