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24 Hours Hotline: +86 137-3541-1378
+86 157-0009-4881
Email:[email protected]
Tour Style:
'In heaven there is paradise, on earth, Suzhou and Hangzhou.' This 8-hour private tour is a favorite among our clients, showcasing the best of Suzhou's rich heritage. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, you'll explore top attractions such as the renowned Lingering Garden, famous for its serene lotus ponds and bamboo groves. Discover the historical charm of Hanshan Temple, admire the ancient Panmen Gate, and stroll through the picturesque ancient streets. Experience the traditional process of silk production and travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned vehicle. Immerse yourself in Suzhou’s cultural splendor and timeless beauty on this unforgettable journey.
Duration: 6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities):
Lingering Garden, Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, Shantang Street
Pick-up point:
Suzhou train station
Finishing point:
Your hotel in Suzhou or Suzhou train station (based on your requirement)
Tour Customizable:
Absolutely! (Tell us your requirements in your inquiry)
Payment Types:
Cash, Wire, Paypal, Western Union, Alipay, Wechat
Available: Daily
We’ll greet you at Suzhou train station with a personalized welcome signage reading "Your Way Holiday." Our friendly and professional guide will be there to assist you with your luggage and ensure a smooth transfer from the train station to your vehicle. You’ll be comfortably transported to begin your enriching Suzhou classic tour.
Your tour begins with the Lingering Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Suzhou’s finest classical gardens. Recognized as one of China's four greatest gardens alongside the Humble Administrator’s Garden, the Summer Palace, and the Mountain Summer Resort, Lingering Garden showcases exquisite landscape architecture and artistic space design.As you explore the garden’s trails and portals, your guide will provide informative insights into its history and design. Enjoy a peaceful retreat amidst the harmonious blend of traditional Chinese architecture and natural beauty.
Next, we will visit Panmen Gate, a historical landmark dating back to 514 AD. Built by the Wu State during the Spring and Autumn Period, Panmen Gate is the only ancient city wall still intact in Suzhou, showcasing the exceptional architectural skills of its time. The gate's sturdy construction and intricate design have enabled it to endure through the centuries, making it a significant cultural heritage site.During your visit, our expert guides will provide detailed explanations about the historical and architectural significance of Panmen Gate. They will also share intriguing stories about its role in Suzhou’s history, offering you a comprehensive understanding of this ancient monument. Enjoy a personalized tour experience that brings the rich history of Panmen Gate to life.
After lunch, we will visit Hanshan Temple, also known as Cold Mountain Temple, located near the town of Fengqiao. This renowned Buddhist temple gained fame through a celebrated poem by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji, which vividly describes the temple's serene ambiance. The temple is distinguished by its impressive large bells, unique black-tiled roof, and the graceful, domed bridge that adds to its architectural charm.As you explore the temple, you’ll have the opportunity to wander through its elegant halls, pavilions, and corridors, all surrounded by beautifully maintained gardens. Our knowledgeable guides will be on hand to offer insights into the temple’s rich history and cultural significance. They will also provide fascinating anecdotes about the poem that immortalized Hanshan Temple, ensuring a deeper understanding of this historic and spiritual site.
Finally, we will proceed to Shantang Street, one of Suzhou’s most historic and picturesque areas. This ancient street, dating back over 1,200 years, is renowned for its traditional architecture, charming shops, and vibrant local atmosphere. Stroll along the canal-lined walkways, explore quaint boutiques, and sample local snacks as you soak in the rich cultural heritage of Suzhou.Our knowledgeable guide will accompany you throughout your visit, providing fascinating insights into the history of Shantang Street and its significance in Suzhou’s cultural landscape. They will help you navigate the area, ensuring you don’t miss any of the street’s hidden gems and offering recommendations based on your interests.
After the tour ends, drive you back to train station.
If you visit Suzhou from Shanghai, there are some useful tips for you to purchase Train Ticket:
From Shanghai to Suzhou:
Option 1:G7180 Depart at 08:30AM from Shanghai Hongqiao Station and arrive at Suzhou North Station 08:53AM
Option 2:G1236 Depart at 09:04AM from Shanghai Hongqiao Station and arrive at Suzhou North Station at 09:27AM
Please choose one of the above options according to your hotel location
From Suzhou to Shanghai:
Option 1: G1821 Depart at 18:02 from Suzhou North Station and arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao Station at 18:26
Option 2: G1227 Depart at 18:25 from Suzhou North Station and arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao Station at 18:48
Optional Activities
We provide off the beaten track Suzhou activities as below to enhance your tour experience. You can choose some of them to customize the above tour. Or if time permits, you can add one or two of them in the above itinerary.
Delvo into the brillant culture of Su Embroidery
Gian a comprehensive cultural introduction of Su Embroidery with your guide by visiting the Su Embroidery Research Institute. Su Embroidery is one of the four major styles of Chinese embroidery. Here you'll be able to learn the process of how to make the most exquisite silk hand embroidery - Su Embroidery.
