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71 reviews of Hangzhou - Heaven on Earth Day Trip from Shanghai

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Nancy N, September 2010

Hangzhou is a beautiful city, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the 13-tiered pagoda and gardens, as well as West Lake and the tea farm. We had a fun tour guide who led us through some memorable sites-

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Melissa C, Singapore, July 2010

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

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, May 2010

Very interesting and an enjoyable day. Only drawback is the long drive back if the traffic is heavy. Definitely worth doing.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, March 2009

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.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, April 2008

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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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Apple K, Thailand, January 2008

Everything was good.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, October 2007

Very good!

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Vizbulite S, USA, April 2007

The trip was very pleasant. The guide and the driver were excellent. Hangzhou is lovely place to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon. But West Lake reminded me of other places I had seen. When time is limited it is a difficult question, what to see and what not to see. Four hours have to be spent in transit to see a lovely but not entirely unique lake.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by James G, USA, March 2007

Personnel did a great job. However, the weather was cool and cloudy. That diminished the otherwise excellent quality of the trip.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Garry E, Australia, March 2007

Worth doing but I was the only person on the tour and the tour guide, although personable enough, was a bit quiet and didn't seem to be enthusiastic. Maybe unavoidable for a single person tour.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Paul H, Canada, February 2007

This trip was good. I was lucky enough to be the only one on the tour, so my experience may differ from others. West Lake was very nice, but I would be hard pressed to call it 'Heaven on Earth'. It is definitely nicer than Shanghai, but it is still quite smoggy and crowded. The tea visit was nice, as was the garden. The lunch was pretty good as well. Still I enjoyed the trip it is a long time travelling about 3 hours each way.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Elaine K, Australia, December 2006

Unfortunately the weather was not good, as it rained all day and was very misty, which meant that it was not easy to see the scenery while we were cruising on the lake. It is a trip that I would like to do again in better weather.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, August 2006

I had a very short amount of time to see the sights while in Shanghai but at the same time didn't want to only see one city in China. As such, the Hangzhou Heaven on Earth tour was perfect. It is a great day where you see so much and come away with a really good experience of the China that lives outside of Shanghai. The boat ride, visit to the Pagoda and the Dragon Well Tea plantation were real highlights. Highly recommended!

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3 star rating: Worth doing

Reviewed by Janice Kristine, March 2013

Great place!But the tour guide was rude and horrible! He should Be accomodating when we are asking questions.He's always in a hurry, he should understand that we are there to take some time to enjoy the scenery and take pictures. He should also volunteer on taking SOME of our pictures.worst tourguide

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3 star rating: Worth doing

Reviewed by David J, April 2012

I enjoyed my day. I wish my tour guide was a little more informative at the sights on the history. He spoke a lot to the driver in Chinese all day. I had to ask a lot of questions rather than the guide offering information.

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