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Suzhou Tours
Suzhou is permeated right through with garden atmosphere. Such classical gardens were actually the dream of a lifetime home to which the Chinese of old aspired. The famous gardens are few in number, but garden architecture has a solid popular foundation in Suzhou and you can find gardens large and small in the homes of ordinary folk perhaps just a rockery or a tall and slender bamboo.
- Lovely Suzhou maintains a distinctive Chinese flavor with quaint canals, stunning gardens, hearty food, and beautiful ladies in elegant silk.
- Disappear or lose yourself in the classical gardens of Suzhou - a fusion of nature, poetry and painting designed to ease, move or assist the mind
- Experience the ambience of classical Chinese garden at night and enjoy the Garden Show, a cultural performance of Chinese traditional musical instruments
- Visit a silk factory in Suzhou - China's leading silk producer, and see how the silk is processed from the silkworm to the final woven cloth
- Float down the Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest waterway, to see the local people's life in classical South-China style
- See the streets, the open markets and the local people's life by a rickshaw ride along canals and over bridges through the old town of Suzhou
- Step back in time in the cobbled lanes of ancient water townships of the Yangtze River, such as Zhouzhuang, Luzhi and Tongli
- Ring the bell in the Hanshan Temple, one of most famous temples in China with a lot of cultural relics
- Walk along and admire the Panmen Gate, one of the oldest and best-preserved land and water gate in China
- Climb the Tiger Hill, a place with many hidden secrets & legends ad a number of historical sites and admire its leaning tower
Suggested Tour Itineraries
Tour A: 1 night & 2 days In Suzhou Tour Highlights: Garden Show
Tour B: 2 nights & 3 days Highlights: Grand Canal Cruise
Suzhou Extension Tours
These Extended tours are a great way to get an introduction to the culture, nature and history of Suzhou and its neighbouring cities and historic water towns. With the extended tours, not only do you see the thriving metropolis Shanghai, but you also get a chance to hike up the Mountain Huangshan and explore the scenic Hangzhou.
Recommended Multi-destination China Tours including Suzhou
COT-BXGSS: 10 nights & 11 days China Impression Tour with a Break in Suzhou
(Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai)
COT-B-015C: 14 nights & 15 days China Golden Route with Silk Tour
(Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Shanghai-Wuxi-Suzhou-Hangzhou-Beijing)
COT-B-017-A: 16 nights & 17 days Best of China In-depth Tour
(Beijing-Xian-Yangtze Cruise-Shanghai-Suzhou-Guilin-Hong Kong)
COT-B-021-A: 20 nights & 21 days Splendid China Landscape Tour
(beijing-Xian-Guilin-Chengdu-Emei-Leshan-Yangtze Cruise-Shanghai-Suzhou-Huangshan-Shenzhen)
COT-B-023-A: 22 nights & 23 days Best of China Tour
(Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Zhongdian-Chengdu-Yangtze Cruise-Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai)
If you have any special requirements, you can also customize your own tour!
How to book a Suzhou Tour
China Odyssey Tours provide "private tours" in Suzhou and all over China. You (maybe yourself only, or with your spouse or lover, or your family, or your friends) will have an English (or other language like German, French, Japanese, etc.) speaking licensed tour guide, a private vehicle (with size in accordance with the group) and a licensed driver. The guide, driver and vehicle will be at your service during the whole trip organized by China Odyssey Tours. We will design your own trip according to your needs and your budget.
Easy steps for how to book a private Suzhou tour:
- Send us a confirmation email informing us you agree to your itinerary and price.
- Pay a deposit of 2,000RMB per person.
- Once we receive your depot, we will make all the reservations according to your itinerary
- If you are ready to book a China Tour now, please send us an inquiry using our online inquiry form. This is not a commitment and costs no money.
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