Hangzhou Private Tour from Shanghai: Discover Paradise City by Bullet Train

Embark on a fully customized private tour from Shanghai to Hangzhou, the Paradise City. Explore Flower Harbor Park, take a boat ride on West Lake, visit Lingyin Temple, and experience tea tasting at Meijiawu. Enjoy a local lunch and round-trip bullet train tickets. Book now!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station - Commence your day with a rendezvous with your personal guide in the lobby of your hotel in the morning, and embark on a journey to Hangzhou City via a swift 1-hour bullet train journey. While en route, engage in a conversation with your guide about your preferred activities in Hangzhou. Your guide, who is…
What's Included
  • Boat ride on West Lake with a ticket to a local attraction (included in All Inclusive Package)
  • Tea tasting experience at Tea Village
  • Enjoy a local lunch
  • Expert private guide for personalized attention
  • Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned car
  • Included round trip bullet train fare
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in downtown Shanghai
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • 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
  • West Lake Boat Ride and local attraction ticket (if All Inclusive Package is not selected)
Additional Information

Discover the famous Paradise City of Hangzhou on a fully customized sightseeing day trip from Shanghai by bullet train. Accompanied by your private guide, stroll around Flower Harbor Park and take a relaxing boat on the West Lake. Visit the famous Lingyin temple; see the traditional Meijiawu tea mountain; and wonder along the old Hefang Street. Local…

Location
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
West of the Hongqiao Airport, Minhang District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Yuliana_y
Dec 6, 2024
Recommended trip. - Caroline was very kind and helpful, she explained well about the city and its history. The trip is flexible, adjusted to our condition because we had a toddler and two elderly. The lunch was perfect, delicious and authentic foods.
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Lea_b
Nov 25, 2024
Amazing day trip - Very well organised tour. Pick up and travel was very smooth. Spots were very beautiful and nicely chosen. Additionally lots of very nice and interesting information shared by Caroline that helped understand the significance and historic background of the sights visited. The food during the lunch break was also very good. We woud definitely highly recommend the trip.
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Mah0519
Nov 17, 2024
Excellent day tour from Shanghai! - Phenomenal tour! I don’t typically book through TripAdvisor but did for the private Hangzhou from Shanghai. Alana was the tour coordinator and she was fantastic. We even asked to change the date at the last minute because of bad weather and she was able to accommodate us which I know wasn’t easy as bullet train tickets were involved. Our tour guide was Caroline and she was fantastic! She is extremely knowledgeable and fun which made the day zip by so fast. We visited Westlake and she took us to all the best places and she is also a great photographer! Next we had a superb lunch! Some of the best food we have had on our trip! Next was the tea museum and then off to the temple which was amazing- a must not miss. Because we had later train tickets we had time to stop by He Fang Street which was delightful. We then headed back to the train station and then driven back to our hotel. A perfect day! Many thanks to Alana and Caroline!
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Johanne_c
Nov 16, 2024
Do not hesitate to book... - Do not hesitate to book this tour we had a wonderful time in Hangzhou. So many things to see our guide Queena was excellent and very knowledgeable we really did appreciate our time with her.
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Zhenfeng_c
Oct 31, 2024
Professional and enjoyable Hangzhou trip - Caroline is professional and friendly throughout the trip. She is easy to communicate and she is willing to accommodate my father who could not walk fast. She also took initiatives and proactively helped my mum to take pictures at various spots. The lunch was especially delicious. Overall we are satisfied and we would not hesitate to recommend this to our friends and family.
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Elizabeth_s
Oct 24, 2024
The Hangzhou tour was... - The Hangzhou tour was spectacular. Everything we saw from Westlake, to the tea , the lunch and the Temple were so beautiful. Caroline was so full of life , friendly and knowledgeable, not to mention her patience with wanting us to shop. A truly memorable day.
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Benjaminchiawl
Oct 17, 2024
Best of the best Hangzhou day trip from Shanghai - Excellent day trip with our guide Snow, whom we had great rapport with and took excellent care of us - especially appreciated since I had my preggy wife and preschooler along with me. We were driven from our hotel to take the high speed rail from Hongqiao station to Hangzhou East station, and from there we had a fabulous time at the West Lake (Xihu), soaking in the remarkable scenery and chilling leisurely onboard the boat on the legendary and romantic West lake. Lunch was a sumptuous spread at Green Tea restaurant where we indulged in local Hangzhou delicacies, in particular dishes infused with the famous one-and-only OG Hangzhou Long Jing tea. The fish was fresh, chicken delicate and soup homely. 9.5/10 for the meal. We had some flexibility as we opted for less strenuous route and viewed a Longjing tea plantation before we were en route to Hefang Street and then back to Shanghai to beat the traffic. Train rides onboard the high speed rail were comfortable throughout and toilets were available in the cabins. Overall a perfect and enjoyable day trip that I would highly recommend! Especially with such a dedicated, knowledgeable and service focused guide like Snow. 💯
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Manroops308
Oct 16, 2024
Magical trip to Hangzhou - If you’re looking to explore Hangzhou, this is the best tour to book. Our tour guide, Caroline, met us at the Shanghai Rail station and we made our way over to Hangzhou together. We started by taking a boat ride on West Lake and exploring the gardens surrounding it. This was followed by a delicious lunch at an authentic restaurant. Afterwards exploring the Amanfuyan village was a great way to digest our lunch (Caroline was flexible and helped to build this request into our itinerary). Finally we saw the Lingyin Temple, which has stunning views and historical status of Budha. This tour is a fun way to explore Hangzhou, it’s very stress free. Your tour guide takes care of everything so you can enjoy the trip! Highly recommend this tour.
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Arent_n
Oct 10, 2024
Nice day - Caroline Very nice person Seen a lot and told us much Had a good lunch We had a fantastic day! High rocommend!
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Uscimc
Sep 29, 2024
First Class HangZhou - If you want to go see Hangzhou you have to do a tour. Metro is not convenient and taxis charge flat 100-200 RMB because of severe traffic. To see other sites besides West Lake you need to go with private tour. We had private van with AC. Carline was great and fluent in English. She gave amazing detailed historical background on all our sites and knew the best photo spots. Lunch was amazing. Probably the best meal I have had all week in the Shanghai area. I would choose this tour again!
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