10 days East China Water Town and Garden Tour with Mt.Huangshan
- Trip Highlights: The 10-day East China Water Town and Garden Tour featuring Huangshan Mountain is the perfect tour for lovers of traditional Chinese villages and gardens. One of the many highlights of this tour includes a visit to some of the classical Chinese garden in Suzhou. Visitors will visit the ancient water town of Zhouzhuang and stop in Hangzhou to sip some Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea. This tour also features a trip up Huangshan Mountain, with views that will always leaves visitors awestruck.
- Tour Route: Shanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)
Mt. Huangshan (Most Beautiful Mountain)Hangzhou (Paradise on Earth)Suzhou (Classical Gardens)Zhouzhuang (Ancient Water Town)Shanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)
- Tour Code: COT-S-008
- Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
- Starts/Ends: Shanghai/Shanghai
- Trip Type: Landscape and Nature, Hiking and Climbing Trips
- Activity Level: Regular itinerary, Moderate walking
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
- Special Experiences:
- Enjoy an awesome acrobatic show in Shanghai where has long-standing reputation in international circus-acrobatic circles
- Stay overnight on the summit of Huangshan to catch the magnificent sunrise
- Water town tour at Zhouzhuang, to experience the Chinese tyle harmonious life with nature
- Experience the tea culture of China, pick the tea leaves by your own hands and indulge in the graceful fragrance of the Dragon Well Tea
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Shanghai
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown 
Upon your arrival at Shanghai, China's most cosmopolitan city, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this amazing city for an adventure on your own.
Day 2 Shanghai (B,L)
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
Sites visited: Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Jade Buddha Temple
Optional Add-on: Acrobatic Show
On this day you will visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, which chronicles Shanghai's past, present and future, then take a stroll through the Yu Garden. After, you can observe local people's life at the Yuyuan Market and immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere of the Jade Buddha Temple.
The Bund is one of the remaining attractive vestiges of Shanghai's colonial period.
Yu garden is the only ancient garden left in the modern metropolis of Shanghai.
Day 3 Shanghai / Huangshan (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic Flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Huangshan International Hotel
Sites visited: Nanjing Road, The Bund, Jinmao Tower
After breakfast, you will walk down the Bund along the Huangpu River and visit Nanjing Road, and then get a bird's eye view of Shanghai from the Jinmao Tower. After, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to your next destination. Upon your arrival at city of Huangshan (Tunxi), our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Day 4 Huangshan (B,L)
Accommodations: Beihai Hotel
Sites visited: Mt. Huangshan
After breakfast, you will be driven 80 kilometers (1.5 hours) to Huangshan Mountain, where you will take the cable car at Yungu Station to the top of the mountain. After checking into your hotel and lunch, you will visit the Brush Pen Peak, Lion Peak, and Xihai Grand Canyon. In the evening you will enjoy the sunset from the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. Stay overnight at the summit.
Day 5 Huangshan (B,L)
Accommodations: Huangshan International Hotel
Sites visited: Tunxi Ancient Street, Ink Stone Factory
On this day, try to get up early in the morning to catch the Huangshan Mountain's magnificent sunrise. After breakfast you will tour the Begin-to-Believe Peak, where you will see its ancient twisted pines. After all the exercise, you will take the cable car down the mountain where your driver will be waiting to take you back to the city of Huangshan to visit Tunxi Ancient Street and the Hu Kaiwen Inkstick Factory.
The centuries-old Tunxi is a good place for you to understand the Chinese culture and history.
The Ink Stone Factory is a nice place to see the whole making process of the ink stone.
Day 6 Huangshan / Hangzhou (B,L)
Transfer via: Public bus arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Wanghu Hotel
Sites visited: Hongcun, Xidi
On this day you will be taken to Yixian County, (about 1-hour drive) from the city of Huangshan. You will visit the two ancient villages of Hongcun and Xidi. After the tour, you will be escorted back to the city of Huangshan, where you will be transferred to the bus station for your public bus to Hangzhou.Upon your arrival at Hangzhou, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Day 7 Hangzhou (B,L)
Accommodations: Wanghu Hotel
Sites visited: West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak (Peak Flying From Afar), Dragon Well Tea Plantation, Six Harmonies Pagoda
The city tour in this beautiful city will include: West Lake by boat, Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak, Dragon Well Tea Plantation and Six Harmonies Pagoda.
