5-day Private Guided Sightseeing Tour Of Shanghai And Suzhou

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Shanghai. O/N Shanghai

Stop At: Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Pudong, China
Upon your flight landing/train arriving, our local driver and guide will wait you by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Huangpu River, Headstreams from Dianshan Lake, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai 201700 China
After check in the hotel and short break, we will transfer you to the Bund area to start your Shanghai 3 days tour by taking a cruise tour on the Huangpu River(The cruise tour lasts for 50 minutes). Along both banks of the river, scatter many landmark buildings, which reveals the past, present and future of the city. In addition, two suspension bridges, Yangpu Bridge and Nanpu Bridge, look like two dragons crouching across the river. With the Oriental Pearl TV Tower encompassed under their arches, the three form a picture of 'Two Dragons Playing a Ball'. All these make the Huangpu River Cruise an excellent way to explore the city's history, culture and charming landscape.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Bund (Wai Tan), Zhongshan East 1st Road, Shanghai China
Later, have a leisure time at the Bund area to view various buildings in different architectural styles. There are many photo opportunities here and we will leave you some free time to enjoy it on your own.
Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 15 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Shanghai. O/N Shanghai.

Stop At: Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan), No.201 Renmin Avenue, Shanghai China
In the morning at around 09:00, our guide and driver will meet you at the lobby of your hotel, and then take you to visit Shanghai Museum, which has eleven galleries and three exhibition halls that possess a rich collection on Chinese painting, calligraphy, ceramics, bronze and minority costumes. You may spend two hours here.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Yu Garden (Yuyuan), No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China
Next, have a relaxing time rambling in the beautiful Yu Garden.Located in the old town, Yuyuan Garden is the most famous ancient site in this city for its ingenious layout and delicate architecture. The treasure of the garden, Yu Ling Long (an exquisite jade stone), an artificial hill, is considered as one of the three most well-known peaks in Southern China.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Yuyuan Bazar, No.269 Fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China
Then, visit the Yuyuan Bazaar, also known as Yuyuan Market, is outside the Yu Garden, in the heart of Old Shanghai City, and close to the Old City God Temple. There are many traditional Chinese buildings, which nowadays are used as commercial stores to sell local products, snacks, jewelry, souvenirs, antiques and so on.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Shanghai World Financial Center, Building 1, No.100 Century Ave, Pudong New Area, Shanghai China
Afterwards, go to the Shanghai World Financial Center and go up to the 100th floor for the panoramic views of the city. It is the world's 8th tallest building, and the 4th tallest structure in Mainland China. The 100th floor has a viewing gallery that is 55 meters long. It is the second highest observation deck in China. It is higher than the viewing platforms on the Canadian TV Tower (447 meters) and the Dubai Tower (440 meters).

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021 China
Finally, you will also visit Xin Tian Di, a former neighborhood of old Shanghai has been renewed as a fashionable pedestrian street featuring fine restaurants, upscale clubs and boutiques.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 18 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Shanghai-Suzhou. O/N Suzhou.

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
Our guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel at around 09:00 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Suzhou Town in around 120 minutes ride.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Humble Administrator's Garden, No.178 Northeast Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
Upon arrival, we will immediately accompany you to tour the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is a classical garden full of graceful scenes.
Situated in the northeast of Suzhou, the graceful Humble Administrator's Garden is the largest and best-known classical garden in the city. With a history of over 500 years, it was originally built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) exquisitely and quaintly and has become a representation of Chinese private gardens. From a panoramic perspective, Humble Administrator's Garden can be divided into eastern, western and central parts, and they focus on lush greeneries and blooming flowers, delicate galleries and long corridors, fine and distinctive buildings in respective areas.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pingjiang Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou China
After that, you will take a short cruise along the canal for about 20 minutes, you will reach the 800-year old Pingjiang Road, a riverside pedestrian road with a few old stone bridges and lots of old buildings converted to cafes, tea houses, small shops selling all sort of things, restaurants, boutique hotels and residences in the side alleys. It is a good place for a nice walk. You may have a lovely meal in one of the restaurants overlooking the canal and finish the walk with a coffee in a coffee shop or bookshop.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Master-of-Nets Garden, No.11 Kuojiatou Alley, Daichengqiao Road, Canglang District, Suzhou 215006 China
The rest of the day will be spent traveling around the Garden of the Master of Nets which is the representative Suzhou garden combining the natural landscape and the host's residence harmoniously.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 18 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Suzhou--Zhouzhuang--Shanghai. O/N Shanghai.

Stop At: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Our guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel at around 09:00 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Zhouzhuang in around 60 minutes ride, 50km.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China
The entire ancient town is just a large scenic area for you to explore. Different from the nearby modern cities, everything here is old and unsophisticated, including navy-blue and narrow lanes, off-white residences, blocky stone bridges and lingering river below the windows. It is suggested that you pay a visit to the Former Residence of Shen Wansan, who was the first millionaire in south area in the early Ming Dynasty.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
After lunch, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Duration: 18 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Shanghai Departure. The tour end

Stop At: Jade Buddha Temple, 170 An Yuan Road, Shanghai China
You are going to the Jade Buddha Temple this morning. As its name implies, there are three rare jade Buddha statues worshipped in the temple. The 1.95 meters high Sitting Buddha was carved with an entire quality Burma jade as well the other two statues of the Recumbent Buddha are respectively from Burma and Singapore. Your private 5 days 4 nights Shanghai ground tour package will come to the end today and our guide will see you off at the Airport or train station.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.