Day Tour of Hangzhou Historical Culture

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  • Tour Name
    Day Tour of Hangzhou Historical Culture
  • Tour Type
    Small Group
  • Travel Date
    2025-08-08
  • Accommodation
    Luxury
  • Adults
    5
  • Children aged 2 to 11 years
    5
  • Infants aged 0 to 23 months
    5
  • Rooms
    5
  • Extra beds
    5

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Hangzhou

Hangzhou offers much in the way of culture and this one day tour endeavours to capture it alls as you make your way from the Grand Jing-hang Canal Museum to other landmarks of historical and cultural significance, including the Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion and Dadou Road Historic Block. Immerse yourself in the traditional crafts on which China forged its position in global commerce, even centuries ago. Including a knowledgeable local guide, transfers between sights, a relaxed easygoing pace, and the opportunity to learn firsthand about important Chinese cultural traditions, this tour is a welcome change from the big city bustle. Available as a stand alone tour or as an add on to any other tour small group, private or custom tour arrangements. Just ask us how.

Itinerary

Day Trip in Hangzhou

You will be collected from your hotel to commence today’s tour. From the hotel you will be driven to the old section of Hangzhou to begin exploration of the city’s colorful folk culture. The tour begins at the Grand Jing-hang Canal Museum, where presents the excellent history of the longest canal in the world. Walking across the elegant Gongchen Bridge, you’ll discover an eclectic mix of museums that trace the history of all manner of Chinese craftsmanship: the China Umbrella Museum, China Knives, Scissors and Swords museum, and the China Fan Museum.

From here you’l move on to the Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion, a craft center where you can experience making such things as a kite or an oiled paper umbrella, while learning about folk art and culture of Hangzhou (optional*).

You will then board a cruise to travel across the longest and oldest Grand Canal in the world after which you’ll arrive at the Dadou Road Historic Block.

Stroll the cobbled streets in this revitalized residential area and discover fine examples of architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Gain insights to the past through the museums and displays of traditional crafts or indulge yourself at the cafes, restaurants and gift shops.

Join the locals in pray at the Xiangji Temple, then return to your hotel to conclude the day’s culture tour.

Note: Our guide will contact you in advance to confirm the pickup time.

*Optional activities incur additional charges.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Inclusions:

  • Admission fees: to sightseeing spots and activities specified
  • Activities specified in the itinerary
  • Excellent professional English-speaking guide
  • Ground transport in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver
  • Pick up and return to your hotel
  • Boat ride on Grand Canal
  • Travel agency liability insurance during the tour
  • Government taxes and fees.

Exclusions

  • International/domestic flights/trains to/from Hangzhou
  • China visa
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers and any expense of personal nature
  • Hotel accommodation
  • Meals: Meals are excluded. Your guide will make recommendations and order for you, if required.
  • Our tour package does not include travel insurance. Please purchase travel insurance before your trip to protect for any unforeseen circumstances.

Important Information

  • This is a private tour for your group of family or friends. No other travelers will join you. It’s always available for your schedule!
  • Smart casual dress and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
  • The prices shown above are not valid during China’s Official Holidays (such as National Day and Chinese Spring Festival etc.).

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Debbie W
Debbie W
Reviewed on July 4, 2025
Tripadvisor score Beautiful China!

June 2025 • Family

We absolutely had a wonderful time and would highly recommend Chinatours.com to assist travelers to build their itinerary. Our itinerary was well outlined to include many wonderful historical sites, fun outdoor markets and beautiful gardens. We were guided by very knowledgeable and friendly tour guides. We especially liked Lee. She was accommodating, knowledgeable about the history of China, introduced us to the many wonderful things about the culture, recommended very good local restaurants, and assured confirmation and safety of our transportation. Chinatours booked us very nice hotels and the transport between cities was seamless. We really enjoyed our time in China and wished we could have stayed longer.
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Daniel R
Daniel R
Reviewed on July 3, 2025
Tripadvisor score Great Time In Beijing!

July 2025 • Solo

Really enjoyed by first trip to Beijing! Our tour guide, Nancy, was terrific. She was very informative and kept things very well organized and on schedule. I would definitely recommend China Tours to anyone who wants to visit China.
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Sherin E
Sherin E
Reviewed on July 3, 2025
Tripadvisor score Fantastic tour guide in Beijing!

July 2025 • Family

Our trip in Beijing was absolutely amazing. We had an excellent tour guide, Nancy. She was very knowledgeable, supportive and always ready to help us to make our stay enjoyable. We highly recommend her.
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Ivan J
Ivan J
Reviewed on July 3, 2025
Tripadvisor score Beijing tour group

July 2025 • Couples

Great Beijing tour, the small group works great. Excellent tour guide Nancy - good English, fun and loads of knowledge. Accommodation was great!
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Genoveva G
Genoveva G
Reviewed on June 24, 2025
Tripadvisor score Great tour with Linda in Beijing

June 2025 • Friends

This is our second tour with China tours, and it was fantastic. Linda was our guide in Beijing. She was great! She was very knowledgeable about history and culture and a very kind person. Our group was a mix of young and old, and she made our days in Beijing interesting for everyone. We highly recommend Linda and China tours!
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Tofta2010
Tofta2010
Reviewed on June 23, 2025
Tripadvisor score Very interesting and inspiring days!

June 2025 • Friends

Linda did an excellent job to explain and teaching us all about Chinese history and give us a good insight to all the places she showed us. We were a diverse group and even got our three children interred along the way. Thanks Linda!
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Gavin M
Gavin M
Reviewed on June 19, 2025
Tripadvisor score 100% fabulous experience

June 2025 • Family

The trip with China Tours was 100% fabulous. Everything about it was exactly as described. The tour guides were all wonderful, the hotels, and transfers (two bullet trains, two domestic flights) were amazing, everything went exactly as planned, and we had a great first trip to China. We did the 13 Days China Wonders & Pandas tour in June 2025. The balance was perfect between sightseeing with the guides and having free time to explore this amazing country at each destination. The high quality of the five guides along the way really made the trip. They were wonderful people without exception: professional, courteous, very knowledgeable, and friendly. The team at China Tours did truly great work in arranging everything, down to the last detail. Thank you very much for making this trip a really great experience!
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Susan B
Susan B
Reviewed on June 19, 2025
Tripadvisor score The only way to visit China!

June 2025 • Couples

This is a fantastic tour. The tour guides are amazing- so knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The experience of visiting the historic sites has been made far richer than it would’ve been on our own. We have left China with a greater understanding of Chinese history, culture and its people.
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