Private Suzhou&zhouzhuang Water Village Day Tour

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About this activity

You will experience two picturesque towns, each unique in its splendor they reveal. Suzhou is one of the oldest towns in the Yangtze basin with its interconnected waterways and beautiful gardens, was once referred as "The Venice of the East." You will visit the Master of Nets Garden, a representative work of Suzhou classical gardens; Panmen, the ancient city gate of Suzhou and the Grand Canal. To visit the Silk Factory to see closely cocoon selecting, silk reeling, silk weaving. After lunch travel to Zhouzhuang, the most famous water village with a history of 900 years. The majority of the residences were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and nearly 100 classic courtyards and 60 carved-brick archways are still in use. Walk onto the Double Bridges, the symbol of Zhouzhuang before returning back to Shanghai

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At a glance

Duration: 10 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Paper ticket only accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–7
Guide: English
Operated by: Gray Line Shanghai

Ages: Adults (9–79 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entrance Fees
Included: Round Trip Transfer from Downtown Shanghai Hotels
Included: Lunch
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Master-of-Nets Garden

45 min Admission included

Founded around 600 BC, Suzhou is one of the oldest settlements in the Yangtze basin. Often referred to as the "Venice of the East," its neighborhoods and interconnected waterways are truly a masterpiece.
Panmen Gate

30 min Admission included

Pan Gate is part of the ancient city wall built in 514 BCE that surrounded and protected Suzhou. Pan Gate was the only entrance to the wall that surrounded ancient Suzhou. It is also known in China for its architecture. It is so famous for its complex of both land and water city gates that many times, people directly refer to it as the "Land and Water Gate".
Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal

30 min Admission included

The Grand Canal is the oldest and longest canal in the world. It flows from the northern Beijing to the southern Hangzhou with hundreds of thousands of ferries for over 2,500 years. The 1,794-kilometer-long water conservancy project, is regarded one of the two greatest ancient project in China (together with the Great Wall). So far it's still the artery of China's economy and culture between the northern part and the southern part of China. Grand Canal in Suzhou serves as the most convenient traffic web that covers the whole city.
Zhouzhuang Water Town

2 hours Admission included

Well known for its beautiful natural environment and simple architecture, this city has remained remarkably well-preserved for over 900 years. The majority of the town's residences were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties; nearly 100 classic courtyards and 60 carved-brick archways from those periods are still in use!

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Nanhe Hotel
GreenTree Alliance Disneyland North Gate
Wu Gong Hotel
Radisson Collection Hotel, Hyland Shanghai
Home Inn Shanghai Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street Xiamen Road
Opartment
Jingchang Hotel Shanghai Xinchang
The Shanghai EDITION
Sweetome Vacation Apartment - East Nanjing Road
Yintong Hotel Shanghai Nanjing Road Walking Street
Home Inn Shanghai Waitan Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street
Aaron's House Shanghai

and 102 more pickup points

Please leave your hotel detail information when you do the booking or contact Gray Line Shanghai at least 24 hours prior to tour departure to confirm your pick up location.

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