Yangzhou along Slender West Lake
Winding shores, gardens and bridges shape the visit to Slender West Lake, adding a walking-focused stop to the multi-city journey.
Jiangnan Discovery: 6-Day Tour
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Overview
This 6-day, 5-night route covers Nanjing, Yangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuzhen, Xitang and Shanghai. From Nanjing, continue through Yangzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou, with Pingtan on the canal and Hangzhou's Songcheng show, before Wuzhen, Xitang and Shanghai. It suits travellers who want Jiangnan scenery and performing arts together and can keep up with repeated city transfers, walking and evening activities.
Highlights
Rockery paths at Lion Grove
Follow the paths of Suzhou's Lion Grove Garden to see how rockeries, courtyards and water create changing views in a Jiangnan garden.
Waterside life in Wuzhen East
Wuzhen's East Scenic Zone links waterside homes and stone-paved lanes, offering a close view of the town's layout and everyday atmosphere.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Arrive in Nanjing / Check-in and free time
Make your own way to Nanjing from elsewhere in China or abroad, check in and rest at the hotel. The day is free for independent activities.
Day 2Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and Confucius Temple
After breakfast and morning free time, meet the group at Nanjing South Station before 12:30. Visits to Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and the Confucius Temple–Qinhuai River area begin at about 13:00. If the mausoleum cannot be reserved, the group visits Yuhuatai instead; during closures, visit only open areas. Internal transport costs extra.
Stops: Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum · Confucius Temple
Day 3Slender West Lake, Yuantouzhu and Suzhou cruise with Pingtan
After breakfast, visit Slender West Lake in Yangzhou. Lunch is a morning-tea-style meal at Gonghechun Teahouse, followed by Yuantouzhu in Wuxi. Continue to Suzhou in the evening for the included canal cruise with Pingtan, or a city-circuit water show with Pingtan. Yuantouzhu shuttles cost extra.
Stops: Slender West Lake · Yuantouzhu · Suzhou cruise with Pingtan, or city-circuit water show
Day 4Lion Grove Garden, West Lake, Lingyin's Feilai Peak and Romance of the Song Dynasty
After breakfast, visit Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, then travel to Hangzhou for a speciality tea-themed meal, a West Lake walk and Feilai Peak at Lingyin. If reservations are unavailable, you visit Jingci Temple instead. Watch the included Romance of the Song Dynasty show. Public buses or scenic-area connections during traffic restrictions cost extra.
Stops: Lion Grove Garden · West Lake walk · Feilai Peak at Lingyin; Jingci Temple if it can't be reserved · Romance of the Song Dynasty show
Day 5Wuzhen East, Xitang and Shanghai by night
After breakfast, visit Wuzhen East and Xitang. The complimentary Xitang electric-boat ride and Hanfu experience may be cancelled due to weather or site operations. Continue to Shanghai, with an evening city drive, Huangpu River cruise and Jin Mao Tower or World Financial Center observation visit included.
Stops: Wuzhen East Scenic Zone · Xitang · Shanghai evening city drive and Huangpu River cruise · Jin Mao Tower or Shanghai World Financial Center
Day 6The Bund and Nanjing Road / Shanghai departure transfer
After breakfast, visit the Bund and Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, finishing at about noon. Meet for a coordinated local departure transfer.
Stops: The Bund · Nanjing Road
Included and not included
Included
- Five nights; choose Vienna-branded hotels, hotels with a four-diamond rating or another offered category when booking.
- Meals: Day 2 breakfast; Days 3, 4 and 5 breakfast and lunch; Day 6 breakfast.
- Local air-conditioned group-tour vehicle, one seat per person. Pickup/drop-off points, departure times and attraction transport follow the scope specified each day; vehicle use during free time is excluded.
- Local Chinese-speaking guide; transfers and free time do not include guide service.
- Main admission to the sights explicitly included each day. Reservation failures, closures and other conditional changes are described in the corresponding daily plan.
- Includes a Suzhou cruise with Pingtan or city-circuit water show, Romance of the Song Dynasty, Shanghai evening drive and Huangpu cruise, and Jin Mao Tower or World Financial Center observation visit.
Not included
- Guests arrange their own flights, trains and other transport to and from the destination city.
- Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and Yuantouzhu shuttles and Hangzhou traffic-restriction transfers cost extra.
- Single-room supplements, meals not listed as included, and personal spending such as shopping, hotel laundry and drinks.
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