Zhejiang - Jinhua Hiking Tours

For the first day, you can take bus No. 1, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 17 in Yiwu to the South Passenger Bus Station which locates on the west Chouzhou Road. Take a bus for about 50 minutes to Jinhua. There is a bus from the station to Jinhua about every 10 minutes. From Jinhua, you can take the sightseeing bus No. 3 to the Double Dragon Cave. The first bus starts at 06:50 and the last one at 15:50. The interval of every two buses is 30 to 40 minutes. Visit the Double Dragon Cave. Stay overnight at the local hotel.

For the second day, take bus No. 10, 11, 18, 26, 33, 52, 306 and 309 to the South Bus Station in Jinhua. From 06:00 to 17:00, there is a bus to Lanxi every 10 minutes. The drive takes about 45 minutes. You can take bus No. 1, 3 and 18 to to Lanxi railway station. From the square at the railway station, there is sightseeing bus to the underground river directly. After visiting the underground river, take bus back to Lanxi railway station. Then take bus No. 1 from the railway station to Lanxi passenger bus station. Connect the sightseeing bus for about 40 minutes to Zhuge Bagua Village and have a visit there. Once you back to Lanxi passenger bus station, you can take another bus there back to Yiwu. It takes about 1 hour from Lanxi to Yiwu.

There is no railway to Lin'an and no airport there. You have to take coach to Lin'an. So on the first day, from Shanghai Old North Bus Station (Add: No. 80, Gongxing Road, Shanghai), you can take a coach to Lin'an at 14:10. From Shanghai South Passenger Bus Station (Add: No. 399, Laohumin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai), the coach to Lin'an is at 09:55 and 15:05. From Shanghai Head Passenger Bus Station (Add: No. 1662, Zhongxing Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai), the coach to Lin'an is at 9:10. It takes about 3 hours from Shanghai to Lin'an. From Hangzhou West Bus Station (Add: No. 112, Xixi Road, Hangzhou), you can coach for about 40 minutes to Lin'an. Stay overnight at the local hotel and prepare for the visiting next day.

On the second day, take a taxi to Lin'an New Bus Station. Take a minibus for about half an hour to Zaoxi town. From Zaoxi town, you can take the local minibus to arrive at the West Tianmu Mountain. Visit the Dashuwang scenic area and Chanyuan Temple scenic area. It takes about 6 to 7 hours for you to visit the two scenic area. Drive back to Lin'an to stay overnight.

East Tianmu Mountain locates in Meijia Village in Taihuyuan Town. On the last day, you can take a taxi in Lin'an to Xishu Street. There is a bus to Meijia Village every 20 minutes. Alternatively, you can take bus No. 8 from Lin'an New Bus Station to Meijia Village. The drive takes about 1 hour. Visit the East Tianmu Mountain including the famous East Waterfall, West Waterfall and the Sea of Clouds. Drive back to Lin'an.

On the first day, from Ningbo South Bus Station (Add: No. 6, West Nanzhan Road, Ningbo), take a bus for about 1.5 to 2 hours to Ninghai Head Passenger Bus Station. The first bus is at 06:15 and the last one is at 19:00. The interval of every two buses is 5 to 10 minutes. Then take bus No. 108 from Ninghai Head Passenger Bus Station to Ninghai West Bus Station. At last, take the minibus for about 1.5 hours to Baixi. Stay overnight at a local guest house at Tianhe Ecological Tourism Scenic Zone.

On the second day, enter the Eastern Zhejiang Valley and begin your hiking. Take a boat to Bijiaran Pier. Then head for the cap site. Stay overnight in the camp.

On the third day, continue to hike through the mountainous area in the valley to the bottom of the valley. Climb to the top of the mountain then to Zhubu Village. Spend some time exploring the village. You could see the main peak of Huading Mountian. Stay overnight in the camp.

Drive back to Ningbo on the last day.

If you arrive at Hangzhou airport, you can take the shuttle bus to Shaoxing directly. The shuttle bus is available at the airport from 09:40 to 20:00, and the distance between Hangzhou airport and Shaoxing is only 30km. From Hangzhou East Bus Station (Add: No. 215, Genxi Road, Hangzhou), you can take a coach for about 1 hour to Shaoxing. There is one coach departs from Hangzhou to Shaoxing about every 10 minutes from 06:30 to 20:30. Take bus No. 7, 8 and 88 to the Hometown of Luxun, a famous writer in China. You can visit the former residence of Luxun, the Sanwei Book House and the Zhujia Taimen. The Shen Garden is not far from the Hometown of Luxun. You can walk, take a taxi or take bus No. 7 to the garden. After visiting the garden, take bus No. 7 to the railway station and then take bus No. 1 to the East Lake Scenic Area. Once you finish the visiting at the East Lake, you can take bus No. 1 back to the railway station. Take bus No. 35 and 39 to the Passenger Transport Center, and then connect the bus No. 3 to the Orchid Pavilion Area. You can drive back to Hangzhou after the day tour in Shaoxing finishes.

In the morning of first day, take a coach to the Yandang Mountain. From Wenzhou New South Bus Station which is just opposite the railway station, there is a sightseeing coach every 30 minutes from 07:30 to the Yandang Mountain. The drive is about 1.5 hours. Take the sightseeing bus in the scenic area, you can reach the first scenic spot in the Yandan Mountain scenic area, the Dalongqiu Scenic Area. Then you may take the sightseeing bus or hike to the following two scenic spots, the Lingyan Rock and the Lingfeng Peak. Stay overnight at the hotel or guest house in the scenic area. Alternatively, you may set your camp in the Lingfeng Peak scenic area and enjoy the night view of the Lingfeng Peak.

On the second day, take a coach for about 1 hour to the Ancient Great Wall in Linhai. You can also walk around in Linhai to enjoy its old street, the Longxing Temple and the Guohua Abacus Museum. Take a coach for about 2 hours back to Wenzhou.