Celestial Seasonings Tour and Tea Shop

Being a fan of Tea in general and especially a fan of Celestial Seasonings herbal teas ... I was very eager to take a tour as I was already in Boulder.

In the reception area you can sample cold and hot teas while you wait for your tour to begin - relatively as much as ya like.

The tour itself is free and begins with a movie documenting the history and business of Celestial Seasonings.

Donning our hair nets we entered among the production of tea.

Our tour guide was very nice and informative ... When I asked s question about the current herbal tea being ran on the first line she excused herself and went inside the mix room to ask one of the guys who was at work in there to get the answer.

They put out the actual herbs and spices that are being used for some of the teas they are running so you cam smell and experience them in their raw form - all the while telling you its history and how it came to be part of celestial seasonings. Very interesting.

They explain where their tea comes from and how they do business with local tea farmers and etc.

I a huge fan if mint ...So the mint room was great. At first the overwhelming smell of it and the permeating oils stings your eyes ... But after a minute I was hooked. Mist of our group left the room due to the overwhelming power of it ... Not me, I was the last to leave and practically had to be dragged out by the laughing tour guide.

The tour is short and interesting. The gift shop is nice, offering all the tea types and tea accessories and etc you could possibly want.

If your in Boulder .... Definitely drop by Celestial Seasonings. Your can have a free tea tasting and a free tour that's interesting and a bit fun in just about an hour.

I'm definitely a fan!

I was eager to visit this place since it's reopening. I took the $5 tour of the warehouse. I waited in the lobby for the 10am tour while sipping some of the tea samples provided (I really enjoyed the Sleepytime Lavender tea). I walked around the several displays of beautiful art paintings and unique tea pots. The tour ticket was a 2 pack of tea bags to keep (cute idea).
The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The tour stopped at the Peppermint room to smell the aroma (peppermint is kept separate from the other teas). The tour finished in the gift shop which had a large variety of tea related items to purchase.
Celestial Tea is celebrating their 50th year anniversary and for good reason because their tea is exceptional!

I came here with two other tea fanatics late afternoon on a Saturday. We were excited to go on the tea tour and sample the teas.

Unfortunately, they were all booked for the tea tours and so we couldn't go. An employee told me that although their tours are first come first serve in person registration, they fill up quickly, especially on Saturdays. People come early, check in, and then come back for their tour, there are large groups, or they are just busy.

Luckily we could still taste as many teas as we wanted from the tea bar and read about the history of their teas. This was fun and the employees were very kind and knowledgeable about the teas.

My mother & I got to do the Tea Factory tour & it was SO cool. The tour itself is only about 30 minutes after a 7 minute video intro that was entertaining & informative. Very easy parking & the tour itself only costs $5 (but of course we got lost in the tea shop afterwards.) All the staff were extremely friendly & the place is very clean. Super fun activity to do with traveling guests or just on a random off day.

I always love this tour. It is fun to see where they started and how far they have come. The tour guides are always informative, available for questions and sometimes funny. The fact that you can try any of their teas before and after the tour is great too. Gives you a chance to try before you buy. We always try different teas that we are not sure we would just buy without tasting them and then we end up buying a ton of tea in the tea shop afterwards. The shop is so cute and had great stocking stuffers for me this year. If you get a chance to do the tour, I highly recommend it. They charge $5 a person but then you get that $5 off in the tea shop so it basically is free.

This was so much fun. You can taste all of the teas and the people who let us try it had great suggestions. A quick pic in the Bears teacup house and we're off on a tour. We went on a day the weren't running the machines but that made it easy to hear the tour. $5 per person but you get a $5 per person in the giftshop. That's 1.5 boxes of tea!

If you love tea, this is an absolute must stop if you're in Boulder! They do tours every hour on the hour, and they are first come first serve. We showed up at 1230 and were so lucky we were able to get a spot on the last tour. Especially since we came from Colorado Springs lol. There is a station set up where you can sample all of their teas for free while you look at some of the teas history on the walls. Seriously so much fun! My kids loved trying all the tea, and the employees were so kind to everyone waiting to get their next sample. They all went out of their way with their graciousness. The tour was so much fun. You don't get to see the whole factory for what I can guess is safety reasons, but seeing what you do is so much fun. The mint room smells sooo amazing!

During our visit to Boulder, we visited the Celestial Seasonings factory for a tour and tea tasting because we love love tea. The tours have just reopened and are $5 for about a 30-45 min tour. There's not all that much to see, but for such a small fee, it's kind of a cool thing to see how the tea is processed and get a whiff of their mint room. The tour guides are lovely and very knowledgeable. In the waiting area you can sample all the different types of tea that they have available which is awesome - my favorite is probably the sleepytime lavender and the watermelon iced tea was good too! I had never tried that one before. They have the original artwork for several of their teas in the reception area which is cool to see as well. It's amazing that the history of Celestial Seasonings goes so far back and how far they have come since then.

There's a fun tea shop to walk through afterward where you can buy their tea and several other tea related things.

It was a long drive for us to get to Celestial Seasonings. We were really looking forward to the experience of the tea tasting, factory tour, and cafe.
They have increased the variety of tea you can sample and they are happy to describe the tea and it's qualities to you. The tour now cost five dollars a person. It is interesting and immersive to take in all the aromas and sights. The tour took about 45 minutes. It was a disappointment not to be able to go into the peppermint room but you can stand near the open door to get the effect. The tour guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
Much to our dismay, the cafe is closed and none of the employees seemed to know when it would reopen. We planned to spend a few hours at this site, but with no cafe, we left pretty much after the tour. The gift shop is very cute but pricey. You can buy tea of course and it's a little cheaper than at the grocery stores.

In the mood for unlimited tea tasting? Yes, please! A must visit when in the Boulder CO area. Ample parking, friendly staff, and unlimited tea tasting. Only $5 per person to tour, but that $5 goes towards gift shop purchases, just as long as you go over the cost of the ticket. Our party of 5 cost $30, and our $100 gift shop purchases got reduced to $70.

I've been here multiple times when I was little and now as an adult it has always been a fun, relaxing place to go to. I would definitely check for tour times ahead of time before you go. I wish the store was a little bigger I don't think it's very expensive either. They always have good deals on stuff and have amazing, creative new things. They also have all kinds of teas to test before the tour its very neat and tasteful they provide sugar/other add one for teas as well. It's not far from Boulder so you can definitely go hang out there afterwards it's not hard to find. The staff was very friendly. You mention a Tea and they will go find it for you.Thank you!