Act as A Local - Enjoy A Cup of Tea at Local Teahouse
Drink tea and enjoy the Suzhou opera in an old-world ambience is a prat of local's life. The local teahousw is famous for its tea and "Ping Tan" (a Chinese form of storytelling accompanied with music played by stagers.) You'll definitely be attracted by the architecture and the Ping Tan nice sound from inside. It is a good way of appreciating the Suzhou culture by drinking tea and listening to the traditional Ping Tan.
Learn How to Perform Suzhou Kunqu Opera
Kunqu Opera in Suzhou is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. Under the guidance of your teache, get your own way to know how to use Kunqu style body language to show your emossion. you'll wear the Kunqu dress and learn how to act the Kunqu Opera. Also, you could have chance to learn how to do Kunqu Opera style make-up.
Price Per Person in US Dollars
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden, Surging Wave Pavilion, Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill
Tour Style：Suzhou is noted as "City of Garden", is famous throughout China for its classical gardens. If you love Chinese garden and architectures, this tour is perfect for you! Accompanied by your expert guide over 10+ years guiding experience and skillful driver, enjoy a 7-hour tour to discover the top Suzhou gardens in one day. From Humble Administrator's Garden, to the Lingering Garden, the Master of Nets Garden, the Surging Wave Pavilion and Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill. You'll not only get a better understanding about Chinese architecture and special elements for gardens, but also learn the rich history, culture, people's old lifestyle of Suzhou.
Duration：6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities)：Please pick four or five attractions for your day tour, 100% customizable
Tour Style：See the best of Suzhou, enjoy all the flexibility but none of the language hassels on this private customized full-day tour. Pick four or five attractions and explore these sights at your own pace to avoid the crowds on public transportation. Accompanied by your expert guide over 10+ years guiding experience and skillfull driver with a spacious vehicle, you'll admire beautiful sceneries, ancient streets, pagodas, Grand Canal, classical Chinese gardens, historical sites and more! Private vehicle, entrance fees, bottled water and guide are all included. Lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant recommended by your guide (THEY ARE FOODIES, they really know where and what to eat.)
Duration：8-9 hours
Attractions(Cities)：Humble Administrators Garden, Suzhou Musuem, Panmen Gate, Shantang Street, Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill
Tour Style：Riding on first class seat bullet train from Shanghai to Suzhou, one of the most popular tourist cities in China is very convenient and suit for travelers who have limited time. This tour is 100% flexible and covers all Suzhou attractions, such as Humble Administrators Garden, Suzhou Musuem, Panmen Gate, Shantang Street and Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill. We will book the entrance ticket onlince in advance to escape the crowd, make you trip more comfortable and relax. Hotel pickup & drop-off, round way train ticket, entrance fee, lunch, private transport and guide are all included.
Duration：6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities)：Lingering Garden, Take Riskshaw, Private Boat Cruise on Grand Canal, Pingjiang Historical Road, Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory
Tour Style：This Suzhou tour from Shanghai is truly the only way to do a trip from Shanghai to Suzhou like this. Having a private driver and a tour guide, not having to worry about taxis mde thing worry free. It's an ideal way for visitors who want to explore the old part of Suzhou, admire the ancient small bridges and black-tiled-roof house while enjoy the private rowing boat cruise on Grand Canal, stroll down Shantang Street to get an insight of Suzhou old lifestyle, experience the rickshaw ride to gain a more understanding of its traditions and culture, visit some famous Chinese classical gardens can not missed.
Duration：10 hours
Attractions(Cities)：Master of Nest Garden, Tiger Hill, Suzhou Museum, Shantang Street, Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory
Tour Style：10-hour flexible Suzhou door-to-door day tour is precious. Take the stress out of booking train tickets from Shanghai to Suzhou and experience the best of Suzhou on this exciting day tour. Accompanied by your knowledgeable guide over 10+ years guiding experience on this private day tour, make sure you get to all the sights and orient yourself to this cty. Appreciate the art of Humble Administrator's Garden and its profound history. Wander among the gorgeous scenes at Tiger Hill, the No.1 sight in Suzhou; Learn about Chinese history in Panmen Gate; Explore the art district neighborhood shops on Shantang Ancient Street, Sample local snacks that recommended by your guide, who is foodies and could give you best recommendations for what and where to eat.
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I must start my review by thanking our tour guide for the day Carol. So informative about sites and pleasant to be with on our all day tour in Suzhou. Was able to article many times the daily life in Suzhou and the surrounding area.
Best tip of the tour: book the train ticket ahead. The company tour operator left a message for us fews days before our tour to ask if we had booked the train ticket, they even gave us the detailed train No. and told us how to book it online, which was really helpful.
We had Carol as our guide and she was completely wonderful. She gave us an informative and interesting guide around Lingering Garden, Panmen gate, Hanshan Temple, Pingjiang Old Street and Silk Mill. Aside from the excellent English she spoke, she had a delightful and engaging personality along with a good sense of humour. What was also great (and a relief to discover) is that she achieved that difficulty balance between communicating key information and providing space in which my wife and I could enjoy the experience of being in these amazing places. Lingering Garden and Panmen Gate were incredible. Carol took us back to the Kingdom of Wu and provided insight into some of the superstitions and how it translated into the architecture, color and placement of buildings. All very fascinating. Lunch was very tasty at a local Chinese restaurant. Sitting with the local people during lunch was enjoyable as we got to soak up some of the local culture.
