Shanghai and Suzhou await on the this delightful four day tour. Commencing in Shanghai – the Pearl of the Orient, you’ll enjoy exploring the old world of this city with its commercial pedigree dating back centuries. Wander through ancient gardens, colonial buildings, and streets lined with the residences of the cultural and political elite from a time in history when glamour ruled. Check The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, and famous Shanghai Museum off your list, along with a visit to the Former French Concession. Travel by car from Shanghai to Suzhou, the City of Classical Gardens, where you’ll find traditional Chinese gardens that are picture postcard perfect. Master of the Nets Garden and the Humble Administrator’s Garden are two of China’s finest examples of the way gardens have played an important role in culture and creativity. A visit to Tongli Water Town offers the another glimpse back in time, with its flagstone streets, ancient residences, and willow-lined canals. Including all accommodation, daily breakfasts, transfers, local bilingual guide, and the chance for unique insights to a distinctly special corner of China, this tour can be taken as on its own or combined with any of our other multi-day small group, private or custom tours. Ready to explore? Let’s book you in!
Be treated to the best of ancient classical poetic Chinese garden art integrating the delights of village and town, then travel the waterways of historic Tongli, a town built on water over a thousand years ago.
Be captivated by the charm and elegance of Suzhou and the style of Shanghai on this 5 day tour. Arrive in Suzhou and immediately see why this lovely city is a haven for traditional culture enthusiasts. Visit local iconic highlights, including the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou Museum and Tongli Water Town. At every turn, you’ll find idyllic scenes of wispy willows, traditional arched bridges, beautiful design, and more, that together confirm Suzhou’s place as a cultural capital. Enjoy a change of pace when you arrive in Shanghai for the final two days of your tour, taking in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Tower, and buildings and sections of the city that reflect the colonial influences of the city’s more recent past: the Bund, Shikumen, XinTianDi, and the Former French Concession. Inclusive of all four or five star accommodation options, daily breakfast, a calligraphy class delivered by a local artisan, all transfers, and wonderful English speaking guide, this is the perfect way to delve into two lovely cities with style at their essential heart. Why wait? Book now.
City of gardens. Venice of the East. Stunning Suzhou. The home of wellness. Words simply won’t suffice when it comes to describing this seeming anomaly among China’s big, bustling cities. Start your four day sojourn in Suzhou by sampling a number of the gardens for which the city is famous – Tiger Hill with its leaning pagoda and Lingering Garden among them. Absorb the history and tradition from the Tang and Song dynasties evident around Pingjiang Road and step back in time as you wander through the canals and alleys of Tongli Water Town. Renowned for its well preserved old buildings, private gardens, temples and traditional dwellings, Tongli will delight. Suzhou Museum visit, rickshaw ride, and the chance to book evening activities, this tour is inclusive of four or five star hotel accommodation, all transfers, a wonderful local English speaking guide who will bring Suzhou to life, and daily breakfasts. It’s the perfect way to spend quality time in a city where the traditions that formed the bedrock of China are carefully and authentically preserved.
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Delight in the charm and tradition preserved within two of China’s most beautiful destinations on this four-day sojourn. Come alive to the beauty of Suzhou, with its iconic picture postcard scenery in and around the Humble Administrator’s’ Garden and Tongli Water Town. Literally feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you see the way canal neighborhoods continue to flourish just as they did hundreds of years ago. Appreciate the blend of the ancient and contemporary at the famous Suzhou Museum, the building itself a masterpiece. Travel to Hangzhou by high speed train where the famous West Lake is your first destination. Sit back and relax aboard a boat cruise to savor the tranquil natural scenery enhanced by historic pagodas and pavilions. Visit Lingyin Temple, one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China ornate with painted walls and ceilings. Finally, enjoy visiting a local tea plantation surrounded by verdant tea fields. Gain an understanding of Chinese tea history and culture at the China Tea Cultural Museum with its collections of tea varieties, tea sets and machines for making tea. Inclusive of all four or five star hotel accommodation, daily breakfasts, in country transfers, local English speaking guides who want you to see and understand the real China, this tour is ideal for travelers who appreciate the beauty in its natural and artistic forms. Remember we provide the option to add this private tour to any small group or other China travel. Just ask us. We’ll take care of every detail.
Experience history at first hand from a rickshaw as you take in the quaint villages of ancient dynasties, or wander the alley ways and houses to see local lifestyle. Reflect on how leisure and gardens have always been an important part of Chinese culture, as shown in the moving designs in the gardens that have inspired poets, philosophers and legends down the ages.
Discover the essence of Suzhou, a ‘slowness’ haven rich in traditions and practices that formed the bedrock of China’s ancient culture. Over two days enjoy the chance to gain insight into the beauty of Suzhou found in its many idyllic and scenic gardens, the Master of the Nets and famous Humble Administrator’s Garden both worthy highlights among them. Dubbed Venice of the East, you’ll have a chance to learn why, as you wander the canals, lanes, and alleys of Tongli Water Town. Enjoy the artistic features, architectural values, and exhibitions found at the Suzhou Museum, regarded worldwide as a masterpiece in itself. Inclusive of transfers between sites and an exceptional English speaking guide, this is a lovely way to peak into the heart of beautiful Suzhou. You will leave wanting more!
Relax – We can help! We’re a master craftsman of China tour design. Add this Suzhou private tour to any other China tour to expand your travel adventure and get to know real China.
Experience history at first hand from a rickshaw as you take in the quaint villages of ancient dynasties, or wander the alley ways and houses to see local lifestyle. Reflect on how leisure and gardens have always been an important part of Chinese culture, as shown in the moving designs in the Lingering Garden that have inspired poets, philosophers and legends down the ages.
Meandering canals. Ancient stone bridges. Traditional architecture. Admire it all on this one day private tour of Suzhou’s highlights. Awaken your ‘inner poet’ as you immerse yourself in the idyllic scenery to be found at the Humble Administrator’s Garden with its wispy willows, traditional architecture, hills, lawns, flowers and meandering streams. Appreciate the serious nod to design and art at its best with an exploration of the famous Suzhou Museum. Round out the day with a visit to Zhouzhuang Water Town, located around an hour from the heart of Suzhou. With a reputation for its many ancient bridges that span the canals at key points, you’ll be amazed at the pedigree found here, with each bridge harboring rich history within its structure. Inclusive of transfers between highlights and an enthusiastic local guide with a love of Suzhou, you’ll appreciate this window into a beautiful city’s history and traditions.
Why not incorporate this tour with other travel to nearby Shanghai or Hangzhou? We can take away the confusion about what to see and when to create a beautiful travel memory designed especially for you. Just ask us! We’ll take care of every detail.
Take a tour of inspiration and delight – in the best of Chinese gardens that have inspired poets, philosophers and legends down the ages, the engineering marvel of the Grand Canal and the enduring, ancient lifestyle of villagers living along its banks.
