Tour Features: No place is better than Putuo Mountain in terms of the combined beauty of mountains and the sea. The fascinating beauty in Putuo Mountain can be summed up as "fascination of the sea, the mystery of the mountains and the auspiciousness of the Buddha". By this tour, you will have a good chance to visit this mountain, including Luojia Mountain. After traveling, you will enlarge your knowledge about Buddhism culture in China.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1: Hangzhou / Ningbo / Putuo Mountain (-/ L/ -)
In the early morning, you will be picked up at your hotel to take a coach around 2.5 hours to arrive at Ningbo Baifeng dock. Then, you will take a yacht around 50 minutes to reach Putuo Mountain. Upon your arrival, you will be met by local guide on Putuo Mountain. Taste Chinese Lunch at Putuo restaurant at about 12:30 PM. In the afternoon, your first visit is at Western Hill Scenic Area. Many bizarre rocks and queer cliffs can be seen everywhere. The most famous are Qingtuo Rock, Rock of Two Tortoises Listening to Preaching, Rock of Buddhist Heaven on Sea, etc. Along the line where the mountain connects with the sea, many spectacular caves are very attractive. Then, you will take a gander at Puji temple covering 11,000 square meters, which is one of the three largest in the twenty temples in Putuo. It is the main temple devoted to the Goddess of Guanyin. After that, you could enjoy the free time. Walk around the island for discovery with your friends.
Accommodation: Putuo Xilai Villa or similar (4 star)
Day 2: Putuo Mountain / Luojia Mountain / Putuo Mountain (B/ L/ -)
After breakfast at the hotel, you will take a boat around 30 minutes to reach Luojia Island. Mount Luojia lies in the Lotus Sea to the southeast of Putuo Mountain. The legend has it that it was the place where Bodhisattva Guanyin practiced Buddhism. Viewed from near the Cave of Tidal Sound on Putuo Mountain, Mount Luojia lies just like a grand Buddha with its back in the sea. After lunch at Luojia Island, you will take a boat back to Putuo Mountain. In the afternoon, you will take a visit at Huiji temple, which is standing up Foding Mountain. Here you could take a cable around 10 minutes or climb around 30 minutes to reach the top of the mountain for praying. (The fare of cable car is on your own. It is US$4/per person one way.) Upon your getting down, enjoy your leisure time.
Accommodation: Putuo Xilai Villa or similar (4 star)
Day 3: Putuo Mountain / Ningbo / Hangzhou (B /L/-)
After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit Fayu Temple, which sits along the mountain with different layers on it. Numerous large trees stand in the mountain; qualify the temple for a quiet and deep place. Out of the temple, you are walking on the Thousand-Pace Golden Beach, which is the second biggest Zhoushan Islands a sandy beach from that area comes. Following, you are taking a van to reach the five-storied quadrangular Duobao Pagoda to the east of Puji Temple was put up in the Yuan Dynasty with stones from Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province. Then, you will reach "Unwilling-to-go" Guanyin Temple to listen to the Buddhist story. Taste Chinese Lunch at Putuo restaurant at about 12:30PM. In the afternoon, you will be the place of Nanhai Guanyin to see the symbol of Putuo Mountain. When you walk on the paths, you probably can come across monks in kasaya. The glorious sceneries as well as the glamour concerned with Buddhism make it a sacred mountain. Finally, you will take a yacht to back Ningbo Baifeng Dock. Upon your arrival, you will be transferred back to Hangzhou around 2.5 hours.
Itinerary: B: Breakfast AB: American Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner SD: Special Dinner
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