Tea tours and forest visits
At the origin of tea
A FOREST HAS NO DOORS
We welcome you among our tea trees all-year long, to savour all aspects of the terroir with your own senses. Each visit is a full immersion in the Yunnanese terroir, in full respect of its land, people, and culture.
We offer different kind of group trips to visit some of the most important tea places of China.
Each tour has a different theme, following nature, seasonality, and simply our heart.
Explore this page for the latest schedule, and contact us to book a talk and find the solution that better suits your needs.
China tea tour
May 1st - May20th, 2025
Fully booked - Waiting list
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Summer tour
August 4th-18th, Sichuan and Yunnan,
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China Autumn Tour
October 28th-November 14th, China tour
Itinerary and booking
Winter Tour, Yunnan
December 22nd-January 4th
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Customised visits:
Bookings are open for late May-September 2025.
Seasonality
Xishuangbanna is enjoyable all year-long, with a very mild sub-tropical climate that express itself in a moltitude of colors.
October - January
The rain in October starts to diminish until a dry January; the temperature are mild, with fresh nights (13-18°C) and warm days (19-25 °C).
Ideal for any kind of visit, at all altitude.
February - April
February and March are the dryest months, and between mid-March and mid-April the tea season is at its peak: expect hotter days (max 30-33°C in Jinghong, 28°C in the mountain) and a dry weather, until the first rains arrives between late March and April.
May - September
The rainy season with its ever-changing skies, hues, and fragrances.
The new tea has been pressed and it is ready to be tasted and purchased.
Choose it if you like to feel the tropical fragrance on banana leaves, and you are ready to relax listening to the sound of the rain.
May 1st - May 20th, 2025
China tea tours
This tour crosses the historical tea line of the east coast, before immersing in our Yunnan: it starts from Yixing, before proceeding to Huangshan and Qimen valley, where we visit extensively the most important production areas.
From there we travel to the Wuyishan valley, where we visit extensively the most important production areas, and from where we start to Tongmuguan, the birth-place of red tea, and Jianyang, the ancient site of production for the Jianzhang teaware, Tenmoku in Japanese.
For the second part of the tour we fly to our Yunnan, where we'll immerse in pu'er lands of Xishuangbanna, following the traces of pu'er tea from the ancient days until the contemporaneity.
October 28th - November 14th
China Autumn Tour
We curated a journey through the places, people, and tea we love most, offering a deep dive into our shared passion.
Starting in Shanghai, we travel to Yixing to meet master ceramicists Yuan Weixin and Lian Meiping. We then head to Wuyishan to explore the origins of rock and red teas in its scenic landscapes, and the famed Jianzhan pottery of Jianyang.
The second half takes us to Yunnan: from studying gongfucha in Kunming to visiting key pu’er regions like Laobanzhang, Hekai, Nannuo, and Yiwu.
This journey embodies the spirit of Eastern Leaves—tea, culture, landscapes, and the people who shape our story.
The gentle winter in Yunnan
Yunnan Winter Tour
December 22nd, 2025 - January 4th, 2026
Winter in Yunnan is gentle and welcoming, with mild weather, fresh teas ready for tasting, and a peaceful atmosphere. This itinerary explores Yunnan’s diversity through tea, geography, and culture, from the ancient Nanzhao and Dai kingdoms to the high-mountain landscapes.
The tour includes hands-on workshops on brewing, incense, and Tang dynasty tea cakes, as well as visits to forests, mountains, and tea producers. We’ll meet artisans and professionals, sharing tea and insights into their craft.
With accessible tea roads and fresh teas available, the journey offers an immersive experience of Yunnan and the heart of Eastern Leaves.
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