West Lake from the water
A boat ride offers a different perspective on West Lake's hills and shores, complementing walks along the water. Operation depends on weather; see the daily arrangements.
Hangzhou City: 3-Day Tour
Price on request
Overview
This 3-day, 2-night route covers Hangzhou. A West Lake cruise, Leifeng Pagoda and Lingyin's Feilai Peak anchor the lake-and-hill visits, with Broken Bridge, Qinghefang and Longjing tea gardens on the final day. It suits travellers wanting scenery, temple surroundings and tea culture within one city, using city transfers and walking.
Highlights
Woodland and carvings at Feilai Peak
Explore the wooded setting, rock carvings and streams of Feilai Peak. See the service details for whether Lingyin Temple admission and other charges are included.
Tea country and old streets
Longjing tea gardens and Qinghefang introduce Hangzhou's tea culture and street life beyond the lakeside scenery.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Arrive in Hangzhou / Arrival transfer and free time
Make your own way to Hangzhou from elsewhere in China or abroad. Meet at Hangzhou East Railway Station at 14:30 for a driver transfer to the hotel, or reimbursement of a taxi from that station to the hotel. Enjoy free time after check-in. No guide or sightseeing vehicle is arranged today. Guests arriving at other stations or the airport make their own way to the hotel.
Day 2Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak, West Lake cruise and Leifeng Pagoda
After breakfast, visit Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak, with a vegetarian buffet lunch at Lingyin. If reservations are full or traffic restrictions prevent the visit, you go to Phase III of Xixi Wetland instead, including a boat ride and electric shuttle, and lunch becomes Hangzhou cuisine. Continue to West Lake, Su Causeway and Viewing Fish at Flower Harbour, take a lake cruise and visit Leifeng Pagoda. Songcheng and the Romance of the Song Dynasty show are optional paid activities.
Stops: Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak; Phase III of Xixi Wetland if reservations or traffic restrictions prevent the visit · West Lake cruise · Su Causeway · Viewing Fish at Flower Harbour · Leifeng Pagoda
Day 3Broken Bridge, Qinghefang and Longjing tea gardens / Hangzhou East Station transfer
After breakfast, visit Broken Bridge and Qinghefang, then head to the Longjing tea gardens to try on tea-picking gear, take photos among the tea rows and pose for drone shots. Lunch is a Qianlong Imperial Tea Banquet. Drone photography may be cancelled in bad weather. Tea and other products are sold at the restaurant; buying is entirely optional. After lunch, the group transfers to Hangzhou East Station, so book trains departing after 15:00. If you are leaving from Hangzhou Station or Xiaoshan Airport, make your own way there; we recommend flights after 16:30, adding an hour on public holidays. If you need to leave earlier, tell the guide in advance and make your own way to the station or airport.
Stops: Broken Bridge · Qinghefang · Longjing tea-garden experience and aerial photography
Included and not included
Included
- Two nights in a Hangzhou hotel, in a standard twin room.
- Meals: breakfast and lunch on Days 2 and 3.
- Local air-conditioned group-tour vehicle, one seat per person. Pickup/drop-off points, departure times and attraction transport follow the scope specified each day; vehicle use during free time is excluded.
- Local Chinese-speaking guide; transfers and free time do not include guide service.
- Main admission to the sights explicitly included each day. Reservation failures, closures and other conditional changes are described in the corresponding daily plan.
- West Lake cruise included. If Lingyin cannot be arranged, you visit Phase III of Xixi Wetland instead, with its boat ride and electric shuttle included.
Not included
- Guests arrange their own flights, trains and other transport to and from the destination city.
- If you buy optional-activity tickets independently but use group transfers or guide services, the corresponding transport and guide charges still apply. Confirm costs and meeting arrangements in advance.
- Songcheng and the Romance of the Song Dynasty show cost extra.
- Single-room supplements, meals not listed as included, and personal spending such as shopping, hotel laundry and drinks.
Cost and booking conditions
West Lake cruise included. Confirm before booking whether West Lake shuttle transport on Days 2 and 3 costs extra and the exact charges.
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