Suzhou Flexible Private Day Tour with Lunch: Explore the Ancient Oriental Venice
4.4
13 Ratings
Suzhou
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Your local great guide and the driver will meet you at your place in Suzhou (Your Suzhou Hotel or Suzhou train station if you travel by train). Start to design your own private day with your interests in mind. Following is the sample itinerary, you are welcome to tell your guide if need make any changes during the tour.
- Humble Administrator’s Garden - Typically, start your tour at the famed Suzhou garden, choose to visit one or two UNESCO gardens such as The Humble Administrator’s garden, Lingering garden, Master of the Nets Garden. Follow your guide to explore the beautiful gardens dotted with ponds, exquisite rockeries, bridges, pavilions, towers. Immerse yourself in the ancient charm while listening the interesting commentary from your guide.
- Pingjiang Road - Next head to Pingjiang historic road, a colorful old street along ancient water way, here enjoy a nice stroll along stone paved lanes, known as the “ Little oriental Venice”, take in the beautiful scenery with ancient architecture, stone bridges ,canals, willow trees, interesting local arts, crafts, you could also choose to enjoy a peaceful gondola ride here.
- Shantang Street - Take a break and savor a delightful local lunch.Your guide will help you recommend base on your own dietary requests. After lunch take a fun walk along China No.1 ancient street.
- Tiger Hill - Continue your afternoon tour to Tiger Hill, one of the popular Suzhou attractions, here see the famous No.1 leaning pagoda in East, you may also enjoy the light walking up till the top Huqiu Hill.
- Suzhou Museum - As mentioned, your itinerary is totally flexible and if time permits you may choose to include other sites such as Silk Museum/Factory to learn the fascinating silk process from the tiny little worms to the beautiful fabric, Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, Beisi Pagoda, Lingering Garden etc.
After the wonderful tour you will be dropped off at Suzhou hotel or Suzhou railway station if you travel by train.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Local tasty lunch
- Great local guide
- Experienced driver with comfortable car
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees if apply
- Local lunch( Pay as actual own your own if “ Tour with lunch option” not booked)
Additional Information
This one-of-a-kind Suzhou city tour offers complete flexibility, enabling you to explore magnificent landmarks in Suzhou with a local expert guide accompanying you. Witness the charm of meandering canals, historic edifices, ancient pagodas and traditional gardens. Enjoy the option of visiting UNESCO-designated sites like the renowned Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lingering Garden, and the Master of the Nets garden from diverse dynasties. You could also explore local ancient canal streets or the ancient city wall. A delicious local lunch will be an added delight, allowing you to gain insights into the “Ancient Oriental Venice” and “Garden City” from your dedicated guide. The addition of private transportation ensures a convenient touring experience.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions,please dress appropriately
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
4.4
(13 Ratings)
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Tammy_t
Apr 8, 2024
Awesome experience - Lulu is a good guide. Brought us to different places and recommend us what to buy. She is lovable guide to be with. Would highly recommend her to choose as your guide.
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Oscar_c
Feb 9, 2024
Suzhou Experience - Michelle Zhang is a passionate, flexible tour guide. Recommends places to visit, knows her way around Suzhou. Highly recommended to have her.
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Boonkian_c
Dec 28, 2023
Remarkable guiding by Lulu - The tour was truly flexible, with us requesting to visit Humble Administrator's Garden, Tiger Hill (see from afar) and Hanshan Temple. Lulu was an amazing guide who could make the stories of these places accessible to us, in both English and Chinese (we had requested for her to go bilingual). She also made great recommendations to us and also patiently answered all our questions regarding Suzhou today. We left the tour feeling we know Suzhou and China much better and also made a new local friend!
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Eehsiungt
Dec 19, 2023
SUNNY TOUR - The tour was executed as plan and everything was punctual. The knowledge and explanation from Sunny was excellent. Will use them again.
