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Suzhou Private Walking Tour: Explore Panmen Gate, City Moat and Yiyuan Garden

Suzhou

Discover the classical highlights of Suzhou on a private walking tour. Explore historical architecture, learn about local insights, and immerse yourself in the city's rich history and culture.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Panmen Gate - Your tour guide will be welcoming you at Exit 1, Nanmen Station Line 4 in Suzhou at 09:00a.m. Then, we will transfer to Panmen Gate and start the one-day Suzhou walk tour.
Panmen is a historical landmark in Suzhou. Originally built during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Wu. Panmen Gate is known for its three landmarks “Ruiguang Pagoda”, the earliest pagoda in Suzhou built in 247; “Wu Gate Bridge”, the entrance to the gate at that time over the water passage and the highest bridge in Suzhou at the time; the unique water-and-land gate in China “Pan Gate”.
Suzhou City Moat - Walk along Suzhou City Moat to Xumen Gate and enjoy the scenery along the moat
Guoyunlou - It is a private library of the famous family Gu in the south of the Yangtze River. And which is the place where the Garden of Pleasance owner collect cultural relics, paintings and antiques. After six generations of 150 years of inheritance, the collection contains more than 800 kinds of books, including the Song and Yuan dynasties, ancient transcripts, Ming and Qing dynasties, and inscriptions.
Yiyuan Garden - This will be the last stop of the tour.
Yiyuan Garden, also called the Garden of Pleasance or Yi Garden, which is located in the downtown area and is the most recently built Suzhou gardens. It has been described as one of the most representative Suzhou gardens, comprising a garden, a lotus pond, residences, artificial villages and ancestral halls. Because the garden incorporates all the elements of the various Suzhou gardens, it is sometimes regarded as an agglomeration of Suzhou’s garden culture.

What's Included

Admission to featured attractions
Expert-led tour guidance
Included midday meal

Additional Information

When one hears of Suzhou, it is natural for the mind to be filled with images of its numerous traditional gardens. Renowned for its magnificent gardens, charming water towns, ancient dual-purpose city gates and rich historical and cultural heritage, Suzhou has been lauded as a ‘heaven on earth’. With our expert guide leading the way, we’ll venture into the ancient city, with a chance to admire its historic architecture. Our journey will take us to landmarks such as Panmen Gate, Xumen Gate, Suzhou City Moat, Guo Yun Lou and Yiyuan Garden.

A tour of the key highlights of classical Suzhou
Discover the sights and districts of Suzhou with a local guide
Gain insights into the city’s history, geography and local culture from your guide