Suzhou is an ancient canal city known for its gardens and silk. Marco Polo called Hangzhou ‘the most beautiful and magnificent city in the world’ and it remains a popular tourist destination to this day.
This is a private short stay package for the independent traveller.
DAY 1: SHANGHAI TO SUZHOU
This morning you will be met at your Shanghai hotel and transferred to Suzhou, a town famous for its traditional landscaped gardens known as the ‘Venice of the East’.
DAY 2: SUZHOU
Visit the Master of the Nets Garden and see the inner garden with its ‘master’s study’ of Ming-style furnishings and architecture. Next, wander around the Humble Administrator’s Garden, with its many ponds, bridges and islands of bamboo, before cruising along a section of the Grand Canal. (B,L)
DAY 3: SUZHOU TO HANGZHOU
Travel to Hangzhou, a place of natural beauty and harmony between nature and man. Stroll through the local markets and enjoy oriental tea-tasting. (B,L)
DAY 4: HANGZHOU
Visit the Temple of Inspired Seclusion, the largest temple in southern China, and Six Harmonies Pagoda before relaxing on a cruise on West Lake. (B,L)
DAY 5: HANGZHOU TO SHANGHAI
Leave Hangzhou and return to Shanghai. Upon arrival at your Shanghai hotel your arrangements end. (B)
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