Group Day Tour in Suzhou and Zhouzhuang from Shanghai
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From $144.00
16 reviews (4.81)
Price varies by group size
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Departs: china, china
TicketType: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Suzhou and Zhouzhuang are entitled as the “ Garden City” or “Oriental Venice”. Come and see the beauty of Suzhou and Zhouzhuang in this day tour, which is the best way to appreciate these two picturesque water towns. During this tour, you will visit the Master of Net’s Garden, Panmen Ancient City Wall, Zhoouzhuang Water Village ，Double Bridges , and even more! And Suzhou is also the hometown of silk, this tour will make a short stop in Suzhou No.1 mill where you can learn about the whole process of silk weaving.
What's Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Local guide
Lunch
Selected hotel pickup (Pudong Sheraton Hotel; Grand Hyatt Shanghai; Le Royal Meridien Hotel; Hilton Shanghai)
The scenic spots as mentioned in the itinerary
What's Not Included
Gratuities
Hotel drop-off
River cruise at Zhouzhuang
Traveler Information
- CHILD: Age: 3 - 8
- ADULT: Age: 9 - 75
Additional Info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Zhouzhuang Water Town
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Master-of-Nets Garden
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Panmen Gate
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Reviews
The next day me and my mother booked another 4 hour tour through Shanghai. We visited many beautiful and fairy-like gardens, each with a very interesting story behind it. We also visited both modern and old part of the city, an amazing harmony formed between the two! Our tour guide, Rose was marvelous, she informed us about all the fantastic details and she showed us all around the place with the utmost excitement, which made our tour even better!
Thanks to Michael and Rose, you guys are fantastic!!
Here are some pictures!
The tour stops were as described in other reviews; the master-of-nets garden was a nice surprise--beautiful and peaceful in a very small acreage plot. Lunch was among the best we ate in our 3 weeks in China, and Winnie and the driver ate with us, which was a nice touch, since she was so engaging.
Zhouzhuang has an interesting history and isn't as tourist trappish as I feared it might be. Taking a gondola ride gives a differing perspective of the town, with some great photo ops.
We appreciated Winnie's flexibility--we had already toured a silk processing facility, so we just spent a short time at the silk facility so we could make a few purchases we'd failed to make at the other facility.
Logistics were very good, communication by text/email was timely, and Winnie was actually early for our pickup.
In summary, a very worthwhile day trip from Shanghai, with some great memories and photos.
That said - my guide Winni was fantastic - friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating
The drive to Suzhou was long - maybe 90 mins or so but the Administrators Garden was so picturesque and the architecture was amazing
We grabbed lunch in a local restaurant and then made out way to the water town
This town was the least packed of the water towns I have visited (not sure if its the location or the cooler weather - but I found it rather relaxing and I could admire the beauty
(I visited Zhujiajiao in late May and there was no room to room)
I would recommend this day trip
Next to Suzhou for the silk factory tour. It was fascinating but the ending leads your through a huge tacky silk market that is extremely expensive.
The garden of the nest was nice but kind of small and I liked Yu Gardens more in downtown Shanghai as it has much more to offer visually.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot!
The biggest frustration is we were in the car a lot. It takes about 2 hours to the first town around and hour to the next and then it took over 3 hours to get back.
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