Shanghai · SUZHOU GARDEN DAY TRIPS
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Suzhou is the garden city, half an hour by bullet train. These are the best Suzhou day trips: which classical gardens each visits, whether the silk workshops and canals are folded in, how the train works, and which include lunch and a guide.
Suzhou gardens and Zhouzhuang’s canal charm from Shanghai, with hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, and a gondola-style boat ride.
“The guide was totally awesome with great knowledge, personality, and excellent English. I would like less time at silk factory and more at river village. Maybe skip silk factory”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai with hotel pickup and bullet train options. Gardens, canal streets, Tiger Hill, boat ride, lunch.
“Excellent tour. Our guide Annie was great. She provided good explanation and her English is excellent. Good sense of humour as well. Knowledgeable about the history.”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with a guided tour, lunch, and an all-inclusive option with boat, rickshaw, and gardens.
“We really enjoyed the trip. Xin is very nice, kind, helpful, patient and knowledgeable. excellent service.”
Shanghai to Suzhou by bullet train: Humble Administrator’s Garden, Pingjiang Road rickshaw, Panmen Gate, Grand Canal boat, lunch.
“Caroline was our tour guide, she was on time, very tentative and cheerful. She was informative and made the whole tour experience memorable. Our driver Qiqi was also great! Highly recommend!”
A 10-hour Shanghai day trip to Suzhou and Zhouzhuang with Ming gardens, a silk factory, and a canal sampan ride.
“Roy was an excellent guide, providing relevant and detailed information about both zhouzhuang and Suzhou. He was proactive, and ensured the trip was comfortable and enjoyable.”
Private Suzhou day tour from Shanghai with door-to-door pickup, UNESCO gardens, Panmen Gate, silk learning, canals, and included admission.
“Very efficient pre-tour contacts via WeChat with Jenny made everything easy and smooth. If you book with them, try and ask for Apple to be your guide: she is professional, knowledgeable, and a lovely person. Jenny was available also for help in Shanghai after the tour. Remarkable experience.”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train: UNESCO gardens, canal-town stroll, Tiger Hill and a Grand Canal cruise with an English guide.
“Our guide Sammi has been fantastic. She is very nice He knows a lot about Souzou and explains very well. She was willing to help us at all times”
Private day trip from Shanghai to Suzhou and either Tongli or Zhouzhuang, with hotel pickup, Humble Administrator’s Garden, and a flexible plan.
“What a great day! It was very nice getting off the beaten path and exploring the gardens and water canals. Sunny was an excellent source of knowledge and her command of the English language is superb! We saw the back alleys and ate lunch in a local restaurant that we would not have been able to do without Sunny! Highly recommended!”
A private, door-to-door Suzhou day with an English guide: Lingering Garden, Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, Pingjiang Road, and a silk mill.
“Very nice experience. Although the weather was very hot and humid, we still had a great time with our charming and professional guide. Recommendable!”
Private Shanghai trip to Suzhou & Zhouzhuang: Master-of-Nets Garden, silk mill, Panmen Gate, lunch, and canal gondola ride.
“Brilliant day trip to Suzhou and Zhouzhuang water town with Mr Tom Zhang our English-speaking guide and driver. We started at 8:30am sharp from our hotel in Downtown Shanghai and returned by 5pm. Tom is fluent in English and is very knowledgable. Highly recommended.”
Taste Suzhou noodles, tofu, wontons, and sesame balls on a small-group walk through Ming gardens and 800-year-old pagodas.
“Hilary really went above and beyond. We had a great time strolling around Suzhou with her and tasting all kinds of food. She is a fantastic guide!”
Private guided day trip from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao and Suzhou’s UNESCO gardens, with a canal gondola ride and flexible sightseeing.
“Beautiful tour with nice transfers in a comfortable van and special walks along the canals of Zhujiajiao and the gardens of Suzhou. Super!”
Private day tour from Shanghai to Suzhou and Zhujiajiao with private transport, garden sights, optional temple or silk factory, and canal boat ride.
“For us, this was the perfect way to visit Suzhou and Zhujiajiao. We rode a gondola in Zhujiajiao and explored the ancient town. Then it was on to Suzhou. We visited the Garden of the Net, had a great lunch and then strolled along canal street. Our guide Melinda was friendly and knowledgeable and made our day lots of fun. Definitely recommend this tour!”
Flexible private Suzhou tour with a local guide, UNESCO gardens, canal streets, and a lunch option with hotel pickup.
“We booked the tour without even realizing this is just a city tour. It’s our fault not to read the description but they should have said so on the title of the tour as well. We were 5 people and paid 443$ for a city tour which we could have done ourselves. The tour is incredibly ovRead more”
Bullet train to Suzhou with hotel pickup, a private English guide, garden classics, canal boat views, and flexible canal-street time.
“Kelly, the owner of Melody Tours, is a true professional, meeting us at our hotel just to say hello and introduce us to Jessica, our guide. Jessica was great: highly knowledgeable, completely fluent in English and very friendly. Highly recommend using them, and would certainly do so the next time we're in Shanghai.”
