2 Days Suzhou and Tongli Water Town Tour

• Day1

  Humble Administrator's Garden, Tiger Hill, Panmen Gate

  • Lunch
  • in Suzhou

  Your private guide will pick you up at the hotel. Start your trip in the Garden of Humble Administrator. The humble Administrator's garden was first built in 1509 or the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of 52, 000 square meters. The houses in the residential area are of the typical Suzhou style and now used as exhibition rooms. The middle section is the gem of the garden Of its area one-third Is covered by water. Around the lake are trees and buildings. The main scenic spots include Distance fragrance Hall, Fragrant Islet, Lotus Viewing Pavilion, Seeing-the-Hill, Building and Pipa Garden.
  Then visit the Master of the Nets Garden, which is famous for its rockeries and inscriptions full of sense of seclusion. It is only more than 5,000 square meters, but it is salient in theme and layout which offer a wonderful artistic effect. It is a representative one among medium-sized classic gardens in Suzhou.
  The Pan Gate has a long history and is the only intact water-land gate in the ruined ancient city of
  Suzhou. It is composed of two water passages; three land passages and outside gate Pan Gate, Wumen Bridge and Auspicious-Light Pagoda afford a triple scenic sp

• Day2

  Tiger Hill, Tongli Water Town

  • Lunch

  Today first you will go to the Tiger Hill, a well-known tourist destination in Suzhou for hundreds of years with a paged slope of 1,000 year history. This is where the King of Wu, He Lu (-496 B C ), enjoyed himself during his lifetime and was buried after his death. A legend said that three days after He Lu was buried, people saw a white tiger crouching on his tomb, and so the place was named Tiger Hill.
  And then you will have a leisure trip to Tongli Water Village. This beautiful river village, typical of the region, gives you an idea of what Suzhou was like in its glory days. All the houses open up to a network of canals with dozens of stone bridges and a constant coming and going of transport and cargo boats. Also of interest is Tuisi Yuan, a classic garden from the period of late Qing Dynasty.
  At the end we will escort you to your hotel of Shanghai or Shanghai airport.

•     About Your Meals 
In order to have our customers to taste authentic Chinese food and avoid tourist menus, we take food quality, dining environment and travel convenience into consideration when planning your lunch. Therefore , we will arrange a la carte lunch at a local restaurant whenever possible. Lunch a la carte is varied with different recommended restaurants and different cities. You could order the dishes according to your taste under the instructions of your guide. However, in some remote regions where it is difficult to find a non-tourist restaurant, you could have lunch at a local tourist restaurant or in a local family.

•   Private Guide & Transfer
You will have a private guide, private driver and an air-conditioned vehicle to accompany you at each destination of your trip, which will provide you with maximum personal care, security and flexibility.
All our guides are qualified and responsible professionals. All our vehicles are clean and in excellent condition, crewed with licensed drivers.
Private Tour Guide
In each city, we have a professional local guide. Our guide picks you up punctually at your arrival from the airport/railway station/spring of each destination. On your way out of that city, your guide will stay by your side until you have checked in and passed through security. All our travel guides in each destination are local and responsible, who know this area well. They accompany you visiting this city during 8 working hours of each day and they will tell background stories of the tourist places, and show you the secret places to take your best pictures.
When it is necessary to change your itinerary for unexpected reasons, your private travel guide will suggest alternatives to ensure that you still have an excellent experience.

Private Transfer
With our comfortable and safe private transfer, your trip will be more relaxing and less tiring, keeping you in the best spirits to make the most of your experience in China. In all destinations visited, your vehicle is air-conditioned, clean and expertly maintained. Your private driver is licensed, insured and experienced.
Normally we will arrange vehicles with more space for you and your luggages. Depending on the number of passengers, we generally use sedans or minivans (7 seats) for 4 people or less, large vans or small buses (12-22 seats) for 5 to 12 people, medium cars (33-37 seats) for 13 - 25 people and large buses (more than 45 seats) for more than 25 people.

•     Remarks 
We reserve the right to modify the price due to exchange rate fluctuation
If you have special requirements, please tell us in advance.
We reserve the right of final explanation for any change due to the reasons beyond our control.