9-Day Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou & Huangshan Tour

Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund ★★★★

Arrive in Shanghai and meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport for the transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free after check-in.

Shanghai City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Modern city of China.

[09:30-12:30] Walk through Shikumen, a neighborhood of historic alley houses that blends Western influences with traditional Chinese design and remains home to local residents. Continue with an orientation walk along the Bund, a foreign-trade center from the late 19th century, then take a leisurely walk on Shanghai Old Street.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time for the local special food, Dim Sum and Steamed Bun

[13:30-16:30] Visit Jade Buddha Temple, then continue to Lujiazui CBD for time on the Riverside Promenade. Explore Shanghai History Exhibition Hall on the ground floor of Oriental Pearl TV Tower to learn about Shanghai's development, then ascend to the tower's second sphere for a panoramic city view.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night acrobatic show, especially the ERA show, which is one of the most popular evening entertainments in Shanghai.

Shanghai Old Street

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Garden Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby

[09:30-12:30] Drive to Tongli Water town, known for traditional residences, gardens and temples dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties. A wooden boat ride on Tongli's canals is also included.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time at local restaurant in Tongli water town

[13:30-16:30] Drive to Suzhou after lunch and stroll along Pingjiang Ancient Street, a cultural road preserved for more than 800 years. Continue to Tiger Hill, known as Suzhou's No. 1 sight and valued for its natural scenery and historic sites. Its history spans more than 2,500 years, and its prominent structure rises 34 meters.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel, rest of day at leisure. The Jinji Lake would be a good choice for night activities, where has the Asia No.1 sky wheel on water and the laser show.

Tongli Water Town

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby in the morning.

[09:30-12:30] Begin with Lingering Garden, one of Suzhou's four celebrated classical gardens. Continue to Suzhou Museum, designed by I. M. Pei.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time at local restaurant nearby Suzhou Museum.

After a short rest, transfer to the railway station for the high-speed train to Hangzhou. Your Hangzhou guide will meet you on arrival and accompany you to the hotel.

Suzhou Lingering Garden

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby early in the morning.

[09:30-12:30] Begin at West Lake, celebrated for its scenery, historic sites, cultural relics and local products. Take a cruise on the lake, with time for a recommended walk along the shore, then visit Lingyin Temple, valued both as a Buddhist temple and for its natural setting.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time at local restaurant for traditional Hangzhou cuisine

[13:30-17:00] Visit Six Harmonies Pagoda for views of the Qiantang River and the distant horizon. Continue to the China Tea Museum to learn about Chinese tea history and production, then browse Hefang Street, historically one of Hangzhou's most prosperous commercial areas.

[17:00-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities or watch Impression Show of West Lake.

West Lake

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Huangshan International Hotel ★★★★

[07:30-08:00] Get up early in the morning. Check-out and be transferred to Hangzhou East train station for 3 hours bullet train to Huangshan city.

[09:30-14:00] You will get on the bullet to Huangshan. Upon arrival, your local tour guide will meet you up at Huangshan train station and have simple lunch in the station.

[14:00-17:00] Spend the afternoon at Chengkan Ancient Village, where Huizhou culture and the surrounding landscape come together. The village is known for well-preserved Ming-dynasty residential architecture dating from 1368 AD to 1644 AD, including pavilions, bridges, houses, ancestral temples and wells. Sample a local snack, with flocky bean curd available to try.

[17:00-18:00] Return to Huangshan city and check in. The evening is free at Tunxi Old Street, where an architect from Western Europe once said he had found “The Eastern Ancient Rome.” Local food is also available along the street.

Chengkan Ancient Village

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Beihai Hotel ★★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start today's exploration on Mt. Huangshan. You can store your luggage in the hotel and travel light.

[09:30-12:30] Set out for a full-day visit to Mt. Huangshan, one of China's ten best-known scenic areas and described here as the No. 1 Mountain under heaven. Its four wonders are odd-shaped pines, unusual rock formations, seas of clouds and clear hot springs. Take the cable car up and walk about half an hour to Beihai Hotel, passing Lion Peak and Shixin Peak along the way.

[12:30-13:30] Check-in and have lunch at the hotel's restaurant. There is less choice for food on mountain and the best option would be in the hotel.

[13:30-18:30] Hike through the Grand Canyon of Xihai (West Sea), which covers the core scenery of the Xihai Scenic Area. The route begins at Paiyun Pavilion, connects with the White Cloud Area at Fairy-walking Bridge and follows a circular footpath that returns to your hotel.

Mt. Huangshan

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund ★★★★

[06:00-12:00] Rise early and walk to Danxia Peak or a nearby peak to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds, weather permitting. With suitable conditions, the clouds may appear in changing colors. Return to the hotel for a short break, then take the cable car down Mt. Huangshan.

[12:00-13:30] Lunch will be arranged at local restaurant in the old town and get your luggage which are stored in the hotel you stayed in Huangshan city. After that ,be transferred to Huangshan train station.

[14:00-18:30] Take the four-hour bullet train to Shanghai. Your Shanghai guide will meet you at the station and accompany you to the hotel.

Mt. Huangshan

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy free time until your transfer to the airport for the departure flight. If requested, a Maglev train ride to Pudong Airport can be arranged; otherwise, the transfer will be made by road.

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