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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Xuecha0g
Jul 1, 2025
Wonderful Day Trip to Hangzhou by Train - We took the train to Hangzhou for a day tour with our guide Caroline, and it was a fantastic experience from start to finish. Caroline was knowledgeable, friendly, and made sure everything went smoothly. West Lake was beautiful, with stunning views and a peaceful atmosphere. We really enjoyed our relaxing walk there. Lunch was delicious and nicely arranged. We also visited a tea village, which was both scenic and interesting—we learned about local tea production and had the chance to try some fresh tea. Another highlight was Lingyin Temple. It’s an impressive and serene place with incredible carvings and history. Caroline shared a lot of details that really brought the site to life. Overall, this was a very well-organized and enjoyable trip. Highly recommended if you want to see the best of Hangzhou in a day!
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Scott_l
Jun 23, 2025
Exceptional tour - We just had a private tour from Shanghai to Hangzhou for a day trip for our family of 4. The tour operator, Alana, was fantastic, she was very informative, transparent and very organized. All fees and costs were discussed upfront with no hidden fees which I love The upgrade to 1st class train ticket which was unexpected. It was a nice touch which were greatly appreciated The whole team from the drivers to the tour guide, Xin, were super nice. I also love the fact that the cars that picked us up from and to the hotel and drove us around in Hangzhou were luxurious. Xin was amazing and spoke perfect English I can't recommend them enough. If you can't go wrong with this company. Highly recommended
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Victoria_m
Jun 20, 2025
Excellent Tour - Caroline is an amazing guide, she was very helpful and even gave us suggestions regarding taking photos in different locations. The trip was very well organized, both drivers were accommodating and the lunch was the best we have had in China over the multiple weeks. Highly recommend this tour.
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Gyneth_t
Jun 13, 2025
Caroline was very... - Caroline was very helpful, patient and friendly! She also catered to what we preferred and was attentive to every detail. Highly recommend!
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Hunghooi_t
Jun 10, 2025
History came alive in HangZhou! - It was another rainy day in Shanghai but our guide Caroline, made our day trip to HangZhou one of the most educational and enjoyable experience for my wife and I. She literally made Chinese history and culture come to life for us through her interesting stories and detailed explanations. The program she tailored for us also allowed us to fully exploit our limited time spent in HangZhou. We cruised around 西湖 and caught all the historical sites there. We climbed up a hill to 龙井村 nestled in a tea plantation. And we also visited the legendary 灵隐寺 to pray for good health and good fortune. Not to mention a very sumptuous lunch at 绿茶restaurant. We did all these within just a few hours. Caroline was bubbly, helpful and patient, taking very good care of us throughout. Notwithstanding the rain, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I would strongly recommend this tour and Caroline to anyone who wishes to explore HangZhou from Shanghai for a day. Cheers!
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Traveler778457
Jun 10, 2025
Informative and fun tour - It is the second time we take this tour. Last year was our first time and was a wonderful experience. This time we have very good experience as well. All services they provided are good and on time. Guide Berlin is knowledgeable and very helpful. We will use their services again and definitely will recommend to our friends
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Minghian_k
Jun 7, 2025
Excellent private guided tour of Hangzhou - Excellent service from booking till the end of the tour. Alana organised a great itinerary. Our guide Caroline was knowledgeable and bubbly, conversant in both Mandarin and English. She made the trip an incredible and unforgettable experience! Highly recommended!
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Christinagrace
Jun 3, 2025
Beautiful Hangzhou - Our guide Berlin is amazing and knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited. The lunch location is very beautiful and the food selection is also awesome. Will definitely recommend!
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Suryanarayan_c
May 12, 2025
Our day trip to Hangzhou - Our tour to Hangzhou turned out to be a fantastic experience. The city is in very scenic surroundings with a beautiful lake nestled in the midst of verdant hills and travelling between the various scenic spots was a very pleasant experience as the city is very green and well maintained. We had a wonderful time visiting Westlake and taking a boat trip which turned out to be very serene and relaxing. The visit to a tea estate was informative and interesting , and the green hillsides with charming homes was a beautiful sight. We also visited the famous Lingyin Temple. The tour was made even more memorable by our wonderful guide, Caroline. She is very knowledgeable, informative and shared a lot of insights about the city, tea cultivation and Buddhism. She has a great sense of humor, making the tour thoroughly enjoyable. There’s never a dull moment with her around! She is a dedicated professional who takes her job seriously and looks after her guests with great care and consideration. Thank you Caroline for these memorable experiences. We are truly privileged to have had the benefit of your company for both tours - Suzhou and Hangzhou and hope we can explore more with you on our future travels around Shanghai.
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Nathan_c
Apr 26, 2025
Very good trip with great... - Very good trip with great landscape and things to see. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly and everything went as planned.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).