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Experience the essence of Jiangsu province on this diverse and enriching Suzhou Wuxi Nanjing Yangzhou Tour, showcasing the very best of these four iconic cities. Begin in Suzhou, where you’ll explore exquisite classical gardens and historic streets, blending traditional beauty with deep cultural heritage. Continue to Wuxi, home to the magnificent Lingshan Grand Buddha and the scenic Yuantouzhu, offering a serene escape into nature and spirituality. In Nanjing, visit the historic Zhongshan Ling to pay tribute to Sun Yat-sen and immerse yourself in the rich cultural atmosphere of the Confucius Temple. Conclude your journey in Yangzhou, where the tranquil Slender West Lake, the ancient Daming Temple, and the informative China Grand Canal Museum provide a fascinating look into the region’s natural and historical significance. This tour perfectly combines stunning landscapes, historical landmarks, and cultural depth, ensuring an unforgettable exploration of one of China’s most vibrant provinces.
Duration: 5 Days, 4 Nights
Attractions(Cities):
Suzhou, Tongli Water Town, Wuxi, Nanjing, Yangzhou
Pick-up point:
Your hotel in Suzhou or Suzhou train station ( based on your requirement)
Finishing point:
Your hotel in Yangzhou or Yangzhou 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
Day 1 Suzhou: Lingering Garden, Shantang Street, Tiger Hill, Pingjiang Road
Day 2 Suzhou: The Master of Nets Garden, Tongli Water Town
Day 3 Wuxi: Lingshan Grand Buddha, Yuantouzhu
Day 4 Nanjing: Zhongshan Ling, Xiao Ling, Confucius Temple, Qinhuai River
Day 5 Yangzhou: Slender West Lake, Daming Temple, China Grand Canal Museum, He Garden
Today your guide meets you either in the lobby of your Suzhou hotel or at the exit of Suzhou High-Speed Railway Station holding a Your Way Holiday sign, so starting the tour is simple whichever way you arrive. The car and driver are yours for the next five days as you cross eastern China by train. You begin in the city itself, at an unhurried pace, with a classical garden, two old streets and Tiger Hill.
The first stop is the Lingering Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of China's four great classical gardens. Begun in the Ming dynasty in the 1590s, it is arranged in four linked zones around a central pond, and its real trick is a long covered walkway that keeps turning the view so no two steps look alike. Your guide walks the layout with you, from the screen-walled entrance that hides the garden until it suddenly opens onto the water, to the tall Crown Cloud Peak rock that is its signature, and explains how each window, bridge and courtyard was framed as a picture.
Next is Shantang Street, the Seven-Li canal the Tang poet Bai Juyi cut through Suzhou in the ninth century, still running west from the old city toward Tiger Hill. The towpath is lined with whitewashed houses and black-tiled shopfronts in Ming and Qing style, crossed by low stone bridges and threaded with side lanes. You walk a stretch at your own pace, and you can take a short boat down the canal if you like. It is busiest at the eastern gate and quietens as you move west, so your guide points you to the calmer end for better photos and a tea break.
For lunch your guide takes you to a proper local kitchen rather than a tourist hall, since Suzhou food is worth sitting down for. The dishes to try are the crisp sweet-and-sour squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, braised Suzhou spare ribs that balance sweet and savoury, delicate soup dumplings, and a bowl of wonton noodles. Nothing is pre-set: you order what appeals and pay for what you eat, and your guide translates and adjusts for vegetarian or lighter plates, so the meal is a real introduction to the city.
The afternoon climbs Tiger Hill, which the poet Su Shi said you should not leave Suzhou without seeing. It is not high, barely 36 metres, but it packs in more than 2,500 years of the city's story: the rock pools and tomb tied to the legend of King Helu, and on the summit the Yunyan Pagoda, Suzhou's landmark, which leans slightly after centuries on soft ground. Your guide sorts the history from the legend on the way up, and the view across the rooftops is the reward at the top.
