World Culture Heritage Garden Tour

TOUR CODE: CTT-SZ01
TOUR NAME: World Culture Heritage Garden Tour
GUIDE: English Speaking
PRIVATE TOUR: Daily Departu

(Spanish, German and French speaking provincial guides available on request at surcharge)

TOUR ITINERARY:

Destination: Suzhou, China
Activities: Enjoy this full day World culture heritage tour in Suzhou gardens.
Meals: Chinese Lunch
Duration of tour: 10 hours (09:00 AM- 19:00 PM)
Includes: Transfer by private vehicle, guided tour to Humble Administrator Garden , The Master-Of-Nets Garden Lingering Garden  and Tiger Hill, lunch at a local restaurant serving 4-6 dishes (depending on the number of people), rice and fruit.

The Tour: After your hotel pick up, you will enjoy a guided tour of the gardens, which present the elegant architectural style in South China with more than 500 years of history, especially the Humble Administrator Garden which are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage sites. Your first stop will be the Humble Administrator Garden which was bilt during the reign of Zhengde (1506 to 1521) of the Ming Dynasty and covers an area of about four hectares, three-fifths of which is water. In fact, all its main architectures are built on the banks of ponds and streams. For its natural simplicity and unique style, it is considered the "quintessence of gardens". You will continue Visit The Master-Of-Nets Garden which is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou, which has also won the titles of world cultural heritage site,  The Park was built in Chunxi Year of Southern Song Dynasty (1174 A.D.) by Shi Lang (an ancient Chinese official title) Shi Zhengzhi after he retired from the Court. It is a private Garden with thousands of collected books. So it's also called the Hall of 10000 Volumes. With exquisite gardening techniques, deep cultural details and elegant garden intensions, the Master-Of-Net Garden won the title of the typical classical middle and small sized garden of River South without doubt, and as a “Perfect Small-sized Garden - the Garden has gain a high reputation at home and aboard.

After lunch visit the Tiger Hill, According to the Historical Records, the Wu King Helu was buried on the hill, called then "the Hill Emerging from the Sea". The legend goes that three days after his burial a white tiger appeared squatting on the hill. Hence the name. The Yunyan Temple Pagoda and the Sword Pool are most famous on the hill.

Then visit the Lingering Garden The garden belonged to the Lius in the 59th year of the reign of Qianlong (1794 A.D.).name "the Lingering Garden", meaning "lingering between Heaven and Earth forever". Also "lingering" in Chinese sounds similar to "Liu", the surname of the former owner.  After the tour transfer back to your hotel .
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Tour Price:

Pax No.	Price(per person)	book
1	USD 160/per person
2	USD 110/per person
3-4	USD 100/per person
5-9	USD 70/per person

Please note: The tour is subject to change during the winter season due to weather conditions.
Additional Information: This tour is operated in air conditioned Vehicles.Not suitable for children under the age of 2.