Private Tour
2-Day Private Hangzhou Tour from Shanghai
Overview
Available languages
48 hours
Mobile ticket
Wanna have a weekend trip to Hangzhou from Shanghai? Take this worry-free private tour to see the most famous and must-see sights of Hangzhou, including Wuzhen Water Town, West Lake, Lingyin Temple, the Six Harmonious Pagoda, Tea Village, etc. The high-speed train from Shanghai to Wuzhen is included.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Shanghai - Wuzhen - Hangzhou
Accommodations
Zhongwei Sunny Hotel (4 stars)
Shanghai
The high speed train ticket of Shanghai - Tongxiang (Wuzhen) will be booked for you in advance. Today please go to the railway station 30 minutes beforehand to take the train from Shanghai by yourself. You only need to show your passport to board the train.
Wuzhen Water Town
Upon arrive at Tongxiang, your guide and driver will pick you up at the train station and then transfer you directly to the Wuzhen Water Town. Wuzhen is an ancient water town with a history of over 1,300 years and it captures the heart of numerous visitors by traditional residences, various elegant bridges, and crisscrossing water alleys. In the water town, you can see the antique houses spreading along the bank of the river. Different with other water towns, some of the houses along the river extend to the river surface, which is called “water pavilion”. This is a unique feature of Wuzhen.
After spending a nice time in Wuzhen, you will take a comfortable drive to the downtown Hangzhou and check in a hotel for the night.
Hangzhou
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
West Lake (Xi Hu)
This morning, your guide will come to pick you up at the hotel lobby at the appointed time. Then you will visit the West Lake by boat. West Lake is very famous at home and abroad for its natural beauty and numerous historical relics. No matter when you are going to visit the lake, different seasons bring you different feeling and surprise you as much as your expected.
After disembarking, you will be accompanied to the view shoals of carps at the Flower Harbor. Continue to the Meijiawu Tea Village to enjoy the tea plantation. It’s serene once you hike far into the fields. Walking down the hill is probably not easy as climbing up. Sports shoes are recommended.
Lingyin Temple
Then go to the Peak Flown From Afar Scenic Area to appreciate around 340 deliberate stone carvings and sculptures. Climb over the peak and we will arrive at the Lingyin Temple which is the oldest temple in Hangzhou with a history of over 1,700 years.
Pagoda of Six Harmonies
After that, visit the Six Harmonious Pagoda built on the hilltop during the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127) by the wide Qiantang River.
Hangzhou
After the visiting is over, your guide will escort you to the airport or railway station and see you off. Bon voyage!
What‘s Included
Air conditioned car with chauffeur
Train fare of Shanghai/Tongxiang (Wuzhen).
Private English-speaking tour guide
Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
Breakfast
Hotel accommodation based on twin-sharing room
Gratuities
Transport arrival in Shanghai and departure from Hangzhou
Lunches and dinners
Options
Hangzhou Tour from Shanghai
Pickup included
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Expirience
Rst568,,Aug 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bella is a very upbeat and considerate tour guide, who made my two days of exploring Shanghai a great experience. Her English is good, as is her taste when it comes to buying souvenirs and local foods. Recommend.
Small group tour of Shanghai
Jim M,,Jun 24, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We visited Shanghai at the beginning of a 3 week trip to China with Travel China Guide. Our tour guide in Shanghai was Sophie Lee. Sophie herded our little group around to the Maglev train between the Metro Station and the airport (a must-do; the train achieves 350 km/hour), the Yuyuan Garden, the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower, and the Zhujiajiao Water Town. We also had a day on our own in Shanghai, which most of our party used to visit Shanghai DisneyWorld, and some of us walked around the town and visited the very good Shanghai Museum by the People's Square. Sophie was a great guide, and packed a lot of sightseeing into our limited time there. She also arranged for us to do a nighttime boat ride along the waterfront at the Bund, where they do a beautiful light show every night. We enjoyed our visit to Shanghai, and really appreciated our guide Sophie. Thanks Sophie!
Absolutely invaluable!
JGNDL,,Apr 21, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Travel China Guide Tours has been absolutely amazing! Our first planned day was a private tour to Suzhou with Jakob and it was great! Since it was just a tour for us he adapted our day to fit our desires. It worked out perfectly and Jakob was friendly, interesting and informative. He was a pleasure to work with! Our second day, nothing went as planned, but that was due to a major disaster on our part—one of our family members left his phone, passport and credit card in a taxi. (Big lesson learned—always take the receipt from the taxi in case something like this happens!). In a flash our new outstanding guide, Mulan, and the rest of the Travel China Guide team jumped into action! They adjusted our travel plans for the rest of the trip, notified the police department, gathered information, and took us to the police department and US Embassy (closed for the holiday...), and did everything they could to help us locate the lost items. When we did what we could, Mulan saved the day and completely adjusted our tour for the remaining time so we could actually enjoy our day in Shanghai. I can’t tell you how much we appreciate all the support we have received from the Travel China Guide team—from our booking agent, Kelly, to the guides and others behind the scenes personnel. They have been invaluable to us here in China! Despite our troubles they have been awesome!
