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2 Day Hangzhou Tour

2-Day Hangzhou Tour

There is much to enjoy in this tour of immersion into ancient Chinese architecture, craft and culture, when you can try your hand at traditional skills. Whether picking tea, making an umbrella or kite, wondering at the skill of monks’ carvings or being enchanted by the picture post-card beauty of the lake, there are so many memorable experiences.

2 Day Hangzhou + Qiandao Lake Tour

2-Day Hangzhou & Qiandao Lake Tour

Enjoy a two day holiday in beautiful Hangzhou and Qiandao Lake. Visit the icons of Hangzhou, including West Lake, Feilai Peak, and Lingyin Temple. Make like a local and visit an operating tea plantation where you can acquaint yourself with all the very best of Chinese tea traditions. Travel from Hangzhou to Qiandao Lake. Known by locals as Thousand Island Lake, you’ll quickly understand why when you take in the view from Meifeng Peak. Return to Hangzhou to conclude the tour. Including all transfers, a friendly knowledgeable local guide, road travel in a new, airconditioned vehicle, this tour can be taken on its own or added to any other China tour travel arrangements.

5 Day Hangzhou + Mount Huangshan Tour

5-Day Hangzhou & Mt. Huangshan Tour

A different view of Hangzhou and Mount Huangshan awaits on this easygoing five day fully guided tour. Kick off the adventure in Hangzhou, visiting local icons, including West Lake, Lingyin Temple at Feilai Peak, and an operating tea plantation where you can experience the rich culture and tradition of Chinese tea. Discover more about ancient crafts practised in China at the Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion and perhaps even turn your hand to one as well. Depart Hangzhou and travel by high speed train to Huangshan. Beautiful mountain top scenery awaits here as you ride by cable car and then hike to different points across the peak of Mount Huangshan. Appreciate exactly why the internationally acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon film was made here. Providing the chance to truly savor some of China’s most beautiful treasures, you’ll find the English speaking guides, careful attention to detail, and opportunity to explore within a relaxed timetable, the perfect way to enjoy real China. Ready to book? Let’s help you explore more.

5 Day Hangzhou + Wuzhen Water Town + Mount Huangshan Tour

5-Day Hangzhou, Wuzhen & Mt. Huangshan Tour

Combine the best of Hangzhou and Huangshan in this ultimate exploration through architecture and landscapes that have inspired philosophers and poets for centuries. Commence the tour in Hangzhou, home of the iconic West Lake and Longjing Tea. Here you can cruise leisurely on the lake itself and then explore the nearby famous Lingyin Temple and Wuzhen Water Town. Discover the way traditional culture, art, and architecture have been preserved here in true form. Board the high speed train to Huangshan and prepare yourself for a peak experience. Ride the cable car up Mount Huangshan and then savor the opportunity to capture beautiful travel memories from such well known outlooks as Begin-to-Believe Peak, the majestic Lion Peak, and the Writing-Brush Peak. Overnight at Mount Huangshan and then finish the tour in Hongcun Village, a beautiful town made famous by the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A delightful tour that offers a quintessential experience of some of China’s most beautiful natural and man made scenery, you’ll appreciate friendly, knowledgeable English speaking guides, the choice of four and five star accommodation, flexible dining options, and the chance to experience real China. Book and take this tour on its own, or combine with any other of our thoughtfully curated China tours from 20 different destinations. Just ask us how.

Hangzhou Day Tour

Day Tour of Hangzhou Natural Beauties

Enjoy a welcome change of pace in the serenity of the tea terraces on the mountains and slopes of the countryside outside Hangzhou. Experience at first hand the entire tea process from growing to consuming, with special cultural rituals, rounding the day off with a relaxing cruise on a picturesque, symbolic lake.

Hangzhou Historical Culture Day Tour

Day Tour of Hangzhou Historical Culture

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.

Hangzhou Nanxun Day Tour

Day Tour of Nanxun Ancient Town from Hangzhou

Enjoy a full day of guided exploration with a friendly and knowledgeable local guide. Explore all of Nanxun’s highlights, including Little Lotus Manor, Jiayetang Library, Former Residence of Zhangshiming, and Baijianlou – Chinese iconic residential row houses. Taken at a relaxed and easygoing pace over a full day, you’ll have the chance to create lasting travel memories on this tour.

6 Day Guiyang – Kaili – Zhenyuan – Libo Tour

6-Day Guiyang – Kaili – Zhenyuan – Libo Tour

A tour for the nature lover and those with a desire to know more of the heart of China’s rich cultural diversity. Start your tour in Guiyang, the launchpad for your adventure, then enjoy traveling to Kaili to discover the Qingman Miao Village. Immerse yourself in village life, gaining an appreciation for the unusual architecture, vibrantly colorful traditional costumes, and skilled craftsmanship which has endured through modern influences. More authentic local experiences await in other Miao villages in the region: Observe traditional paper making in Shiqiao; ethnic song and dance and the ornate costumes that go with it in Langde; unusual houses and buildings on stilts in Datang. Arrive in Zhenyuan Ancient Town where you’ll find the Qinglong Cave Ancient Architectural Complex, a truly remarkable collection of Taoist, Confucian, Buddhist temples built over the mountain cliff. Travel to Libo for stunning natural landscapes and the chance to capture beautiful travel memories of the mountains, lakes, and karst rock formations that are synonymous with Xiaoqikong Scenic Area. A leisurely driving tour over six days, you will appreciate your enthusiastic local guide’s knowledge of the region, airconditioned vehicle travel, four and five star hotel accommodation choices, daily breakfasts, and the chance to know real China. The perfect tour to take as a stand alone adventure or in conjunction with any other tour. Just ask us and we’ll take care of every detail!

9 Day Hidden Beauty of Southwest China Tour

9-Day Hidden Beauty of Southwest China Tour

Long after this tour you will conjure up memories of China’s natural wonders that have inspired poets and artists, and the treasure of being immersed in the life and culture of ancient minority people, suspended in time, still using skills to produce crafts that have served them since time immemorial.