To round out the day you stroll Pingjiang Road, a straight canal-side street whose layout has hardly changed in 2,500 years. It is Suzhou's gentlest walk, old stone houses now holding small cafes, bookshops and craft studios, with the water running the whole length and quieter lanes set back from the main drag. Your guide shows you the side alleys and points out where to find Suzhou snacks and sweet pastries, then leaves you free time before the transfer.
When the day is done your driver takes you back to your Suzhou hotel and your guide confirms tomorrow's plan. You have had the gardens, the canal streets and Tiger Hill in one relaxed day, and tomorrow the car heads out of the city to the water town of Tongli, so you start fresh after a night in Suzhou.
You start the day at the Master of Nets Garden, the smallest of Suzhou's great classical gardens and for that reason its cleverest. Built around a single modest pond, every pavilion and bridge is placed so the water seems larger than it is, and the garden reads as a series of framed scenes rather than open ground. It began as a Song-era villa and took its present form in the 18th century, small enough for a scholar to live in outright. Your guide walks the residential hall, the central pond and the quieter inner court, and shows how one plot is made to feel like several.
By late morning the car runs about 40 minutes south-west of Suzhou to Tongli, a water town set on islets crossed by canals and joined by old stone bridges. You arrive before the day-trip crowds, when the town is at its most lived-in, with laundry drying on the banks and boats being poled along. A single combined ticket covers the gardens and family halls inside, and your guide sets a route along the water so you see the quiet back lanes as well as the main canal.
The first sight in Tongli is Retreat Garden, the town's only garden on the UNESCO World Heritage list. An official named Ren Lansheng had it built in 1885 to 1887 after losing his post, and named it Retreat to reflect, after the idea of stepping back to think. It lies flat along the water rather than around a hill, its studios and boat-shaped pavilion strung out beside the canal so the whole plot reads as one long waterfront. Your guide walks the layout and points out the windows and moon gates that frame a new view at every turn.
Next is Chongben Hall, an old family house now shown as a wedding-customs museum. Its screens, beams and panels carry scores of carved reliefs of figures, flowers and auspicious scenes, and the rooms are laid out the way a well-to-do Tongli family lived and married its children. Your guide reads the carvings with you and explains which symbols stand for long life, many children or a good harvest, so the decoration stops being plain ornament and starts to carry a message.
Pearl Tower keeps its name but is not a pagoda. It is a walled family mansion from the Ming era, its terraces and pavilions set one behind another up a gentle rise inside the compound. The name comes from a pearl tower in a local love-story ballad, and the house has carried that romantic reputation for centuries. You pass through courtyards and stepped gardens up to the pavilions above, and your guide tells the ballad behind the name and explains why the family built the house this way.
Tongli's heart is its Three Bridges, Taiping for peace, Jili for good fortune and Changqing for long life, set close together over the main canals. A local custom, still kept for weddings, is to walk all three in one direction without turning back, taking the luck held in the names. Your guide leads that loop across each low arched bridge, and the middle one gives the classic view of whitewashed houses and boats moored along the bank, the best photos away from the crowd.
Nearby stands Jiayin Hall, a merchant family house reached by a stepped stone ramp and built around a central courtyard. Its name comes from a line wishing shade and growth on later generations, and its beam ends are cut in the shape of the winged caps officials once wore, a mark of status a family could show above its door. Your guide shows how the plan, the carvings and the name all tell the same story of a Tongli family that had done well.
In the evening your guide drives you back to your Suzhou hotel. You have had a small, ingenious city garden in the morning and a full water town in the afternoon, so the day closes easy. Tomorrow the tour moves on to Wuxi, and your guide arranges the train tickets and meets you at the other end, so you only need to turn up with your bags and enjoy the ride.
Day 3 starts with your driver collecting you at your Suzhou hotel lobby, holding a 'Your Way Holiday' sign, and taking you to Suzhou's high-speed rail station. The train to Wuxi takes about 15 to 20 minutes, and your guide handles the tickets and gets you on the right car. A private car and driver meet you at Wuxi station and drive you out to the first site.