Day 8 Hangzhou / Suzhou (B,L)
Transfer via: Soft-seat train or bus on our arrangement
Accommodations: Bamboo Grove Hotel
Sites visited: Grand Canal, Pan Gate, The No.1 Silk Factory, Lingering Garden
Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the railway station for your onward Express train to Suzhou. Your tour in Suzhou includes: the quiet Lingering Garden and the Pan Gate. Enjoy the gentle breeze while cruise on the Grand Canal. Later visit the No.1 Silk Factory to learn how the pure silk products are made from a small cocoon.
Lingering Garden is famous for its exquisite designing.
Visit the amazing Zhouzhunag just like step in to the "venice of the east"
Day 9 Suzhou / Zhouzhuang / Shanghai (B,L)
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
Sites visited: Zhouzhuang, Twin Bridge, Quanfu Temple, Hall of Shen's Residence, Ancient Memorial Archway
In the morning, you will be driven to water town of Zhouzhuang (40 minutes). There you will visit the Ancient Memorial Archway, Quanfu Temple, Shen's Residence Hall, and the Twin Bridge. In the late afternoon you will be driven back to Shanghai (one-hour).
Day 10 Shanghai / Final departure (B)
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
You will be free on this day until your personal guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Price & Included Features
- China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
- A. Entrance fees of the scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- B.17 meals: 9 full breakfasts, 8 lunches and 0 dinnersExceptions: If the western breakfast is not available in some of the hotels, breakfast would be either Chinese breakfast or Chinese and western breakfast.
- C. Hotel: for 9 nights at four star hotels in comfortable twin-bedded rooms with a private bath, air-conditioning, television, telephone and minibar. Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds or a king size bed; all hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast; please note double bed room is on request basis which is subject to Hotel's availability and re-confirmation upon check-in.*Service, room facilities and breakfast might be not up to standard in some remote areas.
- D.Transportation:Flights as listed in the itinerary (airport tax and fuel fee included), economy class. Train as listed in the itinerary.
- E. Sightseeing: As outlined in the Itinerary will be escorted with English-speaking guide; Service of local guide and van is for a maximum of 8 hours during the full day individual tour packages.*Please note that our English-speaking guide and driver provided for you in each city or area will not fly with you from one city to another.
- F. Private Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each city or area by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide as listed in the itinerary.
- G. Service Charge (the planning, handling, operational and communication charges) & Government Taxes.
- H. Luggage Transfers between airports, trains and hotels.
Accommodation
Shanghai - Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
The Four-star Holiday Inn Shanghai is strategically located with easy accessibility to shopping and tourist attractions. Combining a central location with excellent service and facilities, the Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai is an ideal choice for visitors to Shanghai.
Mt. Huangshan - Huangshan International Hotel
A Three-Star Hotel, the Huangshan International Hotel is located in the heart of Tunxi City. It is located near the Tunxi airport and Huangshan Mountain. It is extremely convenient for visitors to Huangshan Mountain and surrounding areas.
A Four-Star Hotel, the Beihai Hotel, is located on the summit of the picturesque Huangshan Mountain. Located at an altitude of 1,630 meters, the views from the hotel's terrace are nothing short of spectacular. It is the primary hotel on Huangshan Mountain.
The Wanghu Hotel is a four-star commercial hotel conveniently located just a few steps away from beautiful West Lake. In the downtown area and with the good view of the West Lake, the hotel is only 10 minutes' drive to the railway station and 30 minutes' drive to the airport.
The hotel features non-smoking rooms and each room has individually controlled air conditioning, television, internet access, trouser press, iron, and hair dryer. The hotel also offers its guests room service, morning wake-up calls, a boutique, car rental, dry cleaning, and laundry.
Meals
Most meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Breakfast - Each breakfast will be served in your hotel. Breakfast selections include both Chinese and Western dishes to meet every diner's taste.
Lunch - Lunches are normally arranged at the Chinese restaurants near the scenic spots. Your tour guides will order food according to your appetite. Most are Chinese dishes, and some are modified to fit westerners' tastes. A complimentary glass of beer or soft drink is served with lunch.
Dinner - Same as lunch. If you prefer to not eat Chinese food, China Odyssey Tours suggests you have dinner on your own. Your local tour guide can recommend some good western restaurants in the area.
Transfer and Transport Service
China Odyssey Tours has received wide recognition for its transfer service. With our on-time service, you will never feel alone while traveling through China. We work hard to live up to the slogan's promise "You are not alone in China".
With our private small group tours, you can feel safe in the knowledge that you will enjoy flexible tour arrangements and you will have your own tour guide, car and driver in each destination, exclusive to your own group of friends or family.
