Hangzhou West Lake Cruise Ticket

Cruise across West Lake

Board a cruise and admire the scenery of West Lake, Hangzhou's representative landmark, from the water. The mountains, pavilions, ancient bridges, and pagodas surrounding the lake create a completely different view than exploring on foot.

Depending on your chosen option, you can enjoy a leisurely cruise around the lake or a course that allows you to disembark and explore the islands. If you want to enjoy the West Lake scenery in a short time, we recommend the cruise course; if you want to explore a bit deeper, we recommend the island visit option.

Encounter West Lake's iconic sights from the water

From the cruise, you can see representative landmarks around West Lake, including Su Causeway and Bai Causeway, as well as Leifeng Pagoda and Baochu Pagoda. Depending on the season and time, you can experience various scenes, from a misty lake to West Lake bathed in sunset glow.

Unlike viewing from the shore, the water offers a panoramic view of West Lake and the surrounding mountains. This is an especially recommended experience for first-time visitors to West Lake in Hangzhou.

Explore the island featuring the Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon

If you choose the island visit option, you can disembark at Xiaoyingzhou (小瀛洲), home to West Lake's iconic spot, Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon (三潭印月), and explore freely. Stroll leisurely through the island, with its pavilions, stone bridges, ponds, and gardens.

Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon is a symbolic landscape of West Lake that also appears on the back of the current 1 Yuan Chinese banknote. See firsthand the scene of the three stone pagodas built in the lake harmonizing with West Lake, and capture unique photos.