Thanks Suzhou Private Tour and Carol. Highly Recommend!
This was the experience of a lifetime and on my bucket list. I enjoyed it more than i thought I would. It was cold the morning we went in early Jan. but warmed up during our tour. Suzhou is a beautiful city and it has a number of beautiful gardens to visit. We visited the Lingering Garden, Hanshan Temple, Suzhou old town, a food street and silk factory. Lingering Garden was my favorite surprise during my whole day Suzhou tour. I dubbed it the "Garden of Ten Thousand Photos," because I literally pointed my camera randomly and get jigsaw puzzle-level beauty in every shot.
Cathy, our tour guide was great, considerate and really knew what she was talking about, she shared the history and culture of this city and sights. This is tour is perfect that covers all the places we wanted to see. We all had an amazing time with Cathy. Highly recommend!
Its my second time back in Suzhou and I really enjoyed it than my first one. Our tour guide Bob speaks very good English and very passionate about explaining Suzhou's history and culture. Out of the 5 places we've been that day the Panmen Gate and trip to silk museum were my favorites. It was also fun looking for our guiding Buddha on the Hanshan temple. I definitely recommend booking this Suzhou day trip. Its obviously cheaper when you make a DIY trip, but having a Suzhou local tour guide plus the comfortable trip is worth the price.
Highly Recommend Suzhou Private Tour!
We were a group of North American Faculty teaching in Shanghai. We planned a trip to Suzhou with some of our family members and decided to hire Suzhou Private Tours because of the excellent reviews and website we had seen on Trip Advisor. There were 11 of us so we arranged a private tour with a bus, driver, and guide. Our Suzhou day tour was better than we even imagined. Our guide, Ruby was extremely knowledgeable, spoke excellent English, and was very informative answering lots of questions from a group of curious college faculty. Lingering Garden was amazing, We enjoyed the walk around the garden and lotus exhibition. Ruby was very knowledgeable about the Hanshan Temple, sharing lots of information about Buddhism. We had a great time at the Silk Facoty, it was very informative, we saw the whole process of how the silk products were made.
We really appreciated how flexible Ruby was. We asked for a change in itinerary in the late afternoon and Ruby cheerfully made it happen. We had a great time and highly recommend that if you visit Suzhou, you should use Suzhou Private Tour and ask for Ruby!!! We gave her 5 stars.
I live in Shanghai and had family visiting from the States so I thought it would be nice to escape the busy city and venture around Suzhou. The trip was extremely easy to plan and it began by our tour guide, May, meeting us right when we got off the train. May was extremely knowledgable about her home town and we started our trip at the Lingering Garden. We followed that by touring the silk factory, which was fascinating and then we made our way to Panmen Gate. We had a very tasty lunch and then proceeded to try some snacks of Pingjiang Street's and finished the trip with a boat ride through the towns canals. May concluded our tour by showing us Hangshan temple and then very kindly seeing us all off to the train station - even stood in line with us as I waited to pick up our tickets. Overall, May was excellent and her home city is very charming and a nice retreat away from the commotion of Shanghai!
One Day Classic Suzhou Tour – We will be in Suzhou from Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 20, until Thursday morning, Nov. 22. We would be interested in the following types of tours from your company for a 3-adult family (my wife, adult son and me):
1-day tour of Suzhou (no lunch included) – Wed. Nov. 21
OR
? day tour of Suzhou on Tues. afternoon, Nov. 20 PLUS
Tour of Tongli and perhaps ending with some Suzhou sites on Wed., Nov. 21
We are staying at the Marriott Hotel in Suzhou. Please let me know what it would cost to do either of these two options tomorrow and/or Wednesday. Thank you.
Replied:07 July 2018
Dear
Thanks for your inquiry for our Suzhou tour service. We had sent you the detailed itinerary and quotation by email few days ago, plz check. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or need any help. Thanks!
Hello!
May I seek for your help to kindly provide quotation of One Day Classic Suzhou Tour with Songhe Lou Restaurant please, detail of traveler is as below.
-1 Person
-Pick up place - Hyatt Regency Suzhou
-Date 19th October 2018
-request for English speaking tour guide
It would be appreciated if you could provide me itinerary.
Replied:07 June 2018
Dear Fongchol S,
Thanks for your inquiry for our service. Well noted your requirements. We will send you the detailed itinerary and quotation for your Suzhou tour within 24 hours by email. Thanks
Ruby our tour guide for the Suzhou day trip was exceptional!
She was incredibly knowledgeable, sweet and enthusiastic. The way she spoke and described the gardens and surrounding history was nothing short of poetic.
She went out of her way to ensure we had a fantastic day and also sourced a great local restaurant for us to have lunch.
I would highly recommended Suzhou Private Tours, they were professional and diligent throughout the entire process and Ruby was the best guide we’ve had in China.