Day Trips from Shanghai to Suzhou Silk Museum

It’s a matter of debate which of Suzhou and Zhouzhuang really counts as the Venice of the East. But after this fabulous private door-to-door (or port-to-port) tour you’re bound to have an opinion. Spend the morning in Suzhou, exploring the Master-of-Nets Garden, Suzhou Silk Museum, and Panmen Gate. After a restaurant lunch, admire Zhouzhuang’s scenic bridges, lanes, and canals on foot and by gondola.

This private flexible Suzhou day tour from Shanghai allows you to explore the remarkable sites in Suzhou with your own local expert guide, the winding canals, historical buildings, ancient pagodas and classic gardens. Choose to visit some of the UNESCO sites such as famous Humble administrator’s garden, Lingering Garden , Master of the Nets Garden from different dynasties as well as the local ancient canal streets or ancient city wall ,enjoy a delightful local lunch and get a great overview of the “Ancient Oriental Venice” and “Garden City” with your own guide. Private transportation and bullet train experience adds more convenience for the tour.

Small group Fully day shuzhou bike tour from shanghai group size basic on 4 persons.Our tour guide will be met you at Shanghai station (上海站） at 8:00 am and pick your high quality bicycle in Suzhou. After 45 mins of driving we will get to the downtown of Suzhou. From here hop on your bike start your Suzhou bike tour.First cycle to the most beautiful Bao En garden temple . We will stay there for an hour. Afer we ride to Shangtang Old street or Pingjiang historical block depend on visitors flow rate.next you will have an authentic lunch on your own expense. After lunch we contunitue ride to a UNSCO World Cultural Heritage - humble administrator’s garden on your own Expense. From there you cycle to the Suzhou Silk museum.we can see how to raise silkworms and learn the silk culture. After all we take a traditional Chinese Gongdola along the city moat and Grand Canal.Enjoy the Venice of the east and get insight into Wu culture and local daily life style.

By the side of Gusu City, enjoy a thousand years of elegance. Stroll in gardens listening to Pingtan, taste Biluochun in a rowing boat, and embrace the most poetic Jiangnan. Suzhou is famed for its exquisite classical gardens like the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden, showing the unique charm of Jiangnan gardens along with the charming water town scenery. With a history of over 2,500 years, Suzhou, the birthplace of Wu culture, has many historical sites like Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple, boasting a rich cultural ambience. Traditional handicrafts such as Suzhou embroidery and Taohuawu woodblock New Year pictures are worth experiencing to feel the refinement and craftsmanship of Jiangnan culture.