Suzhou & Beyond: Garden & Water Towns 13-Day China Tour II

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Itinerary Overview

Route: Suzhou  |  Duration: 13 days  |  Transport: private car/van with driver + high-speed rail between cities (where applicable), flights for long hops.

Day-by-Day Schedule

Day 1 – Suzhou: Arrival
• 10:00–14:00 Arrive at Suzhou Station, private transfer
• 15:00–17:30 Orientation walk around the hotel district with your guide
• 18:30 Welcome dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 2 – Suzhou: Humble Administrator’s Garden & Tiger Hill & leaning pagoda
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:30 Ming dynasty masterpiece of borrowed scenery (2.5h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:00 2,500-year-old hill with Song pagoda (2h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 3 – Suzhou: Pingjiang Road canal walk & Tongli water town
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:00 Whitewashed lanes, gondola-style boats (2h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–17:00 Retreat Garden and stone-bridge old town (3h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 4 – Suzhou: Silk museum & factory & Humble Administrator’s Garden
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–10:30 Live silkworm reeling demonstration (1.5h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:30 Ming dynasty masterpiece of borrowed scenery (2.5h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 5 – Suzhou: Tiger Hill & leaning pagoda & Pingjiang Road canal walk
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:00 2,500-year-old hill with Song pagoda (2h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:00 Whitewashed lanes, gondola-style boats (2h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 6 – Suzhou: Tongli water town & Silk museum & factory
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–12:00 Retreat Garden and stone-bridge old town (3h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–15:30 Live silkworm reeling demonstration (1.5h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 7 – Suzhou: Humble Administrator’s Garden & Tiger Hill & leaning pagoda
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:30 Ming dynasty masterpiece of borrowed scenery (2.5h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:00 2,500-year-old hill with Song pagoda (2h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 8 – Suzhou: Pingjiang Road canal walk & Tongli water town
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:00 Whitewashed lanes, gondola-style boats (2h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–17:00 Retreat Garden and stone-bridge old town (3h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 9 – Suzhou: Silk museum & factory & Humble Administrator’s Garden
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–10:30 Live silkworm reeling demonstration (1.5h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:30 Ming dynasty masterpiece of borrowed scenery (2.5h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 10 – Suzhou: Tiger Hill & leaning pagoda & Pingjiang Road canal walk
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:00 2,500-year-old hill with Song pagoda (2h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:00 Whitewashed lanes, gondola-style boats (2h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 11 – Suzhou: Tongli water town & Silk museum & factory
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–12:00 Retreat Garden and stone-bridge old town (3h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–15:30 Live silkworm reeling demonstration (1.5h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 12 – Suzhou: Humble Administrator’s Garden & Tiger Hill & leaning pagoda
• 08:30 Hotel pickup by private vehicle
• 09:00–11:30 Ming dynasty masterpiece of borrowed scenery (2.5h)
• 12:30 Local lunch — regional specialties
• 14:00–16:00 2,500-year-old hill with Song pagoda (2h)
• 18:30 Dinner — Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish dinner

Day 13 – Suzhou: Pingjiang Road canal walk & Departure
• 08:30 Check out, luggage stored
• 09:00–11:30 Whitewashed lanes, gondola-style boats (2h)
• 12:00 Farewell lunch
• 14:00 Private transfer to airport/station for your onward journey. Tour ends.

What’s Included

• Private air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver throughout
• English-speaking licensed guide in each city
• Handpicked 4★ hotels with daily breakfast
• All entrance tickets and inter-city transport as listed
• Meals specified in the itinerary
• Airport/station pickup and drop-off

Notes

• Times are indicative and can be adjusted with your guide on the day.
• Multi-city connections use high-speed rail (G trains) or domestic flights.
• Ask our AI assistant or WhatsApp travel designer (+86 132 8667 1888) for customization.