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9-Day Yangtze South Shanghai, Hangzhou, Tunxi, Hongcun, Huangshan, Wuzhen, Suzhou…
9 days/7 nights, including air from LA or San Francisco starting at $2299*
(Based on availability) Prices include land, air and taxes, based on double occupancy
Our Yangtze South Tour is a bit off the beaten path and takes you to some of China’s most jaw-dropping landscapes few outsiders have a chance to see. The beauty of Mt. Huang (Huangshan) has inspired the saying “there is no need to visit any other mountain after seeing Mt. Huang.” Hike on the peak with 3 different route options (from relaxing to intense) based on your interest & strength level.
Two nights in Shanghai: Upon arrival, stay by bustling Nanjing Rd and feel Shanghai’s modern atmosphere; last night, stay on the Bund for the feel of traditional Shanghai.
Overnight stay on the peak of Huangshan (Yellow Mountain). Different routes to enjoy: choose a route based on your strength and interest to see the different beautiful views of Huangshan, one of the best in China.
Interesting ways to tour West Lake: by car, stroll, boat cruise, & park shuttle around Suti lakeside; all to experience the different feels of the lake.
Visit the filming location of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in Hongcun village. With its unique white veneered walls, dark green colored roof tiles, horse-head-roofs, green mountains and clear waters, you will be able to truly enjoy the beauty of the area and witness the most well-preserved sample of Hui Zhou’s architecture.
”The land of abundance, land of silk” is used to describe Suzhou and Hangzhou respectively. We have selected the must-see sights of Jiangnan’s best garden, The Humble Administrator’s Garden and the Suzhou Museum, designed by I.M. Pei.
Exclusive arrangements: Stay at the quaint Wuzhen canal village, take a stroll at dawn, enjoy a boat ride at night, and immerse yourself in 1000-year history in the Jiangnan scenery.
Jiangnan delicacies: every meal is different and unique, a culinary journey.
Itinerary
Day 1 • Depart North America for Shanghai, China
Day 2 • Arrive in Shanghai,China (D)
Welcome to Shanghai, China! Upon arriving at the airport, you will be escorted to your hotel by a Super Value representative..
Hotel: Grand Central Hotel Shanghai Dinner:Shanghainese cuisine
Day 3 • Shanghai • Hangzhou (B, L, D)
Century Avenue
Binjiang Avenue
City God’s Temple Bazaar
LeiFeng Pagoda
Hotel: Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Hangzhou Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Jiangzhe dim sum buffet Dinner:Jiangzhe set/combo meal
Day 4 • Hangzhou • Huangshan (B, L, D)
West Lake:
Bai Causeway
West Lake boat tour
XiaoYingZhou Islet
Park shuttle around Su Causeway
Tunxi Street
Hotel: Hotel Royal Chiao Hsi or Evergreen Resort Hotel – Jiaosi Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Jiangzhe dim sum buffet Dinner:Jiangzhe set/combo meal
Day 5 • Huangshan(B, L, D)
Anhui Residences:
Hongcun Village – filming site for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Take the tour bus up the mountain:
Shinxin Peak
Sanhua Dock
Magic Scenic Area
Hotel: Huangshan Beihai Hotel Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Local farmers’ specialties Dinner:Dine on local specialties within the hotel
Day 6 • Huangshan • Wuzhen (B, L, D)
In order for everyone in the family to enjoy Huangshan Mountain, Super Value Tours includes three routes for guests to choose from, each designed for different activity levels.
Hotel: Wuzhen Tongan Hotel Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Local cuisine Dinner:Wuzhen Xishan riverbank restaurant (enjoy the good food and good view)
Day 7 • Wuzhen • Suzhou (B,L,D)
Shui Xiang water town: morning walk (Caoben Dyehouse, Wedding Custom House, Footbinding museum)
Suzhou Museum
The Humble Administrators Garden (Garden tour, afternoon tea, Live performance of musical storytelling)
Hotel: Suzhou Marriott Hotel Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Suzhou specialties Dinner:Hotel Buffet
Day 8 • Suzhou • Shanghai (B,L)
Hanshan Temple
Free time to explore Shanghai:
The Bund
Yuyuan Garden
Temple District
Nanjing Road
And more!
Hotel: Shanghai Fairmont Peace Hotel Breakfast:Hotel Buffet Lunch:Shanghai specialties Dinner:In order to enjoy the amazing cuisines in Shanghai, dinner will be on your own
(Staying at the Fairmont Peace Hotel, you can enjoy the relaxing, slow paced day time of Shanghai, and the dazzling night atmosphere. Super Value Tours will provide a map of the never ending delicious food in order for our guests to easily explore Shanghai at your own pace.)
Day 9• Shanghai • Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) (B)
Breakfast:Hotel Buffet
Must-See sites
Hangzhou
The capital of Zhejiang province and its political, economic and cultural center. With its famous natural beauty and cultural heritage, Hangzhou is one of China’s most important tourist venues.
West Lake
Undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou. The lake is noted for its scenic beauty that blends naturally with the many famous historical and cultural sites. A famous Song dynasty poet described the sight, "ripping water shimmering on a sunny day, misty mountains shrouded the rain.” The lake’s natural charm has been enhanced by artificial restoration since Tang and Song Dynasties. Following Super Value’s tour-guiding, both detailed and creative, you will experience and enjoy all the delights this world-famous lake offers.
Leifeng Pagoda
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Remnant Snow on the Bridge in Winter
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Bai Causeway
Originally called “White Sand Causeway”, this 1,000 meter east-west causeway lies calmly in the lake. Baidi is named after a Tang Dynasty poet, Bai Juyi, who had irrigation works built when serving as the area’s prefectural governor. In spring, young green willow branches are tossed among red peach flowers on the causeway, resembling a splendid woven ribbon. You will be amazed with the picturesque scenery of both the lake and surrounding hills along your stroll.
