Category: Activity

  • Ride Dirty Weekend

    Ride Dirty Weekend

    A bit last-minute but this weekend, 6th & 7th September, we will be doing a gravel training weekend. Cannot make that? Might also do one the following weekend as well. PM to add to group!

    Freshen up those off-road legs and gravel skills!

    Beginners: You can try out on two flatish sections. Focus on braking, cornering and steep hill climb starts. We will do some drills with you and provide feedback so you can focus on building your confidence and having fun!

    Intermediate to advanced: focus on whatever you like ๐Ÿ™‚ and a good chance to test out your gear.

    Over evening beers we will chat about gravel races, events weโ€™ve done, tire pressures and enjoy a BBQ together.

    Its Free! No cost to join if you are our guest, and we will also provide a complimentary van, cold refreshments and nibbles. FYI we will start super early to try and beat the serious heat. Bring your own gravel or mountain bike or rent one of ours for two days at half cost. Want to stay an extra night (Thursday or Sunday) and we will provide that night free!

    Saturday: reservoir and Daming gravel – Beginner 50km and 95km intermediate, 2 to 3 gravel segments. We will do some short repeats, testing out different tire pressures. One timed challenge segment per day with a fun little gift for the top 3. Feeling super strong, and if overcast, then add the Botanical climb.

    Sunday: black hills gravel – 50km, 3 gravel segments. Test out tubeless tire puncture repair on our test tires. A skill you should know!

    Book rooms the usual way, www.wildhomestay.com and tell our wechat service account to add you to our weekend gravel group.  Warning! We will check that you have insurance (if not 30rmb) and sign a waiver!

  • Winter Fireplace Feast

    Winter Fireplace Feast

    Our next FEAST is on Dec. 2nd. There will be 5 great chefs, local and foreign, who will cook a mixture of local produced in the Winter. Special meat dishes including beef, lamb and local pork will be offered with a range of vegetarian options, soups, salads and a wide range of deserts. Come with your family and friends, sit around the fire, eat, help cook, chat and drink…..

    Please check out details and costs on our booking system.


    See our recap of our previous FEAST.

  • Summer hikes to the pools

    Summer hikes to the pools

    A few very nice summer days hiking in the hills to the local pools.

    Checkout these links on RedBook Link1 Link2

  • STC Tri 3.30

    STC Tri 3.30

    Scan the QR code for more details and links!

  • 2023-04-15 Wild Tea Fun!

    2023-04-15 Wild Tea Fun!

    Weekend of Wild Tea Fun! Experience China’s tea culture in an unpretentious, real and active way!

    On Saturday April 15th hike the hills and find the freshest tea bushes. Work with the locals picking some of China’s finest wild tea. Bring it back to the village, process it, prepare and taste the various types while learning a bit of the background and origins. Experience it in local food and drink. On Sunday 16th April experience our wild bamboo hunting, another seasonal agriculture activity. Find it, dig it, clean it, prepare it and eat it over lunch.

    Itinerary

    Friday

    Arrive PM

    ? Stay at Wildhomestay

    Saturday

    08:00am Early rise, big fresh breakfast
    09:00am Introduce different tea in the area and tea history by local tea expert. 
    09:30am Walk to the tea plantation
    10:00am Villagers explain how tea grows
    10:15am Start the fun of tea picking 
    12:00pm Picnic at the tea forest
    01:00pm Walk back to WHS
    01:30pm Dry tea
    02:30pm Tea taste and snacks
    03:30pm Hand fry self picked tea 
    05:30pm Take a break ready for dinner
    07:00pm BBQ Dinner with some special dishes cooked with tea
    ? Sleep Well at Wildhomestay

    Sunday

    08:00am Big fresh breakfast
    09:00am Bamboo hunting – find a bamboo shoot and dig out bring home with you
    12:00pm Lunch (Not included)

    Pick tea with the locals
    Sort tea leaves
    Hike to the tea plantation
    Dry & Fry the leaves in the traditional way
    Tea dish
    Tea time trying, different teas of China.
    Camp fire and BBQ
    Bamboo shoot hunting on Sunday.
    Bamboo hunting
    Bamboo infused local dishes

    Tea Activity Weekend Booking


    Please select adults or children activities and add them to your basket. Then select a room if you plan to stay with us. The price includes all 2023 04 15 Saturday and 2023 04 16 Sunday tea and bamboo activities and the tea you pick and container but not room and food.

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    Our Tea Bush area with great views.