Description
Tour Code: OCT-Shanghai-04
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Highlights:
Explore the quaint cobbled streets of the Chinese quarter, hear the echoes of the city glamorous pre-war heyday in Frenchtown, and admire the starling modern architecture of Pudong and European architecture that lines the Bund. Shanghai is shackled to a past of which it is both suspicious and proud, but, as the Chinese saying 'if the old does not go, the new will not come.' Take this exceptional opportunity to visit the new Shanghai and Suzhou will waft you back to days gone by.
Best Travel Time: Suitable for the whole year, best from April to November.
Day 1 Arrival Shanghai
Transfer service to hotel
Meals: No meals
Accommodation:In Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai, Paris of the Oriental, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 Shanghai
Jade Buddha Temple, Silk Museum, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Old French Concession, Shanghai Museum, the Bund
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:In Shanghai
The last day but still an inspiring day to explore the city of Shanghai,the largest and most modern city in mainland China. We will start the tour by a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple.And then we continue our trip to Shanghai Silk Museum before moving to the foot of The Oriental Pearl TV Tower to visit Shanghai City History Museum(The Former Shanghai Wax Museum), where you will know more about the history and development of Shanghai. Then take the elevator up to the 2nd ball of the TV tower, from which you will have a bird-eye view of Shanghai. Go on driving through Lujiazui, the finance & trade zone in Pudong of Shanghai, where you will find many skyscrapers. We will have a view of the modern skyline of Shanghai.
Lunch is arranged at a local restaurant. Then we move to visit the Old French Concession in Shanghai, , known as French Town, is a famous place for its historical factors. Then we will move to People's Square, where we will visit to Shanghai Museum, a large museum of ancient Chinese art. After that we will go to the Bund, admire the illuminated buildings lining the Huangpu River. From the Bund, you could see the landmark of Shanghai--- The Oriental Pearl TV Tower as well as other high-rised buildings, just on the opposite of Huangpu River. Free time is left to you for leisure shopping around at Nanjing Road. At night the acrobatic show in Shanghai is recommended as your optional activity. It is famous in China.
Day 3 Shanghai - Suzhou
Drive to Suzhou, Humble Administrator Garden, New Suzhou Museum, Silk Factory, Pingjiang Road
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Suzhou
In the morning, take a short driving to Suzhou and start your leisure tour there. With 2,500 years of history, Suzhou is an ancient town interlaced by canals and has been aptly nicknamed the Venice of the East. Your sightseeing tour of Suzhou will cover the Humble Administrator Garden and New Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei. Then continue to Silk Factory to find out how silk is being made. Then walk around Pingjiang Road to see local people's life style.
Day 4 Suzhou - Shanghai
Tongli Water Town, Drive back to Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:In Shanghai
In the morning, you will be transferred to the peaceful Tongli Water Town and touch its profound culture and representative vista of water town in Southern China. Be transferred back to Shanghai after the visit.
Day 5 Departure Shanghai
Transfer service to airport
Meals: Breakfast
Be transferred to the airport for the flight to your next stop.
Service Ends