Private Hidden and Historical Suzhou Exploration from Shanghai | La Vacanza Travel

Private Hidden and Historical Suzhou Exploration from Shanghai

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: China, Shanghai Region, Shanghai
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  • 8 hours
  • Shanghai
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The Classical Gardens of Suzhou, No.12 Gongyuan Road, Canglang District, Suzhou 215006 China

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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Shantang Street, Jinchang District, Suzhou 215008 China

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.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal, Guyunhe Travel Terminal, Side of Xinshi Bridge , Jinchang District, Suzhou 215004 China

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tiger Hill, No.8 Huqiushan, Suzhou 215008 China

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.



Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private vehicle
  • Lunch and entrance fees (if All Inclusive Package is selected)
  • Entry/Admission - Tiger Hill
  • Entry/Admission - Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal
  • Entry/Admission - The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Exclusions
  • All entrance fees (if Guide and Transfer Service option is selected)
  • Lunch (if Guide and Transfer Service option is selected)
  • Gratuities
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

08:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

Nakhiiran

02 Nov, 2019

We were picked up at our hotel as promised by the driver and Ms Kelly. Ms Kelly explained what is to be expected during the trip. The driver then drove us to Suzhou, where we met Ms Jenny. Ms Jenny was very friendly and informative. We really enjoyed and cherish our trip in Suzhou. We would recommende this tour to everybody 👍🏼

electriceelong

05 May, 2019

This was a personalised tour for a family of 4 with our own guide & vehicle. The guide spoke excellent English, was very informative about the cultural aspects of our destination & took excellent care of my family (that included 2 young kids). Would highly recommend this tour operator.

nickmay2016

04 Jan, 2019

We were looked after like royalty for the whole day by our main guide Kelly, joined by Jenny during while we were in Suzhou. Both of our guides were highly intelligent and knowledgeable. They were also really friendly, and they went out of their way to make our private tour special. They even discussed some different options with us, so our tour was tailored to our preferences. The city of Suzhou itself is unmissable. It's hard to pick a highlight, but the river cruise stands out as unforgettable. We didn't want the day to end. Based on our experience I'd recommend Shanghai Melody unreservedly!

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