Suzhou Private Day Trip from Shanghai with Bullet Train Option
Description
Enjoy a fully guided private day trip to famed “Oriental Venice ” Suzhou under the lead of your personal expert guide with fully customizable itinerary. Immerse in the beauty of ancinet Chinese garden with UNESCO heritage,discover one-of-a-kind charms of water town with the picturesque networks of ancient canal and lively water markets. With different optional packages cater to your own travel needs.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your wonderful day excursion begins with a comfortable hotel pick up in Shanghai, follow your guide travel to Suzhou with the transportation option you booked. If you book the fast train / bullet train option, you will enjoy an exciting 30-minute train ride to Suzhou. On the way, spend few mins to discuss with the guide for a tailor-made itinerary. As exclusive private tour, your itinerary is fully flexible and can be 100% customized around you. Following is the sample itinerary and you are welcome to tell your guide if need make adjustment during the tour.
Upon arrival, visit one of the top four famous gardens in China-the Master of Nets garden ,listed in the UNESCO World Heritage, known as the most elegant and tranquil garden in Suzhou, immerse yourself in the charming and elegance of the ancient Chinese garden designed with the unique Taihu rockeries, delicate pavilions, ponds , beautiful flowers, lush greens while learning the interesting history, culture, custom from your guide.
Next head to Pingjiang historic Road, here enjoy a leisure stroll along the stone paved canal streets, have fun explore the authentical water markets, appreciate the unique Jiangnan old architectures with traditional lanterns, step back to ancient history watching people dressed up dynasty costumes, if you like , choose to take a private rickshaw ride navigate in the old alleys to experience charms of old lifes.
After the wonderful morning activities, you will make the stop at Qianqian street, the infusion of ancient and modern pedestrian road that showcase city's vibrant culture and history, here take a break and savor a delightful local lunch with the recommendations from the guide.
In the afternoon, head to Huqiu scenic area, take a leisure stroll in the historic park, admire the 1000 years old leaning pagoda surrounded by lush green park , see seasonal colors as peach blossom or foliage in different periods of the year along the mile long riverside.
Next continue to Wuzhong gate,embark the sightseeing boat ( Boat ticket included if " All Inclusive Package" is booked),cruise down the ancient grand canal while soaking up the picturesque water township scenery. Off the boat, hop on to China No.1 ancient street-Shantang street (Free entry) ,enjoy the dynamic cultural streets full of interesting arts, crafts, eateries while walking cross the “Fortune Bridge”, see ancient city wall and learn the loal custom, history from your expert guide. As mentioned, the itinerary can be fully customized, if you prefer, you could also substitute the above-mentioned sites to the following other sites: 1) Panmen Scenic area; 2) Museums: Suzhou Museum, Suzhou Silk Museum, Garden Museum of Suzhou; 3)Temple: Hanshan Temple, Xiyuan Temple etc. After the wonderful excursion, you will travel back to Shanghai with the convenient drop off at your downtown Shanghai hotel or other downtown area as per your requests.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Private pick up and drop off is provided anywhere in dowtown Shanghai. Please advise pick up details at time of booking.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Passport details are required after booking for all participants (for fast train ticket reservation)
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Reviews(387)
Sammi was our tour guide and she was incredible! We couldn’t have chosen a better person for the tour. She’s incredibly knowledgeable, patient, friendly and kind. She took us to all the nice places and we are really grateful for having her as our guide. I can only recommend Sammi. You will have a wonderful experience, great food and also with a twist of unexpected adventures which we loved! Looking forward to doing a tour again with you Sammi! We wish all the best, Nadi and Den ❤️
What a wonderful day traveling just outside Shanghai. My guide Roy was such a delight and the whole day so effortlessly easy and smooth. Really liked all the sights and was great to get to experience the train system too. Would recommend
We had booked this tour based off of the described itinerary and because it was a private tour. It had listed the Humble Administrator’s Garden in the description (which is literally one of the most principal places to visit in Suzhou and a must see). But the tour guide said via WeChat that this place would be too crowded with “too many Chinese” and suggested another place we hadn’t requested instead. She also knocked down one of our other options. I found this to be the first red flag. I had a tour in Beijing at the Forbidden City, our guide was very capable, polite and enthusiastic. It was super crowded but we had an incredible experience and found some great photo spots. She weaved us through the crowds with ease and agility. If a tour guide is capable and experienced, they’ll be able to navigate any situation. Crowded or not. Additionally, we’re in one of the most populated countries in the entire world, everywhere is crowded?! You come to China knowing this. I don’t know why it would be a bad thing that there would be many Chinese people either?! Like, we’re in China? lol. Why advertise something then suggest something else and then be aggressive and condescending when we insist on doing what has been clearly advertised? It felt like the guide couldn’t be bothered. From the very beginning the tour guide’s manner was very rude and inflexible. Not one ounce of warmth. I initially put it down to the language barrier but I can speak Chinese as well so…This is my first trip to China and I’ve already visited Guangzhou, Guilin, Yangshuo, XingPing Ancient Town and Beijing in the week and a half I’ve been here. I’ve just arrived in Shanghai and done some more tours, this Suzhou day tour would’ve been the 11th private tour I’ve taken during this trip. NONE of the other tour guides have spoken to me or treated me the way this one did, I felt very racially discriminated against. This is the very time I’ve felt this way in China. Maybe because I have my picture on my WeChat profile? Mind you, this tour is already overpriced. What an utter disappointment and inconvenience to my travel plans. I booked in advance, over a month out and just cancelled because there’s no way I will spend money where I am disrespected. There are so many other options available (one of the many great things about China), where my friend and I have rebooked and been treated with the respect and kindness everybody deserves. Stay away!!
I had great day with tourguide Joy. He has full knowledge of the city. Giving us lots of interesting information. I enjoy the food also.
Melinda provided excellent services as a guide for a day trip to Suzhou by train. We visited Master of Nets Garden, the canal area of Suzhou, Tiger Hill, and returned by canal boat for pickup and transfer to to the train station. It would have been difficult to spend an interesting day in Suzhou on my own and managing train transportation would have been difficult. Appreciated her help very much.
Our guide, Lea was great. She was knowledgeable and professional throughout the trip. We very much enjoyed all the sites she took us, but my daughter was delighted with her visit to the Cat Cafe. Highly recommend!
Everything about this tour was top rate. Our tour guide Lea was great and had an excellent command of English. We learned a lot from her. We were driven around in clean comfortable cars. We had lunch at a very authentic restaurant (try the squirrel fish). Everything was on schedule and we were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. We could not have done this day trip without Viator.
My family used this day trip and forwarded me their WeChat contact to arrange a booking. We were too last minute to book the bullet train so booked a private transfer instead, so bear this in end, you need more than a days notice to book the bullet train. Linda (our guide) met us in Suzhou, and had the day planned for us but was very open to change the schedule depending on what we wanted to see. She was brilliant! So knowledgable, friendly and would 100% recommend! We were looking for traditional Chinese wedding outfits and she helped us find places and we got our wedding day outfits
Great experience! Thanks to Melinda. Its a great introduction to use the train system of China… very impressive and complex for a non local. Suzhou has its unique beauty, am glad we took this tour. Melinda has been very helpful ,efficient, & very understanding .
Had a great time with Lea, who is a fantastic knowledgable guide. We spent time in Suzhou, went to all the significant sights, and had an amazing lunch!
