Welcome to take this 5 days Shanghai Suzhou tour! According to your flight schedule, your guide and driver will welcome you at Shanghai Airport and then transfer you to the hotel in a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle.

After a short break in the hotel, we will go to visit the Bund and the Nanjing Road. As the most popular landmark of Shanghai, the Bund is a section of the waterfront along the Huangpu River, known as the World Wide Exhibition of Architecture with various buildings in different styles, such as gothic and baroque. Besides, the Bund is also a good place to take photos of Lujiazui, which is the most prosperous area in Pudong. You will have some free time here to wander around. Then after walking westwards for a while, you will get to the bustling Nanjing Pedestrian Street which is praised as one of China's top commercial streets.

This morning, we will transfer you to the train station to take the high-speed train to Suzhou, the back garden of Shanghai. In about 30 minutes, you will arrive and meet your Suzhou guide at the station and then a comfortable drive will take you to the hotel. For hundreds of years, Suzhou is well-known for preserving many charming and typical classical gardens, almost all of which were the local wealthy families' residences. Your first destination today will be the largest garden in Suzhou - the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is also one of the top four gardens in China, enjoying the same high fame with the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing. Until now, its top landscape architecture still inspire many gardening designers. 

After that, you will take a short cruise along the canal for about 20 minutes to reach the 800-year old Pingjiang Road, which is a good place for a nice walk. When walking on the riverside pedestrian road, you will not only see the old stone bridges, some former residences of the famous people, but also lots of old buildings which have been converted to cafes, tea houses, small shops, restaurants as well as boutique hotels in the side alleys. You will have a lovely meal in one of the restaurants overlooking the canal at your own expense, and afterwards, finish the walk with a coffee in a coffee shop.

The rest of the day will be spent traveling around the Garden of the Master of Nets which is a representative Suzhou garden combining natural landscape with the host's residence harmoniously.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

In addition to the gardens, the water town is also a must see place when coming to the southern China. After around an hour's drive, we will reach China's No.1 water town - Zhouzhuang. The entire ancient town is just a large scenic area for you to explore. Everything here is old and unsophisticated, including the navy-blue and narrow lanes, off-white residences, blocky stone bridges and lingering river below the windows. It is recommended to pay a visit to the Former Residence of Shen Wansan, who was the first millionaire in south area in the early Ming Dynasty. After a full day's sightseeing, you will be transferred back to the hotel in Shanghai.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Today we will have a full day Shanghai tour. In the morning, the Shanghai Museum will show you the fantastic ancient Chinese arts and crafts, especially the bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings. Then the tranquil Yu Garden will give you a short escape from the bustling city. The highlight in the Yu Garden is the long dragon wall, which distinguishes the Yu Garden from the other gardens. 

The Shanghai World Financial Center, which is 492 meters high, must have attracted your attention when you wandered around the Bund on the first day. This afternoon, we will come to the observation deck on the 100th floor which will give you a wonderful view of Shanghai. Then we will pay a visit to an old cultural street - Tianzifang to round off today's Shanghai itinerary 5 days.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

We will go to visit the Jade Buddha Temple this morning. As its name implies, there are three rare jade Buddha statues worshipped in the temple. The 1.95 meters high Sitting Buddha was carved with an entire quality Burma jade and the other two Recumbent Buddha statues are from Burma and Singapore respectively.

Now your private 5 days 4 nights Shanghai ground tour package will come to the end today and your guide will see you off at the airport. Wish you a pleasant journey home!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast