Private Day Tour: Suzhou Expedition From Shanghai Including Lunch
Shanghai, China
Trip Type: Private Day Trips
Duration: 9 hours
This private day tour from Shanghai to Suzhou takes you back 2500 years in China's history to a beautiful mix of ancient scenic gardens and relics of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. You'll experience a deep sense of southern China, enjoy local cuisine and so much more. This tour is well worth it, and surely you will have an amazing experience.The major attractions in this tour include: Suzhou city, PanMen, ShanTang Old Street, Suzhou Silk factory, Lion and Forest Garden. You will also enjoy local southern China cuisine during this trip.
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This private day tour from Shanghai to Suzhou takes you back 2500 years in China's history to a beautiful mix of ancient scenic gardens and relics of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. You'll experience a deep sense of southern China, enjoy local cuisine and so much more. This tour is well worth it, and surely you will have an amazing experience.The major attractions in this tour include: Suzhou city, PanMen, ShanTang Old Street, Suzhou Silk factory, Lion and Forest Garden. You will also enjoy local southern China cuisine during this trip.
Your tour guide will meet you in the morning, typically your hotel lobby, at the agreed upon departure time.
The you will leave Shanghai to SuZhou city directly, and after a scenic 2 hour drive, your will first visit the PanMen scenic area to enjoy the special and unique amphibious city gate and some relics of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasty. The history of this area is over 2500 years long, and there's a popular saying like that:" You should visit the Great Wall in Beijing and you must see PanMen in SuZhou".
From there, you will go to visit an ancient street---ShanTang Ancient Street. Where you'll feel the authentic Chinese life nearby water and have a very nice view and a deep sense of southern China. This ancient street has a history of more then 1000 years where you will enjoy a lunch of native Suzhou cuisine in a local restaurant.
After lunch, visit the No.1 silk factory in China, and get to know the history and culture of silk and learn how to make silk products. And of course, you can buy some silk items from here if you like, as everyone knows that this place is the best place to buy silk products in China.
Your last tour site is the Lion and Forest Garden. Tough it is the smallest one among those four typical gardens in Suzhou by UNESCO, but it is the most finest one and actually it is regarded as the top one among them. Head back to Shanghai after visiting the garden where your tour guide will send you back to your hotel.
Your tour guide will meet you in the morning, typically your hotel lobby, at the agreed upon departure time.
The you will leave Shanghai to SuZhou city directly, and after a scenic 2 hour drive, your will first visit the PanMen scenic area to enjoy the special and unique amphibious city gate and some relics of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasty. The history of this area is over 2500 years long, and there's a popular saying like that:" You should visit the Great Wall in Beijing and you must see PanMen in SuZhou".
From there, you will go to visit an ancient street---ShanTang Ancient Street. Where you'll feel the authentic Chinese life nearby water and have a very nice view and a deep sense of southern China. This ancient street has a history of more then 1000 years where you will enjoy a lunch of native Suzhou cuisine in a local restaurant.
After lunch, visit the No.1 silk factory in China, and get to know the history and culture of silk and learn how to make silk products. And of course, you can buy some silk items from here if you like, as everyone knows that this place is the best place to buy silk products in China.
Your last tour site is the Lion and Forest Garden. Tough it is the smallest one among those four typical gardens in Suzhou by UNESCO, but it is the most finest one and actually it is regarded as the top one among them. Head back to Shanghai after visiting the garden where your tour guide will send you back to your hotel.
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