The morning goes to Lingshan, in the Mashan area southwest of Wuxi, about a 40-minute drive. Its centrepiece is an 88-metre bronze Buddha standing on a lotus throne, one of the tallest Buddha statues in the world. The complex runs from the Nine-Dragon Wall through the gardens up to the Brahma Palace, whose carved interior hall is the part most people remember. Your guide walks the layout with you, explains the Buddhist symbolism, and leaves time at each point rather than rushing. Plan on around half a day on foot, with plenty of stairs, so comfortable shoes help.
Before you leave the Lingshan area your guide takes you for lunch at a local restaurant rather than a tourist set menu. Wuxi cooking runs a little sweet, so try the soy-braised spare ribs or soup dumplings, and tell your guide about any dietary needs - the order is easy to adjust. In the afternoon your car drives a short hop to Yuantouzhu, a peninsula on the north shore of Taihu Lake whose tip looks like a turtle raising its head out of the water, which is how it got its name. You walk the lakeside paths and old pavilions the area is known for, and there is an optional boat across to the Taihu islets if you want the wider view.
At the close of the day your driver takes you either back to your Wuxi hotel or to Wuxi's high-speed rail station, depending on where you are staying that night. Your guide confirms the next morning's pickup time for the train on to Nanjing.
After breakfast your guide meets you at your Nanjing hotel and you spend the day around the city with your own driver and car. Nanjing was the capital of a string of dynasties and of the early Republic, and much of what you see today sits on and around Purple Mountain (Zijinshan), where both Sun Yat-sen and the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang are buried.
The first stop is the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum at the foot of Purple Mountain. From the entrance you climb 392 stone steps in three terraces to the memorial hall where Sun Yat-sen, who led the 1911 revolution that ended imperial rule, is buried; the layout and white granite were modelled on Western memorial architecture, and from the top you can see across the city. Your guide explains Sun's role and sets a pace you can keep - the steps are steady but it is a good uphill walk, so take them as slowly as you like.
Nearby is Ming Xiaoling, the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, who founded the Ming Dynasty. The grounds cover some 1.7 million square metres and took 25 years and tens of thousands of workers to build; the tomb complex is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most walkable part is the Sacred Way, a tree-lined path guarded by stone elephants, camels, horses and generals. Your guide will focus on the original stone carvings and the spirit wall so the visit does not feel endless.
In the afternoon your car takes you to the Confucius Temple, or Fuzimiao, first built in the Song Dynasty roughly a thousand years ago to honour Confucius. Today it anchors a lively quarter of old lanes, and inside you walk through courtyards and gates with a collection of stone carvings and historical exhibits. Your guide talks through what Confucianism shaped in Chinese education and public life, and leaves you free time to look around at your own pace.
The Fuzimiao area runs right down to the Qinhuai River, the old waterway at the heart of Nanjing's market life. By day it is lined with shops, tea houses and snack stalls; after dark the string of coloured lights along the banks reflect on the water, which is the view the river is known for. You can stroll the quay yourself, and there is an optional short boat trip if you want to see it from the water.
Your driver brings you back to your Nanjing hotel at the end of the day. If you would rather finish the evening down at the Qinhuai River, your guide can drop you there for dinner and let you find your way back - local Nanjing dishes to try include salted duck and the small steamed buns sold along the river.
On your last day your guide meets you at Yangzhou's high-speed rail station exit holding a 'Your Way Holiday' sign, and your driver takes you into the old city. Yangzhou grew rich on the canal and the salt trade, and today's sights - a lake, a temple, a canal museum and a garden - are all within easy reach of one another by private car.
Start at Slender West Lake, a narrow, winding lake on the edge of the old city and part of the UNESCO-listed Grand Canal heritage. It is walked along causeways and island banks, with the White Pagoda, the Fishing Platform and Small Golden Hill as the classic photo points. If the weather is good you can take a boat along the lake for the wider view, and your guide sets a relaxed pace while explaining how the lake and Yangzhou's salt merchants shaped each other.
Next is Daming Temple on the Shugang heights just north of the lake, with roots going back to the 5th century. The main halls, the Jianzhen Memorial Hall and the grounds are quiet and easy to walk; if you want the view, the Qiling Pagoda on the temple axis looks back over the temple and out toward Slender West Lake. Your guide fills in the temple's place in Yangzhou's history without hurrying you through it.
