Suzhou Day Tour from Shanghai to Classical Garden, Tongli Water Town | La Vacanza Travel

Suzhou Day Tour from Shanghai to Classical Garden, Tongli Water Town

Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes
Destination: China, Shanghai Region, Shanghai
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  • 10 hours 30 minutes
  • Shanghai
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Travel from Shanghai to Suzhou to take in one of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Classical Gardens of Suzhou. The Master of Nets Garden was founded as long ago as the 11th century and represents the pinnacle of classical Chinese garden design. Then travel to the ancient Tongli Water Town, where you can appreciate the glamour and charm of the water township along the Yangtze River in China. Learn the fascinating history from your expert tour guide and enjoy a hassle-free experience with hotel pickup and drop-off in a comfortable chauffeur-driven minivan.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Master of the Nets Garden, Gusu District, Suzhou, China, 215005

Your professional guide will pick you up at your hotel in Shanghai at the agreed time in the morning, and then a 2-hour drive in a comfortable minivan with chauffeur will take you to Suzhou. For hundreds of years, Suzhou is well-known for preserving many charming and typical classical gardens, almost all of which are the local wealthy families' residences. Your first destination is the Master of Nets Garden. The exquisite garden is not very large in scale but the special layout of pavilions, gateways, windows and various halls enlarges the space visually and worth a visit.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Afterwards, your guide will take you to Shantang Street, an ancient riverside pedestrian road with a few old stone bridges and lots of traditional residential houses. It is ideally a place to stroll, try all kinds of local snacks and pick up souvenirs. Here you will have one hour free time to explore this street and have your lunch by yourself. Of course, your guide will offer you the best recommendations according to your preference.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou 215217 China

Then a 30-minitue’s drive will take you to Tongli Water Town, an age-old but very well preserved water town with a history of more than 1,000 years. Forty-nine stone bridges in a variety of styles link the different parts of the town. Many old residential houses with typical features of South China built along the riverside. The entire ancient town is just a large scenic area for you to explore and your guide will show you around. Taking a traditional boat ride along the canal will add more fun to your trip. Just get your camera ready.

After that, your guide and driver will accompany you back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions
  • Centrally located hotel pick-up and drop-off in Shanghai
  • Air conditioned minivan with chauffeur
  • Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Umbrellas are provided for free use
  • Boat ride ticket in Tongli
  • Entry/Admission - Tongli Town
  • Entry/Admission - Master of the Nets Garden

Exclusions
  • Meals
  • Gratuities
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
  • Pick-up from hotels within the Middle Ring Road of Shanghai. An additional transfer fee will be incurred if your hotel is outside the above mentioned area.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pick-up from hotels within the Middle Ring Road of Shanghai


Departure Time

07:30 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

10 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

ombr3

30 Sep, 2019

Highly recommended! Interesting and complete introduction to Shanghai's most essential places. Tourguide was awesome.

Daotrang

18 Aug, 2019

Our family has a great time in Shanghai. Ocean is our tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about the history and culture of this city. We definitely will take this tour again when we come back to China.

AdrianaDLu

21 May, 2019

Ocean was our guide in Shanghai. We’ve saved the best for the last: Shanghai. Although was just one day we had in Shanghai, Ocean made it happen. He spent with us 13 hours that day to get us through the most exciting sites in Shanghai, and we also had time to go to a live show. Timing was the key and Ocean managed to get all of us on the same page. That successful outcome was because Ocean is an excellent tour guide, patient, very articulate, accommodating, and super friendly. We have enjoyed the time spent with him to the maximum.

Gheorghe L

11 May, 2019

Ocean was our guide in Shanghai. We’ve saved the last for the best: Shanghai. Although was just one day we had in Shanghai, Ocean made it happen. He spent with us 13 hours that day to get us through the most exiting sides in Shanghai, and also have time to watch a show. Timing was the key and Ocean managed to get all of us on the same page. That successful outcome was because Ocean is an excellent travel guide, patient, very articulate, accommodating, and super friendly. We have enjoyed the time spent with him to the maximum.

cocomari7

06 May, 2019

We went to Tongli Ancient Town which is famous for water town on the last day of labors’ holiday. it took almost 1.5 hours by car and it was good to leave the hotel earlier than we planned at first because of the busy traffic. Private tour is really good and helpful especially in busy season. Ryan has a lot of knowledge about history, architecture, economics, and etc... and we really enjoyed his explanations. After coming back to the downtown, he supported us to go to the acrobatic show which was hold in a theater a little bit far from the central. He showed warm hospitality during our stay in Shanghai.

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