Lingering Garden (Liu Yuan) Tours and Tickets

We can help you arrange flexible itinerary, and the guide and driver can accompany show you around the city. We can take you to find delicious local food，explore the city's culture and learn about the lives of the locals.

Suzhou visitors that want to discover China's ancient towns can always take a group tour, but then you're one in the crowd, and stuck with a rigid itinerary. Instead, try this private tour experience, complete with a flexible itinerary and a guide—just for your group—that leads the way. Highlights include exploring the gardens and bridges of Suzhou, a stop at a silk factory, and a visit to one of the area's historic water towns—included in the tour.

Save hours wasted waiting on taxis and soak up Suzhou’s old-world charms in just a day on this classic door-to-door private tour. Check all the Suzhou boxes—Lingering Garden, tour Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, and Pingjiang Road, then discover the art of silk at Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill. Stay connected throughout the day with free Wi-Fi and tuck into a tasty Suzhou-style lunch at a local restaurant.

This journey takes you through Suzhou's timeless charm, from its poetic gardens to vibrant street life. Whether you're passionate about cultural heritage, fascinated by contemporary economic developments and educational advancements, or eager to sample authentic Suzhou street food - including delicate local pastries, seasonal snacks and bustling market bites - this immersive experience offers a delightful treat for both your eyes and taste buds

Experience Suzhou at your own pace on this convenient private day trip. Traveling in climate-controlled comfort with your personal guide, see Tiger Hill, Cloud Rock Leaning Pagoda, and the Lingering Garden, one of Suzhou’s UNESCO World Heritage gardens. Enjoy a local lunch then explore the beautiful water village of Tongli Town before you return to your hotel.

1) The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a group of gardens in Suzhou. panning a period of almost one thousand years, these gardens, most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills, and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas. That is exactly why we want you to spend a whole day to touch the four most famous gardens in Suzhou by driving from Shanghai for about 1.5 hours. 2) The four finest gardens were selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site to represent the art of Suzhou-style classical gardens. 3) Driving from Shanghai rather than taking a bullet train (although with frequent departures) can save you big hassle of the check-in and check-out at the train station where it is often chaotic and time-consuming. The highway between Shanghai and Suzhou is of great condition and very safe to use. 4) Excellent English-speaking guide.

What makes our Suzhou One-Day Private Tour a must-do? It’s simple! This journey brings you face-to-face with the poetic soul of classical China—where gardens become dreams, canals sing with history, and every stone tells a story. This immersive experience invites you to step into a living scroll of water towns and scholar gardens, celebrated for centuries as “heaven on earth.” We'll journey from intimate classical gardens to a monumental ancient pagoda, glide along the historic Grand Canal, and finally lose ourselves in the vibrant atmosphere of a traditional water town street. This itinerary balances profound cultural depth with immersive experiences, all while ensuring a seamless and comfortable flow between locations. Each stop reveals why Suzhou is considered the pinnacle of Chinese aesthetic culture. Join our passionate guides as they share tales of poets, painters, and dreamers who shaped this garden city into a living masterpiece.

Travel by bullet train from Shanghai to Suzhou, a relaxing 35-minute ride through the Chinese suburbs. With your local guide, visit the Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Pingjiang Road and leisurely enjoy boat ride along ancient grand canal. Round trip 1st class bullet train ticket are all inclusive. 1: Tour Suzhou’s signature sights with a private guide 2: Take in the highlights of The Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Pingjiang Road 3: Reach the city the speedy way, by first-class bullet train 4: Relax with pickup and drop-off direct from your Shanghai hotel

Particularly for first-time visitors who don’t speak Chinese, a private guide can transform the Beijing experience. Say no to hustlers and discover Suzhou on this private day tour. Explore the Suzhou City’s top attractions on this guided excursion. Visit famous landmarks of Humble administration garden, Tiger Hill and Ping Jiang Road. 1: Tour Suzhou’s signature sights with a private guide 2: Take in the highlights of The Humble of Administration Garden, Tiger Hill and Pingjiang Road 3: Prebook your tickets prior to your visit 4: Relax with pickup and drop-off direct from your Suzhou hotel or Suzhou Railway Station

Enjoy a relaxing Suzhou highlights tour, to get a great experience of the“Ancient Oriental Venice”-Shantang street with canal cruise and“Garden City”-Lingering garden (UNESCO), discover the art of silk at Suzhou silk art gallery. Visit thousand years old Hanshan Temple. The most easy way to explore Suzhou, one of China`s oldest cities from Shanghai, is taking a private car/van from your hotel to Suzhou, meet and led by a local expert guide in Suzhou.