A short drive away is the China Grand Canal Museum, a large modern museum dedicated to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the waterway that connected Yangzhou to the rest of China for more than two thousand years. The halls mix artifacts and documents with hands-on and multimedia exhibits that show how the canal was built and why it mattered. It is a good indoor stop on a hot or rainy day, and your guide points out the parts worth the time so you do not have to read every panel.
Finish with He Garden, one of Yangzhou's great classical gardens - built in the early 1800s by a salt merchant and named for the bamboo in its grounds. It is famous for its Four Seasons Rockery, a sequence of rock stacks designed to read as spring, summer, autumn and winter, laid out around ponds, pavilions and covered walkways. Your guide walks the layout with you and explains how the garden's owners used rock, water and light the way a painter uses a brush.
At the end of the day your driver takes you to Yangzhou's high-speed rail station, or to your Yangzhou hotel if you are staying on - the drop-off matches the finishing point on your booking. From Yangzhou it is an easy train on to Shanghai, Beijing or your next stop.
Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing and Yangzhou. You travel between them by high-speed train, with a private car, driver and English-speaking guide meeting you in each city, so you do not have to haul luggage between sights.
It starts in Suzhou - at your hotel or Suzhou train station, based on your booking - and ends in Yangzhou, dropped at your Yangzhou hotel or Yangzhou train station. Tell us your arrival and onward plans and your guide works the day around them.
It is private: the car, driver and guide are only for your party, so pacing, stops and photo breaks follow what your group wants.
Lunch is deliberately left out so your guide can take you to a genuine local restaurant rather than a tourist set menu, and you pay for what you eat. Vegetarian, halal and lighter orders are easy to arrange - just tell your guide.
Yes. Because it is private you can slow down, skip something, or ask your guide to swap in a different stop; your guide will flag what is realistic before the last train times at the end of the day.
At Your Way Holiday, we strive to enhance the depth and flexibility of your travel experience by offering a range of optional additions to our core tour itineraries. Our itineraries are designed to provide exceptional flexibility, allowing you to tailor your journey according to your preferences. Select from a variety of activities and experiences to enrich your itinerary, ensuring a personalized adventure that perfectly aligns with your interests. With Your Way Holiday, you have the freedom to create a memorable travel experience that is uniquely yours.
Suzhou Embroidery Experience in Suzhou
Dive into the world of Suzhou Embroidery, one of China’s most famous traditional crafts. Visit an embroidery workshop where you can explore the history and techniques behind this exquisite art form. Under the guidance of skilled artisans, you can even try your hand at embroidery, creating your own piece of Suzhou's delicate, silk-thread art. This is a fantastic way to appreciate the skill and artistry that have been passed down for generations.
Create Your Own Huishan Clay Figurine in Wuxi
Huishan clay figurines are a traditional folk art from Wuxi, known for their vivid expressions and unique clay sculpting techniques. In this workshop, you will learn the art of carving and molding clay to create your very own figurine. You will also gain insight into the history and skills behind this traditional craft.
Traditional Incense Pendant Crafting Experience in Nanjing
Incense pendants have been a part of Chinese culture for centuries, used for both fragrance and spiritual purposes. In this experience, you will learn the art of crafting incense pendants using traditional methods, including selecting materials, carving intricate designs, and blending fragrant herbs. You will create a unique pendant that can be used for its soothing aroma or as a beautiful keepsake.
Experience Lacquer Fan Crafting in Yangzhou
Lacquer fans are an exquisite traditional craft of Nanjing, known for their smooth texture and intricate designs. In this experience, you will learn the art of making lacquer fans, including the techniques of painting and polishing. You will create a unique fan that represents Nanjing’s cultural heritage.
