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City guide · Hangzhou

Hangzhou, tea & lakeside

3 daysEasy & scenicWest LakeTeaCitywalkDay trips

China's most poetic city break. Misty causeways and pagodas around West Lake, tea villages in the hills above it, and old water towns a short hop away — slow, green and easy on the eyes.

Day 1

Around West Lake on foot & by bike

Walk the Bai and Su causeways at first light, rent a bike for the quiet southern shore, and climb Leifeng Pagoda for the classic view. We route you away from the tour-flag crowds.

Day 2

Dragon-well tea villages

Head up into Meijiawu and Longjing villages for a tasting with a grower — learn why this tea is a big deal, then a long lazy lunch in the hills.

Day 3

Day trip: a water town

Wuzhen or Xitang by fast train — canals, stone bridges and a slower-paced evening once the day-trippers leave.

Sample itinerary — in the product, the AI tailors this to your dates, pace, diet and interests, and the shadow guide rides along once you land.