Private Tour
All-Inclusive Private Day Tour to Suzhou by Bullet Train or Car
Overview
Available languages
9 hours
Mobile ticket
What better way to explore one of the most historical town near Shanghai—still mostly survived China's modernization drive—than by having an indigenous inhabitant tell you stories about the history and evolution of the 2500-year-old quaint town. I am a local Shanghainese—born, and lived here all my life.We will be going to Suzhou by bullet Train(at the speed of 180 miles/hour!) or a car(van) -Known as "Venice of The East ", 60 miles from downtown Shanghai, Suzhou has managed to maintain most of its old buildings and population. Besides exploring the a beautiful 700-year-old Ancient Chinese Garden , we will also visit Suzhou Silk Museum, known as the origin of Chinese silk, silk has been woven in Suzhou since about 3000years ago! after refueling with a typical Suzhou lunch, we will take a Suzhou style Gondola trip down the charming canals. Finally, we will sip some tea from local tea farms while enjoying a beautiful tea ceremony , so you can immerse deeper into local life.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
English-speaking Guide
Round-trip Bullet train fares,Lunch,hotel/airbnb pickup and drop-off included
Lunch
Garden Admission Tickets and Gandola Boat Tickets
Air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuity For Guide
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Shanghai Railway Station
You will depart from your Shanghai hotel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle to Shanghai Railway Station to have a wonderful bullet train experience to Suzhou. Relax while marvelling the ancient cityscape on the road to the Lion Forest Garden in Suzhou city.
Lion Forest Garden
You will visit the famous Lion Forest garden, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spend your relax morning strolling around the ancient house with delicate pavilions, corridors, ponds, rockeries, walkways and lush green trees. Enjoy the picturesque view and hear the rich history from your professional guide. Sitting in the pavilion beside the pond, feel like stepping back in history.
Options
Suzhou Day Trip By Train
All Inclusive By Bullet Train: Private guide,Hotel Pickup/Drop off, round trip train tickets, local car,garden admission, gondola cruise, Lunch all included
Pickup included
Suzhou Day Trip By Car
All Inclusive By Car: Private guide,Hotel Pickup/Drop off Comfortable air-conditioned vehivles,garden admission, gondola cruise, Lunch all included
Pickup included
Reviews
1 review
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great off-the-track tour
Noam M,
May 28, 2019
- Viator
5.00Great tour – highly recommended! Bill is great, knowledgeable and very open and pleasant. I literary booked the tour in the “last minute” (evening before) and Bill was kind enough to accept and meet me on-time in the following morning for a full-day tour till evening (knowing he had another full day tour in the following day). The fact that tour is based on the public transportation is also nice since it‘s more efficient (e.g. bullet train, avoid losing time on traffic) and it also gives another glimpse on the locals. My goal was to avoid the common-commercial-standard-touristic tours in which you arrive in a ~herd, take a photo and move on to the next place, and the tour with Bill provided just that- it was relaxed, with nice walks, explanations and discussions. Suzhou seems to have much less western tourists (in the entire day we saw only few) and it was the perfect place to spend the day and watch-discuss Chinese’s culture and history - old/new/garden/”water town” and more. I especially appreciate the many ‘small talks’ we had about Chinese people living TODAY. Thank you bill for the interesting tour – thank you for being open and a great guide :-)
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