Suzhou and Zhouzhuang Water Village Day Trip from Shanghai | 10 hours

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Suzhou and Zhouzhuang Water Village Day Trip from Shanghai
2 Adults x $135.00
$270.00
Approx Total
$270.00
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Boat tour in the water village
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Admission tickets
  • Hotel pickup and drop off in the city center
  • Gratuities

Overview

Visit two picturesque Chinese towns, Suzhou and Zhouzhuang on a day trip from Shanghai. You'll see how daily life has remained unchanged over the centuries in these unique old towns. Visit the Suzhou's magnificent gardens, feast on a Chinese lunch and travel through Zhouzhuang's waterways on a Chinese-style gondola.

Itinerary

  • Master-of-Nets Garden

    Suzhou is one of the oldest towns in the Yangtze basin, founded in about 600 B.C. With its interconnected waterways and beautiful environment, the city is often referred as “The Venice of the East”. The gardens embody the harmonious principles of Chinese garden construction, which dictate that gardens should attempt to create a microcosm of the universe in a confined space. Net Master Garden is the best and most celebrated as a model Ming Dynasty Garden in all of Suzhou.

    1 hour

  • N/A

    The Grand Canal starts in Beijing, pass by Suzhou, and ends in Hangzhou. It is over 1,000 kilometers from the North China to South China, which is known as a miracle in the world.

    15 minutes

  • Panmen Gate

    Panmen Gate is one of the oldest "ancient city walls" left in Suzhou, with the history over 1000 years. You will have the chance to picture it by Grand Canal.

    15 minutes

  • Suzhou Silk Museum

    Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill is world wide known for its silk products, with the Silk Museum in its workshop. It is your chance to purchase the traditional Chinese silk products.

    1 hour

  • Zhouzhuang Water Town

    With the reputation of No. 1 water village in the world, Zhouzhuang is well known for its beautiful environment and simple architecture, well preserved for over 900 years. The majority of the town’s residences were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and nearly 100 classic courtyards and 60 carved-brick archways are still in use. Boat tour is also included in the water village.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Zhouzhuang Boat

    You will visit the water town of Zhouzhuang and board a Chinese-style gondola to cruise the waterways of the town. In this water village, locals live life on waterways, still doing everyday activities from washing clothes to shopping from vendors in boats.

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a Shared Tour - 3 people are needed as a minimum to proceed with the tour.

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416 reviews

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    144
  • 4 stars
    133
  • 3 stars
    58
  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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It was a good day spent on the road

Published on Nov, 2024

We enjoyed the entire trip. Get ready for a lot of traffic coming and going out of Shanghai, but it’s a good way to see rural China in the eyes of the water village. We felt the trip was well planned with a lot of things to see on Suzhou, the garden is incredible and the silk museum is worth it to learn some silk making and buy some real silk products. Our guide Elena was with us the whole time explaining about history and sights we were seeing. Lunch was actually good, would prefer to have it in the water village though. We wish we had more time to spend in the water village.

Very nice day

Published on Sep, 2024

Water village was very good. A little more time to explore the site would have been nice. The guide could have provided a little more information and spoken a little louder. Overall, a very good experience, and recommended.

Great day trip out of Shanghai

Published on Jun, 2024

Despite the dreary weather, my family had a great day trip out of Shanghai to check out these two spots. Our guide was quite knowledgeable and shared interesting stories about everything we saw. Besides the sights, we were also brought to a silk factory where we learnt about the process of making silk products. Also included was an authentic Suzhou-style meal.

Great experience and contrast to Shanghai

Published on May, 2024

Tom was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommended in terms of scenery.

Great

Published on Mar, 2024

The tour guide and zhouzhuamg were amazing. I wish we could have also called in at the temple instead of the silk factory xx

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