Suzhou & Zhouzhuang: Venise de l'Orient, Évasion Mémorable depuis Shanghai

Nous avons assisté à une visite à Water Village avec notre guide Clair. Nous avons passé un moment merveilleux et visité l'un des villages les plus célèbres de Shanghai. Clair était très informatif et nous a beaucoup parlé de l'histoire de Shanghai.

Le voyage à Su Zhou et Zhouzhuang en valait la peine! Les deux endroits sont incroyables et offrent une expérience unique. Notre guide, Michael, connaissait très bien la région. Il nous a donc raconté de nombreux faits intéressants sur les lieux visités et a également pris de merveilleuses photos de nous aux plus beaux endroits. Il était également extrêmement sympathique et serviable et s'est assuré que nous passions notre temps au maximum! Toute la tournée était remarquable! Le lendemain, ma mère et moi avons réservé une autre visite de 4 heures à Shanghai. Nous avons visité de nombreux jardins magnifiques et féeriques, chacun portant une histoire très intéressante. Nous avons également visité la partie moderne et la partie ancienne de la ville, une incroyable harmonie formée entre les deux! Notre guide, Rose, était merveilleuse. Elle nous a informé de tous les détails fantastiques et nous a montré tout autour de la place avec le plus grand enthousiasme possible, ce qui a rendu notre visite encore meilleure! Merci à Michael et Rose, vous êtes fantastiques! ! Voici quelques images!

Zhouzhuang était une ville très pittoresque et tranquille. J'ai beaucoup aimé apprendre cette partie. Malheureusement, il a commencé à pleuvoir et nous n’avons pas pu faire la croisière en bateau. Le déjeuner était super et il nous a aidés avec nos restrictions alimentaires. Beaucoup d'options végétariennes et sans gluten, ce qui est difficile à trouver en Chine. À côté de Suzhou pour la visite de l’usine de soie. C'était fascinant, mais la fin vous mène à travers un énorme marché de la soie collant qui coûte extrêmement cher. Le jardin du nid était agréable mais un peu petit et j'aimais beaucoup plus les jardins Yu au centre-ville de Shanghai, car ils ont beaucoup plus à offrir visuellement. Notre guide était très compétent et nous avons beaucoup appris! La plus grande frustration est que nous étions souvent dans la voiture. Il faut environ 2 heures pour aller à la première ville et une heure pour la ville suivante, puis 3 heures pour en revenir.

Grand guide touristique, coach confortable. Vu beaucoup du pays. Très vert, des tas de fleurs Belles personnes! Passé un moment merveilleux

Mon guide, Shirley, était très compétente et parlait couramment l'anglais. Elle a fait revivre l'histoire chinoise en visitant des sites antiques. Nous avons également eu un excellent chauffeur. Ma partie préférée de cette excursion était la promenade en bateau à Zhouzhang, qui valait vraiment le coût supplémentaire. Ce fut une longue journée et j'ai apprécié chaque arrêt. Je recommande fortement cette tournée avec Shirley!

I was the only person on this tour - so I did feel a bit awkward as I prefer small group tours That said - my guide Winni was fantastic - friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating The drive to Suzhou was long - maybe 90 mins or so but the Administrators Garden was so picturesque and the architecture was amazing We grabbed lunch in a local restaurant and then made out way to the water town This town was the least packed of the water towns I have visited (not sure if its the location or the cooler weather - but I found it rather relaxing and I could admire the beauty (I visited Zhujiajiao in late May and there was no room to room) I would recommend this day trip

Had a wonderful trip to these two cities on March 11, 2019. Our tour guide Winnie was a delight. She was personable, with very good English ability. She was very responsive to our questions beyond just the tour cities, discussing topics such as Chinese wedding customs and family life in an engaging manner. The tour stops were as described in other reviews; the master-of-nets garden was a nice surprise--beautiful and peaceful in a very small acreage plot. Lunch was among the best we ate in our 3 weeks in China, and Winnie and the driver ate with us, which was a nice touch, since she was so engaging. Zhouzhuang has an interesting history and isn't as tourist trappish as I feared it might be. Taking a gondola ride gives a differing perspective of the town, with some great photo ops. We appreciated Winnie's flexibility--we had already toured a silk processing facility, so we just spent a short time at the silk facility so we could make a few purchases we'd failed to make at the other facility. Logistics were very good, communication by text/email was timely, and Winnie was actually early for our pickup. In summary, a very worthwhile day trip from Shanghai, with some great memories and photos.

We had a great time with our guide,Qingqing. She was full of information and spoke english very well.The Master of Nets Garden was great we felt very supported having a knowledgeable guide take us through the beautiful ancient residence. Visitng zhouzhuang was my favourite bit of the whole trip, and I enjoyed my included gondola ride.It' s a really great experience!

I was expecting a group tour but we got a surprise when we got picked up at the Marriott by Julie and the driver in a minivan. Due to it being low season with hardly any bookings, we ended up getting a private tour instead. Julie was very informative and tour was good. Kept it within our pace and Julie patiently waited as I took photos. Suzhou's main itinerary was the garden but the main highlight was Zhouzhuang, which has been preserved to look like the past. Lunch was quite good with a variety of about 6-7 dishes for the 4 of us. I would have given 5 stars if the driver acceded to my request to be dropped off nearer to People's Square but Julie explained that they could not dropped us off around there because of the lack of drop-off areas. They could have just dropped us off at the Royal Meridien or to the doorstep of any other building nearby. Anyway, that's past now but for China Vacation,take it as an advice to consider other drop-off points nearer to the Metro, especially if the tourist is not staying in any of the 4 drop-off hotels. Overall, the tour was good.

I highly recommend this day tour. It is well worth the hours driving. Provides a nice contrast to the hustle and bustle of Shanghai. We learned so much about the Scholars House versus the Businessmans house. The visit to the seaside village was relaxing. The Silk factory was fascinating. Best to buy silk products here as cheaper than in Shanghai I felt very able to do the walks even at my age. The lunch was delicious and I really enjoyed the company of the other people in the tour group.