Hangzhou Tours, Private Trips, West Lake and Tea Culture

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Hangzhou and Suzhou are rivals for the position of "Heaven on Earth" and it truly is hard to separate them. Set on the magnificent West Lake, Hangzhou will enchant you with its classical beauty.

Best Hangzhou Tours

These are the most popular Hangzhou itineraries for visiting the classic attractions. Similar itineraries never mean that you'll have the same experiences — unlike other travel agencies that just show you around, we create unique Hangzhou experiences that allow you to interact with the local people and culture.

Taste the Best Chinese Tea

1-Day Dragon Well Tea Culture & West Lake Tour

Historical Grand Canal and Fabulous Hangzhou

2-Day Hangzhou Highlights & Grand Canal Heritage Tour

Immerse Yourself in Nanxun Water Town

4-Day Shanghai & Hangzhou with Watertown Tour

Most Popular Tours from Hangzhou

Skiing, rafting, panda visiting, and theme parks, there are tons of things to do around Hangzhou. Please check the following itineraries. We can adjust them flexibly for you.

Ski Slopes at Your Doorstep

2-Day Lin'an Hot Spring & Skiing Tour

Weekend in a Bamboo Forest

2-Day Weekend Getaway to Anji Bamboo Forest

Hollywood of China, Action!

2-Day Hengdian World Studios Weekend Getaway

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Memorable Hangzhou trip with Derek

Derek is a fantastic guide! He is knowledgeable, friendly, warm and full of passion. He truly loves his job.Derek provided us with so much history and information and made our visit to Hangzhou truly memorable! Derek chose a fantastic restaurant for us to sample the local cuisine. The food was marvellous!Overall, the visit to Hangzhou was an amazing experience because we had a wonderful guide in Derek!

Sep 2024, Jia Rui S（Quest270800）

Hangzhou day trip

We did a day trip to Hangzhou and visited various attractions such as Linyin temple, Xi hu, Cheng huang pavillion and qin he fang pedestrian street. Our guide is Derek and he is very professional and very knowledgeable in the history and culture of Hangzhou. He explained to us throughly and allow us to understand the culture and history of Hangzhou. 10/10 will recommend Derek

Sep 2024, Yi kai T

Amazing one day in Hangzhou

But the China Highlights and the great guide Derek made it possible and a real experience. We reasonably combined the temples, White Snake Legend, West Lake cruise with a great lunch experience, tea museum etc. Special thanks to Derek who perfectly managed our needs beeing very nice, just like we wished it to be. Highly recommend.

Aug 2024, Rafa86@aleksyr2016

4 Common Questions Travelers Ask Us

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1. The Map of Hangzhou

2. What is the 144-hour visa-free transit policy?

A short stay (up to 6 days) in Shanghai and surrounding cities is more convenient now, for it is usually visa free! Since January 30th 2016, citizens from 51 countries can come to any of the following ports of entry in China – Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai Railway Station, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport – and stay within the administrative precincts of Shanghai municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province for up to 144 hours without Chinese visas, by producing their own valid international travel documents and onward air/boat/train tickets to another country (or region) with confirmed date and seat to leave within 144 hours of arrival. Read more

3. What is the best time to visit Hangzhou?

You can visit Hangzhou at any time. Every season has different beautiful scenery. Beautiful flowers in spring and colorful leaves in autumn make them more popular. Avoid Chinese national holidays like May 1st, China National Day (Oct.1th-7th).

4. What's the unique of Hangzhou?

West Lake, the city symbol of Hangzhou. Many ways to explore the West Lake, but taking a boat is the most popular and leisure way to avoid the crowds.

Dragon Well Tea in Hangzhou
Hangzhou's unique Dragon Well Tea (Longjing Tea) plays an important role in Chinese green tea. We can arrange to pick and taste Dragon Well Tea, and an in-depth tea culture exploration for tea buffs.

Wuzhen Water Town nearby Hangzhou is one of the top 6 water towns of China. Taking a gondola along the ancient canal town should not be missed there and the night of Wuzhen is impressive.

5. Hangzhou & neighbors

Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai are the most famous cities of the Yangtz Delta. The other two places are convenient to reach from Shanghai at a short distance.

Destination	Train Schedule	Duration	What to do
Shanghai	6:00-22:00 every 10 minutes	1h 10m	Add Shanghai before or after the Hangzhou tour, and see the essence of Shanghai: Yuyuan Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Bund. Add Zhujiajiao Water Town.
Suzhou	8:00-20:00 23 trains per day	1h 40m	Extend to Suzhou to see its typical Chinese gardens and ancient water towns. Enrich your itinerary with Suzhou's must-see highlights: Humble Administrator's Garden, The Garden of the Master of Nets. Ride a boat in water towns such as Tongli.
Huangshan (Yellow Mountains)	9:49 1 train per day	3h 25m	Take a cable car up to the Yellow Mountains' "Four Wonders": imaginatively-named pines, oddly-shaped rocks, seas of clouds, and hot springs. Don't miss staying on the mountains for a sunrise. Add Hongcun Village/Tunxi Ancient Street for some ancient Anhui architecture.

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