01Day 1
At the confirmed Beijing airport or station, your driver takes you straight to the hotel. We leave the first day clear after a long flight; sightseeing begins when you have slept.
11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS · PRIVATE TOUR · NO SHOPPING
Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou & Shanghai: 11‑Day Private Tour
Beijing, then Jiangnan by train; no domestic flights
For a pair in twin rooms, our 11-day Beijing–Hangzhou–Suzhou–Shanghai private route starts at USD 2,690 each; international flights are extra. There are no domestic flights. The longer Beijing-to-Hangzhou train day buys a slower stretch around West Lake, Suzhou’s gardens and a canal town.
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Published price for selected groupUSD 2,140per person · 6 travellers · private tour package · flights not included
Prices are shown in USD. We confirm the payment currency, exchange rate and total in your written quote before you pay.
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- Journey
- 11 days / 10 nights
- Touring
- Guide and vehicle days confirmed in writing
- Stay
- 10 nights · scope confirmed in writing
- Price
- Published for 2, 4, 6 travellers
The shape of the journey
Beijing, then Jiangnan by train; no domestic flights
Ten hotel nights include breakfast. Local private guides and vehicles on touring days, transfers, named tickets, a West Lake boat and two second-class train journeys are included. This route stays in eastern China after Beijing and skips Xi’an.
- 01
Four Beijing nights with the Great Wall
- 02
West Lake and a Longjing tea village
- 03
A Suzhou garden and a canal water town
- 04
Trains and a private car, no domestic flights
Day by day
See how each day unfolds.
Arrival, core touring and departure are shown day by day. Opening hours, named-entry tickets and local conditions may change the order. If anything important needs to change, we discuss it with you.
Beijing city · Destination view - 02Day 2
The guide takes you through the Tiananmen area and into the Forbidden City with the ticket issued for your date. The museum closes on Mondays, so we set the Beijing day order after the reservation is confirmed.
Forbidden City - 03Day 3
The drive to Mutianyu takes about 90 minutes. A cable car or chairlift is included one way, leaving you to walk the restored wall at your pace. The toboggan is an extra.
Great Wall near Beijing - 04Day 4
Morning is a good time for the Temple of Heaven: local residents are often exercising in the park. Then walk by the Summer Palace lake. We check seasonal boat operation on the day.
Four Beijing nights let the sights spread out over several days. - 05Day 5
The booked second-class train from Beijing to Hangzhou takes about 4.5–6.5 hours. A Hangzhou driver takes you to the hotel; if you want a walk after sitting all day, West Lake is free time in the evening.
West Lake · Destination view - 06Day 6
Spend the Hangzhou day on West Lake: take a boat and walk part of the Su Causeway. Later, drink tea in a hillside Longjing village, or replace that stop with Lingyin Temple if a visit slot is available. Stay in Hangzhou.
Broken Bridge at Hangzhou West Lake on this route. The photograph illustrates the place; access, weather and the final day order are confirmed for your dates. - 07Day 7
The train to Suzhou takes roughly 40 minutes to 1.5 hours. See one garden, such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden, then walk Pingjiang Road toward evening. Stay in Suzhou.
Humble Administrator’s Garden - 08Day 8
Stop at Tongli or another confirmed water town to walk beside the canals and old houses. Shanghai is about 1.5 hours farther by car; the Bund is free for you to visit that evening.
Keep the last three nights for Shanghai. - 09Day 9
Start at Yu Garden and the old city with the guide. At the Bund, look across the river from the 1920s bank buildings to Pudong’s towers.
The Bund, Shanghai - 10Day 10
The guide walks you through an old French Concession neighbourhood in the morning. The afternoon is yours: a museum, some independent shopping or time to pack.
Former French Concession · Destination view - 11Day 11
Your driver takes you to the confirmed Shanghai airport or station. We leave the departure day free of sightseeing.
Shanghai city · Destination view
Day 1 · Arrive in Beijing
Travel made seamless
Hotels, guides and transfers work together.
Your hotel level, guided days, transfers, route transport and principal admissions are planned together. We check availability for your dates before payment.
Stay
We use breakfast-included twin rooms at the four-star standard (4 diamonds on Trip.com/Ctrip) for all 10 nights: Beijing 4, Hangzhou 2, Suzhou 1 and Shanghai 3. The exact hotels and rooms are confirmed before payment.
Guide, transport and admissions
Each touring city has an English-speaking local guide and vehicle for your party. We include all transfers and named first entries, among them the West Lake boat, one Suzhou garden and the water town. Beijing–Hangzhou and Hangzhou–Suzhou trains are second class; a private vehicle takes you from Suzhou to Shanghai. Guides change by city and drivers meet each end of a train day. Korean-speaking guides cost the same where available.
Before you choose
How much does this 11-day tour cost?
The 11-day Beijing–Hangzhou–Suzhou–Shanghai private route costs USD 2,690 each for two in a twin room, USD 5,380 for the pair. Four pay USD 2,290 each and six USD 2,140. Your land price covers 10 hotel nights with breakfast, local private guides and vehicles on touring days, tickets, a West Lake boat and two high-speed trains. There are no domestic flights. International flights and lunches and dinners are extra; ask us for a written quote at another group size.
Why no Xi'an on this route?
The 11-day Beijing–Hangzhou–Suzhou–Shanghai tour stays in the east after Beijing and uses trains instead of domestic flights. That leaves time for West Lake, a Suzhou garden and a canal town. If you want the Terracotta Warriors, the 10-day route includes Xi’an from USD 2,990 per person for two sharing a twin room; the 14-day routes also include Xi’an.
When is the best time to go?
For the 11-day Beijing–Hangzhou–Suzhou–Shanghai train route, look at April–May or September–November. Hangzhou and Suzhou enter the rainy season in June, and July–August is hot and humid.
Clear before payment
What is separate—and what your written quote will confirm.
The page's starting price is per person at the stated group size, sharing twin rooms. Once dates are settled, we ask every traveller for passport details before Forbidden City tickets open. You see the train bookings, hotels and final total in writing before payment.
Not included
- International flights to and from China
- Lunches, dinners and drinks (breakfast is included at every hotel)
- Travel insurance, visas, tips and personal expenses
- Room upgrades and public-holiday surcharges
- Single-room supplement
Confirmed in writing
- Your dates, arrival and departure details
- The hotel, room arrangement and vehicle for the actual group
- Bookable admissions and the final total before payment
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Photo credits
The location-specific external photographs are credited below. Only conventional cropping, resizing and WebP conversion were applied; no generative edits were made. Adapted CC BY-SA photos are shared under the linked CC BY-SA license.
- Broken Bridge at Hangzhou West LakePhoto by Suicasmo · CC0 1.0
- Temple of HeavenPhoto by xiquinhosilva / Xiquinho Silva · CC BY 2.0
- Humble Administrator's GardenPhoto by Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
- Pingjiang Road, SuzhouPhoto by kevinmcgill · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Traditional buildings and pond in Yu GardenPhoto by King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Former French ConcessionPhoto by Fabio Achilli · CC BY 2.0
- The Bund, ShanghaiPhoto by Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Great Wall near BeijingPhoto by Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0
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