Hangzhou - Suzhou

Tongli Water Town and Suzhou Leisure Life

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM    Shanghai airport/train station pick-up by our guide and driver

                                       Our guide will hold a sign with your name on it after you enter the                                        arrival hall

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM    Our guide and driver will escort you to your hotel, assist you with                                         hotel check-in    
05:00 AM – 05:30 PM    Drive to dinner restaurant    
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM    Dinner at Shanghai Seagull Restaurant (facing the bund)
06:30 PM – 07:00 PM    Drive to cruise port    
07:00 PM – 08:00 PM    Hungpu River Cruise

                                       Find the obvious differences of architecture between the east                                              bank and the west bank. On the west bank, a lot of western-style                                        buildings can be seen, full of exotic flavor, while on the east                                                bank, rows of skyscrapers spring up and rise above the clouds.   
08:00 PM – 08:30 PM    Return to hotel by our guide and driver    

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08:00 AM - 08:30 AM    Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM    Drive to Shanghai Tower
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM    Shanghai Tower 

                                       The highest building in Shanghai!
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM    Drive to Yuyuan Garden
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM    Yuyuan Garden  

                                       One of the best Ming rockeries here, and wending the zigzag                                            bridge to Huxingting Teahouse is a delight
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM    Lunch at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM    Drive to Frenceh Concession
02:00 AM – 03:30 PM    Frenceh Concession
                                       A stylish restaurant and shopping district, in the old French                                               Concession area in downtown Shanghai
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM    Drive to The Bund
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM    The Bund  

                                        View the city lights of the European- styled bank buildings and                                         trading houses on one side of the river and the astonishing                                               contemporary Pudong skyline on the other
05:00 PM – 06:30 PM     Drive to Hangzhou by our guide and driver

06:30 PM – 07:00 PM    Check into hotel and free time

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM    Pick you up in Hangzhou by our guide and driver 
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM    Drive to Lingyin Temple    
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM    Lingyin Temple
                                       Built in 326 CE, this temple gained importance during the Five                                            Dynasties (907-960 CE) and remains a significant Chan Buddhist                                        center in south China today.    
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM    Drive to Dragon Well Tea Village
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM    Lunch at local family restaurant with tea cuisine    
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM    Tea Ceremony and Plantation at Tea Village
                                       Tea Village has a history of over 600 years. Situated among lush                                        green hills, it is a rustic, natural scenic spot. Visitors can have a                                          tea culture experience by seeing tea picking and processing. It                                            also showcases tea products of all kinds including Jasmine tea,                                          Dragon Well tea, Green tea, Black tea, and Wulong tea.    
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM    Drive to West Lake
02:00 AM – 04:30 PM    West Lake
                                       When you can cruise by boat and get yourself in position for the                                          famous Ten Sceneries of the lake’s islands, hills, bridges, paths,                                          and pagodas.    
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM    Drve to Hefang Ancient Street    
05:00 PM – 07:00 PM    Free time at Hefang Ancient Street
                                       As a miniature of Hangzhou City's long history, it is the best                                                place to embody the historical and cultural character of                                                        Hangzhou.    
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM    Return to your hotel/residence by our guide and driver    

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08:00 AM - 08:30 AM    Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver and check out

08:30 AM – 10:00 AM    Drive to Tongli Water Town    
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM    Tongli Water Town (rowboat cruise)

                                        An age-old but very well preserved water township with a history                                         of more than 1,000 years    
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM    Lunch at local family restaurant with Suzhou dishes
01:30 PM – 03:00 PM    Drive to Lingering Garden    
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM    Lingering Garden

                                       Possessing typical Qing style, it is well-known for the exquisite                                            beauty of its magnificent halls, and the various sizes, shapes,                                              and colors of the buildings.    
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM    Drive to dinner restaurant
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM     Dinner at De Yue Lou Restaurant at Guanqian Ancient Street
06:30 PM – 07:00 PM     Transfer to hotel and check in by our guide and driver    

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08:00 AM - 08:30 AM    Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver and check out

08:30 AM – 09:00 AM    Drive to The Humbel Administrator’s Garden    
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM    The Humbel Administrator’s Garden

                                        Its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered                                         many special honors    
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM    Drive to Pingjiang Road
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM    Lunch at Suzhou Family Cuisine Restaurant    
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM    Pingjiang Road

                                       Stroll the Pingjiang Road and experience Suzhou's authentic                                              local life with interesting souvenirs along the way    
02:30 PM – 05:00 PM    Drop you off at Shanghai airport/train station by our guide and                                              driver 

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