Suzhou Day Trip: Visit Historical Buildings, Canals, and Gardens from Shanghai by Bullet Train
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Suzhou
Embark on a private, flexible day trip from Shanghai to Suzhou by bullet train. Explore historical buildings, canals, and gardens with a local expert guide. Visit UNESCO sites, enjoy a delightful local lunch, and experience the charm of the 'Ancient Oriental Venice' and 'Garden City'.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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The Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Your local great guide and driver will pick up you at your downtown Shanghai hotel. Follow your guide and make your way to Suzhou by modern fast bullet train. On the way, spend few mins to tailor-made you tour. As private tour, the itinerary is totally flexible, following is the sample itinerary, be sure to let your guide know if need make any adjustment during the tour.
Upon arrival, pay the visit to the UNESCO Garden-The Humble Administratorââ¬â¢s Garden built more than 5 century ago, spend quality time to explore different areas of the charming garden designed with ponds, exquisite rockeries, pavilions ,towers and listen to the rich history , culture and custom from your guide. - Pingjiang Road - Next Head to Pingjiang road, preserved as one of the heritages in the Grand Canal. Enjoy a nice stroll down the stone paved alley streets full of local colorful stores, street food, arts, crafts and more. Choose to enjoy a relaxing gondola ride along the waterway to fully appreciate the charm of ââ¬ÅOriental Veniceââ¬Â. Take a break and savor a local delightful lunch with the recommendations from your guide.
- Suzhou Museum - Continue the afternoon adventure and make a stop at Silk factory to learn the fascinating silk process from the little silk worm baby to the finished elegant materials.
- Tiger Hill - If time permits you could choose to see the Asia No.1 leaning pagoda at Huqiu Mountain or visit No.1 ancient canal street Shantang street or substitute the above-mentioned attractions to other sites such as : Panmen scenic area ,Suzhou Museum , Beisi Pagoda, Hanshan Temple, Master of Nets Garden, Lingering Garden, Lion Forest Garden etc.
After the wonderful day excursion, you will travel back to Shanghai with your guide and be dropped off at your downtown hotel or other downtown area as per your requests.
What's Included
- Local Tasty Lunch included with ‘All Inclusive Tour’
- Entrance to a selected garden with ‘All Inclusive Tour’
- Experienced driver and comfortable car provided
- Personalized service from a great private guide
- Choice of 1st or 2nd class bullet train tickets
- Boat ride included with ‘All Inclusive Tour’
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees( If “ All Inclusive Tour” is not booked)
- Food and drinks ( If “All Inclusive Private Tour “ is not booked)
- Outskirts as Airport/Wusongkou cruise port/Disneyland pickup&drop off (Can be arranged at surcharge)
Additional Information
This private flexible Suzhou day tour from Shanghai allows you to explore the remarkable sites in Suzhou with your own local expert guide, the winding canals, historical buildings, ancient pagodas and classic gardens. Choose to visit some of the UNESCO sites such as famous Humble administrator’s garden, Lingering Garden , Master of the Nets Garden from different dynasties as well as the local ancient canal streets or ancient city wall ,enjoy a delightful local lunch and get a great overview of the \
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking, vegetarian available
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfrtable shoes
Location
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
No.12 Gongyuan Road, Canglang District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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196timothya
Feb 8, 2024
A Wonderful Day - Annie took me to some amazing photo stops despite my disability issues. Her English and cultural insights were invaluable.
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Leeann
Nov 7, 2019
Rita was awesome! - We had a great time in Suzhou with Rita. She did a great job personalizing the tour and knew the best spots for photos. She had great recommendations for "off the beaten track" spots where it wasn't full of tourists too. What a great experience! She also took us to a fantastic lunch and helped us order delicious hotpot. All in all,a great experience and Rita obviously knows her stuff.
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Vivbella
Sep 22, 2019
Great tour - The tour to Suzhou went very well, Rita guided us through the city giving us plenty of interesting information and showed us great places (small garden, 2 watertowns and a silk fabric). Excellent day tour with private car. The local lunch was amazing. Thanks.
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