Summer Edition: Essence of Hangzhou with Car
This itinerary is specially designed to avoid the summer heat of Hangzhou. In this tour you will be able to experience the essence of the whole city in just one day in a cool, clean, spacious, comfortable car. The car is a 7 seater SUV which is suitable for a tourist group with up to 6 persons.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Hangzhou. Let's start off early in the morning to avoid the scorching sun.
- - Arrangeable to meet at airport, train stations.
Hand-rowed wooden boat cruise on the West Lake
The rowing boat is a perfect, old-fashioned way to enjoy the Wes Lake. A boatman uses a single long oar to steer you through the calm water, offering a serene and authentic journey. The view in the lake is stunning.
Leifeng Pagoda
Leifeng Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda with a history of 1100 years located on the shore of West Lake. From the top of the pagoda, you can overlook the entire West Lake. Inside the pagoda is a museum demonstrating relics, history and cultures of the pagoda.
Lunch
We will have lunch in a cool, fine restaurant to try authentic Hangzhou Cuisine.
Songcheng Theme & Show of Songcheng Romance / or Zhejiang Provincial Museum
You can choose one of two following options:
Option 1): Songcheng Theme & Show of Songcheng Romance
Hangzhou Songcheng is a world-class theme park featuring cultures from of Southern Song Dynasty (12th - 13th century A.D.). Its signature show, Songcheng Romance often ranked among the world's three greatest shows uses cutting-edge audio-visual tech to tell Hangzhou's long and splendid history. A visit here offers an immersive trip back to ancient China.
Option 2) Zhejiang Provincial Museum.
The best history museum in Hangzhou introducing 10,000 years' history of Hangzhou / Zhejiang Province with exhibiting lots of exquisite and precious cultural relics.
Longjing Green Tea Leave Picking & Processing
Longjing tea produced in Hangzhou is the best green tea in China. We will go to a village with beautiful tea field to experience tea leave picking and tea processing.
Ending Point
Your hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Private transportation by an air-conditioned SUV
(Toyota Highlander)
Fuel, toll, parking
Pick up / drop off from / to your hotel, train station or airport in Hangzhou
Meal for you, starting from 50 per person depends on your specific requests.
Entrance fee for Leifeng Pagoda: 40 RMB per person
Boat Cruise: 300 - 360 RMB in total
Tea leave picking and processing: around 100 RMB per person.
Ticket for Songcheng Romance: 300 RMB per person for ordinary seats; 600 RMB per person for VIP seats.
Tour Important Information
* If you are interested in places that are not in the list, it is also possible. Please send me message, I will then give my opinion.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Ben W.
I am a government licensed English speaking tour guide in Hangzhou. I used to be an engineer in a Europe joint venture for almost 20 years and I am enthusiastic about history and cultures. I choose to be a tour guide because I love making friends from all over the world and I am very happy to help you better understand China.
Hangzhou, know as “Paradise on Earth”, with the poetic West Lake, is the most beautiful major city in China. It has a very long history of more than 2000 years, once being the capital of ancient China. Hangzhou is also a modern metropolis with amazing city views. It is a paradise for shopping and dining.
There are a lot of famous attractions in the city. You can check the Profile Gallery for pictures I took from those attractions.
I have lived in Hangzhou for over 20 years and almost know every corner of the city. If you are interested in any of those attractions, just message me! I can arrange the tour for you. I can show you the most beautiful scenic spots, and explain the story behind them; I can take you to the most authentic restaurants; I can answer all your questions and I will let you experience the most real China.
I highly recommend you make Hangzhou a stop when you visit China. I am looking forward to seeing you here in Hangzhou!
Reviews
Calvin K.
“Hangzhou Day Tour”
Bed responded quickly and efficiently to my enquiry and customized a wonderful one-day tour for us. He also arranged early registration for the Lingyin Temple visit before the tour began, which we later realized made the experience extremely smooth despite the huge crowds there. He picked us up at the hotel, and we started at Hefang Street, a beautifully preserved ancient shopping alley. We then drove to the Grand Canal, the world’s oldest man-made waterway. After that, we visited West Lake, where he thoughtfully chose two contrasting spots — one famous and lively, the other peaceful and tranquil — allowing us to experience both sides of its charm. The next highlight was Lingyin Temple and Feilai Feng, the spiritual heart of Hangzhou Buddhism, with its many well-preserved ancient Buddhist stone carvings, some carved directly into the caves. We ended the tour at a tea plantation, where he arranged for us to pick tea leaves while being filmed by a drone (my wife’s highlight of the tour). We also had the opportunity to experience making matcha tea before he drove us to our dinner venue. Throughout the day, Ben was patient, knowledgeable, and took the time to explain the history and cultural background of each site. The itinerary was compact, as per my request, but Ben arranged everything so efficiently that the day still felt relaxed and enjoyable. His car was clean, and his driving was excellent. I highly recommend Ben to anyone planning a tour in Hangzhou.
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Ben W.
Thank you very much for the kind review. Your good and long summary of itinerary also reminded me that happy day with you because we also had very happy and interesting conversation. Again, I am very glad that you recognize my arrangement and my service during the tour. Sincerely wish you and your family a happy life!
Bruce T.
“Great visit to Hangzhou”
Hangzhou is a beautiful city and Ben W. was an excellent guide. Met us at the train station and took us to all the important sites during our time there. Was very accomodative and knowledgeable. His English is excellent (you will need an English speaking guide to navigate the city). Definitely five stars.
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Ben W.
Thank you very much for your kind review. I am very glad that I could help and you enjoyed the tour in Hangzhou. I also enjoy the days with you because we had so many interesting conversations, so many happy laughs. All those happy moments will become a lifetime memory for me!
$300/ per group
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In this tour you will experience the very essence of Hangzhou in just one day by taxi. All the taxi fare is already included in the price! Note: Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak is not included in this tour because visiting it by taxi is very time consuming. If you would like to visit Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak, a car tour is recommended. Two days tour is recommended for better experience in Hangzhou. Please message me for 2-day tour’s itinerary.
Essence of Hangzhou by Taxi - Taxi fare included
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In this tour you will be able to experience the essence of the whole city in just one day in a clean, spacious, comfortable car. The car is a 7 seater SUV which is suitable for a tourist group with up to 6 persons. To fully explore the charm of Hangzhou, it is advisable to have a 2 days’ trip. Please message me for 2-day tour’s itinerary.
Essence of Hangzhou with Car (7 seater SUV)
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Hiking tour: Hangzhou’s beauty and traditional culture, 6 hours
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Essence of Hangzhou by Taxi - Taxi fare included
In this tour you will experience the very essence of Hangzhou in just one day by taxi. All the taxi fare is already included in the price! Note: Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak is not included in this tour because visiting it by taxi is very time consuming. If you would like to visit Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak, a car tour is recommended. Two days tour is recommended for better experience in Hangzhou. Please message me for 2-day tour’s itinerary.
Essence of Hangzhou by Taxi - Taxi fare included
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Hiking tour: Hangzhou’s beauty and traditional culture, 6 hours
It is a 6 hours’s pure hiking tour around the West Lake and in the old city downtown. The route is perfectly designed so that you can experience Hangzhou city’s beauty, tradition and authentic local life without distance just in one day. I will introduce all the attractions and answer all the questions about Hangzhou and China during the walk.
Hiking tour: Hangzhou’s beauty and traditional culture, 6 hours
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