XiTang Ancient Town

Meet your friendly private guide in your hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m (12-hour package). or 11:00 a.m (9-hour package) to start your delightful day tour to four major city attraction areas plus Xitang Water Town

You will first visit Shanghai Old Town to see City God Temple bazaar and Yu Garden (a Suzhou style garden built at 1539). Then, continue your city tour by walking to a local Shanghai neighborhood where you can see the allied house built in 1920s and 1930s. 

Afterward, start your fun Bund walking tour overlooking the Colonial side of Shanghai as well as the Pudong new area and Lujiazui CBD area with all the skyscrapers. Your guide will share with you how Shanghai developed from a fishing village to a cosmopolitan city. Also hear stories of the opium war that happened behind these magnificent historical building.  

Spend some time in former the French Concession to feel the glory of Shanghai's 1930s. Visit the interesting Tianzifang Arts Zone before heading to Xitang Water Town. 

In the late afternoon, drive to Xitang Water Town (75 minutes) to see the most beautiful sunset and relax yourself in this ancient water town in the evening. On the way you can appreciate China's countryside scenery and share the culture of Southern Yangtze River regions. Upon arrival, you will see cobbled streets, old buildings, bridges arching over canals, and rowing boats lingering on the river. The movie "Mission Impossible 3" was filmed here in 2005. There are some unique boutiques and handcraft shops for you to browse around. You will enjoy some tasty local snacks before returning back to Shanghai City.

Inclusions :

Excellent guide service

Comfortable transportation with professional driver

Fruit picking

Lunch 

Entrance fee of Xitang

Herb and yellow wine tasting

Dinner

snack stops in Xitang ;

Drink tea and share about tea culture

Chinese Arts Calligrapgy way of your names

4 G wifi Available during the tour

Exclusion : Personal expense

Meet your private guide in your hotel lobby at 8.30am and hop in a taxi to Hongqiao Train Station where you will enjoy a high-speed bullet train ride to Hangzhou. On the way, admire the countryside landscapes and learn more about the culture and history of the Yangtze River region from your guide.

Upon arrival in Hangzhou, take a walking tour around the famous West Lake, as your guide shares stories about the legends of the West Lake and Lady White. Enjoy a tasty local lunch at a local restaurant (own expense), then continue your trip with a visit to the Meijiawu green tea village. Stroll around the plantation and learn more about the growing, harvesting, and processing of the tea. Then, visit the beautiful Zhongzhu Temple, which dates back over 800 years.

Arrive at the Xitang Water Village around 4pm (an around 1.5 hour drive), in time to watch the sunset. This ancient water village has a history of over 2500 years and you can stroll around the cobbled streets, admiring the old buildings, bridges, and canals. Your guide will also point out the locations where the movie Mission Impossible 3 was filmed in 2005. 

Before heading back to Shanghai, perhaps choose to have a romantic dinner at a riverside restaurant in Xitang (own expense). After dinner, stroll around the popular West Street to browse the boutiques and handicrafts shops, and admire the illuminated town. 

Your tour ends around 8.30pm and you'll be dropped back at your hotel in Shanghai.

Inclusion :

• Private guide service

• One way bullet train ticket from Shanghai to Hangzhou

• A comfortable Buick car with private driver service in Hangzhou

• All entrance fee

• Free 4G wifi available during the tour

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusion :

• Gratuities (optional)

• Personal expense 

• Food and drinks

• Private transfer from Shanghai Hotel to Hongqiao Airport

Meet up in your centrally located hotel lobby at 2:30pm, and take a comfortable ride to picking dragon fruit. Then going to famous Xitang Water Village (about one hour and 15 minutes).  On the road, you will be able to see China's countryside scenery and your guide will share with you about the culture of Southern Yangtze River regions. 

Upon arrival to Xitang, you will find cobbled streets, old buildings, bridges arching over canals and the rowing boats lingering on the river under beautiful sunset. The movie "Mission impossible 3" was filmed here in 2005, and you will follow Tom Cruise' steps to walk through some alleyways and a 1300 meters roofed corridor here.  

When night falls, the entire water town is with lights on. Continue your tour to the popular West Street where you can browse around in some unique boutiques and handicrafts shops. 

Enjoy your dinner at one of best riverside restaurants in town, and you will be delighted by the stunning night view and the tasty local food. 

End of the enriching tour around 8:30pm and you will be transferred back to Shanghai about 10:00pm.