Private Suzhou Ancient Gardens and Tongli Water Town Tour from Shanghai

Sightseeing  :  China  :  Eastern China  :  Shanghai  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

Enjoy this private tour to Suzhou and Tongli water town, complete with a car service for total about 9 hours. This is an easy and amazing way to see the classic Chinese gardens and architecture. You will visit some attractions like Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden and Tongli water town. Your professional tour guide will come to your downtown hotel to pick you up at 9:30 in the morning. After a 1.5 hour drive, you will begin with a tour of Humble Administrator’s Garden. It is considered to be one of the finest gardens in Southern China. After that, drive about 15 minutes to see another famous garden, called the Lingering Garden, it displays what the ancient wealth Chinese life was like using the fine furniture and layout of buildings.

Next, drive about 30 minutes to the suburb of Suzhou to a place called Tongli Water Town. Due to its canal system, it carries the nickname of “Venice of the East”. In it, you will have a chance to sit next to the canal while boats travel through it. Be sure to enjoy your local lunch while there as well(at your own expense). After the lunch break, your guide will show you around and offer an optional short boat tour around this village(at your own expense).

At the end, your guide will bring you back to your hotel in Shanghai.