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4-Day Shanghai and Zhouzhuang Water Village Tour
Departure Date: You Choose!
Destination: Shanghai, Zhouzhuang
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Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + domestic flights/trains, Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.
It is easy to imagine yourself as a time traveler as you step back into Zhouzhuang's past. One of Chinese best preserved water towns, Zhouzhuang is the perfect one day interlude during you Shanghai experience.
Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Shanghai ( ), Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Day 2
Place & Transport: Shanghai ( )
Today's Activities: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, The Shanghai World Financial Center, The Bund, Jiangnan Silk Shop and Workshop
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Home's Restaurant
- Yuyuan Garden (1 hour): Located at a very busy marketplace in a complex of traditional-style buildings, backing onto Yu Gardens, you can find everything there from popular local snacks and food, crafts, antiques and souvenirs to Starbucks, teahouses and some great restaurants. There is a small (reconstructed) Temple (Chenghuang: Temple of the City Gods) in there as well.
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall (1 hour): A short walk across Renmin Square from the Shanghai Museum, this is a fascinating insight into Shanghai's future. The 2nd floor has a giant walkaround model of the city, and other floors have great displays, interactive exhibitions and walkthroughs of aspects such as the ports, greening, leisure etc.
- The Shanghai World Financial Center (40 minutes): The Shanghai World Financial Center is a super tall skyscraper. It is a mixed use skyscraper, which will consist of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and shopping malls on the lower floors. The hotel component has 175 rooms and suites and goes by the name: The Park Hyatt, Shanghai. On September 14, 2007, the skyscraper reached 492.3 meters (1,615.2 ft) and became the tallest structure on mainland China, including Hong Kong, as well as the world's third tallest building (including unfinished ones), after the Burj Dubai and Taipei 101.
- The Bund (40 minutes): Once the home of the foreign traders and major banks, the embankment has taken on a new vitality; lovely old European-style buildings mix with futuristic developments, chic restaurants, top end shops and bars offer plenty to see and do – and by night it's magic!
- Jiangnan Silk Shop and Workshop: See how silk is produced from the cocoons of silk worms, and turned into the beautiful fabric we all know and love. Silk filled duvets are excellent value, and the showroom offers everything from small souvenirs to larger items. The beauty of real silk is that it's so light, and packs really easily.
Tel: 021-62660378
Address: 289, Ao'men Road, Putuo District, Shanghai
- Home's Restaurant: Home's Restaurant is located near the Nanjing Road. It specializes in Shanghai cuisine using the best local ingredients. Smoked fish and red jujube with sticky rice are well known in Shanghai. The restaurant enjoys a great reputation with diners from many parts of China and abroad.

Day 3
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Zhouzhuang ( ) to Shanghai
Today's Activities: Our guide and driver will escort you from Shanghai to Zhouzhuang, Cruise in Zhouzhuang, Zhouzhuang Water Town, Our guide and driver will escort you from Zhouzhuang to Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Fisherman Restaurant
- Cruise in Zhouzhuang: Zhouzhuang is an ancient culture town in Southern China. The town is surrounded by water with many branching streams, stone bridges and old residence with black tiles and white wells.
- Zhouzhuang Water Town (3 hours): Zhouzhuang is a town with an ancient culture Southern China. The town is surrounded by water and has many small streams running through the town. Stone bridges and old residences with black tiles and white wells are a feature its charm. Visitors may explore the picturesque narrow canals, little streets, bridges and visit Shen House, Zhang House and eat the local fish or other local delicacies while enjoying the balladeers in the waterside teahouses. The drive from Suzhou passes through fertile farmlands of lakes and canals which are filled with barges and ducks.
- Fisherman Restaurant: The restaurant has a cuisine featuring homemade locally farmed food.
Day 4
Place & Transport: Depart Shanghai, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Breakfast
Tour Price
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| Your Group Size | Tour Class | Tour Price | Single Room Supplement | Inquiry |
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| 1 Person | Superior Class | $1110 | $0 |
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| Deluxe Class | $905 | $0 |
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| Tourist Class | $831 | $0 |
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| 2-5 Persons | Superior Class | $597 | $233 |
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| Deluxe Class | $494 | $130 |
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| Tourist Class | $457 | $93 |
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| 6-9 Persons | Superior Class | $453 | $233 |
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| Deluxe Class | $350 | $130 |
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| Tourist Class | $313 | $93 |
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| Your Group Size | Tour Class | Tour Price | Single Room Supplement | Inquiry |
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| 1 Person | Superior Class | $1298 | $0 |
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| Deluxe Class | $1006 | $0 |
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| Tourist Class | $958 | $0 |
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| 2-5 Person | Superior Class | $692 | $326 |
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| Deluxe Class | $547 | $180 |
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| Tourist Class | $522 | $156 |
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| 6-9 Person | Superior Class | $548 | $326 |
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| Deluxe Class | $402 | $180 |
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| Tourist Class | $378 | $156 |
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Hotels
| City | Superior Class | Deluxe Class | Tourist Class |
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| Shanghai | Radisson Shanghai New World | The Bund Hotel Shanghai | Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai |
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- * Prices are shown in US dollars per person are indicative prices only. The tour price will vary as the exchange rates changes.
- * Prices may also vary based on the time of travel e.g. China National Day Holiday (Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2011), and Chinese Spring Festival (Feb 2 - 8, 2011).
- * If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.
- * The price is based on engaging English guide. Additional cost may apply when other guide are needed.



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