Hangzhou Day Trip: West Lake and Longjin Tea Farm Exploration from Shanghai by Bullet Train
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71 Ratings
Shanghai
Embark on a full-day private excursion from Shanghai to Hangzhou, exploring the enchanting West Lake, famous Longjin Tea Farm, Linyin Temple, Feilai Peak, and ancient Hefang Old Street. Enjoy a seamless experience with a private guide, round-trip bullet train transfers, and door-to-door private transfers.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
3 days
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Highlights
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Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station - Your professional guide will pick up you at your Shanghai hotel in the morning,travel in the comfortable vehicle to Shanghai train station and enjoy 1-hour fun ride on the modern bullet train to Hangzhou.
As exclusive private tour, your itinerary is flexible and can be fully customized around you. Following is the sample itinerary, please feel free to discuss with your guide if you want to make changes during the tour. - Lingyin Temple - Upon arrival , start your wonderful tour at Linyin scenic area.As the saying goes, a visit to Hangzhou without visiting to Linyin Temple is not a complete trip. Here spend time to explore the charming area and different complex of the temple with various buddha status while learning the fasinating local religious culture, custom and wisdom from your guide.
- Fei Lai Feng - In addtion to visit the famous temple, you will also visit Peak flying from afar (Fei Lai Peak), a pure limestone mountain carved with 330 different stone Buddhas from 9th to12th century by the monk who lived in the temple. Rated as largest and the best-preserved Buddhist grotto in southern China. Marvel at the exquisite workmanship from the ancient times.
- Longjing tea fields - Next ,head to beautiful Lonjing tea villiage , here take a break and taste the famed local green tea , savor a delightful local lunch at home made restaurant. Your guide will help recommend the dishes based on your own dietary requests. After lunch, take a short walk up the tea plantation. Enjoy the amazing view of the vast green garden and learn about the tea picking and culture.
- West Lake (Xi Hu) - Continue your afternoon tour to the UNESCO site at West Lake (Xihu), regarded as the \
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Entrance to Linyin Temple and Peak Flying from Far
- Comfortable transport with an air-conditioned car and experienced driver
- Delicious local lunch
- Round-trip fast train fare (2nd class)
- Knowledgeable private guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees, lunch(if the “all inclusive tour “option is not booked)
- Hotel pick-up does not include hotels in the outskirts such as Jiading, Songjiang ,Qingpu ,Jinqiao, Chuansha in Pudong areas, etc. If your hotel is not in the downtown your guide will provide instructions on where to meet downtown
Additional Information
Take this full day private excursion to visit the dream-like city Hangzhou ,tour Hangzhou’s top attractions including the West Lake and famous Longjin Tea Farm, the amazing Buddhist culture in Linyin temple ,Feilai Peak; stroll along ancient Hefang old street, alongside a private guide from Shanghai which includes advanced round-trip bullet train experience and door to door private transfers.
- Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants (for your fast train ticket reservation)
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable shoes
Location
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
West of the Hongqiao Airport, Minhang District,
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
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Claudiahn6347re
Apr 22, 2024
Ah-mazing! Totally worth it! - I was in Shanghai on business and decided to stay longer to explore. Wow! Was it worth it! Traditionally, I like to explore on my own, but only had one day so I booked a tour. Everything was just as described. Make sure to check your email after you book as the guide needs information from you to book train tickets etc. it was a full 12 hours. Saw the temple, tea farms, West Lake & Old town. Sunny was a fabulous guide giving explanations and stories of the area. I highly recommend! Will seek her out the next time I’m here. 😀
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Aloysiuskh
Apr 12, 2024
One Day Hangzhou from Shanghai was fast and fun - We have found this one day trip to Hangzhou a rewarding experience starting early in the morning, and although it was a tiring day we have had fun spending the day under the terrific guidance of Annie, who’s our day tour guide for the trip, as she tirelessly accompanied us from pick up at W Shanghai from 815 am till the trip to Hangzhou completing the train journey back and forth both ways. It was a day well spent with Annie as she was knowledgeable on the Chinese history, sharing both about Shanghai and Hangzhou’s things to do and food to eat as well as the ancient history and cultural aspects in a succinct and diligent manner. Having booked this trip from Marriott Bonvoy app or website, this was connected to Viator to Sunny who whatsapped me immediately on what to do. All in all, this was a nice and enriching experience. Thank you for an interesting tour and all the help you have given us on the trip, Annie.
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Jun
Apr 12, 2024
Amazing guide Annie - Had a really enjoyable trip and guide by Annie, it’s my first time in Shanghai and she is very experienced and knowledgeable. The schedule was planned so smoothly we had nothing to worry about. Highly recommended to experience this tour! Cheers
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Safari11443323248
Mar 16, 2024
Great experience with professional and good communication skills. - We have great experience with the tour guide for the one-day trip to Huangzhou. A very good and memorable experience with her professional explanations about the history of each itinerary we visited. She communicated well in both English and Mandarin. She really takes good care of us and I will recommend her services to my friends.
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595rachell
Nov 25, 2023
An awesome Hangzhou exper - The guide was very informative and obliging to cater to our desired itinerary. The sights were spectacular and the tea and lunch were absolutely amazing
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Claukangjmz888
Nov 24, 2023
Amazing day trip to HangZhou - Annie was a very pleasant guide that made our trip to HangZhou very memorable and we got to go every single place that we wanted as she accomodated to our needs and wants.
You can place your trust in her and she will share with you China's history that made our trip very entertaining. Not only did we get to experience the local way, we got smarter with Annie sharing her knowledge with us.
We felt very assured, safe, excited & glad to be on this trip with Annie and she is very heartwarming! Be sure to book your trip with Annie and be assured with the best trip experience with her :-)
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Yanll962xj
Sep 14, 2023
Day trip to Hangzhou - Despite rainy day I did everything as planned visited temple had local lunch in tea village and west lake and old street, and my guide help me to take a lot of pictures. Thank you for her. It was a nice
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V8494sdandrewb
Jul 3, 2023
A day of highlights we will remember - Our tour guide, Annie, went above and beyond to accommodate us (one of us had been sick the day before). Everything about the day trip was fantastic. Transport, destinations, attractions, lunch at the local restaurant in the tea-growing village. The temple, statues and the lake itself were highlights of our trip. The bullet train from Shanghai was an added enjoyment through the megalopolis / country-side. And Annie was very knowledgable, generous and engaging. We loved the day.
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Onair164540
May 27, 2023
Great experience! - Everything was great!! Since we booked the tour Sunny, our guide was very kind and helpful. All the places we visited were amazing! The local food we had for lunch was delicious.
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Journey43926181356
Mar 11, 2023
Sunny was incredible I highly recommended taking a trip as it was such a magical experience and really enjoyable. 10/10 - I highly recommend taking a trip with Sunny she was incredible and give the trip 10/10. It was a magical experience and the day was just perfect. Well organised and can’t wait to go on the next trip with Sunny.
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