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Hangzhou Hiking Tours
Hangzhou is not only a city of poetic lakes and ancient temples — it’s also a hiker’s paradise. Surrounded by rolling tea mountains, bamboo forests, hidden streams, and centuries-old villages, Hangzhou offers accessible and scenic hiking trails right at the edge of the city.
Whether you're looking for a peaceful nature walk or a cultural trail through tea fields and temples, Hangzhou combines natural beauty, cultural depth, and convenience like few other cities in China.
What Makes Hiking in Hangzhou Unique?
- Nature in the City: Trails start just 15–30 minutes from downtown, no long transfers needed
- Tea Culture Integration: Walk through living heritage — real working tea villages and ancient tea trees
- Temple Trails: Combine hiking with visits to historic Buddhist temples and Taoist sites
- Photogenic Scenery: Bamboo forests, misty hills, creekside paths — beautiful in every season
- Peaceful, Low-Traffic Trails: Escape the crowds of West Lake, while staying nearby
5km Tea Mountain Hiking Tour in Hangzhou：Nature Trail + Longjing Tea Culture Experience
- Summary
Full Itinerary Overview｜Approx. 5–6 hours
Escape the city and walk into Hangzhou’s green heart. This half-day hiking tour combines peaceful mountain streams, tea-covered hillsides, and a hands-on experience in China’s most famous tea village — Longjing. Enjoy a 5km gentle hike through Jiuxi’s misty forest, reach the iconic Dragon Well Tea Village, and learn the secrets of hand-picked imperial tea with a local family.
- Hightlight of this tour
- Scenic 5km Nature Hike through Jiuxi forest, mountain trails, and tea fields
- Authentic Longjing Tea Village Experience — away from the crowds
- Visit the Legendary “18 Imperial Tea Bushes” once reserved for emperors
- Hands-on Tea Culture Workshop: tea leaf picking, pan-frying demo & tasting
- Itinerary
Morning｜Nature Hike Through Streams and Tea Hills
Meeting Point: Jiuxi Bus Stop (九溪公交站)
Hike Route: Jiuxi Yanshu (Nine Creeks) → Upper Jiuxi Mountain Trail → Longjing Tea Village
It is a place renowned for its natural scenery. The distance from Ji Xi to Long Jing Village is approximately 4 kilometers. Along the way, there are clear streams, lush trees, and winding paths, making it an ideal place for walking and photography. The scenery of Ji Xi changes with the seasons. In spring, peach blossoms bloom; in summer, the landscape is lush green; in autumn and winter, it has a unique charm, making people reluctant to leave.
Head into the lush hills behind West Lake to reach Longjing Village — the heartland of Hangzhou's most famous tea.
Longjing Village is specially arranged, not to take you to buy tea, but to take you to climb Longjing, explore the tea mountain, enjoy the scenery, Longjing Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, which can not only absorb the wind and drizzle from the south, but also resist the invasion of the cold current in the northwest, the forest is luxuriant, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the stream runs often. In addition, the average annual temperature here is 16 °C, the annual precipitation is about 1500mm, and there are many gravel in the soil, forming a unique small environment conducive to the growth of tea. Bring a hat to experience the fun of picking tea, stir-frying tea, and making tea, and be a tea farmer!
Afternoon｜Longjing Tea Culture Immersion
Put on your straw hat and follow the tea farmer into the hills: Learn how to identify and hand-pick the finest tea buds. Hear about traditional farming techniques and the legends of Dragon Well tea. Breathe in the scent of fresh leaves in a truly peaceful setting。
Watch a live demonstration of hand-roasting tea leaves over an iron wok. Try the process yourself and understand how roasting affects aroma and taste. Settle in for a warm and calming tea session in the farmer’s courtyard.
The eighteen tea plantations refer to a group of ancient tea trees located in Longjing Village. These tea trees have a history of several hundred years and were once the tribute items of the imperial court, thus being called "royal tea". This tea plant area not only holds significant historical and cultural value, but also the tea produced by these ancient tea trees has a unique flavor and a strong aroma. Tourists here can hear historical stories about the tea trees and appreciate the charm of rare tea.
- Price Details
Pax number | Price Per Person（Chinese service） |
1 Person | 70$ |
2-3 Person | 55$ |
4-6 Person | 50$ |
Above 7 Person | 40$ |
- Price includes:
★ Chinese/ English/Spanish speaking guide service
★ Entrance fee to attractions listed in the itinerary
★ Afternoon tea & local snack at farmer home
- Price excludes:
★ Private transfer between hotel and attractions
★ International and domestic airfare or train fare
★ Visa fee
★ Hotel accommodation
★ Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc.
★ Personal expenses
★ Optional tours, meals, activities and services
★ Travel Insurance
- Trip Notes
★ Egotrip reserves the right to adjust the price caused by exchange rate
★ Special requirements should be advised to Le tour in advance.
★ Egotrip reserves the right of final explanation for any change due to the reasons beyond our control.
- Comments
Any cancellation by you must be initiated by telephone/message to +86 15705831034 OR by email to egotriphangzhou@gmail.com. We will acknowledge your cancellation by email.
If you cancel or cannot take your tour as a consequence of force majeure, Egotrip will refund the amount you have paid less any non-recoverable out-of-pocket costs incurred on your behalf - car rentals, admissions, hotel reservations, tickets etc. We may require you to provide verification to confirm that you were unable to take your tour if you request a refund under this provision.
Force Majeure includes impersonal events such as war, civil insurrection, strikes, volcanoes, extreme weather, earthquake or natural disaster that makes it dangerous or impossible to safely undertake the tour. The determination of what constitutes 'Force Majeure' is at the discretion of Egotrip.
For cancellation due to any other reasons (such as illness, change of personal circumstances), the date on which the request to cancel is received by Egotrip will determine the refund due as follows:
If you cancel 7 days or more before the start of the tour:10% cancellation fee.
If you cancel 6 to 2 days before the start of the tour:50% cancellation fee.
If you cancel less than 1 day before the start of the tour or no show: 100% cancellation fee.
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