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If you've always dreamed about walking through the ancient tea gardens of Jingmai Mountain or meet the farmers who've made your tea for years, we can help you.
This is a 5 days/4 nights private tour that will take you on a loop in South-Western Yunnan.
You will travel in a comfortable SUV, driven by Ai Ni Pa, a professional English-speaking guide from Bada Mountain. At night, you will stay mostly in the tea villages (Man Nong, Lao Man E, Jingmai), in comfortable guest houses.
This tour aims to give you an understanding of the Pu-erh tea production in Southern Yunnan. You will get to visit large and small factories, ancient tea gardens and modern tea plantations. You will learn how Pu-erh tea is made, from cultivation to cake pressing. Finally, you will drink good tea from many prestigious areas with both traditional and modern brewing style.
The tour can be organized for one to three people. Feel free to join up with a tea friend!
Here is the program:
Day 1
Meeting in Jinghong with Ai Ni Pa
Visit of the Ba Gongli industrial area where all the major tea factories of Menghai are located
Head to Mannong village in Hekai, spend the afternoon with Na Duo, who will show you the tea gardens and cook great Lahu food for you
Stay in a very nice guest house in Man Nong village
Day 2
Breakfast in Banpen
The morning is dedicated to tea exploration, whether you like to drink tea in the villages, or go for a hike in the gardens, there are many interesting places to visit if you like tea.
It is possible to visit Banpen, Lao Banzhang, Ba Ka Noy and Lao Man E, we have contacts in each of those villages who can show you around.
Overnight stay in Lao Man E village
Day 3
Heading to Jingmai, you can stop on the way if you want to drink more tea or visit other gardens.
Arrival in Jingmai Mountain in the afternoon (it's a 3.5 hour drive from Lao Man E to Jingmai, we can take it slowly).
If we're in the mountain at this time, we'll be happy to meet you and spend the evening together
Day 4
Visit of the main tea gardens and villages of Jingmai Mountain (Da Ping Zhang, Ai Leng Shan, Mangjing, Jingmai main village, Weng Ji, Nuo Gan)
Try local food (tea omelet, chicken soup, a lot of typical Dai cuisine!)
Day 5
If you feel like waking up early, you can take a walk through the ancient tea forest at dawn, it's a wonderful sight.
Leave Jingmai around noon time
Have lunch in the lowlands around Menghai, the cuisine is different from the one in the mountain.
Going back to Jinghong (1h30min drive from Pu'er).
The tour will cost you:
1560 usd if you go alone
1140 usd per person for two people
860 usd per person for three people
Payment can be done through Paypal or alipay, a 50% advance payment is required at the time of booking.
Accomodation from day 1 evening to day 5 morning, all the meals, guide fees, tasting fees and transportation costs are included in this price.
You'll just need to buy a plane ticket to Jinghong, book a hotel for the day before the tour start and for the last day, and a travel insurance. You can also bring some cash if you want to buy tea from the farmers.
A lot of countries have 15 or 30 days visa-free entrance to China, you can check the list here: https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-visa-free-travel-policies-complete-guide/
We are quite flexible on the organization, things are not planned far in advance in Yunnan, but Ai Ni Pa knows people everywhere and takes great care of the travelers. Let's hope we'll have the opportunity to meet!
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