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There is much to enjoy in this tour of immersion into ancient Chinese culture, architecture, craft and gardens, when you can try your hand at traditional skills. Whether picking tea, making an umbrella or kite, wondering at the skill of monks’ carvings, being enchanted by the picture post-card beauty of the lake or ancient buildings, there are so many memorable experiences waiting for you.
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, being enchanted by the picture post-card beauty of the lake, or ancient architecture, there are so many memorable experiences waiting for you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There is much to delight in this tour combining awesome natural wonders in the national park and waterfall with an experience of ancient minority cultures and crafts that take you back in time.
Be prepared to be surprised and delighted as you are taken back in time by immersion in ancient Miao minority culture in villages, each retaining distinct characteristics. Discover the lifestyle, character, unique crafts and capacity to entertain of people living in a microcosm of ancient life, as you join in traditional festivities.
Be prepared to be surprised and delighted as you are taken back in time with an immersion in ancient Miao minority culture in villages, each retaining distinct characteristics. Discover the lifestyle, character, unique crafts and capacity to entertain, of people living in a microcosm of ancient life.
Discover why Guilin and Yangshuo consistently rate as must-see destinations in China with this four day mini tour.
Start your adventure in Guilin, home to some of China’s most iconic landscapes. With karst limestone formations visible in all directions you’ll understand why it’s been a feature of the work of poets, painters and philosophers over centuries. Visit one of the city’s highlights when you find what lies beneath in the Reed Flute Cave. Formed over 180 million years ago and illuminated to tell stories today, the cave is a sight to behold. Enjoy a rural escape to the Longji Rice Terraces, where you’ll find vistas of rice paddies that appear to form rivulets and streams down the mountain. Be introduced to the local minority groups, the Zhuang and Yao people, and acquaint yourself with their traditional clothing, architecture, and customs. Meander down the Li River on a half day cruise and savor the karst limestone landscape up close. You’ll be spoilt for photo opportunities. Make the most of your time in the town of Yangshuo, a welcome relaxed change from China’s big cities. Including all accommodation in four and five star hotels, transfers, daily breakfasts, a local English-speaking guide, and the opportunity to capture beautiful travel memories in a special corner of China, this tour is a delightful four day break from the everyday. Why not book it today and coordinate with any of our other small group or private tours?
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