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Duration：10+ Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Humble Administrators Garden, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, Pingjiang Road
Tour Style：A private day trip pairing a fast Shanghai-to-Suzhou bullet train with a guide who knows the city. Your guide meets you at Suzhou train station by a Your Way Holiday sign, then you travel door to door in a private air-conditioned car with your bags left in it. The route covers Suzhou's essence at an easy pace: the Humble Administrator's Garden, the city's largest classical garden; Tiger Hill, with its leaning Yunyan Pagoda and the Sword Pool; Hanshan Temple, remembered in a Tang Dynasty poem; and a relaxed walk along Pingjiang Road, where whitewashed houses and canals run side by side. Your guide books tickets, sets the pace to your interest, and takes lunch at a real local kitchen rather than a tourist set menu. At day's end your driver returns you to Suzhou station for the train back to Shanghai.
Duration：10+Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Lingering Garden, Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, Shantang Street
Tour Style：A relaxed one-day tour of Suzhou built around its most-loved old-town sights. Your guide meets you at Suzhou train station beside a Your Way Holiday sign, and from there you move door to door in a private air-conditioned car. The day links the Lingering Garden, one of China's four celebrated classical gardens; Panmen Gate, the only old city wall and water gate still standing in Suzhou, first built in 514 BC; Hanshan Temple, made famous by a Tang Dynasty poem about its midnight bell; and Shantang Street, a 1,200-year-old canal market street. Your guide books tickets, keeps the pace easy, and stops lunch at a local kitchen rather than a tourist hall. Vegetarian, halal or lighter requests are simple, and you pay only for what you order. At the end your driver returns you to Suzhou station for the train back to Shanghai.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Humble Administrators Garden, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, Shantang Street
Tour Style：A full day in Suzhou with your own guide and car, starting from your hotel. Your guide meets you in the lobby beside a Your Way Holiday sign, and you spend the day door to door in a private air-conditioned car with your bags left in it. The route covers Suzhou's classics at an unhurried pace: the Humble Administrator's Garden, the city's largest and most celebrated classical garden; Tiger Hill, long called the number-one sight in Suzhou, with its leaning Yunyan Pagoda; Hanshan Temple, famous for a Tang Dynasty poem; and Shantang Street, a 1,200-year-old canal market street. Your guide books tickets, keeps the pace to your interest, and takes lunch at a genuine local kitchen rather than a tourist set menu; vegetarian, halal or lighter requests are easy and you pay for what you order. The day ends back at your hotel or wherever you like.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Lingering Garden, Hanshan Temple, Panmen Gate, Pingjiang Road
Tour Style：A classic one-day tour of Suzhou, built around its most famous garden, temple, gate and old street. Your guide meets you at your Suzhou hotel or at the train station beside a Your Way Holiday sign, and you spend the day door to door in a private air-conditioned car. The route links the Lingering Garden, one of China's four great classical gardens; Hanshan Temple, made famous by a Tang Dynasty poem about its midnight bell; Panmen Gate, a 2,500-year-old land-and-water city gate; and Pingjiang Road, a preserved canal street of whitewashed houses and teahouses. Your guide books tickets, keeps the pace easy, and takes lunch at a genuine local eatery rather than a tourist hall; vegetarian, halal or lighter requests are simple and you pay for what you order. At the end your driver returns you to your hotel or the station.
Duration：10+ hours
Attractions(Cities)：The Master of Nest Garden, Pingjiang Road, Zhouzhuang Water Town
Tour Style：One long day that pairs classical Suzhou with the most famous water town, all by private car from Shanghai. Your guide and driver collect you at your hotel and ride into Suzhou, where you start at the Master of the Nets Garden, the smallest and most finely worked of the city's classical gardens, then stroll the canal street of Pingjiang Road. After a Suzhou lunch of dishes such as squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, the car takes you on to Zhouzhuang, a 900-year-old water town of willow-lined canals, stone arch bridges and old merchant halls. Your guide times it to reach the town as the day-trippers leave, then drives you back to your Shanghai hotel. The car is private and air-conditioned, tickets are booked for you, and lunch is at a local kitchen rather than a tourist hall.
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Five cities packed into five days sounds intense but the logistics were handled so well it felt relaxed. Nanjing was emotionally powerful at the memorial hall. Yangzhou surprised us with its food scene - the morning dim sum was some of the best we had in China. Wuxi lake views were gorgeous and our guide in Suzhou rearranged the afternoon so we could catch the sunset from the pagoda. Train connections were all smooth.
