4 Days Shanghai and Suzhou Tour

Tour Code: ST-PST3S

Tour Price:  From USD299/Person

Destinations: Shanghai, Suzhou

Tour Duration: 4 Days

Tour Highlights: Pudong, Bund, Nanjing Road, Tianzifang, Suzhou Museum, Humble Administrator’s Garden

Tour Features

This tour takes you to the most modern city of China: Shanghai. You will experience a mixed feature of Chinese traditional culture with the modern development. Old Shikumen house stands besides the Skyscraper. Besides, you will also take a side trip to Suzhou, which a city called "Oriental Venice". It is the city where you can see the best of Chinese garden buildings.

Itinerary

Day 1 Shanghai

Arrive in Shanghai, the financial and commercial center of China. You will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel

Day 2 Shanghai (B, L)

Meet your guide at your hotel lobby and take private transfer to Pudong district. Arrive at Lujiazui Financial Zone, the most glamorous place in Shanghai, you will see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the International Conference Center, Jinmao Tower, World Financial Center and other skyscrapers are all shooting up around.

Walk along the Pudong Riverside Promenade, you can see many historic buildings on the Bund at the other side of the Huangpu River.  Then take private transfer from Pudong to Puxi. Stop at Nanjing Road Shopping Street and enjoy your leisure time there. After the shopping time in Nanjing Road, you will walk to the People’s Square. Continue to walk at the Bund area which is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai.

After lunch, take private transfer to the Shanghai Confucius Temple. It is also the biggest second-hand book market in Shanghai. The next destination is Tianzifang. Take private transfer to Taikang Road 210, you will find the special street run into your eyes. Tianzifang has a strong atmosphere of local resident’s life.

In the late afternoon, take private transfer back to your hotel.

Day 3 Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai (B, L)

Meet your guide at your hotel lobby and take private transfer to Shanghai railway station. You will take a 30 minutes bullet train ride to Suzhou, the city famous for its Chinese garden architecture.

Upon arrival in Suzhou, take private transfer to visit the Suzhou Museum. It was designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei and the construction was completed in October 2006.  The museum is packed with jade, porcelain and bronze. There are also exhibits featuring calligraphy, Buddhist relics, antique furniture and more.

After the museum tour, you will walk a few minutes to the Humble Administrator’s Garden. This garden is the largest and most renowned one among gardens in Suzhou. It is listed as a World Cultural Heritage site and has also been designated as one of the Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State as well as a Special Tourist Attraction of China.

Take a private transfer to Pingjiang Road and have lunch there. Then enjoy a walking tour along this historical street. With a river flowing along it, bridges across the river, houses with white walls and black roofs built along the stone road, locals especially the old walking leisurely, the scene here shows a traditional Suzhou local life.

In the late afternoon, transfer back to the railway station and board the bullet train back to Shanghai. Our private car will pick you up at the station and transfer back to your hotel.

Day 4 Shanghai (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport/railway station for your departure to the next destination.

Tour Fares

The quotations include

1. Hotel accommodations with daily western buffet breakfasts.
2. Chinese lunches or dinners specified in the itinerary.
3. Admission fees for the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
4. English-speaking local guides and private air-conditioned vehicles.

The quotations exclude

1. Hohhot arrival & departure transportation
2. Single room supplement.
3. Tips and personal expenses.

Remarks

1. For any inquiry of tour participants exceeding 5, please email us for a quotation.
2. Seasonality
Off-season: January, February, March
Peak season: April, May, June, July, August, September, October

3. Above prices are not valid during Spring Festival and National Holiday. Please contact us if your equerries fall into the above periods.