Tour Itinerary

Place&Transport: Suzhou
Today's Activities: Humble Administrator's Garden, Hanshan Temple, Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory
Accommondation: N/A
Meal: N/A

Pick you up at your hotel lobby in Suzhou or Suzhou train station, you will find a welcome signage "Suzhou Private Tour", Half day Suzhou highlight tour includes the following activities:

Our pick up signage"Suzhou Private Tour"

Your day starts at theHumble Administrator's Garden. It is the largest garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the finest gardens in southern China. Actually, it is one of the most scenic spots that tourists want to visit because it is an outstanding private garden in southern China and it belongs to national treasure with the Palace Museum, the Great Wall, the Confucius temple, Terra-Cotta Warriors and the Potala Palace, and also is the treasure of world culture. It is the largest private garden in Suzhou with a total area of 51,950 square meters (5.2 hectares) in the northeastern part of Suzhou. The garden consists of Eastern, Central and Western sections as well as some residences of the former owners. The art of the Humble Administrator's Garden has a prominent position in the history of China's garden creation. It represents the historical characteristics and achievements of south-east China's private gardens.

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Next agenda is Suzhou Museum, which is founded in 1960 and originally located in the national historic landmark, Zhong Wang Fu palace complex, Suzhou Museum has been a highly-regarded regional museum with a number of significant Chinese cultural relics. The new Suzhou museum designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei was completed in October 2006.

Enjoy lunch at a local Chinese restaurant

And your final stop is Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill has a long and rich history of silk culture, including mulberry tree and silk worm cultivation and turning raw silk into beautiful fabric. Suzhou's climate and soil are perfect for silk production, and the city has been a center of China's silk trade for many centuries. The Suzhou No. 1 Silk Mill has been a proud steward of this heritage for over 80 years. It's more like a museum which shows you how the silk is made from cocoons from the beginning and the whole silk process. Not to be missed.

After finished that, drive you back to your hotel or Suzhou train station and your tour ends.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes

1. All transfer and city transportation
2. Air-conditioned car or van
3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based
on two persons sharingone standard room;
4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western
    breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and
dinner in local restaurants
5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned
in the itinerary will be covered All first
    admission/entrance fees in the itinerary
6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional
    tour guide

Price Excludes

1. International air-tickets
2. Airport departure tax.
3. International or domestic air tickets which
    are not listed in the itinerary.
4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness
    or damages incurred during your trip
5. Tips to the tour guide and driver
6. Meals not specified in the itinerary.
7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,
    optional tours, postage, excess baggage
    charge, entertainment fees out of the
    itinerary.
8. Single Room Supplement.

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