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Tongli Water Town Tour: Explore Ancient Canals and Gardens
5.0
7 Ratings
Suzhou
Experience the charm of Tongli Water Town on a private day trip from Shanghai. Visit the beautiful Tuisi Garden, explore the old street, and take a peaceful boat ride along the ancient canal. Learn about the local culture and history from your guide.
Experience the charm of Tongli Water Town on a private day trip from Shanghai. Visit the beautiful Tuisi Garden, explore the old street, and take a peaceful boat ride along the ancient canal. Learn about the local culture and history from your guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tongli Town - The local, friendly guide and driver will pick you up from your location in Shanghai. Enjoy a comfortable journey in an air-conditioned vehicle to Tongli Water Town, located in the Wujiang district of Suzhou.
- Tuisi Garden - Upon arrival, start exploring the enchanting Tuisi Garden (Garden of Retreat and Meditation), a…
- Tongli Town - The local, friendly guide and driver will pick you up from your location in Shanghai. Enjoy a comfortable journey in an air-conditioned vehicle to Tongli Water Town, located in the Wujiang district of Suzhou.
- Tuisi Garden - Upon arrival, start exploring the enchanting Tuisi Garden (Garden of Retreat and Meditation), a UNESCO-listed site. Admire its distinctive Qing Dynasty architecture, surrounded by beautifully crafted natural rockeries, tranquil ponds, and lush greenery. Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the unique “Ming and Qing Dynasty Street,” cross the three lucky “Ring Bridge,” and explore the lively water markets, diving birds, and historical landmarks while learning about the fascinating customs and culture from your knowledgeable guide. Immerse yourself in the stunning township scenery with a relaxing gondola ride along the ancient canal. Visit a former official’s residence from the 16th century and the “Pearl Tower” to discover the captivating local love story. During the tour, savor a delightful local lunch with recommendations from your guide. After this wonderful tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Shanghai.
What's Included
- Entrance to Tongli Water Town and Tuisi Garden
- Air-conditioned transport with experienced driver
- Local lunch included (with ‘Private Tour with Lunch’ option)
- Scenic boat ride along the canal
- Knowledgeable local guide
- Entrance to Tongli Water Town and Tuisi Garden
- Air-conditioned transport with experienced driver
- Local lunch included (with ‘Private Tour with Lunch’ option)
- Scenic boat ride along the canal
- Knowledgeable local guide
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses such as food or drinks ( If “ Tour with Lunch “ option is not booked)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off in the outskits like near Pudong airport, Disneyland, Songjiang etc
- Personal expenses such as food or drinks ( If “ Tour with Lunch “ option is not booked)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off in the outskits like near Pudong airport, Disneyland, Songjiang etc
Additional Information
Experience a delightful and leisurely day tour to the charming and scenic ancient water town of Tongli. Admire the exquisite Tuisi Garden and wander through the vibrant old streets. Enjoy a serene boat ride along the historic canal. Uncover the allure of a traditional southeast water village, complete with its distinctive sounds and flavors. Gain…
Experience a delightful and leisurely day tour to the charming and scenic ancient water town of Tongli. Admire the exquisite Tuisi Garden and wander through the vibrant old streets. Enjoy a serene boat ride along the historic canal. Uncover the allure of a traditional southeast water village, complete with its distinctive sounds and flavors. Gain insightful knowledge of the local culture, customs, and history from an expert guide. Benefit from a flexible departure time and convenient round-trip private transportation from downtown Shanghai.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Tongli Town
Wujiang District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Garry_b
Oct 30, 2025
Tongli Water town and Tuisi gardens. - Michelle, our tour guide was very friendly, informative, professional and very learned. The Tongli Water town has a very old history and cultural significance. By far the best water town to visit in Suzhou. Mark, our personal chauffeur was very friendly and interactive. More important ly, very safe. I am extremely impressed with Sunny Zhang tours. Thank you
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Jamie_l
Apr 29, 2025
We opted for the private... - We opted for the private pick from our hotel and met with our local tour guide, Peter in Tongli. Peter grew up in the area so he was very knowledgeable and an experienced tour guide. We went on a Wednesday so there wasn't much crowd, and we were able to spend a fair bit of time in the UNESCO Heritage Tuisi Garden. He also took us to a nice local place for lunch where we really enjoyed all the food he recommended. After lunch we had time to take a stroll along the canals for more photos and to explore the local shops. As our return journey to Shanghai was also by car, there was no rush for us to return a certain time so we had a really nice day overall.
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Paul_h
Oct 19, 2024
Great Guide, excellent trip - Hotel pickup on time and an excellent drive to the Water Village. Guide Liam was very informative and knowledgeable about the village itself and the surrounding area. Very good trip the boat ride was great. Would recommend to others.
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918andic
Jul 20, 2024
Best day out to Tongli - A lovely visit to Tongli water town and gardens. Annie our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. The transport was excellent and we had a perfect day visiting the gardens, Tongli water town and taking a lovely boat ride before a delicious lunch.
I highly recommend this top quality experience.
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Fanoulag2022
Jul 20, 2024
Perfect day out - The whole day was perfect 👌. Our guide Annie was incredible - one time, professional, sociable, knowledgeable and showed us interesting and beautiful areas Tongli was gorgeous and not crowded and the boat ride and lunch were fantastic. The transportation was super comfortable and smooth too and I highly recommend Annie - she made the day perfect.
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Ivansy2252uj
Sep 3, 2023
Very funny - Great!
Good experience
Bountiful place
And friendly guide Andres
I loved the experience of the tour, very entertaining, my family was very happy for the pleasant company of our Guide Friend Andres
100% recommended
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Yann
Jan 11, 2023
Tongli visit : serenity - Pick up in time at our hotel,
then a pleasant and informative trip to Tongli in a really clean and comfortable van.
The walking and visit to the places like water canals, small streets, the quiet and nice house and garden followed by a really good authentic lunch。
We had then a nice canoe tour on the canals。
We were more than happy to choose to visit with a guide. With Annie - excellent and lovely guide - we learned things about the habits and customs that we would never have discovered by ourselves without her informatives explanations。
Annie with her energy was a real bonus to this tour. We were able to get some chinese pieces of way of life, thinking and cultural daily life approach, quite amazing and entlightning for us.
So in this restarting period for travels we will keep an excellent memory of our first tour in 2023 !!
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