Private Hidden and Historical Suzhou Exploration from Shanghai

As a city nearby modern Shanghai but with a history of 2000 years, Suzhou has become more and more popular for visitors from all over the world. This tour is not only designed for you to catch the top highlights of Suzhou but allow you to slow down your pace, walk into the deep alley to see the real life of local people. You will visit a classical garden, ancient alleys along the canals, the Buddhist pagoda over 1000 years old and take a boat ride to see the oldest part of Suzhou from the water as well. Your knowledgeable local guide will explain you all the stories behind it and still find the best way to avoid the crowds. If you have some special tour requests, please feel free to suggest at the time of booking.

Meet your excellent English-speaking guide at your hotel at 8:00am, then you will be tranferred by the private vehicle to Suzhou in 90 minutes. The following is the details about major places you will visit during the tour:
• Garden of Cultivation: Built in 1541, it is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou, hidden behind the deep living alleys, more peaceful and quite.
• Ancient City Gate: Chang Gate, one of the eight city gates at ancient Suzhou trace back to 2000 years ago, great place today to discover local life.
• Boat Ride: You will be on board of a row boat to see how this town is arranged by waterways and how life and market is going on by water.
• Bonsai Garden: The Bonsai garden in Tiger hill has the best bonsai collections in Suzhou, many of them are over 100 years old, your guide will explain you the way how to do it, learn you the history of Chinese bonsai. 
• Leaning pagoda: Buddhist pagoda with over 1000 years old, also famous for its Leaning shape, enjoys reputation of "Chinese Pisa pagoda".

This tour offers both "All Inclusive" and "Guide & Transfer" tour options, choose the one fits your needs upon booking.

After your entire day trip is finished, you will transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai.