Private Suzhou day tour with Humble Administrator's Garden,Museum & Ancient Town

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Humble Administrator's Garden

  Your tour guide will be welcoming you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m. Then, we will transfer to Humble Administrator's Garden and start the one-day Suzhou tour. Humble Administrator's Garden, covering about 52,000 sq. meters (12.85 acres), is the largest and most renowned. Due to its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered many special honors. It is listed as a World Cultural Heritage site and has also been designated as one of the Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State as well as a Special Tourist Attraction of China. Along with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Mountain Resort of Chengde in Hebei Province and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, it is considered as one of China's four most famous gardens.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Suzhou Museum

  Suzhou Museum’s designer, I.M. Pei, an internationally recognized and award-winning architect, traveled back to his hometown to design and build one of Suzhou’s most popular attractions. The museum exhibits a vast collection of ancient ceramics, cultural relics and woodcarvings, and the handsome lotus pool at the museum’s center is a highlight there.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 3

  No.1 Silk Factory The silk is always a famed representative of the ancient city of Suzhou, while the No. 1 Silk Factory is just shinning card of the Suzhou silk. Built in 1926, the present No. 1 Silk Factory of Suzhou is not only a workshop for silk reeling, The silk is always a famed representative of the ancient city of Suzhou, while the No.1 Silk Factory is just shinning card of the Suzhou silk. Built in 1926, the present No.1 Silk Factory of Suzhou is not only a workshop for silk reeling, weaving and products manufacture, but also a site for factory tour of silk knowledge and silk shopping. In No.1 Silk Factory, the tourist project is a comprehensive one with knowledge, culture and participation, in which visitors can watch the overall process of silk products from the manual peeling of the cocoons to the drawing producing, and even take part in the process. The visiting sections is consists of mulberry planting and silkworm breeding, the exhibition of the factory history, silk reeling, the production of the silk quilt, products exhibition and silk fashion show. 

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 4

  This will be the last stop of the tour - Luzhi Ancient Town. We will take a boat to experience the charm of this quiet ancient town. Luzhi is an old but extremely beautiful water town. With a history of more than 2500 years, it compares favorably to Zhouzhuang Water Town. Covering about 247 acres, it has been awarded the great name of ‘ the No.1 water town in China’ . Old stone bridges, limpid water, venerable maidenhair trees and old-style dwellings,as well as the traditional costumes, create an ideal ‘civilized, rich, pastoral and harmonious’ environment. Many travellers from all over the world enjoy the peace and tranquility.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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