3-Day Private Tour of Hangzhou and Suzhou From Shanghai

3-Day Private Tour of Hangzhou and Suzhou From Shanghai

"Paradise above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below." 3-Day Tour take you to visit Hangzhou and Suzhou. Hangzhou, listed as one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China, famous for the beauty of the West Lake. Suzhou, has over 2,500 years of history, with an abundant display of relics and sites of historical interest.

Highlights:
-No-Shopping
-Hotel pick up.

Brief itinerary:
-Zhouzhuang: The most representative ancient watery.
-Tiger hill
-The Humble Administrator’s Garden
-West Lake
-Lingyin Temple (Soul's Retreat)
-Six Harmonies Pagoda
-Meijiawu Tea Culture Villag

Itinerary

Day 1: SHANGHAI >SUZHOU

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
8:30-9:00 HOTEL PICK UP
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China
9:00-11:00 SHANGHAI>ZHOUZHUANG
We will drive to the ancient town of Zhouzhuang.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China
11:00-12:00 FREE TIME
After arrival we wil give you about 1 hour free time to have lunch.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China
13:00-14:30 ZHOUZHUANG
Paradise in heaven, Suzhou and Hangzhou below, there is a Zhouzhuang. No doubt, the most representative ancient watery in China is Zhouzhuang, Zhouzhuang is one of the few places wherre you can experience the life of a typical Chinese water town. Acclaimed as ” Venice of the East”.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Tiger Hill, No.8 Huqiushan, Suzhou 215008 China
14:30-15:30 ZHOUZHUANG>TIGER HILL
We will drive to the Tiger hill.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tiger Hill, No.8 Huqiushan, Suzhou 215008 China
15:30-17:00 TIGER HILL
Tiger Hill, known also as Surging Sea Hill, is a large hillock, standing 36 meters high and covering an area of some 14,100 square meters. Going up to the hill, you will find a number of historical sites, including some from 2,500 years ago, which are as old as the city of Suzhou.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
18:00
Transfer to the hotel in Suzhou after the tour.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Suzhou

Day 2: SUZHOU>HANGZHOU

Stop At: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
8:30-9:00 BREAKFAST
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Humble Administrator's Garden, No.178 Northeast Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou 215001 China
9:30-11:30 THE HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR'S GARDEN
The Humble Administrator’s Garden is the most famous of the south-eastern gardens; the very best of the East Wu Kingdom, and one of four great Chinese gardens-a classical Suzhou garden.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
11:30-12:30 FREE TIME
After the visit we wil give you about 1 hour free time to have lunch.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
12:30-15:00 SUZHOU>HANGZHOU
We will drive to Hangzhou.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: West Lake (Xi Hu), West Lake Scenic, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310000 China
15:00-17:30 WEST LAKE
West Lake or Xi hu is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic area of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It evolved from a shallow bay through which the Qiantang River flowed into the East China Sea. In the ancient times it was called Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lake and Xizi Lake.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Pass By: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
18:00 Transfer to the hotel in Hangzhou after the tour.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Hangzhou.

Day 3: HANGZHOU>SHANGHAI

Stop At: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
8:30-9:00 BREAKFAST
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Lingyin Temple, No.1 Fayun Alley, Lingyin Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310013 China
9:30-11:30 THE LINGYIN TEMPLE
The Lingyin Temple stands at the foot of the Beigao Peak and faces the Feilai (Peak That Flew Here) Peak across a stream. With many old trees, groves of bamboo, and quiet and beautiful surroundings, the Lingyin Temple is one of the most famous temples south of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, and it attracts a great number of tourists from home and abroad.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
11:30-12:30 FREE TIME
After the visit we wil give you about 1 hour free time to have lunch.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pagoda of Six Harmonies, No.84 Zhijiang Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310000 China
12:30-14:30 SIX HARMONIES PAGODA
Six Harmonies Pagoda, highly erected by the Qiantang River and to the south of the West Lake, is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It is first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), in a way to press down the evil of the river tidal bore in Qiantang River. The name of the pagoda is related to six codes of Buddhism.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
15:00-16:30 MEIJIAWU TEA CULTURE VILLAGE
Meijiawu Tea Culture Village is one of the first-grade protection areas and main producing areas of West Lake Longjing Tea. It is also the farmhouse natural village and tea culture leisure sightseeing area with the most rich tea villages in the suburbs of Hangzhou.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
16:30-19:00 Return to shanghai, end the tour.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

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