Ningbo: Dongqian Lake & Ancient Path Private Day Trip

Enjoy a calm, scenic day at Dongqian Lake – Ningbo's largest lake and favourite weekend escape – on a fully private tour that keeps everything easy and unhurried. Your English-speaking guide and private driver collect you from your Ningbo hotel and bring you to the quiet eastern shore.

You take a gentle walk along the historic Baijiling Ancient Path, a centuries-old stone trail that winds softly upward through maple and peach trees – an easy, mostly level route with frequent viewpoints rather than a strenuous climb. Pass the old stone archway, pause at the Baiji Pavilion where the whole of Dongqian Lake opens up below you, and let your guide explain the history worn into each stone.

On the way down you follow a lakeside lane past the lifelike stone carvings of the Southern Song Stone Park – guardian tigers, horses and zodiac figures that have watched over this valley for centuries. The path emerges right beside the lake, where you continue along the shore through the peaceful "Qianhu Secret Land" scenery.

A relaxed local lunch is included, and the pace is entirely yours – stop for photos, rest at the viewpoints, and soak up the lake-and-mountain calm. With private transport, hotel pickup, a personal guide and no demanding terrain, this is an authentic, gentle slice of Zhejiang's countryside.

A relaxed private day at Ningbo's Dongqian Lake: gentle stone-paved ancient path, lakeside viewpoints, Southern Song stone carvings and tranquil scenery, with English guide, car and lunch.