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We visited Hangzhou together with our guide Leaf. She told us with great competence and excellent English the history and present of the city and introduced us to local traditions. Hangzhou is a lovely city. Leaf is very kind and was always ready to accommodate requests, such as a tour of the tea village.
MoreAmazing sceneries, histories and juicy stories of the old and new Hangzhou. We all love the fresh air and greeneries. Fiona has been amazing. We enjoy very much her company throughout the trips. She makes is easy & comfy for us despite rains and queues. 5 star service all round!! Will definitely come back again.
MoreMy parents and I had a fantastic time in Hangzhou with Fiona. She was very warm, knowledgeable, and most of all accommodating and thoughtful to my elder parents in terms of scheduling, pacing, pick ups and drop offs.
MoreWe had the most amazing tour guide in Hangzhou, Derek Cheung. With him, we never had a dull moments. Derek is a great English story-teller who can translate Chinese proverbs and sentences correctly. He is very caring. Both, my sister and I am are in our fifties, so our walking pace is slower. He is very understanding and keeps pace with us. He is also very humorous. Numerous time, we found ourselves laughing till we teared. He also set-up a group chat, so that to update and remind us the necessities.
MoreOur day trip to Hangzhou was phenomenal. Derek, our guide, was impeccable. By far the best guide we have had so far. He is extremely knowledgeable about the country’s history and geography and was always excited to share his insights.
MoreFiona is a wonderful guide with an extensive knowledge of the area and Chinese History. Fiona was able to pass on a lot of interesting information and history to us and made the trip so enjoyable.
MoreDerek made this trip especially memorable with his passionate story telling and snippets of history on the traditional Chinese culture.
MoreDerek was our local guide and he was excellent - he was knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating to all our requests.
MoreThe tour guides brought us to beautiful sights, took care of the our 3-generation family’s diverse traveling needs. They also had great recommendations for dinner even after the tour.
MoreDerek was an engaging guide who regaled our group with many interesting and informative stories.
MoreFiona was quick to adjust and give recommendations on more suitable sites to visits. She was also very accommodating in regards to special off-topic requests from the group. 10/10 relieved my stress and anxiety with having to take care of a few geriatrics.
MoreHe made sure to engage us in interesting conversations of the historical sites, sharing and translating chinese poetry quotes, folklore and legends. Thanks Derek for making this short visit to Hangzhou very memorable.
MoreDerek our tour guide is very knowledgable, very friendly and helpful to senior tourist like us.
MoreHangzhou is an amazing city with several historical sites. We went to Leifeng Pagoda and West Lake with very beautiful scenery.On the next day, we went to Wuzhen, an ancient water city. We believe this is the best place so far and we spent entire day in this city.Tim, our tour guide, was also very helpful.He explained clearly every sites we visited and he is also very good at taking pictures.
MoreHangzhou is must-visit city in China. It is a very beautiful city with so many places to go. When you go with China Highlight, Leaf will a perfect tour guide. She knows Hangzhou so well, and she is very helpful, has great personality
Morehank you Tim for making the trip enjoyable, we learnt new knowledge and even though we did not manage to see everything, it gives us reason to return again in future on a nice sunny day. And we also have to say a huge thanks to Leeky who made sure we got onto all our transports and arranged everything to go off without a hitch, including our airport transfers.
MoreAlso, I should mention the three bilingual guides, all passionate about their location and very accomodating. Tim in Hangzhou was exceptional as was Kenny in Shanghai.
MoreSpent an amazing and memorable day tour in Hangzhou, thanks to our tour guide, Derek, who is polite, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable particularly for the history of West Lake and Linyin temple.One day is not enough to explore most of the attractions in Hangzhou. We will come back again and definitely will choose ChinaHighlights and Derek to be our local guide!.
MoreExcellent and wonderful Hangzhou West lake view accompanied by the impeccable guide, Derek who described the lake tour meticulously and lively presentation of the history and the surrounding area. The Lingyin temple is also a must go destination. The majestic sculpture of the Buddha and it various forms and the story line behind this magnificent temple is well illustrated by our guide Derek. Very lively and educational. And finally the Dragon Well tea plantation is beautiful and scenic. Now we know the price of the tea leaves varies according to the months of the season and the “real” and “fake” Dragon Well West lake tea leaves. We will be looking forward to more places of interest in Hangzhou. Thank you Derek!
MoreFiona was our tour guide in Hangzhou. Despite us spending only 1 day in Hangzhou, she made an impression as being professional, easy-going and warm. All our travel and dietary needs were well taken care of.
MoreWe had a wonderful time in Hangzhou thanks to China Highlights and especially to our guide Derek! He has done a great job making us confortable! He is very professional and friendly and he taught us a lot of stories and traditions about China!! We highly recommend him for your future visit in Hangzhou
MoreThank you to China Highlights for arranging amazing guide Derek and driver Mr Zhu. Derek was friendly, knowledgeable, Informative and professional. His explanations is each site we visited were fascinating and amusing - we particularly enjoyed the folclore tale of the White Snake. We had a wonderful experience!