"Your Way Holiday" truly made our 5-day trip unforgettable. Every stop from Suzhou to Yangzhou was thoughtfully planned, and the guides were fantastic. The Lingshan Grand Buddha and Slender West Lake were highlights of the tour. We’re already looking forward to booking another tour with them next time we visit China!
I had the pleasure of meeting May at the train station. She was so pleasant and helpful in helping me to arrange the rest of my travels. She was very knowledgeable about the area, and I appreciated her sharing her culture with me. She chose the best boat captain, the best Rickshaw driver, and was able to fill in all of the tour information even though I came later in the day. We got everything in that I wanted, and even later that evening, she was my guide for the Master of the Nets performances as well. May went out of her way to befriend me and explain in detail the history and significance of everything we saw in Suzhou. She held all my bags, provided me with a lot of water, found great spots to take pictures of me, and looked out for my general well being throughout the entire tour. She even kept in touch with me as I traveled to other provinces. I really enjoyed May taking me to places like the flea market and the tea house where I could talk to locals and enjoy a typical day with them and her talking about the day's events. She knew a great restaurant with excellent food. I thoroughly enjoyed myself with May, and I now consider her a brand new friend across the miles! May was exceptional for me as a solo middle aged woman traveler.
Highly recommend Suzhou Private Tour company and guide May, I give 5+ stars.
After looking at the reviews and doing some research we decided to book a one day tour with Suzhou Private Tour. They promptly responded to e-mails we sent arranding the tour. You pay 20% deposit by PayPal and the rest of the amount due in cash on the day of your trip. This is standard for private tours in China. May, our guide met in our hotel lobby right on time with a sign. May spoke English very well, was a wealth of knowledge about China and Suzhou, and has a great sense of humor. We visited Lingering Garden, Panmen Gate, took a riskshaw ride in Suzhou old town, enjoyed a private boat cruise on Grand Canal and Suzhou No.1 Silk Mill. May provided a great deal of information and history at each stop. We absolutely had a great time and the cost of the tour made money well spent.
Highly recommend Suzhou Private Tour company if you want to plan Suzhou trip.
Last week we spent four days with our family in Shanghai. We decided to spend a day in Suzhou and tried to orginised a tour from Shanghai that could cover the key highlights of the city. We found Suzhou Private Tour online, the description provided on their website promised to fit in everything we thought we could see in one day. They definitely delivered!
Our tour guide Carol and driver picked us up from the train station, it was very easy to find her and the trip was well prepared the entire way. We saw beautiful sights such as Lingering Garden, Panamen Gate, took a rickshaw ride in Suzhou old town, enjoyed a private boat ride on Pingjiang road and the Silk Factory.
Carol was one of the best tour guides we have ever had. She had made our holiday magical, we were all very impressed by the level of her English. She was a ture story tellers, could bring her extensive knowledge about Chinese culture, history and customs to life in a very engaging way. Very accommodating, flexible and always answers our questions and concerns. The car and drivers were fantastic as well.
Thank you Suzhou Private Tour and Carol. Highly Recommend!
I booked a day tour to Suzhou from Shanghai by train for my family last week and we really enjoyed it. The tour was well organised by Suzhou Private Tour. We took bullet train from Shanghai in the morning and Jeremy, our tour guide picked us up at the train station with a sign on time. We visited so many attractions in one day, Jeremy was passionate and knowledgeable that made our tour memorable. He used his way to show us the best part of Suzhou and explained the history and culture about the city to us and told us some folktale related to the scenic spots.
Suzhou is such a beautiful city, definately worth to visit it. Highly recommend Suzhou Private Tour if you visit Suzhou.
We took the Bullet train from Hangzhou to Suzhou and had a brilliant Suzhou day Tour. The train service is fantastic and very well organised. Linda met us at the Suzhou train station and took us on a amazing day. We went to the gardens / silk facoty / canals and local markets but the highlight was an amazing couple of hours on rickshaws in the old part of town. Linda was very flexible and adjusted the day to meet our needs and we loved it. Highly recommend Suzhou Private Tour!