Suzhou Gardens and Tongli Water Town Exploration

Discover the enchanting city of Suzhou and the authentic water town of Tongli on a private day tour. Explore beautiful gardens, ancient bridges, and historic sites with a local guide. Enjoy a flexible itinerary and convenient pickup and drop-off from your hotel or the railway station.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Your local great guide and the driver will pick up at your Suzhou hotel or Suzhou railway station if you travel by train. After meeting, spend few mins to discuss the places to visit in Suzhou. Following is the suggested itinerary, as private tour, the itinerary can be fully customized and totally flexible. Please…
What's Included
  • Boat ride in canal (conditional on booking all-inclusive tour)
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Included entrance fees to a garden and Tongli Town with all-inclusive tour
  • Enjoy a local flavorful lunch
  • Guidance from a professional private guide
  • Travel in comfort with an experienced driver and car
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Boatride in the cancal town ( If all inclusive tour is not booked)
  • Entrance fees If “ All inclusive Tour” is not booked
Additional Information

Discovery the charming Suzhou by exploring its enchanting gardens and the bridges and visit one of the UNESCO garden such as Humble Administrator’s garden or Lingering, Temples or museums based on your preferences, afternoon choose to visit Tongli, one of the most authentic ancient water towns without over developed, explore the ancient stone bridges,…

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.

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Charles_z
Feb 27, 2026
Magnificent and Complete Tour of Suzhou - It was a complete, comfortable, and interesting trip with our wonderful guide Judy. They picked us up from the Suzhou train station and went to our first stop, the Tong Li old town where we cruise down the river. We traveled in a luxurious van and Judy was quite knowledgeable about Chinese history.
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Kerwei_c
Dec 30, 2025
Highly recommended... - Highly recommended flexible tour for our family of 5 with 3 teenagers. Pre trip communication excellent and we were picked up at our hotel at 0930. Lulu the guide was wonderful and spoke to us in both English and mandarin, giving us historical and cultural context throughout the day. We started with a drive to Tongli water town when it was still quiet, had a boat ride along the canal, explored Tuisi garden and bought snacks as well as having the opportunity to buy freshly picked strawberries on the way back to the city. We all enjoyed learning about the silk making process, a sumptuous lunch with local delicacies was very well ordered, and subsequently walking along Pingjiang Road and the Lion garden was beautiful and educational. We came away with meaningful souvenirs and lots of memories, and were very grateful for the warm and thorough way in which lulu helped us all day.
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Zachary_l
Oct 29, 2025
Great itinerary, GREAT guide - Great tour with Michelle. Excellent guide with excellent English language skills We visited 3 spots in Suzhou and then went to Tong Li (not crowded, very charming). I spent a bunch of time researching on Viator for a customizable itinerary and Michelle delivered! Tiger Hill Pagoda, Suzhou Museum and Humble Administrator's Garden. Michelle has great knowledge which she shared at each site. Tong Li was a great way to visit an ancient canal city without the hustle & bustle of Suzhou She shepparded us through quickly and efficiently allowing us to cover a lot of territory in just one day. Driver had new car and was always ready when we were. They were very sensitive to our time schedule to catch train back to Shanghai.
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Jenniferpr7610tt
Nov 13, 2019
Escape the City & Enjoy the Views - Sunny's Tours was amazing - friendly, knowledgeable and flexible. Changed our tour stops to ensure they matched our interests, went at a pace that was comfortable to us and made sure food allergies were a non-issue. The water village was the highlight - fun, interesting and highly recommended!!
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From $62
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).