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An Extensive Exploration of Suzhou
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8 Hours
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Offered in: English
Overview
The finest silk, charming canals and UNESCO protected gardens: Suzhou has it all. A complete exploration of this ancient water town has become one of our most outstanding examples of getting a complete picture of the beauty of the lower Yangtze reaches.
• Explore two of Suzhou’s most outstanding gardens
• Learn about the design, dating back hundreds of years
• Sail calmly over the Suzhou waterways with its stone bridges
• Admire Suzhou’s thriving silk industry
• Lunch is included at a local restaurant
What's Included
- Short boat trip through the Suzhou canals
- All applicable taxes and service charges
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
- Lunch at a local restaurant(food only)
- All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
- A full-day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
- Personal expenses such as drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees
- Hotel accommodation in Suzhou
- Compulsory Christmas, country-specific festival and/or New Year dinner at included hotels
- Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
- Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
Meeting And Pickup
Start time
08:30 AM
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Master-of-Nets Garden
Your English-speaking guide will welcome you at your hotel lobby at around 8.30 am and together with a driver, it is exploration Suzhou style. Comfortably seated, we start our morning heading the Master of the Nets and the Gardens of the Humble Administrator. The names may sound a bit pompous and may refer to something large but the opposite is true. Small in size, the epitome of classical garden design, these gardens are said to be what makes Suzhou so high in demand for visitors from around the world. Reason for its popularity is related to its size. The people behind the garden mastered the art of making gardens look and feel as it is much bigger.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Suzhou River
After enjoying a local lunch at a restaurant in downtown Suzhou, we continue our trip by boat. Suzhou’s charming side is best viewed on board a wooden boat where local skippers take you on a romantic trip along with ancient building with dangling red lanterns and small gardens. New perspectives are presented as soon as you turn under one of the stone bridges or taking a turn into what’s often called the "Venice of the East". Suzhou’s connection with the water becomes clear after disembarking your wooden boat, saying thank you to your dedicated ‘captain’ and move to the city’s silk museum.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Suzhou Silk Museum
The name ‘Paradise on Earth’ as what Suzhou is often referred to is also is tied closely with the silk industry; the first references made of silk production during the Tang and Song Dynasty pointed all towards Suzhou. The museum is the most recognized museum in the world where a broad array of this fine material is on display as well gives visitors an insight in the delicate and precision work needed to come to a highly-adored material for clothing by skilful masters of the spinning wheel. It is time to head back to your hotel as we end our tour after leaving the museum. We expect to reach the driveway of your hotel at around 5 pm.
1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply
- Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside downtown Suzhou. Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside the Central Business District, Shanghai, Wuxi, and Changzhou, train stations, cruise ports and Suzhou’s Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions.
- We regret to inform you that most of the museums in China are closed all day on Mondays; wherever possible, we will try to offer alternative visits for touring options on this day.
- Customers are advised that during the Lunar Festival celebrations (celebration of Chinese New Year), excursions and tours may be subject to supplementary charges and/or may see longer waiting times than normal.
- We will do all possible to comply with any dietary requirements during this excursion; it may not always be possible to confirm your wishes in advance based on the choice of local restaurant.
- This excursion includes obstacles of various kinds that may not make this excursion suitable for wheelchair users.
- The obstacles comprise of unpaved roads, small boats and cruise embarkation and disembarkation and insufficient facilities to provide a comfortable sightseeing tour. Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion
- We always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
- We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
- Please note pick-up and drop-off services may not be confirmed for customers staying at private residences, apartment complexes, or other non-registered tourism accommodations. Customers may be asked to meet at a nearby hotel for pick-up and drop off.
- Natural elements of any kind have a destructive effect on electronic equipment. It is the customer’s own responsibility to ensure that any camera, mobile telephone or other device is properly wrapped and protected against these elements. We cannot be held responsible in any way for negligence and/or not following suggestions for any damage related to this.
- Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
- It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 24 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 24 hours may be on request.
- In the event of no-show or change of accommodation without prior consent and confirmation from us within 24 hours may result in the applicable cancellation charges as outlined in the terms and conditions.
Operated by Asian Trails LTD
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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