Day 1: Shanghai airport pickup → Check into Shanghai hotel → Free time (The Bund & Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street)
Day 2: Shanghai hotel → Yu Garden & Old Town → Lujiazui Skyline (Shanghai Tower) → Huangpu River Night Cruise → Shanghai hotel
Day 3: Shanghai hotel → High-speed train to Suzhou → Humble Administrator's Garden → Pingjiang Road Historic Street → Suzhou hotel
Day 4: Suzhou hotel → Suzhou Museum → Hanshan Temple → High-speed train to Wuzhen → Wuzhen West Scenic Zone night tour → Stay in Wuzhen
Day 5: Wuzhen hotel → Morning boat ride through the water town → High-speed train to Hangzhou → West Lake boat cruise (Three Pools Mirroring the Moon) → Hangzhou hotel
Day 6: Hangzhou hotel → Lingyin Temple & Feilai Peak → Longjing Tea Village → Leifeng Pagoda sunset view → Hangzhou hotel
Day 7: Hangzhou hotel → High-speed train back to Shanghai → Xintiandi & Former French Concession → Shanghai hotel
Day 8: Shanghai hotel → Airport transfer
This 8-day private tour captures the essence of Jiangnan — where modern skylines meet ancient water towns and classical gardens. Starting and ending in Shanghai, you'll experience the dazzling blend of colonial architecture and futuristic skyscrapers. Then journey west to Suzhou, the "Venice of the East," to wander through UNESCO-listed gardens and quiet canals. A highlight of the trip is an overnight stay in Wuzhen, one of China's best-preserved water towns, where you'll enjoy the magical atmosphere after the day-trippers have left. The tour continues to Hangzhou with the poetic West Lake, serene temples, and the fragrant hills of Longjing tea country, before returning to Shanghai for a relaxed final day in the Former French Concession.