Jingmai Mountain

March to early May for the spring tea harvest — villages come alive with picking, withering, and the year's first Pu'er rolling. This is when the mountain shows its working rhythm. October to early December is the second window: cool dry days and autumn flush. Avoid June–August (rainy season, the forest paths get slippery and flights to Lancang get delayed).

Fly to Lancang Airport (JMJ), the closest airport — 1.5 hours by road to Jingmai. Daily flights from Kunming (1h 10) and Xishuangbanna (45 min). Most guests pair Jingmai with Xishuangbanna for a tropical-Yunnan loop, driving 4 hours between them. We handle the pickup and the drive through tea villages, which is part of the experience.

Jingmai is the UNESCO-listed historic tea landscape (Bulang and Dai villages, 1,000-year trees, living heritage). Xishuangbanna's Six Famous Tea Mountains are equally ancient but more commercial, with accessible producer visits. Many guests do both — a 6-day Yunnan tea loop covering Jingmai's heritage and Xishuangbanna's rainforest producers. Stay at Bolian Jingmai inside a working tea estate for the deepest immersion.