You must take a West Lake boat ride when visiting West Lake

This way you can avoid queues: The first boat departs around 6:40 AM - you can book the boatman in advance If you miss the first boat, you'll need to queue later🧸Weekends and holidays see massive queues Evenings also have no queues, but the scenery isn't as good as daytime. 🚣 Boarding Points ✅ Recommended Majiawan PierEasy to locate🛶 with many boats available. You can also start from Huagang Guanyu (Viewing Fish at Flower Pond) for equally stunning views. 🚢 Route 🚣‍♂️ Majiawan Pier - Kuahong Bridge - West Lake State Guesthouse - Water Forest - Wuguitan (Turtle Pond) - Yuqian Temple - Jihong Bridge - Yuhu Bay - Small Lakeside Teahouse - Little South Lake - Huagang Guanyu (Southern End of Su Causeway)🔚🚣‍♂️ ⌚️ The entire journey takes about 1 hour 40 minutes🚣‍♂️ passing through 9 bridge arches, all great for photos.