Private Full-Day Yangzhou Tour from Shanghai with Lunch

Meet your private guide at your Shanghai city hotel lobby in the morning and head up to Yangzhou city by bullet train. On the road, enjoy the beautiful sightseeing and discuss your Yangzhou things-to-do list with your guide. Of course, your knowledgeable guide will give you some suggestions, and he or she will customize your day based on your needs and interests.

Typically, your tour starts with a relaxing walk along the famous Slender West Lake, enjoy the picturesque lake view surrounded by the old gardens, small bridges, ducks, waterfall, temples and shaded tress. You can choose to take a boat cruise to enjoy the serene moments if you like.

Revitalize yourself with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant and head to Daming temple. Spend your time discover the monastery complex and enjoy the stunning view at the top of the old pagoda. Wander around the temple and see the Buddhist Monks chanting and prayers in the Temple.

Then move to Dongguan Street, see the famed street with brilliant culture and long history. Enjoy your time shopping in the old street with many craft shops, restaurants and inns.

Then visit one of the four most famous gardens in China--Geyuan Garden, built by a wealthy salt merchant in the early 19th century .You will see the beautiful old architectures, pleasingly laid out rockeries, small pounds as well as large collection of bamboo trees .Stroll through the four seasonal rockeries and you will feel like a condensed trip through spring, summer, autumn and winter. If you want to visit some other attractions besides the sample itinerary, feel free discussing with your guide, some suggested alternative options for your reference in below: Hanguangling museum,Yangzhou canal or heyuan garden.

If you don’t like the attritions in the sample itinerary, Museum of Hanguangling could be an alternative option. Visit the typical Han Dynasty Tomb built during 202BC-220AD, appreciate the miracle of the remarkable wooden structure and learn the customs and history of the ancient Chinese nobility from your guide.

If you don’t like the attritions in the sample itinerary, Heyuan garden could be another alternative option. Visit the beautiful and huge home of a wealthy family, with a bit of western influence. Spend your relax time exploring the all the path and rooms, enjoy the amazing view with flowers, oldest trees and stone statues.

If you don’t like the attritions in the sample itinerary, Grand canal garden could be another alternative option. Enjoy a relaxing stroll along the old Grand Canal, part of the wonder of ancient engineering, with ancient households and the old city gate wall are along the riverside. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old times lifestyle and appreciate the charms of old China.

After your tour is finished, you will take the bullet train back to Shanghai.