📌 Program Overview
This 3-day private Shanghai and Tongli Water Town tour is designed for travelers who want a comfortable short itinerary combining Shanghai city highlights, museum culture, traditional old-town scenery, and a classic Jiangnan water town near Suzhou.
The route includes Shanghai Tower, the Bund, Tongli Water Town, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, the City God Temple area, and Tianzifang. It is a practical option for travelers who want to stay in Shanghai while adding a Suzhou-area water-town experience without changing hotels.
The tour includes selected hotel accommodation, hotel breakfasts, private English-speaking guide service during the sightseeing itinerary, private vehicle service, listed attraction visits, and pickup or drop-off according to the confirmed itinerary.
✨ Tour Highlights
• Travel privately with one group per booking, guide service, and private vehicle arrangement
• Stay in selected Shanghai hotels with convenient access to sightseeing areas
• Visit Shanghai Tower and the Bund for modern skyline and riverside views
• Spend a full day exploring Tongli Water Town near Suzhou
• See Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, the City God Temple area, and Tianzifang in one well-paced route
👥 Who This Tour Is For
This tour is suitable for first-time visitors who want to see Shanghai’s modern, historical, cultural, and local sides within three days.
It is also suitable for travelers who want to visit a Jiangnan water town but prefer to stay in Shanghai instead of changing hotels between cities.
This route works well for couples, families, mature travelers, culture-focused travelers, and private groups who prefer a clear itinerary with guide service, private transport, and no shopping stops.
🧩 Customization Notes
This sample itinerary can be customized based on your arrival time, departure time, hotel preference, travel pace, and group size.
If you prefer more time in Suzhou city, Tongli Water Town can be combined with selected Suzhou garden visits for an adjusted quote. If you prefer a lighter pace, the Shanghai city visits can be reduced or rearranged.
Hotel level, room type, meals, pickup and drop-off points, and additional attractions can be adjusted before the final quote is confirmed.
🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Shanghai, Shanghai Tower and the Bund
• Meet your private English-speaking guide and driver after arrival in Shanghai
• Private pickup can be arranged from selected Shanghai airports, railway stations, hotels, or confirmed Shanghai pickup locations
• Travel by private vehicle to Shanghai Tower
• Visit Shanghai Tower and enjoy views from one of Shanghai’s landmark skyscrapers
• Lunch is not included. Your guide can recommend nearby restaurants according to your preferences
• Continue to the Bund and enjoy Shanghai’s classic riverside skyline
• Dinner is not included and can be arranged on your own
• Transfer to your selected Shanghai hotel and check in for the night
Day 2: Shanghai to Tongli Water Town and Return to Shanghai
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• After breakfast, travel by private vehicle to Tongli Water Town near Suzhou
• Spend the day exploring Tongli, known for canals, stone bridges, old lanes, traditional residences, and Jiangnan water-town scenery
• Lunch is not included. You may choose a local restaurant in or near the water town
• Continue exploring Tongli at a relaxed pace, with time for photos, walking, and local atmosphere
• Return to Shanghai by private vehicle in the late afternoon
• Dinner is not included and can be arranged on your own
• Stay overnight at your selected Shanghai hotel
Day 3: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Tianzifang and Departure Transfer
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Shanghai Museum and explore Chinese art, history, and cultural collections
• Visit Yu Garden and the City God Temple area to see classical garden design, old-town atmosphere, and traditional Shanghai streets
• If Yu Garden is closed or unavailable, the itinerary may be adjusted to another nearby attraction or old-town area
• Lunch is not included. Your guide can recommend nearby restaurants according to your schedule
• Visit Tianzifang, a local neighborhood known for narrow lanes, small shops, cafés, and Shanghai-style creative spaces
• After the tour, transfer by private vehicle to your selected Shanghai airport, railway station, hotel, or confirmed drop-off point
• The tour ends after the departure transfer
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Included
✅ Selected hotel accommodation for 2 nights
✅ Hotel breakfast as listed in the itinerary
✅ Private English-speaking guide during the sightseeing itinerary
✅ Private vehicle service according to the itinerary
✅ Shanghai airport, railway station, hotel, or confirmed pickup transfer on Day 1
✅ Shanghai airport, railway station, hotel, or confirmed drop-off transfer on Day 3
✅ Shanghai Tower ticket
✅ Tongli Water Town main entrance ticket
✅ Shanghai Museum visit
✅ Yu Garden and City God Temple area visit
✅ Tianzifang visit
✅ The Bund visit
✅ No shopping stops
✅ No group merging during the sightseeing itinerary
❌ Not Included
❌ Lunches
❌ Dinners
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Optional activities not listed as included
❌ Extra hotel room charges, room upgrades, or extra bed fees
❌ Additional drinks, snacks, or minibar expenses
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Travel insurance unless clearly arranged separately
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
💰 Price / Quote Information
Approximate starting price: from USD 600 per person.
This reference price is based on about 4 travelers sharing 2 standard rooms. The estimate includes private English-speaking guide service, private vehicle service, selected hotel accommodation, listed attraction visits, and the arrangements described in the sample itinerary.
The actual price may vary depending on travel dates, hotel level, room arrangement, group size, pickup and drop-off points, attraction ticket availability, museum reservation status, guide and vehicle arrangements, and any itinerary adjustments.
Please send your travel dates, number of travelers, preferred hotel level, room requirements, arrival city, departure city, and any special interests. We will prepare a customized quote based on the final itinerary.
🏨 Hotel Notes
Hotel accommodation is arranged in Shanghai based on the selected hotel category and room type. Staying in Shanghai for both nights helps reduce hotel changes and keeps the itinerary simple.
Hotel names, room types, breakfast arrangements, and availability will be confirmed after your travel dates and room requirements are provided. Early check-in, late check-out, room upgrades, and extra beds depend on hotel policy and availability.
🚆 Transport Notes
This tour uses private vehicle service for local sightseeing, airport or railway station transfers, and the round-trip journey between Shanghai and Tongli Water Town.
No intercity train is required for the standard route. If you want to add Suzhou city, Hangzhou, or another nearby destination, the transport plan and price will be adjusted based on the final itinerary.
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a private tour with one group per booking
• A private English-speaking guide is included during the sightseeing itinerary
• Private vehicle service is arranged according to the confirmed itinerary
• Passport information is required for hotel check-in and attraction booking
• Please bring the original passport used for booking on the travel day
• Lunches and dinners are not included
• Hotel breakfast is included according to the selected hotel and room arrangement
• The itinerary order and timing may be adjusted due to traffic, weather, attraction rules, crowd control, hotel arrangements, museum operation, or local conditions
• Shanghai Museum visits may be subject to museum opening status, reservation availability, and venue rules
• Yu Garden may be closed on certain dates or unavailable due to venue operation. If unavailable, the itinerary may be adjusted
• Tongli Water Town visits may be adjusted due to weather, crowd control, maintenance, or local operation
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes, as this tour includes walking in museums, gardens, old streets, water-town areas, and local neighborhoods
• Final pickup, drop-off, hotel, guide, vehicle, and sightseeing details will be confirmed before the travel date
📍 Pickup / Drop-off Information
Day 1 pickup can usually be arranged from selected Shanghai airports, railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Shanghai pickup locations according to the itinerary.
Day 3 drop-off can usually be arranged at selected Shanghai airports, railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Shanghai drop-off locations.
Please provide accurate flight, train, hotel, passport, and contact information when requesting a quote or booking the tour.
