Your local great guide will meet you at your downtown Hangzhou hotel or Hangzhou Train Station if you travel by train. Upon meeting, spend few mins to discuss with your guide the places you want to visit. As private tour, the itinerary is totally flexible and will be 100% customized around you. Following is the recommended sites, be sure to let your guide know if you need make any changes. Typically, begin your tour with a nice walk along must-see UNESCO site West Lake, explore the famed sites in the area such as Lotus park, viewing fish at the Flower Harbor, Spring Dawn at Su causeway, Leifeng Pagoda while learning the interesting local folklores, history, culture from your guide. You could choose to enjoy a relaxing boat cruise along the peaceful lake to fully appreciate the beauty of the whole area.

Next, head to Longjing Tea Plantation, where the famous green tea is produced. Enjoy fun walk along the lush green tea garden and appreciate the tranquil country side scenery and learn the famous local tea culture, custom or even have fun picking the tea leaves.

Then continue your tour to Lingyin scenic area, visit the spectacular stone grottos at Feilai Peak (Feilai Feng), walk around the stone caves with amazing statues caved more than 1000 years ago and take in the beautiful mountain sceneries. If time permits, pay the visit to top 10 famous Lingyin Buddhist temple to admire impressive temple and learn the interesting religious culture.

Since this is a fully customized tour, If you have been to the above suggested sites , please feel free to choose some other sites such as ;1) Amazing bird-eye view of the West Lake from Leifeng Pagoda or ChengHuang Pagoda from Wu Shan (Wu Hill); 2) Hefang Pedestrian Street; 3) China National Tea Museum or China National Silk Museum; 4)Former Residence of Hu Xueyan ; 5) Yunqi Bamboo Forest etc.

In the evening you will enjoy a famous light show -"Enduring Memories of Hangzhou" with VIP seating (formerly known as "Impression Show on the West Lake"). Be marvel at the fantastic music with the charming dancing, as well as other spectacular arts and movements with the beautiful lights lit up on the surrounding trees on the shoreline of the West Lake and its water stage. After the wonderful tour you will get dropped back to the Hangzhou hotel or other places you prefer in the Hangzhou city center.