Overview

Hangzhou, a famous city in history and culture and also an important national tourist city with the beautiful scenery. This full day non-factory shopping private tour will involve some sights seeing you are interested, such as West Lake, Former Residence of Hu Xueyan and etc. All entrance tickets, local lunch, private English-speaking guide and 2-way transfers from your hotel or the station are all included.

Highlights

  • Wander along West Lake - the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO;

  • Visit Former Residence of Hu Xueyan, the luxuriest residence of a merchant in the end of the Chinese Qing Dynasty;

  • Explore Song Dynasty Town, the largest Song Dynasty theme park in Hangzhou even in China;

Itinerary

Day 1West Lake - HuaGang Park - Song Dynasty Town - Former Residence of Hu Xueyan

Meet your guide in your hotel located in the downtown Hangzhou at 8:30am or Hangzhou train station, you will find your name on a welcome signage so you can easily recognize the guide then start your exciting sightseeing tour from to West Lake - it is the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the scenic beauty, attracts tourists from all over the world.

Wandering along the lake, enjoy the breathtaking scenery - pavilions, pagodas and embankments, etc and hear a Folk fairy tale - Legend of White Snake from your guide. Then you can choose the west lake cruise or the small boat on the lake, spend your leisure time there.

Afterwards, go to visit the Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond (HuaGang Park), there you can have nice fish viewing. It is one of the ten scenes of West Lake, you can not miss it.

At the lunch time, your tour guide can recommend some authentic Chinese restaurants that cater whatever you are craving for.

Afternoon, explore Song Dynasty Town (also called Songcheng), it is the largest Song Dynasty theme park in Hangzhou even in China. All the things there bring Song style to life. It is very interesting to see a new world. You can wearing the ancient clothes, wandering in the Song dynasty Town as if the time goes back to 700-1000 years ago (960AD-1279AD). You also can enjoy a performance show around 14:00pm - 15:00pm

Last destination, go to Former Residence of Hu Xueyan. It is the luxuriest residence of a merchant in the end of the Chinese Qing Dynasty. You can see its habitable rooms blend with its gardens and its building materials can be compared favorable with the imperial palace. You can just find a trace of Hu Xueyan's legendary life there and listen the amazing story from your guide.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Hangzhou or the railway station. 

Meals: Lunch

Book Price

Group SizeAdult(Age:8-80) Price/p.pChild(Age:4-7) Price/p.pInfant(Age:0-3) Price/p.p
1 Number $ 425 $ 60 Free
2 Number $ 245 $ 60 Free
3 Number $ 205 $ 60 Free
4 Number $ 170 $ 60 Free
5 Number $ 150 $ 60 Free
6 Number $ 145 $ 60 Free
7 Number $ 135 $ 60 Free
8 Number $ 130 $ 60 Free
9 Number $ 125 $ 60 Free
10 Number $ 120 $ 60 Free

Includes

  • English-speaking tour guide service fee

  • Air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver

  • Gas, toll & parking lot fees

  • Local Chinese lunch 

  • All entrance tickets to the sights listed above

Excludes

  • Accommodations

  • Dinner

  • Gratuity to the guide and driver

  • Personal Costs

Trip Notes

  • The quoted price is for an 8-hour tour per day. If you use more than 6 hours or less than 8 hours per day it will still be considered a full day.

  • Additional hours are billed at 50CNY to 100CNY for the guide and 50CNY to 100CNY for the driver.

  • Please note that the itinerary is flexible and we can adjust it according to your personal interests, the weather or any unexpected conditions.

  • For the lunch, we will take you to the authentic Chinese local restaurant catering for the locals with great dishes. If you prefer to take a lunch in a fancy restaurant or order dishes more than our budget then you can just cover the cost difference above our budget.

  • We conduct only private tour but not group tour and won't mix you with others.

  • Our tours are complete non-forced shopping tour and we won't take you to any factories without request to waste your valuable time.

$120-$425USD