Zhejiang Sheng Travel Forum

I am planning to travel to Hangzhou, from April 25th till May 3rd (about 9 days)and would like to know if it is enough to cover the following places?

Hangzhou, Shuzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo and Putuoshan.

Actually if I want to include Nanjing in my plan, which one of the above-mentioned place I should drop?

FYI, I will fly in directly to Hangzhou.

Following are the additional informations I would like to know for my travel plan:

a) Travel itinerary order Hangzhou -> Shaoxing -> Ningbo -> Putuoshan -> Shuzhou. Where can I fit in Nanjing ?

b) Type of transportation and cost i.e. bus/train - Pls recommend for the above-mentioned places

c) Accomodation for all locations - Pls recommend budget hotel or hostel

d) How many days I should spent (at least) in each of the above-mentioned places?

e) Among the water village, which one is worth going? I would prefer less touristy places

It's spelt Suzhou, not Shuzhou.
a) Nanjing after Suzhou. However I'm more curious to know how you intend to get to Suzhou after Putuoshan.
b) Hangzhou -- bus/train -- Shaoxing -- bus/train -- Ningbo -- ferry -- Putuoshan -- I'm wondering? -- Suzhou -- train/bus -- Nanjing. Bus is usually more expensive than hard seat on the train; or roughly equivalent to 1st-class seats on the best, D trains. D train is usually faster than bus.
c) Hangzhou: Plenty of IYHs. Suzhou: Suzhou IYH. Shaoxing: Lao Tai Men Hotel. Nanjing: Fuzimiao IYH, Jin's Inn (a couple of branches) etc.
d) Hangzhou: 1.5-2 days. Suzhou: Not a favourite, I would choose to skip; 1 day. Shaoxing: 1-1.5 days. Putuoshan: 2 days including transport. Nanjing: 2-3 days.
e) Xitang, Tongli or Luzhi.