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7 Days East China Garden & River Tour

Shanghai / Suzhou / Mt. Huang / Shanghai

  • Marvellous Natural Beauty of Lion Peak in Mt. Huang
  • Grand canal
  • Woo's group visited Jade Buddha Temple
  • Feel the Highest Speed of 431 km/h of Shanghai Maglev Train
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  • Feel the Highest Speed of 431 km/h of Shanghai Maglev Train
  • Woo's group visited Jade Buddha Temple
  • Grand canal
  • Marvellous Natural Beauty of Lion Peak in Mt. Huang
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Private Tour
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Departure:
Any day you want
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You, your family, friends or group
Tour Code:
CD-EC-07
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Our east China tour provide you a perfect romantic backdrop with exquisite Jiangnan-style elegance.Tour the dynamic modern metropolis Shanghai, view the peaceful China water town Zhouzhuang, visit the classic Chinese Garden in Suzhou, and enjoy the marvelous natural beauty in Mt. Huang - a lifetime experience is waiting for you!

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Trip at a Glance

  • Day 1-2: Shanghai
  • Urban Planning Exhibition Center
    Yu Garden & Bazaar, Wukang Road

  • Day 3: Suzhou
  • Lingering Garden, Grand Canal

  • Day 4: Zhouzhuang
  • Quanfu Temple, Shen's Residence

  • Day 5-6: Mt. Huang
  • Huangshan Scenic Area

  • Day 7: Shanghai
  • Bund, Nanjing Road, Jinmao Tower

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Full Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Shanghai Arrival

Welcome to Shanghai, the most metropolis of China!

Upon arrival at Shanghai airport, you’ll be met and taken to have an 8-minute high-tech Maglev Train. It’s not a bird or a plane, just Shanghai’s Maglev Train, the world’s fastest train running 430km/hr. Your driver is ready to pick you up at the Longyang Road station, and transfer you to your hotel. The rest of today is at your leisure.

Feel the Highest Speed of 431 km/h of Shanghai Maglev Train
Day 2 Shanghai ( B, L )

After breakfast, you'll visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, a must-see for all true Shanghainophiles to witness how Shanghai became a cosmopolitan city from a shabby fishing village.

Then walk leisurely around the beautiful Yu Garden, a pleasant enough, well-contained classical Chinese garden, and savor some local flavor snacks at the Yu Garden Bazaar.

Later to visit the Wukang Road to appreciate its old French-style villas and special colonial culture. In the evening, enjoy the breathtaking Acrobatic Show. (Optional)

Yu Garden: A Chinese Classical Garden Built in 16th Century
Day 3 Suzhou ( B, L )

Today after breakfast, you'll be driven to Suzhou (about 1-1.5 hour), a city often dubbed the 'Venice of the Orient', well-known for its traditional gardens and refined silk embroidery.

Your first stop of Suzhou tour is the Lingering Garden (Liuyuan), one of the most beautiful gardens in China. You'll also take a river cruise along the Grand Canal and relax yourself with the gentle breeze and fine scenery.

In the evening, enjoy the garden show.

Classical Beauty of Ancient Water Towns in East China
Day 4 Zhouzhuang & High Speed Train to Huangshan ( B, L )

Today the comfortable drive (0.5-1 hour) will take you to the beautiful water town of Zhouzhuang, China's No.1 Water town with a history of 900 years, noted for its profound cultural background, the well-preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs.

You'll visit the Double Bridge, Old Drama Stage, Cultural Street, Zhang’s Residence and Shen's Residence, etc. 

After the tour, be transferred to the train station in Shanghai to take a high speed train to Huangshan. Upon your arrival at city of Huangshan (Tunxi), our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

Zhouzhuang: A Elegant Water Town Around Shanghai
Day 5 Mt. Huang ( B, L )

Today after breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, then drive about 80 kilometers (1.5 hours) to the foot of Mount Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one of the most beautiful mountains in China. Your memorable Huangshan trip starts!

To save energy and time, you will directly transfer by park bus from the mountain foot to Yungu Temple to take a cableway to upper beautiful sightseeing area of Huangshan Mountain – North Sea Scenic Area which is famous for marvelous precipitous peaks, beautiful giant pine trees and far-reaching vision. Walk to lofty Begin-to-Believe Peak (1668m) to stretch your eyesight over cloud seas to far distance, and then hike about 40 minutes to Dispelling Cloud Pavilion to look down the Dreamland - West Sea Grand Canyon. Walk down along the stone steps to the bottom of the canyon while enjoying the Avatar-like rising rock peaks, unfathomable cliffs, bizarre stones and tenacious pine trees. 

Generally speaking, it takes about 3 hours for energetic hiker to hike from the Dispelling Cloud Pavilion, via 1st Ring and 2nd Ring to the bottom and return to the starting point. For beginners, children, and senior travelers, you can decide the hiking length on your own according to your physical condition, usually 2 hours for the 1st Ring and 2.5hrs for the 2nd Ring. In the bottom of the canyon, there is also a monorail cable trains for those who don’t want to return by walking to transfer back to the peak area. 

If time and energy allow, you can spend about one hour to explore the Sky Sea Scenic Area where you can enjoy the sunset from the second highest peak - Bright Summit (1840m), visit the incredible Flying-over Rock, then return back your hotel and have a good rest.

Note: 1) The hiking routes on Huangshan can be customized according to your days, energy condition and interest, basically for one day, two days or three days; 2) The best time to visit Huangshan is from March to October. If you want to escape from crazy crowds, you can avoid travelling to Huangshan during Chinese holidays and School summer holidays (July~August). Lotus Peak, Celestial Capital Peak and West Sea Grand Canyon are not open during Winter days (December to March); 3) Before going up to the mountain, you can store your luggages in a hotel located at the bottom of the mountain. Recommended packing list: comfortable and breathable clothes, hiking shoes, alpenstock, sunblock, raincoat, small bag.

Stone Monkey Watching the Sea (on Lion Peak)Our customers Wilna's group visited Yellow Mountain in 2017Robert from USA enjoyed the sea of clouds on Yellow Mountain in June, 2019Ms. Rebecca's family from Australia visited Yellow Mountain in June, 2019
Day 6 Back to Shanghai from Mt. Huang ( B, L )

Try to get up early in the morning to catch the magical sunrise, after breakfast, tour the Begin-to-Believe Peak to see the grotesque pine trees, after all the exercise, take the cable car down to the foot of the Mt. Huangshan, drive back to the city of Huangshan to visit Tunxi Ancient Street and Hu Kaiwen Ink-stick Factory before your transfer to the train station for taking the high speed train back to Shanghai. Upon your arrival at Shanghai, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

Survived Relatively Untouched Tunxi Ancient Town
Day 7 Shanghai ( B, L )

After breakfast, head to the famous Bund to witness Shanghai’s skyline, and stroll along China's No.1 shopping street, Nanjing Road.

Then ascend the Jinmao Tower to get an amazing bird’s eye view of this metropolis. Then continue to Jade Buddha Temple to admire the largest jade Buddha in the world and exquisite religious artifacts.

After the tour, be transferred to the airport for your flight to next destination or back to home.

Woo's group visited Jade Buddha Temple

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