Escape Shanghai’s hustle for a seamless private day trip to Suzhou, designed to showcase both its ancient charm and modern vitality—combining old-world elegance with new-city glamour. Visit Lingering Garden (a UNESCO-listed classical garden, embodying traditional Chinese garden art), take a canal cruise (experiencing Suzhou’s “Venice of the East” heritage), wander Pingjiang Road (a well-preserved ancient block with 2,500-year-old stories), and admire Oriental Gate (a modern landmark blending traditional “moon gate” design with contemporary architecture) and Jinji Lake (a scenic 5A lake with stunning skyline views). This route is crafted to let you experience Suzhou’s “double-sided embroidery” charm—from its historic roots to modern prosperity. Enjoy a professional English guide, private car, and all entrance tickets included; your guide will recommend local cuisine for lunch (self-paid) for an authentic touch.

Our tour offers a unique blend of historical and cultural experiences across Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. We provide personalized, small group experiences, ensuring a more intimate and engaging journey. Our knowledgeable English-speaking guides offer in-depth insights and local perspectives. The tour includes high-speed train travel, allowing you to experience China's modern transportation system. You will stay in carefully selected, high-quality hotels that reflect the local charm. Special activities, like tea tasting at Longjing Village and a night show at the Master-of-Nets Garden, add exclusive experiences to your trip. We ensure comfortable, private transportation, enhancing your overall travel experience.

Spend full day with a local expert tour guide to discover the most famous gardens in Suzhou, as it is a city famed of its abundant classical gardens, for China’s four most famous gardens, two of them are in Suzhou. Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle, English-speaking tour guide, entrance ticket fees and local lunch are all inclusive. This is a customized private day trip covering Suzhou fantastic gardens, you will visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, Master of Nets Garden, Lingering Garden, and the Suzhou Silk Museum, follow you guide to learn the splendid history and culture of this city.

Shanghai-Suzhou private day tour visit Lingering garden, Grand canal cruise about 25-30 minutes, Shantang street and Pingjiang road for free walking. Your first stop is the Lingering Garden which is one of China’s four famous gardens and listed by UNESCO as world cultural heritage and one of the most famous garden in China, the you will enjoy Grand Canal cruise afterwards you will have free shopping at Shantang street it is a famous pedestrian street has a history of 1200 years, and built in Tang dynasty which is one of the best preserved No. 1 Ancient street in China. The last stop is Pingjiang road for free shopping, it is the center of Suzhou’s cultural life , you may not only can see the ancient buildings , antiques, river, shops, but also it’s a famous snack street, in a word it’s a good place to enjoy life today.

Discover the timeless beauty of Suzhou, renowned for its authentic Chinese traditional garden architecture. On this immersive tour, you'll visit some of the city's most iconic sites in Suzhou. You will admire two beautiful Chinese gardens in the morning and have a leisurely hike in Tiger Hill in the afternoon. End your tour in the Suzhou Ancient Grand Canal with some local stories. (Please note that a minimum of 2 guests is required to book this tour.) If you would like to change a bit of the itinerary, please feel free to let us know. If you would like to visit the water town, we can change the afternoon tour to Tongli Town. We hope you can fully enjoy Suzhou as unique as you are.

Travel by bullet train from Hangzhou to Suzhou, a relaxing bullet train experience. With your local guide, visit the Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Pingjiang Road and leisurely enjoy boat ride along ancient grand canal. Round trip 1st class bullet train ticket are all inclusive. 1: Tour Suzhou’s signature sights with a private guide 2: Take in the highlights of The Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Pingjiang Road 3: Reach the city the speedy way, by first-class bullet train 4: Relax with pickup and drop-off direct from your Hangzhou hotel Read more about - Private Day Trip to Suzhou from Hangzhou by Bullet

1) Explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Humber Administrator's Garden; 2) Stroll in the Lingering Garden, see lotus ponds and bamboo groves in Summer; 3) Visit Panmen Gate - the oldest city gate of Suzhou; 4) Walk through Shantang Street, an ancient riverside pedestrian road to discover the local business and staged fol activities; 5) Enjoy a relax walking tour in Tongli Water Town; 7) Travel in an air-conditioned private vehicle;

Flexible customized private full day tour from Shanghai. Travel to Suzhou to explore its historical , flexible itinerary based on your interests and guide suggestion for Suzhou , Afternoon , explore Tongli Water Town with your guide , to know and see their stone bridges, tranquil canals, and Ming- and Qing-era houses . Private guide and driver , hotel pick up and drop off , tolls, gas, parking fee and bottled water are inclusive.

Flexible 11 hours self-guide tour with private English speaking driver service. No pushing and rushing day trip. Hotel pick up and drop off include whatever your Shanghai hotel location, all tolls , gas, parking fee an no limited bottled water included.

Combine the flexibility of independent exploration with convenient round-trip transfers and private transport with this full-day self-guided tour to Suzhou and Tongli Water Towns from Shanghai. Choose the sites you want to visit and spend as much time as you want at each, whether it's the historic highlights of Tiger Hill or some of the classical gardens on Suzhou. Includes a stop at Tongli Water Town before returning to Shanghai.