Best Weekend Trips from Hangzhou
Strongly Recommended for Expats in Hangzhou and Those Who Want Extension Tours from Hangzhou
Though highlights in Hangzhou downtown like the West Lake are appealing enough, sometimes you may need some fresh short breaks outside the city. The well-developed high speed railways, flight routes and freeways of the city can take you to a wide variety of gateway destinations, many within 2 hours by bullet train or car, like the amazing Yellow Mountain, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuzhen, Nanxun, Ningbo, Moganshan, Qiandao Lake, etc. If you travel by flight, you can also get to Xiamen, Zhengzhou and so on within 2 hours! No matter you are long for a hiking journey, a sunbath, a photography tour, a Buddhist trip, an island escape, a Kung Fu class or a family resort, there is always a choice for you near Hangzhou!
How does a Hangzhou Weekend Trip work? There is no better way than travelling with a travel agency. After a whole week of hard work or study, you may want a worry-free weekend tour that perfectly suit to the needs and interests of you and your family or friend groups. And a professional travel agency, like we China Discovery, offers such convenience. If you go with us, you can get rid of choosing and booking train tickets, flight tickets, hotels. And there is no further need to check the details of the day by day itinerary. We have experienced travel consultant, guide and driver to take care of all of these troublesome issues. You can just enjoy your weekend hours as leisure as you like.
Below are our 6 Hot Chosen Weekend Trips from Hangzhou for you to choose. If you have more Hangzhou Gateways ideas, please feel free to contact us to customize a tour right for you!
How to spend 2 relaxing days in Suzhou? Here is the best way! Traveling with us, we sort out for you the best ones of Suzhou’s water towns, silk sites and gardens, and try our best to make your Suzhou trip unique.
Highlights: Lingering Garden, Shantang Street, Tiger Hill, Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou Museum, Tongli Water Town
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We have rich experience in organizing Buddhism tours to Putuoshan. Worship the most important temples and explore the essence of Buddhist history and culture of Putuoshan with a helpful and informative guide and be taken good care of by professional and considerate tour services.
Highlights: Putuoshan Mountain, Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, The Goddess of Mercy
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In this 2-day classic Shanghai tour, you will discover top iconic landmarks of Shanghai like the Bund, Yu Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center to appreciate the real charm of Shanghai. Everything is perfectly arranged!
Highlights: The Bund, Yu Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center, Wukang Road City Walk,
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Enjoy this 2-day Ningbo trip to discover top bests of Ningbo City as one of the busiest port cities with rich literal culture, Buddhist culture, modern art and historical charm, without missing Tianyi Pavilion and The Old Bund.
Highlights: Tianyi Pavilion, The Old Bund, Ningbo Museum, Former Residence of Chiang Kai-shek, Xuedou Temple
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2 Days short but amazing vacation trip to get relaxed at the refreshing and cool verdant bamboo forest and have best fun with lots of awesome outdoor activities in Anji, like hiking, bamboo rafting, animals greeting!
Highlights: China Bamboo Expo Park, Zhongnan Baicaoyuan, Yunshang Caoyuan (Sky Land)
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If you are planning a trip to China’s most beautiful mountain – Huangshan but only have 2 days for it, you need an awesome itinerary to see and explore as much as you can in a short time, and package of tour services which take care of transfer, hotel, guide, etc. so that you can focus 100% on enjoying the best highlights of Huangshan.
Highlights: Huangshan Bright Summit, Lion Peak, West Sea Grand Canyon, Sunrise, Hongcun Ancient Village
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Weekends never end, so does the weekend trips from Hangzhou. There are always teeming places to go, ancient sites to see, quiet town to explore, beautiful mountain to hike, delicious food to try. All of them locate around Hangzhou. We have designed some valuable trips for you. All tailored for that perfect weekend getaway!
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3 Days In-depth Shaolin Kung Fu Class Tour
Zhengzhou / Dengfeng / Zhengzhou
In this Kung Fu tour, you will be taught to acquire some real Shaolin Kung Fu skills by a professional Kung Fu teacher in one of the most popular Shaolin Kung Fu Schools, enjoy a fascinating Kung Fu show performed by real martial monks of Shaolin Temple, also explore profound Buddhism culture and ancient architectures in Shaolin Temple. Free airport/train station pick up and drop off.
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2 Days Fuzhou Highlights Tour
Fuzhou
In this 2 Days Fuzhou Highlights Tour, we will take you to explore its perfect flavor of old & new and open this history book with a knowledgeable local English-speaking guide and an experienced driver
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3 Days Classic Wuyi Mountain Tour
Wuyishan
This 3 days tour takes you to visit Wuyi Mountian in the most classic way, which covers the first day for your hassle-free arrival and the rest two days exploring the best natural and cultural highlights of Wuyishan with enough time for departure. So you’ll have great fun admiring the enchanting Danxia landscape of Wuyishan along the twisty stream, on the mountain, amongst valley, etc. Besides, you’ll savor the important tea culture at Dahongpao Tea Plantation and the three religious culture at the old palaces, streets, etc. to know why it is recorded as the world heritage site!
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2 Days Qingdao City Short Stay
Qingdao
Want to have a high-quality Qingdao experience in limited time? Just choose this tour. This 2 days Qingdao tour only focuses on the essence of Qingdao. You will get a wonderful experience with a great combination of historic European architecture, breezy seaside and modern comforts as well as strong beer aroma. All the itinerary can be customized according to your own needs.
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2 Days Wuyuan Autumn Visual Feast Tour
Jingdezhen / Wuyuan
Wuyuan, located in the north of Jiangxi Province, is known as "the most beautiful village in China". It draws pleasing seasonal scenery and unique local culture. When spring comes, Huangling in Wuyuan, known as one of the "four major flower seas in China", will welcome a large number of tourists and photography enthusiasts to witness the vast seas of rape flowers. While in autumn days, Wuyuan turns to a world of colors. Locals dry their crops, such as corn and hot pepper, on the roofs, which create a spectacular experience for visitors. Wuyuan is one of the best preserved places of Huizhou ancient architecture in China, known as "Ancient Architecture Museum". The Hui style buildings with white walls and black tiles also add a sense of antique flavor to Wuyuan.
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2 Days Xiamen Essence Tour with Nanjing Tulou
Xiamen / Nanjing Tulou / Xiamen
This 2 Days Xiamen Essence Tour is your best selection to discover the top bests of this beautiful Garden City. You’ll enjoy a pleasant cultural stroll on Xiamen No.1 - Gulangyu Island for a rich marvel at the over 100-year-old precious historical international architectures recorded as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, and also visit the peaceful and lovely Nanputuo Temple for soul purification and Xiamen City panorama catching. What’s more, this trip takes you to Nanjing County to savor the famous Fujian Tulou that are also a World Cultural Heritage and have a personal look at not-missing Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Yuchang Building, and more big and small Hakka earthen buildings!
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2 Days Moganshan Relaxing Vacation Tour
Hangzhou / Moganshan / Hangzhou
Time to have a break from the concrete and have a sweet escape to Moganshan, the “Hamptons of China”! Quite near Shanghai and Hangzhou, it has been greatly famed as the resort for Chinese high-profile politicians and foreign elites living around Shanghai since the 18th century. Praised as a “cool and refreshing world” with luxurious bamboo forest and over 200 distinct European styled old villas left from that boom old era, Moganshan is one of the four best summer resorts in whole China. Take this tour and deeply inhale in the emerald oxygen bar to get fully relaxed with the cool bamboos and trees shelter, ponds and waterfalls, etc. Besides, enjoy a superb sweet sleep at the scenic boutique hotel at the foot of Moganshan to be real free!
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