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4 day Suzhou and Water Village Tour

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    Known as "Heaven On Earth", Suzhou is unforgettable. Its elegant gardens and beautiful, ancient waterway and canals will enchant you. The home of the Chinese silk industry, Suzhou has so much to offer.To My Highlights

Tour Code: SZ-2
Destination:   Suzhou → Shanghai
Tour Price: $345 USD   Price Details
Our Promises: Unbeatable Value for Money!
Departure Dates: You Choose!
Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Day by Day Itinerary: - top -

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Day 1

Place & Transport: Suzhou

Day 2

Place & Transport: Suzhou
Today's Activities: The Grand Canal, Panmen Gate, Lingering Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Classical Night View and Show
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- The Grand Canal: The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country's greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life.
- Panmen Gate: Pan Gate is an ancient city gate with land and water entrances. Once, a gate with land and water entrances was quite typical in ancient China. However, Pan Gate is the only one left.
- Lingering Garden : Suzhou is famous for its gardens. The Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Lingering in the garden you will marvel at its unique architecture and art. It is located on No.338 Liuyuan Road, Suzhou City.
- The No.1 Silk Factory: Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.

Day 3

Place & Transport: Suzhou
Today's Activities: Rickshaw ride, Hanshan Temple, Humble Administrator's Garden
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Rickshaw ride: Through the old streets & Hutongs in Suzhou, you will see local people's life.
- Hanshan Temple: The temple was once one of the 10 most famous temples in China. Zhang Ji, a famous Tang-dynasty poet, wrote the poem "A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge," which, consequently, made the temple even more popular nationwide.
- Humble Administrator's Garden: The garden is the best representative of Chinese classical gardens, constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby, the garden is divided into three parts: the eastern, middle and western parts.

Day 4

Place & Transport: Suzhou to Shanghai
Today's Activities: Tongli,
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Tongli: Tongli town has a history of more than one thousand years. There are over hundreds of gardens established in Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty, temples, cartilages and former residence of eminent souls. Fifteen rivers divides the town into seven island and 49 sets of historic bridges connect the town as a whole.

 

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Featured Hotels for this tour: - top -

City Superior Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
Suzhou Sheraton Hotel & Towers Suzhou Bamboo Grove Hotel Suzhou Chang Men Hotel

 

Tour Price: - top -

Tour ClassYour Group Size 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons Single room supplement
Superior Class 1149 623 516 348
Deluxe Class* 705* * 400 294 126
Tourist Class 595 345 239 71

Our Promises: Unbeatable Value for Money!

 

* Price are in US dollars, for one person. Price are for references only, may vary according to your travel time. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March.

 

Price Inclusions:

  • Entrance Fees:
    To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
  • Meals:
    All meals as specified in the itinerary.
    If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
  • Private Transfers:
    Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Suzhou, Shanghai by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
    Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
  • Guide:
    As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided, who will remain with you throughout your time in each city.
  • Hotels:
    Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
    All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
  • Service Charge & Government Taxes:
  • Luggage Transfers:
    Between airports and hotels.
  • Arrangements:
    The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

  • Personal Expenses:
    Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
  • Meals:
    Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
  • Single Room Supplement.

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