Menghai Tea Mountain Route (Nannuo Mountain / Bulang Mountain / Menghai Tea Factory)
The core Pu'er tea producing area: the 800-year-old cultivated ancient tea tree on Nannuo Mountain is revered as the 'Tea Tree King,' while the ancient tea gardens of Bulang Mountain and Hekai stretch like a sea
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- All day
- Ticket
- Free (tea estate experiences by arrangement)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The core Pu'er tea producing area: the 800-year-old cultivated ancient tea tree on Nannuo Mountain is revered as the 'Tea Tree King,' while the ancient tea gardens of Bulang Mountain and Hekai stretch like a sea. Menghai Tea Factory is the headquarters of Dayi Tea (visits require reservation); in Hani tea-farming villages you can enter homes to taste and buy tea, and a self-drive day trip through the tea mountains is ideal.
Getting there: Self-drive from Jinghong / shuttle bus to Menghai
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