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This tour will immerse you into Hangzhou’s amazing highlights, such as West Lake, Lingyin Temple/Huxueyan Residence and Tea Plantation with all inclusive service& roundtrip bullet train from Shanghai.

Highlights

• Catch top highlights in Hangzhou in one day
• UNESCO World Heritage: West Lake
• Benefited from a knowledgeable private guide

Description

Meet your Shanghai local driver in your hotel lobby (will confirm the departure time and train ticket once you confirm the tour, we will discuss more details via email or whatsapp), transfer to Shanghai Hongqiao high speed train station, scan your passport and catch the morning high speed train to Hangzhou without paper ticket and QR. Your passport number is your ticket. Meet your Hangzhou guide in Hangzhou train station's exit. Your first stop is 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), you can have nice fish viewing there. It is one of the ten scenes of West Lake, you can not miss it. Second stop will be Longjing tea fields. Chinese green tea is renowned Longjing green tea farm, where you'll be treated a local lunch paired with tea tasting. Wondering in the beautiful tea plantations, walk through the lush greenery and learn how the intricate process of tea cultivation from knowledgeable locals and private guide translation. Head to the last destination - Lingyin Temple or Huxueyan Former Residence. Lingyin Temple is located in the Feilaifeng scenic spot. Which is one of the top ten most famous ancient Buddhist monasteries in China, also one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China, and contains numerous pagodas and Buddhist grottoes. On the way to the temple, there are a large number of grottos and religious rock carvings. Huxueyan is a famouse merchants duiring Qing dynasty, you will get to know his legendary life in business. After finishing your tour in Hangzhou, you are transferred back to Hangzhou east railway station. Then take the high-speed train around 1 hour back to Shanghai. Upon arrival in Shanghai, we will arrange a Chinese speaking driver to meet you at Shanghai Hongqiao railway station exit and transfer back to your downtown hotel in Shanghai to finish the entire trip. NOTE: no need paper ticket, we will send you time table once your bullet train tickets are booked. If you need early back Shanghai to catch the evening activity, pls note us before bullet trian tickets booking.

Includes

Professional English/Spanish/French/Italian/German speaking guide Shanghai downtown hotel pick up and drop off Hangzhou railway station pickup and drop off Hangzhou day tour transportation Second class bullet train ticket between Shanghai and Hangzhou Entrance tickets Local lunch West lake cruise or boat ride

Important Information

• We need all clients passport information on booking page for tickets pre-booking in advance.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund