Articles about Shanghai Layover Tour

Suzhou was the capital of Wu culture 800 years ago and is one of China's leading historic cities. The city was developed around the Grand Canal that forged much of China's traditional north-south commerce, inspiring Chinese to consider it the "Venice of the East". Now a modern thriving city, Suzhou maintains a traditional core surrounded by a moat and is world famous as a UNESCO world heritage site for their traditional Chinese gardens.

How to Plan the Suzhou Tour from Shanghai Airport

1. Your layover time must be over 14 hours

2. For 1-day Suzhou tour, we advise you to combine the UNESCO-listed Humble Administrator's Garden and one of nearby water town Tongli or Zhouzhuang; or enjoy other famous attractions in Suzhou, like Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, etc.

3. For 2-day Suzhou tour, arrange some of the highlighted spots of Suzhou into your itinerary to appreciate attractive scenery and learn local history. Take a boat or wear Chinese traditional cloth will be much more fun.

4. Spend 3 or more days to take a depth tour of Suzhou 

Say good-bye to the noisy airport, and get yourself surrounded in beautiful falls, creeks, greens, natural springs and fresh tea aroma by joining this Hangzhou layover tour.

How to Plan Hangzhou Tour from Shanghai Airport

1. Your layover time must be over 15 hours

2. West Lake must be the first priority. If you have limited time, recommend the boat cruise to enjoy the most classic spots and breathtaking landscape.

3. Linyin Temple and Feilai Peak in the next place, one of the ten largest Buddhist Temples in China and also known as the Temple of the Soul's Retreat.

4. Mei Jia Wu Tea Village, which is reputed for its history of serving exquisite tea and it is picturesquely surrounded by mountains and waters. You will also visit the tea garden where the Chinese emperor owns, learn how Dragon Well Green Tea is fired in a wok, learn the basics of different teas, how they're grown, their use in cuisine and ritual, and some of the subtleties of tea appreciation, learn the tricks behind making a great cup of Chinese tea and have a taste of the most famous green tea. 

5. In general, you can travel the popular sites within 1 day. But we highly recommend traveler spend 2 days to deeply immerse yourself in the beautiful Hangzhou if you do a layover from Shanghai.

How to Plan Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou Tour from Shanghai Airport

1. In general, it will take more than 3 days to finish the tour. Here is an example tour.

Day 1: Pick up at Shanghai airport in the morning. 1 Day Shanghai City Tour 

Day 2: Suzhou Full Day Exploration

Day 3: Hangzhou Full Day Exploration, Transfer to Shanghai

2. We strongly recommend travelers to take advantage of 144 hours free-visa policy to tour the three cities.

3. Get more inspiration from the itinerary we made for your Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou layover tour.