2 day local tours in Shanghai
sknatarajan,,Dec 26, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We are completely satisfied with the services provided by travel china guide. Our tour guide Daniel was excellent. Daniel can speak English very well and of course local languages also. Daniel is very knowledgeable about local places ,sight seeings and restaurants. We all very satisfied with their service and experience.
Excellent Shanghai travel guide!!
patrickcr2014,,Dec 25, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00If you’re considering a trip to Shanghai with Travel China Guide, BOOK IT!!! They were awesome, responsive, insightful, and a pleasure to work with. Our guide in Shanghai, Mary, was second to none! Great with kids, flexible, friendly, pleasant, and when we wanted to go on our own, she gave us great pointers.
Excellent tour of key places in and around Shanghai!
Franz A,,Jul 31, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00The places on the tour were great. There were no stops that felt unnecessary, rushed or made for us to purchase something. Shanghai is amazing and our tour guide William was outstanding. He was very nice and patient in addition to being extremely knowledgable. Spoke English very well. It was a private tour of 8 which included our family of 4 and our friends and their kids (all kids were teens). William gave us plenty of time, picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel (which we paid a little extra for since it was near Disney and not in the city center). The tour did not include the Pearl Tower so recommend you spend time there and in the surrounding area. William up-sold a Cirque show with acrobats that was amazing. Well worth the price paid. He even made an effort to take us to a food location with plenty of local and foreign restaurants. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Ask for William!
Happy with this tour company—travelchinaguide.com
G G,,May 6, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were very happy with this companys knowledge about the 15 day visa exemption policy that we could apply for. This is a visa exemption that you can use if you are coming in on a cruise ship and saved us not having to get a visa for China which would have cost us $240 US each. Our cruise ship did not tell us about this option and we were discouraged that we would have that added expense. We found this company on TripAdvisor but admittedly were a bit nervous about booking with a company we knew nothing about. We were so pleased with the effort they made and the booking process. There were many emails back and forth as we worked thru language differences, and the time zone made some communication tricky...but we were both patient with each other and it worked out so well! Emily offered suggestions of what our tour could include and we asked about places we had read about and we felt like we got a great view of the old and the new in Shanghai. We were also pleased that we could pay thru the PayPal option! We did have to have some last minute scrambling because this tour company had planned to meet us at the port and give our documents (group visa) to immigration and our cruise wouldn’t allow this. We ended up having to make a satellite phone call from the ship to Emily’s personal cell phone. She was so accommodating and sent the email with a copy of the group visa which we accessed when we got to our first port. Our time with Thomas and our driver was awesome! The vehicle was roomy and clean and our driver excellent in her driving skills and getting us quickly and efficiently to our destinations. Thomas was very knowledgeable and professional and very easy to talk to. We loved hearing all about Shanghai from him. We ended up with having our cruise ship shorten the time we had in port the second day due to tide levels and so Thomas and our driver readjusted our schedule and ended up staying later with us the first day so we could do more things that day! We were very pleased at the end of our tour and were glad we booked with this company. We felt like we got our money’s worth and were very happy with the whole process and what we saw. We felt safe and well taken care of the whole time. The only frustration we had is the toll free phone number for the US just rang and rang...we even called at times we knew were business hours in China. But they did try to call us back later and we were in bed...
Private Tour of Shanghai
yosu2017,,May 1, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I just came back from doing the 12 day private tour from Travel China Guide. We started in Beijing, then continued to Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, Yangshuo & finally Shanghai. I will limit myself to the Beijing portion of the tour for this review, and will review the other cities separately. I did not know what to expect since I'd never been to China before. I was hesitant about booking a tour online. We booked the private, no shopping tour. I have to tell you that the trip was one of the best of my life. Starting with Angela, who was the person that I communicated with via email to coordinate all of the details of the trip. She was professional, courteous & helpful. She answered all of the questions precisely & quickly. When we arrived in Shanghai, we were greeted by Johnnie, our tour guide at the airport. He was excellent. He took us to our private car, where they had bottled water waiting for us. Then, they drove us to our hotel, and checked in for us. We had 2 nights in Shanghai. We got to see the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan garden, a really delicious alacarte lunch, a Huangpu River cruse and walking along the Bund. I could have spent a full day in the Shanghai museum, but due to time constraints, this was not an option unfortunately. The Yuyuan Garden is beautiful. If you are into botanical gardens at all, this is not to be missed. I loved it. The river boat cruise is spectacular because you can see Shanghai's skyline which is impressive! Johnnie was a great guide to have. He was cheerful, friendly & outgoing. He explained details that I would never have gotten if I had gone on my own. I also enjoyed the hotel. It was very nice. We really enjoyed our time in Shanghai and look forward to going back!
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