Suzhou And Zhouzhuang Water Village Private Tour From Shanghai

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Free Cancellation
  • Duration: 9 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    8:00 AM
  • Departure Details :
    Traveler pickup is offered
  • Return Details :
    Returns to original departure point
  • Cancellation Policy :
    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

This full day tour will give you an opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful gardens in China, the Humble Administrators Garden in Suzhou, as well as the water town Zhouzhuang. It covers about 52,000 sq. meters, and is the largest and most well-known of Suzhous famous gardens. Its unique design, ethereal beauty, and enduring cultural significance have seen it proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will also have the chance to enjoy the beautiful view of the water town Zhouzhuang on the cruise.

Know More about this tour

Meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel in Shanghai city centre at 8am, and your driver will transfer you to Suzhou (approx. 2 hours).

Suzhou is also called the Venice of the East and Chinas garden city. It is renown for its waterside architecture, with many areas still preserving the network of canals and waterways that used to crisscross the city. However, Suzhous greatest claim to fame, more so than its canals, is its classical gardens. These splendid gardens date back to the Ming dynasty and have since been regarded as paragons of Chinese classical garden design.

During this tour you will visit the Humble Administrators Garden, the largest and most well known of Suzhous famous gardens. Its unique design, ethereal beauty, and enduring cultural significance have seen it proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Then you will follow your guide to visit the Silk factory to see the process of making silk products and you will have a traditional Chinese lunch in a local restaurant.

The tour will continue visiting Zhouzhuang Water Town, where you will board a Chinese-style gondola to cruise the town's beautiful waterways. Zhouzhuang's simple, well-preserved architecture dates back more than 900 years. The majority of residences were built in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and nearly 100 classic courtyards and 60 carved-brick archways are still in use. In this water village, locals live their life on the waterways, continuing to carry out everyday activities on the water, from washing clothes to shopping from vendors in boats.


After this, you will be transferred back to your hotel at Shanghai city centre

Inclusions

Hotel pick-up and drop-off service (hotel in Shanghai city center)

Professional and friendly local English speaking tour guide

Traditional Chinese lunch

Entry/Admission - Humble Administrator's Garden

Exclusions

Gratuities

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Minimum age is 2 years

Hotel details are required when book this tour (hotel should in Shanghai city centre)

Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Traveler Reviews

  • 21-Oct-2019

    Both the gardens and the water village were terrific. We didn't think when we chose our tour date that National Day (a week long celebration) would impact our visit. However throughout the day we were treated with online streaming of the big all day celebrating in Beijing. We were picked up by our knowledgeable guide, Stanley, and our driver hours early to miss the mass of local travelers who celebrate by traveling everywhere in China. We also caught the edge of a typhoon in Shanghai. Luck was with us both in missing the rain storm most of the day. Stanley took us to a great spot for lunch and made sure our lunch met our dietary needs. Try the sweet potato noodles if you go, they were fantastic.

  • 02-Apr-2019

    We had a wonderful day with Elva! The car was clean and comfortable, the driver was pleasant, the attractions were beautiful and a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai, but most of all, our tour guide was knowledgeable, sweet and made for a very pleasant tour! Thank you Elva!

  • 17-Sep-2018

    This tour was nice. The tour guide have a good english. The garden at Suzhou was beautiful but my favorite was Zhouzhuang, a water town like Venice and Bruges. Transportation was comfortable, they gave me a bottle of water and the lunch was good. They adjust your schedule and needs, I recommend spend time to buy chinese art at Zhouzhuang. Just be prepare to 1.5h from Shanghai to Suzhou, then 1h from Suzhou to Zhouzhuang and 2 h from Zhouzhuang to Shanghai.

  • 25-Aug-2017

    Very good tour. Suzhou is great to navigate the canals or just walk about in the tourist area of this city with such a long history. I suppose it is a must to see a silk factory and you will be tempted to even buy something.
    Zhouzhuang is smaller and a bit out by itself or so it seems to be. But it is a nice complement and it gives you a better feel for life in a small town, now and then.
    Our guide Gale spoke good English and knew her stuff.

  • 22-Aug-2017

    The weather was too hot, in the middle of August, I don't recommend this trip during summer months, so maybe this would be a 3 star because the uncomfortable of hot weather 42 C!. However, it was interesting to visit those water towns and there was lots to see and learn. The restaurant the guide took us, set mea for this tour, had very good food and service, casual but good. The guide was friendly, but his English was not so good, he spoke German as his second language, and didn't understand some words in English, but overall he knew quite a lot about history and economy of his country and all our questions were answered

  • 04-Jun-2017

    A very good tour the only issue was timing. It was a national holiday so traffic was crazy and the garden was packed. The guide Thomas was very good and managed to get us round and we had a great day.
    Thanks so much

  • 29-Jul-2015

    We spent the day with our private guide, Elaine. The tour was very scenic and interesting. Elaine was awesome and went above and beyond to satisfy our requests.

  • 28-Jun-2015

    All aspects of the tour were well organized and our particular guide elaine and driver were very accommodating and well informed.