07:00 Enjoy the breakfast buffet at the hotel

Dining time: 45 minutes

08:00 Drive to Xitang

Distance: Approximately 50 kilometers

Tour length: 1 hour

Exploring Xitang, the dreamlike water village.

 

09:00 Xitang Scenic Area

Tour length: 2.5 hours

Xitang Ancient Town, located at the junction of Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai City, is a Jiangnan ancient town with a history spanning more than a thousand years. Renowned for the ‘large number of bridges, alleys and galleries’, it is popular for directors who often choose to base their sets here for domestic and international films and TV series. For example, one of the signs at the ship bank was left behind by Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible III.

11:30 Dine in the scenic area

Dining time: 30 minutes

12:00 Xitang to Hangzhou

Distance: Approximately 120 kilometers

Tour length: 1.5 hours

Set off for Hangzhou, or ‘paradise on earth’ as it is known in China. When referred to together with Suzhou, their joint name is ‘Suhang, the counterpart of the heavens on earth’.

 

14:00 Xixi National Wetland Park

Tour Length: 2 hours

Xixi National Wetland Park, consisting of two parts, east district and west district, is the first and the only national wetland park in China that comprises of an urban wetland, agricultural wetland and cultural wetland. It covers a large area of 11.5 sq. km., seventy percent of which is dedicated to rivers, ponds, lakes, swamps and other water bodies. The production of the famous film "If You are the One" choose the area as the setting for its Hangzhou shoots, for its beautiful natural environment.

16:00 Hangzhou Song Dynasty Town Scenic Area

Tour length: 2 hours

Hangzhou Song Dynasty Town Scenic Area, located in the southwest region of West Lake Scenic Area, is the first and largest Song Dynasty culture theme park in China. It includes Qingming Festival (清明上河图) Representation Area, Jiulong Square Area, Song Dynasty Town Square Area, Celestial Mountain and Good Palace Area, Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Palace Area, Southern Song Dynasty Custom Garden, and other attractions. The most notable aspect of the park is the majestic song and dance production, Romance of Song Dynasty, so wonderful that it attracts people from all over China.

17:30 Dine in the scenic area

Dining time: 30 minutes

20:00 Check-in at Hangzhou Gingko Garden Hotel or Zhejiang Du Hao Hotel or Pujing Garden Hotel or Hangzhou Liang’an International Hotel