Into the Soul of Tea

Hosted by Daniel Scheffler & Sarah Scarborough

March 23 to 31, 2020

Visiting: Hangzhou, Lijiang, Shanghai

Overview:

On this 10 day journey into the heart and soul of tea, we will discover the ancient Way of Tea at a restored Ming and Qing dynasty village near Shanghai. The magic and beauty of the Tea Ceremony and Emperors teas will be revealed at a tea house amongst the old temples and springs in Hangzhou. We will voyage to the Tea Horse Road and the home of the worlds most coveted teas in Yunnan. 

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Daniel Scheffler

The host of the iHeart Media’s travel Podcast, Everywhere.

 

Daniel Scheffler is the host of iHeart Media’s first original travel podcast, called Everywhere. He frequently writes for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic and various others. He is also the Special Features Editor at Wonderlust Travel and is currently working on a travel coffee table book with a publisher in Manhattan. He has traveled to over 125 countries, stayed in more than 2500 hotels, and flies somewhere every single week of the year for the sheer love of seeing the world. He lives in New York with his husband, and their dog. Visit www.danielscheffler.com  and make sure you listen to Everywhere!

Sarah Scarborough

The Tea Huntress

 

 

Sarah Scarborough has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to exploring the world of tea. She has biked, hiked and backpacked into the heart of the origins of tea to source the finest and most ethically grown varieties. Having developed numerous sustainable tea companies around for the US and Australasian markets, she has won awards for product development and for pioneering ethical trade.

Through her platform, Tea Huntress, Sarah shares with clients the soul of tea through ceremony and ritual. www.TeaHuntress.com

 

 LAND TOUR PRICE:

PRICE INCLUDES:

• Hotel accommodations as listed with private Bath/ shower
• Meals as listed each day
• Meeting rooms for workshops, Riuals, Yoga and meditation
• Fast track meeting assistance at Shanghai airport upon arrival
• All transfers and tours by Private AC luxury bus
• Meet & Greet servixes at airports & Train station by A Classic Tours Collection local representative
• Services of local English-speaking guide during sightseeing tours
• Guide fees, Entrance fees, parking etc.
• First class Train tickets from Shanghai to Hangzhou
• Tea at roadhouse during Tiger Leaping Gorge tour- room to rest and for storytelling
• All applicable taxes on Hotels and transport as of Jan. 20, 2020

OPTIONAL:

1. Basha Vige tour- $ 236.00 per person (based on minimum 2 participants)
2. Private transfers in Shanghai (if needed for participants arriving on different flights- $ 130.00 per transfer based on minimum of 2 persons

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INTERNATIONAL AND INTERNAL CHINA AIRFARES ARE ADDITIONAL- Quoted at time of booking and depending on place of origin.

US Nationals require visa for China- details provided at time of booking.