• The Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Meet your excellent English-speaking guide at your hotel lobby at 8:00 am or your preferred departure time, then take 90 minutes ride in comfortable & air-conditioned vehicle to Suzhou. This tour offers both “All Inclusive” and “Guide & Transfer” tour options, choose the one fits your needs upon booking. Typically, you will start your tour with “Garden of Cultivation” first, which is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou with 479 years old, hidden behind the deep living alleys, more peaceful and quite. If you have any special requests, please feel free to discuss with your guide directly.
• Shantang Street - Then you will have a nice walk from garden to Shantang Street. Your lovely local guide will show you the ancient city gate “Chang Gate”, which is one of the eight city gates at ancient Suzhou with over 2000 years old, great place today to discover local life.
• Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal - Coming next is to take a relaxing boat to see how this beautiful water town is arranged by waterways and how life and market is going on by water.
• Tiger Hill - The final stop will be at Tiger Hill. Beautiful bonsai garden and the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Suzhou are the highlights in Tiger Hill. Many of the bonsais are over 100 years old, your guide will explain you the way how to do it, learn you the history of Chinese bonsai. And the Buddhist pagoda is over 1000-year-old, also famous for its Leaning shape, enjoys reputation of “Chinese Pisa pagoda”.

After your entire day trip is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai.

• Private vehicle
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional guide
• Lunch and entrance fees (if All Inclusive Package is selected)

• All entrance fees (if Guide and Transfer Service option is selected)
• Lunch (if Guide and Transfer Service option is selected)
• Gratuities

As a city nearby modern Shanghai but with a history of 2000 years, Suzhou has become more and more popular for visitors from all over the world. This tour is not only designed for you to catch the top highlights of Suzhou but allow you to slow down your pace, walk into the deep alley to see the real life of local people. You will visit a classical garden, ancient alleys along the canals, the Buddhist pagoda over 1000 years old and take a boat ride to see the oldest part of Suzhou from the water as well. Your knowledgeable local guide will explain you all the stories behind it and still find the best way to avoid the crowds. If you have some special tour requests, please feel free to suggest at the time of booking.

• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• Passport name, number and country is required at time of booking for all participants for getting your bullet train ticket in advance
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.