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Patrickmu9442xg
Nov 22, 2023
A lovely day tour in beautiful Suzhou - It was a beautiful tour, taking in the canals, temples and gardens of old Suzhou on a lovely Autumn day. My guide, Lulu, was knowledgeable and charming as well as open and flexible. She hosted an excellent lunch, providing warm company. I can certainly recommend.
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Sickert
Sep 17, 2023
Unforgettable experience! - This private tour is highly recommended. I was picked up on time from the train station in Suzhou and received a very friendly welcome. Sunny then asked me about my personal wishes. After a short exchange, it was quickly decided what we would visit. The TOUR began in one of the classic gardens of Suzhou. I was explained many historical and interesting details that I probably wouldn't have noticed on my own. We then crossed the canals in a typical boat. This is definitely something you should do. We then strolled through the old town. It was well worth seeing. Everything was colorful, there were lots of shops and it smelled of good food. All in all, it was a really nice day trip with very nice company.
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Familyfreund
Dec 1, 2019
Personalized tour of Suzhou was highlight of China Visit - We were pleased to have an opportunity to tour Suzhou our own way. We had limited time and were very clear about what we wanted to see. Our guide set a course in which we had an opportunity to see all that we desired and in an optimal arrangement in terms of time of the day. We were at the Humble Administrators garden first and although it was crowded saw it in a very personal way. The history and context was exactly at the level we desired and as we are very interested in local handicrafts we had plenty time to find exactly what we wanted. Our guide never pressured us to buy anything anywhere and instead guided us if we were potentially missing better options. We ended up purchasing a teapot carved from a single block of stone, an embroidered cat screen (very fine work) that it seen on both sides and also some fans. At the end of the tour, we were at the canal at night. We finished with a quick visit to the new zone where we visited the elegant very modern lakefront. Our guide was thoughtful, unobtrusive and very knowledgable.
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Jenniferpr7610tt
Nov 13, 2019
Best Tour of Suzhou - Can't recommended this tour enough and our guide, Sunny! Completely tailored to our interests, Sunny made sure we saw all the sights and sounds of Suzhou and wasn't phased by our constant questions. Suitable for any age and fitness level. Highly recommend - Sunny is a gem!!
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533everettm
Oct 26, 2019
Perfect last day in Suzhou - I picked this tour because of the flexibility. Sunny asked me about my interests and assigned me Sophia Jiang as a guide, who put together the perfect itinerary. Mrs Jiang was extremely knowledgeable and I learned a great deal about the history of Suzhou, silk production, the Buddhist temples, gardens, etc. at lunch she asked about my tastes in food and ordered a variety of dishes that were local, and really pleased my taste buds. It was a very enjoyable day; I highly recommend this tour company!
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Donna
Aug 21, 2019
Don’t Visit China Without Sunny Tours!!! - My first trip to China and first international trip was 17 years ago. We booked a big group tour and we decided never again! You are only as fast as the slowest person in your group. Private tours are worth every penny since the tour is catered to what you want to see and at your pace! In 2009 we returned to Suzhou China for business. We have been back four more times on business. We have used Sunny on four of those trips and highly recommend her. She was originally booked by my husband to take me out while he was working but she has also taken both of us around different cities in China! Sunny is a shrewd negotiator! We have had clothes custom made and bought numerous souvenirs all at the best prices! My husband's hobby is photography and she has suggested wonderful places to visit to get beautiful pictures. She will arrange a private car and driver, book train tickets or hail the taxis! She does it all! Sunny has also provided us with tour guides in other cities if she wasn't available or it was too far away. Every guide, including Sunny has been professional, knowledgeable, accommodating and fun! All have spoken excellent English. If Sunny is not available, rest assured you will be in great hands with the guide she provides! We have visited Xitangzhen, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Zhouzhuang and Beijing either with Sunny or with her arranged guide. I highly recommend Sunny and next time we visit China, we will book another tour with her!
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