Stroll scenic West Lake. Sip Longjing Dragon Well tea. Discover classical gardens and silk heritage.
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Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, has enchanted poets, emperors, and travellers for over a thousand years. Its centrepiece, West Lake (Xihu), is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of willow-lined causeways, pagodas, and mist-shrouded hills. Beyond the lake, Hangzhou is China's silk capital and home to the world's finest Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea, grown on terraced hillsides just minutes from the city. Most of our Hangzhou tours are combined with Shanghai or Suzhou as part of a wider Jiangnan (waterways region) itinerary.
Stroll the UNESCO-listed West Lake causeways at dawn or dusk
Visit a traditional Longjing (Dragon Well) tea plantation and taste the harvest
Explore the China National Silk Museum — the world's largest silk collection
Walk the Hefang Street historic district with Qing Dynasty architecture
Cruise West Lake by private boat to Six Harmonies Pagoda
Day trip to Suzhou's classical gardens or Wuzhen water town
Spring (March–May) is peak season — West Lake blooms with lotus flowers and the new Longjing tea harvest begins. Autumn (September–October) offers clear skies and golden hillsides. Summer is hot and humid; winter is cool and atmospheric around the lake.
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The ultimate 27-day China experience — from the Great Wall and Forbidden City to a Yangtze River cruise, giant pandas in Chengdu, the Li River in Guilin, classical gardens of Suzhou, West Lake in Hangzhou, and vibrant Shanghai.
Fifteen days from Beijing's Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Great Wall and hutongs, by high-speed train to Xi'an's Terracotta Army, then by air to Hangzhou via Puyuan's fashion ancient town, West Lake and Longjing tea, finishing in Shanghai before your return via Beijing.
October-ready from Auckland — Yangtze Delta loop: Suzhou gardens and Shantang Street, Wuxi lakeside sights and Three Kingdoms City, Hanfu and afternoon tea in Xinshi water town, Hangzhou's West Lake and Longjing tea, then Shanghai's Bund. Visa-free entry may apply for many NZ trips (confirm dates); mid-October departure published.
Planning tip: Book 3+ months in advance for the best availability and pricing.
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