One Day Suzhou Tour from Shanghai

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Duration

one day tour

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

About this tour

Visit the Humble Administrator’s Garden, see the pavilions and water pavilions, and feel the ultimate in classical aesthetics. Stroll along Pingjiang Road, with its green stone paths and flowing homes, the flavour of Jiangnan comes to you. For lunch, try a bowl of noodle soup in the authentic Suzhou style, which is delicious and mellow. In the afternoon, visit Hanshan Temple, listen to the bells and pray for good health. Then visit Tiger Hill, climb the Yunyan Temple Pagoda, and feel the thousand years of style and splendour. Return to Shanghai in the evening, and bring back the tenderness and poetry of Jiangnan.

Highlights

  • Explore Humble Administrator's Garden for intricately carved pavilions, strange rockeries, and poetic wooden bridges.
  • Appreciate ancient buildings and see local life scenes in Suzhou Old Town.
  • Take a boat trip around tranquil Tongli Water Town to enjoy the idyllic canal scenery.
  • Experience Tongli’s old traditions and primitive lifestyle.

Included/Excluded

  • Private English-speaking guide
  • Private driver & air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fees to tourist sites
  • Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Tips or gratuities for guide and driver

Itinerary

In the morning, our professional guide will wait for you at your self-booked hotel in Shanghai at about 08:30. Then we will set out for this private one day Suzhou tour from Shanghai by a comfortable car. During the 1.5-hour journey to Suzhou, our guide will briefly introduce Suzhou City to you, which is praised as the Oriental Venice. Upon arrival, we will immediately accompany you to tour the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is the largest and best-known classical garden in the city, and even in China. With the typical South China’s traditional garden style, it was originally built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), featuring intricately carved pavilions, zigzagging wooden bridges, clear lotus ponds, and craggy rockeries. You will be guided to sightsee the eastern, western and central parts, wandering leisurely to take in the poetic garden while the lush greeneries and blooming flowers are well matched with delicate galleries, stone walls with hollow patterns, long corridors, and ancient buildings. Then, we will go sightseeing through Suzhou Old Town. Sitting on the tricycle, you can have a nice glimpse of the ancient constructions existing over the years within the old block. This is also the best place to get a sense of Suzhou locals at play. Today's lunch is on your own, but our guide will recommend several local restaurants according to your preferences. After that, we will head to Tongli Water Town, which is one of the most beautiful water towns in Suzhou. With a history of 1,000 years, the picturesque and time-honored town is embedded with a net of waterways, where people can see 49 ancient bridges and 7 small isles segmented by the rivers and their branches. Strolling along the flagstone walkways around Tongli Town, you can find that almost all the folk dwellings are constructed at the water's edge with many boats berthing in the front. Residents have lived here for many generations. You will have a chance to observe their primitive life scenes. What’s more, you can appreciate the classic Retreat and Reflection Garden (Tuisi Garden), another highlight in Tongli with almost all the buildings inside standing by the jasper-like pond. After enjoying the glamour and charm of the water town along the Yangtze River in China, your private Shanghai to Suzhou day tour will end here. Then we will escort you back to your hotel in downtown Shanghai. Hope you have spent a nice day and we are looking forward to traveling with you again!

Durations

Fullday (+7hours)

Language

English

Frequently asked questions

  1. Advance booking: Vehicles and hotels need to be confirmed at least 5 working days in advance, and 10 days in advance is recommended for peak seasons (holidays/golden weeks).
  2. Price fluctuation: hotel and vehicle costs may fluctuate due to low season and holidays, subject to final confirmation.
  3. Combination limitation: Some remote area hotels may not be able to match 9-seater vehicles (road condition limitation), need to communicate in advance.

  1. Vehicle Cancellation: Cancellation within 48 hours before departure, 50% of the fee will be charged; Cancellation within 24 hours will be charged in full.
  2. Hotel Cancellation: According to hotel policy, some special rooms are non-refundable.
  3. Change of tour guide: If you need to change the tour guide's language or service time, you need to apply 3 days in advance.

  1. Dietary taboos: If you have allergies or religious dietary requirements, please make a note at the time of booking, temporary needs may not be met.
  2. Child policy: Child seats are not provided by default in 7/9-seater cars, and need to be rented at extra cost.

  1. Vehicle Safety: Passengers are required to wear seat belts, overcrowding (such as 9-seater vehicle with 10 passengers) will be refused service and no refund.
  2. Itinerary coordination: free combination of products need to ensure that the timing of the modules connected, such as planning errors caused by delays, the travel agency is not responsible.

  1. Sub-payment: The cost of each module is independent, and the total price is calculated according to the stacking of the selected items.
  2. Invoicing: Itemized or total invoices can be provided, and the head and tax number must be noted at the time of payment.

  1. Scope of services of the tour guide: The tour guide only covers the explanation of the sightseeing spots in the itinerary, and is not accompanied by the whole tour guide (extra payment is required to extend the service).
  2. Emergency contact: In case of vehicle breakdown or hotel problems during the trip, please contact the travel agency's emergency number at the first time.

  • If we are not able to implement the contract due to war, flood, typhoon, fire, strikes, storm, earthquake, or any other condition we are not able to foresee and avoid, we will inform our customers at the first possible opportunity and offer the best possible solutions, and the final bill shall be settled based on the service we actually provide.
  • Up to 7 days before departure: 100% refund of all money paid, excluding penalties charged by hotels, railways, airlines, and PayPal, if applicable. All penalties will be itemized.
  • From 3 to 7 days before departure: 90% refund, excluding penalties charged by hotels, railways, airlines, and PayPal, if applicable. All penalties will be itemized.
  • Within 3 days before departure: no refund.
  • After the trip has commenced, we are unable to refund any amount for canceled services due to non-participation, early departure, late arrival, or missed days on tours.
  • For groups of more than 10 people: The terms of cancellation may vary from case to case. Please ask your travel advisor regarding the cancellation policy for your group.

  • In order to making sure we have enough time to arrange your trip and make sure the availability we usually require our customers make the booking at least 24 hours in advance. And that's why you can not book directly on-line for a 24-hour last-minute booking.
  • But that does not mean you have no chance to book a last-minute trip within 24 hours. For urgent booking, please make a phone call to us at: (86)400-883-5707 to check the availability (usually it is available ) or send an email (not recommended as you may not get the response immediately) at: ct-by@outlook.com

Due to state control of internet security in China, many popular websites and APPs are blocked, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, WhatsApp etc. It is very possible that you may not be able to receive your emails and other important information. For this reason, we highly recommend you to sign up for a VPN service (for example, ExpressVPN) before your trip, to make sure you can connect to the global internet.

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