Visiting Hangzhou’s Temples and Pagodas
Written by Viator, June 2012
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Reply by Viator, July 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
An easy and enjoyable trip. Our tour guide Maggie took good care of us and she speaks excellent English. A suggestion for the trip, perhaps the lunch can be more authentic i.e. at least give the guests a taste of Hangzhou cuisine e.g. Dong Pou meat
Reply by Viator, May 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Weather not good but my guide kept me entertained and informed. The Peony festival was beautiful and the mist gave the feeling of the old warriors being away in the distance. I will definitely go back again.
Reply by Viator, May 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Very interesting and an enjoyable day. Only drawback is the long drive back if the traffic is heavy. Definitely worth doing.
Reply by Viator, February 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Hangzhou was beautiful but unfortunately for us it was raining on the day which spolit it. I would check the weather forecast before going because it can make a big difference to your experience. It is worth going but we spent a lot of the time driving there and back rather than spending time enjoying the scenery. The guide also cut short our tour because there was only two of us which I felt was unfair. We were also asked to pay extra to go up the Pagoda which is terrible because it should already be included.
Reply by Viator, February 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
We have rated this low because of the incredible length of time 4 hours to get to Hangzhou in a tiny little cramped mini-bus, no good if you are tall! The tea gardens were very interesting but of course, the usual hard sell with increased prices for Westerners according to our Chinese friends. Hangzhou was incredibly polluted, as is much of China of course, therefore very dull and extremely hot in September. The drive back to Shanghai was interminable and increasingly uncomfortable. Sadly, we would not recommend this trip. The day trip to Su Zhou is much better!
Reply by Viator, January 2010
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Hangzhou is truly Heaven on Earth, a place that you must visit. A place worth travelling 2.5 hrs to. However, the last leg of the day trip was a terrible disappointment. It was merely a garden to see trees, birds and fishes. Nothing close to what it is named: '9 creeks and 18 gullies'. If I had known this beforehand, I would have joined the day trip my hotel provides that brings you to a more worthy place, Lingyin Temple. Another strange thing was having to pay 10rmb per person to climb the Six Harmony pagoda. That's no big deal to me, but it doesnt make much sense to fork out another 10rmb when this could easily be included in the day trip cost! A one day trip will not allow you to sink in the beauty of Hangzhou, but for those with not much time to spare, you should still do it and return another time.
Reply by Viator, March 2009
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Very good tour, did not fancy driving in China or anywhere near Shanghai, so this was an excellent way to see some of the beautiful scenery around Hangzhou.
Reply by Viator, March 2009
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
If you visit Shanghai, you must visit Hangzhou. Although it is a long trip, it is worth it but I could see how some might think otherwise due to the fact that you're spending almost half of the time driving. The main reason I decided on this trip is the visit to the Meijiawu tea village where they specialize in dragonwell green tea. The tea from this region is not only difficult to find but extremely expensive outside of China it is still relatively expensive from the village as well. If you rented a car to visit, it would have cost more and you're probably going to get lost or into a car accident with the crazy driving going on in Shanghai.
Reply by Viator, December 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Long drive but well worth it. We thoroughly enjoyed it and the scenery is magnificent especially West Lake. Tea Village is another recommended experience with genuine tea and reasonably cheap compared to central Shanghai prices. Well informed tour guide. Worth every penny.
Reply by Viator, October 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
West Lake is not so beautiful. Not worth of going. Very expensive trip.
Reply by Viator, August 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Fantastic day trip - a must for people visiting Shanghai.
Reply by Viator, August 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
Hangzhou and West Lake are marvelous places to escape from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai. I experienced paradise.
Reply by Viator, August 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
It's true that the trip by bus is very long, 2.5 hours, but it worth it. The places are amazing, really beautiful. The pagoda is incredible. I would like to spend more time there to go to the top of the building, later you go to the Tea Village. I loved learning everything about the different kinds of green tea and its properties, here I only bought one bottle of the very good tea for 300 RMB. Now I realize that I had to buy more because in Shanghai it is more expensive, the good one. And finally we went to the West Lake, now I understand the name 'Heaven on Earth', everybody should go there. Our guide was great, really friendly and helpful!!! He made the trip very interesting because he explained to us a lot of stories and legends about the places.
Reply by Viator, May 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
I did not think the long trip just for the cruise and a short visit to the pagoda was quite worth it. The tea ceremony was a bit of a hard sell. The food was plenty, though, especially since it ended up being a private tour for just two of us.
Reply by Viator, April 2008
Doing what: Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai
In my opinion, we spent too much time on the lake and not enough to visit the pagoda. The guide was very good.
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