MoreChina Highlights arranged for my Hangzhou tour in Mid April 2023. I arrived by train from Shanghai. I faced the East traveling and these were my first visions of China. I was amazed at the agricultural lands and how everything was set up, I was actually moved to tears. Well done. I was picked up by Lulu, my guide and our driver. As I remember it, I think we just got right to the tour. Lulu had been told I needed some cough medicine and she brought some from her home for me. It had to be mixed with very hot water, so she handed it to me on schedule throughout the day. We drove through very congested Sunday traffic, gorgeous day, to the entry where we began walking around West Lake. This is where the statue is in the water of a White Snake turning into a woman... so the story begins there. We walked around, so many different garden sections, I could visit everyday and never get bored! We end up at the docking for the tour boats, get in ours. The operator on the speaker was a bit loud and my left ear was still pressurized from my long plane fight to Shanghai. It was hard for me to hear Lulu on the boat ride. A lot of history and facts along the walk, boat ride, and later destinations. Lulu knows her Hangzhou! A bit more walking and back on the road waiting for our driver. We then headed towards Lingyin Temple but Sunday traffic congestion had us stuck and not really moving. I got to see some people plucking green tea leaves off the road. Lulu asked if I minded because we were losing time, if we moved on to the next part. I said I was fine with that. I believe next we were driven as far up Wushan Mountain, which is not as high as it seems, and dropped off. We walked up a bit more. Really beautiful the trees and landscape. ChenghuangGe Pavillion is up there, which houses a big 3D rendering of old Hangzhou daily life, points of history, as well as Lulu telling me more. We walked up and took the elevator. Upper levels are for catering parties or events, we saw a wedding couple in Han Fu having pictures. Upper level pictures were obscured by the Sun, but visually very nice. It does give you the grand view of Hangzhou in all directions. We then headed across the courtyard to the Temple of the City God. This whole place seems like a study place for students or disciples with Masters. Not crowded, very much enjoyed the atmosphere. I have never been in a City God Temple, it was really neat, and I could take pictures. Always ask if you can take pictures! Then we walked down from the mountain and into the old time town of shops and merchants. It was really great to be there and see on my own with my Guide. I very much enjoyed the original and still functioning Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Museum. The next day I had the day to myself. Lulu suggested I walk from the hotel to the part of West Lake that we had not been to. I did. It was a Monday and there were different groups of seniors dressed up in different areas and dancing to different kinds of music. I heard Chinese opera coming from somewhere along my walk and investigated where that was coming from. It was a very small group of Seniors doing kareoke in a small pavilion off the main path. I walked through them and clapped my hands. The "instructor" lady didn't look too happy with me, public park.... I recommend Lulu and China Highlights for Hangzhou.
MoreChina Highlights provided me with a guide Gerry, from Hangzhou, to visit Hengdian World Studios for a day. He also picked me up at the Yiwu Train Station or I would have been totally lost! Via taxi we drove to Broadway Building Hotel. Having an English speaking guide with me was imperative as no one spoke English. The next morning breakfast buffet there was one of the nicest and extremely busy. My room was nice, they try to make it be a little old fashioned. The best thing was free entry to Dreamy Bund just around the corner from the entrance to the hotel. Met Gerry in the lobby, he got a taxi and we set off to another section of Hengdian. He suggested I go with the 3 park ticket, and because this year I turn 60, I got a very nice discount! The reason I was in China and at Hengdian in particular, was my birthday coming. Having Gerry for that day was indeed a gift. He suggested we begin with "Scenes Along The River During Qingming Festival". I was so lucky that it was not busy at all there, it was practically a private visit. I was delighted! So this is based on a huge painting portraying so many things going on during the Festival. So there are replicas built on the ground reflecting the scenes. My favorites were Gerry telling me the story at the front of a restaurant where human bones were hanging, and making our way somehow to where they were working on the sets, which really made my visit click. Gerry asked the man who was there what was happening and he said it was getting ready for "Strange Tales of The Tang Dynasty 2". One of my favorite C Dramas, and Gerry said he had enjoyed that series as well. Very nice park with lots of different areas. Next was Emperor Qin's Palace and last was Ming and Qing Dynasties, which I believe is a replica of The Forbidden City though not as detailed. It was really great to be at these places since I have been binge watching C Drama since February 2022. To really be there was my wish come true. As the icing on my Birthday, I did get my wish of dressing as the Empress and sitting on the throne in the last building before exiting for the day! So thanks Gerry, and thanks very much to China Highlights for making it happen.
MoreOur guide Leaf met us at the train station as we arrived from Beijing and lead us on a very well paced exploration of important spots of West Lake as well as a few other historical places in the area.We also took a detour to Anji city and enjoyed seeing the natural wonders of the area including hearing about the history of the Green Tea in the area and had an amazing lunch at a local restaurant. Best Sweet and Sour Pork and Ribs we have had in China.
MoreI took the train from Suzhou to Hangzhou and our private guide Gerry picked us up at the train station. During our stay, we visited the Six Harmonies Pagoda, Meijiawu Tea Plantation and the West Lake. We also spent time walking the streets enjoying tasty street foods such as beggar's chicken, bbq squid and crab dumplings with soup! Gerry was a very knowledgeable guide. He clearly explained the importance of the historical sites, and I was impressed with his command of English language. Gerry also answered all my curious questions. In the evenings, we had dinner at Grandma Homes restaurant which serves local specialties at extremely reasonable prices. The vinegar fish and special pork served with bread are two local favorites. --Gary-at-SF, U.S
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