In Hangzhou, the night is the most alluring. Rather than in the heat of the daytime, the night is the coolest time to appreciate the beauties of any one of Hangzhou’s night cruises.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Night Cruise

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal used to be a great project in ancient times and has now become a symbol of Hangzhou. Taking a boat is one of the best ways to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou and the most direct way to appreciate the long canal culture. With modern craftsmanship, the canal boat is made from a prototype of the wooden boat of Qing Dynasty and is widely used in the canal in Hangzhou. All the details, from the Yucong Totem at the stern to the decorative patterns in the boat, reflect the essence of Chinese traditional culture.

Itinerary: Wulinmen Wharf –West Lake Culture Square –Yu Wharf –Fuyi Granary –Qianlong Gallery –Xiaohe Straight Street – Qiaoxi Street – Gongchen Bridge –Wulinmen Wharf (the entire course has no stop and lasts approximately one hour)
Price: 100 RMB per person
Time: 19:10/19:30/20:20/20:40 (the 20:40 trip is a single trip and stops in Gongchen Bridge)

West Lake Night Cruise

Tourists can embark the West Lake night boat, to take an overview of West Lake, from the wharfs of No. 2 Lakeside Park, No. 5 Lakeside Park, Children’s Palace and Broken Bridge. There are all kinds of boats available there, such as dragon boats, painted pleasure boats, self-drive boats and rowing boats, all of which will be suspended at the end of October 2017.

Dragon Boat
Ticketing Place: Fifth Park Wharf
Sailing Time: approx. 50 mins
Characteristics: elegant and popular
Open time: 18:30 –21:30 every day from May to August, 18:00 –21:00 every day from September to October
Itinerary: Bai Causeway – Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake –Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (stopping for 5 mins) – Oriels Singing in the Willows – Hubin Music Fountain – the wharf (traveling around the West Lake)

Painted Boat
Price: 90 RMB per person (which includes a fruit platter, a cup of Longjing Tea and a Jiangnan Music Performance), half-price for children between 1.2 meters and 1.5 meters
Sailing Time: approx. 50 mins
Characteristic: antique and economical
Open time: 17:00 –21:30 every day from May to August, 17:00 –21:00 every day from September to October
Ticketing Place: wharf of No. 1 Lakeside Park (telephone: +86 571 8703 5619), wharf of No. 2 Lakeside Park (telephone: +86 571 8706 3514), wharf of Children’s Palace (telephone: +86 571 8706 8226)

Itinerary:
Route one: wharf of No. 1 Lakeside Park or wharf of No.2 Lakeside Park – Hubin Music Fountain – Broken Bridge – Bai Causeway – Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake –Su Causeway – Three Pools Mirroring the Moon  (stopping for 5 mins) – Oriels Singing in the Willows –the wharf (traveling around the West Lake)

Route two: wharf of Children’s Palace –Broken Bridge – Bai Causeway –Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake –Su Causeway – Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (stopping for 5 mins) –Oriels Singing in the Willows –Hubin Music Fountain –the wharf (traveling around the West Lake)

Self-drive Boat
Sailing time: at least one hour
Characteristic: casual and leisurely, especially suitable for families
Ticketing Place: Broken Bridge Self-drive Boat Wharf
Price: 40 RMB for four-seater per hour, and 50 RMB for six-seater per hour

Qiantang River Night Cruise

The Grand Canal–Qiantang River Night Tour operates from 18:30 every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from Wulinmen Wharf and heads towards the south. Gliding along the Qiantang River, you can appreciate today’s take on the ancient Grand Canal and the spectacular Qiantang River scenes. From the ancient Grand Canal to Qiantang River, in the shallow light of the moon and lanterns, the waves quietly push the boat on, telling the long history of the river.

Time: 18:30 every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
Itinerary: Wulinmen Wharf –Sanbao Shiplock –Qianjiang New City –between the Qianjiang Third Bridge and the Qianjiang Fourth Bridge –Wulinmnen Wharf
Sailing time: approx. two hours
Price: 220 RMB for the upper deck and 150 RMB for the lower deck, half-price for children between 1.2 meters and 1.5 meters high, and free for children under 1.2 meters high
Telephone: +86 571 8519 0851

Xin’an River Night Cruise

Xin’an River Night Cruise is so dreamlike and magical – a real treasure of a find in Jiande City.  Xin’an River is famous for its clear and special waters which maintain a constant 12 –17 degrees Celsius all year round as well as a rare spectacle, “Baisha Mist”. Touring on such a mystical river, one can sip tea brewed with the water from below and appreciate the graceful light show of Jiangcheng City in a short distance.

Embarking Place: Fengyuexuan Wharf, Jiangbin Park, beside the Shende Square
Price: 68 RMB
Telephone: +86 152 6705 1717

Qiandao Lake Night Cruise

Qiandao Lake, named for its 1086 green islands in a row, is the first group of National AAAA Level tourist areas and the largest forest park in China. Here, the water is extremely clear and the islands are quite different from one another, forming beautiful natural scenery and an excellent natural environment for sightseeing and leisure. Besides that, Qiandao Lake also offers a wealth of activities for tourists.

Open time: 18:30 –20:30
Address: No.2 Sima Alley, Qiandaohu Town
Telephone: +86 400 8811 988