Tea Journeys
Yunnan's tea mountains the way the tea families work them — Nannuo's 400-to-800-year-old ancient trees with Hani harvesters, the UNESCO-inscribed Blang and Dai heritage landscape at Jingmai, hands-on Pu'er cake-making at a Relais & Châteaux tea manor, and the Blang fire-pit roasted-tea ritual at a five-suite Mangjing retreat.
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Pu'er Tea Experience
Three to five days deep in Yunnan's tea mountains — Nannuo's ancient tea forests, Jingmai's UNESCO-inscribed Blang and Dai heritage villages, hands-on Pu'er cake-making at the tea estate, and the Blang fire-pit roasted-tea ritual in Mangjing village — with an optional extension to Bingdao (冰岛), Lincang's most coveted ancient-tree village.
More tea journeys coming — a Kunming tea-merchant deep-dive and a Yunnan-tea-and-Tibet caravan retrace. Reach out if you'd like an early route.
Private trips built around the Pu’er tea mountains
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Jingmai Tea Tasting Tour
Five days deep in Yunnan's UNESCO tea mountains — Nannuo's ancient tea forests, hands-on Pu'er cake-making at the tea estate, and the Blang fire-pit roasted-tea ritual in Mangjing village.
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Soulful Side of Yunnan
Ten days down Yunnan's western edge — Bai courtyards and tie-dye at Dali, the Tea Horse Road market town of Shaxi, Tengchong's volcanoes and hot springs, then the Dai temples and tropical heat of Mangshi. Three regions most Yunnan itineraries skip one of, taken slowly.
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Guilin: Rivers, Peaks & Hidden Trails
Five days on the Li River and Longji terraces — bamboo rafting, karst ridge walks, and heritage lodges in Yangshuo and the Longsheng highlands.
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Gentle Summer in Yunnan
Wild elephants in Xishuangbanna, then three days on UNESCO-listed Jingmai Mountain among ancient tea trees and Blang villages. Eight to twelve days — built for families, works equally well without them.