Private Day Tour of Essential Hangzhou Sightseeing
Pick up is from your Hangzhou downtown hotel or Hangzhou Railway Station (City Station, No. 1 Huancheng Donglu, Hangzhou) at 9:00 am and from where your private guide will accompany you to explore the highlights of Hangzhou.
You will first come to visit the splendid Lingyin Temple (Temple of Soul's Retreat), which was constructed about 1,600 years ago and is one of the ten most famous Buddhist temples in China. The Temple contains an important collection of Buddhist literature and many other treasures. It is a great centre of information for those who wish to study aspects of Chinese Buddhism in detail.
Follow your guide and step up to the mountain, you will see a number of ingenious Buddha statues in the halls as well as pagodas and Buddhist grottoes. Then head to Hangzhou Dragon Well Tea Plantation to learn about its production and sip the famous fragrant green tea.
Lunch will be arranged in a well-selected restaurant for you to taste the local food. Then continue your sightseeing to the tranquil West Lake. Take a boat on West Lake, and enjoy the charming scenery of water surrounded by green hills and divided into many scenic spots by bridges, dykes and ancient buildings.
Finish the cruise at Flower Harbor Park wharf, and you will visit the Red Carp Pond (Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor) - one of top ten attractions at West Lake and features red carps, peony flowers, a big lawn and dense woods. View the beautiful scenery and see thousands of red carp swimming in the pond.
Afterwards, your guide and driver will drop you off at your Hangzhou downtown hotel or Hangzhou Railway Station to conclude the tour.
- Have a delicious local lunch
- This private tour is operated with just your party
- This private tour is operated with just your party
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Great overview and orientation of the city
- Visit the city highlights of Hangzhou in one day
- Scheduling: This is a Private Tour That is Run Exclusively for the Person or Group Who Booked the Tour.
- Languages offered on the Activity / Tour: English
- Duration: 8 hours
- Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Pick-up servicePick-up is from your Hangzhou downtown hotel or Hangzhou Railway Station (City Station, No. 1 Huancheng Donglu, Hangzhou)
- Easy CancellationThere is no cancellation fee once Customers Cancel at least 7 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 50% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 3 and 6 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 100% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 2 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cut-off TimeAvailable to be booked until 2 days before the tour starts. We reserve the option to confirm the tour or not due to availability.
- Fuel surcharge and tax
- Chinese Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Bottled water
- English-speaking tour guide
- Professional licensed driver
- Transport by private vehicle
- Private tour
- Gratuities (Optional)
- All travelers’ names and hotel information are required while booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking