Visit two picturesque Chinese towns, Suzhou and Zhouzhuang on a day trip from Shanghai. You'll see how daily life has remained unchanged over the centuries in these unique old towns. Visit the Suzhou's magnificent gardens, feast on a Chinese lunch and travel through Zhouzhuang's waterways on a Chinese-style gondola.
Posted By : Claire_H
It was great to get away from the glass and steel towers of Shanghai and see the real beauty of Chinese gardens. The highlight was the water village, despite being busy it still felt peaceful and unspoiled.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 19:03:55 
Posted By : Rick_Y
Despite the dreary weather, my family had a great day trip out of Shanghai to check out these two spots. Our guide was quite knowledgeable and shared interesting stories about everything we saw. Besides the sights, we were also brought to a silk factory where we learnt about the process of making silk products. Also included was an authentic Suzhou-style meal.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 02:01:20
Posted By : Zohaib_P
Tom was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommended in terms of scenery.
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Posted On : 2024-05-25 22:14:55
Posted By : Stephanie_D
Overall the tour was good, quite informative. We ended up spending a lot of time on the road due to traffic. Lunch was pre-ordered, though we would have preferred to have more of a say as there were one or two dishes that was not eaten, thus wasting food.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 06:35:40
Posted By : Joseph_B
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
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 03:21:33
Posted By : emma_m
The tour guide and zhouzhuamg were amazing. I wish we could have also called in at the temple instead of the silk factory xx
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Posted On : 2024-03-05 13:42:52
Posted By : 715winniel
The guide is knowledgeable; fabulous water village; kept the ancient architect in good condition; clean city; should avoid going there during China holidays
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Posted On : 2024-02-25 21:10:26 
Posted By : Frank d
It was extremely interesting to see the two different towns, enjoy the scenery and savour the local cuisine. The Watertown was nice and quaint, it supposedly looks like how China was in the past. The shops were cute, artsy and reasonably priced. The whole tour felt rushed though. Even though the advertisement indicates 10 hours, we were back at the hotel in 8. The advertised tour does not mention a minimum participant number, but as they only had our 2 person party, they informed us the night before the tour that we could cancel or pay an extra $100. As we had nothing planned and it was too late to get something else, we chose for the extra ‘cash’ payment. Our guide, Tom, spoke English exceptionally well, was very interesting and had tons of things to explain. We learned a lot! He made us feel rushed though. The lunch was very good (and way too much…) in a very authentic restaurant. We would maybe have preferred to eat in the water town, but no complaints at all.
So, beside from the feeling rushed, and the last minute $100 charge, we really enjoyed the tour and are very pleased we choose it!
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Posted On : 2024-02-06 14:51:11
Posted By : Andrew_S
Tom was a Shanghai native and knows the city and its environs like the back of his hand. The town of Souzhou and the water village are definitely worth seeing!
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Posted On : 2023-12-14 12:35:58
Posted By : Judith_J
Our guide Tom was very knowledgeable and also experienced. There were plenty of opportunities for restrooms and the lunch was good. The pickup was on time and Tom communicated well about the arrangements. The others on the trip were lovely people !
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Posted On : 2023-11-03 15:25:05
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