West Lake Yan Fang
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Xiao Ying Zhou
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Su Causeway
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Huangshan
“Yellow Mountain” is one of the most notable mountains in China. World wide, it is as wonderful as the great Canyons or Niagara falls. It is renowned to be the most beautiful mountain range in the country. The startling, cloud-cloaked peaks of Huangshan have been celebrated by poets and painters for centuries. The area is famous for its scenery, sunset, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks, Huangshan pine trees, and views of clouds above. The area is also famous for the hot springs and natural pools. Today it is a Unesco World Heritage site for both domestic and international tourists.
Sanhua Dock
Another one of the five major scenic spots named by Ruting Huang in Ming Dynasty. Toward the end of spring each year, flowers in blossom decorate the valleys in riots of color, making it an ideal spot to view unusual rocks such as Menbishenghua (the Tip of a Magic writing Brush), Camel Peak, Jiang Tai Gong Fishing, and Flying-in clock.
Beginning to believe Peak
A poet in the Ming Dynasty, Xiyuan Huang, visited this infamous scenic spot expressed his experience as being in a dreamy Chinese painting. He exclaimed that he would have never believed in the marvel of Huangshan’s beauty until he saw the peak with his own eyes. The site entails the fantastic forms of pines that are individually unique, where there does not appear to be even a two of a kind that exist in Huangshan.
Cloud Dispersing Pavilion
Also one of the five major viewing spots in Huangshan. Facing the west sea of great canyon, viewers marvel at the peaks piled one on top of the other. This is the most visited place in rear Mountain, where one can appreciate the splendor of mountainous layers and admire their scenery in depth. To witness the misty clouds ascending from the deep valley and forests of coloful, visionary rocks is breathtaking. Many find it to be the best place to catch the sunset.
Qing Liang Tai
One of the five major scenic spots in Huangshan and the optimal place to watch the sea of clouds and sunrise. One can see “Eighteen Arhats Facing the South Seas” at a distance. “Zhu Ba jie Eats watermelon” and “Flying-in Rock”. There sits fan-shaped pine tree with a history of over 300 hundred years.
Bright Summit Peak
The second highest peak in Mt. Huangshan, about 1860 meters (about 6,102 feet). Located in the central part of the mountain and often considered a demarcation that divides the yellow mountain between the front and the back mountain. A great place to appreciate the concentration of Huangshan’s best scenic attractions - East sea, West sea, North sea, and Heavenly sea. Standing on top, one can see the gradual landscape changes from the Shanshui-painting-like scenery in the North and West sea scenic areas to the magnificent peaks such as the Heavenly Capital peak soaring up directly from the ground. It is said that the real beauty of Huangshan is only recognized when one reaches the Bright Summit Peak.
Aoyu Peak
Located 1,780 meters above sea level. Standing on its platform, one is surprisingly greeted by a charming gentle sight of the Lotus Flower Peak, Jade Screen Peak, and Celestial Capital Peak. The intimidating yet charming views of Huangshan feasting your eyes are simply unforgettable. One of the scenic spots here is the Aoyu cave mid-way on the Mountain.
100-step Scaling Ladder
It consists a total of 208 steps. The steep ladder is inlaid in a precipitous cliff, fenced in with stone posts and iron chains. The last section of the path to the top is about 30m long and 1m wide hunch-backed stocky ridge rising up from a deep ravine, allowing passage for only one person. On a windy day, the walk will feel as if you are waling into a sea of clouds and mist, thrilling and exciting.
Jade Screen Pavilion
1,680m above sea level and situated in the center of Jade Screen Scenic Area is the Jade Screen of the heaven. It is a unique experience to watch white clouds drift down after the rain, picturesque mountain peaks, fantastic rock formations and green pines are enveloped in mist, with only their tops visible in front of the pavilion. there are the Guest-Greeting Pine Guest-Sending-Off Pine, Guest-Accompanying Pine and Guest-Gazing Pine.
Hongcun
Located in the southwest slope of Mt. Huangshan, the village is arranged in the shape of an “ox.” A nearby hill (Leigang Hill) is interpreted as the herd, and the two trees standing above it marks the horns. Four bridges across the Jiyin stream can be seen as the legs and the houses of village form the body, a typical example of a Hui-style residence. Today approximately over 150 residences dating back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties are said to be among the best of their kind in China.
Wuzhen
A water town located south of the Yangtze River in Zhejiang Province. Flat and low in elevation, the land allows lakes are seen dotted here and there, with rivers and canals crisscrossing in between. Boating around the clean water network, or lingering in the lanes, one can better feel the serenity, peacefulness, romance, and subtle beauty of the Jiang Nan water town.
Suzhou
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
The Humble Administrators Garden
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Suzhou Museum
The Imperial Palace is the current home to the Emperor and his family. Surrounded by public parks, the palace is immersed within a sea of majestic bonsai trees, creating a quintessential oasis engulfed within the city. Though public entrance is only permitted twice a year, the castle itself is a relevant cultural symbol and regarded as a must-see site for visitors.
Pudong New Area
Represented by modern-style architectural structures such as Century Park, Lu Jia Zui financial & Trading Zone, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and Binjiang Avenue.
Binjiang Avenue in Pudong
Located along the east bank of Huangpu River, the opposite side having the best view of the bund. A tour spot with sightseeing and environmental greening. Also along the riverside boulevard there is the world famous Oriental Pearl TV Tower, an attractive sight to admire.
The Old City God’s Temple
A major yet relatively inactive Taoist Temple in Shanghai. The place encompasses the lingering presence of the Ming and Ching Dynasty traditions, now a popular sightseeing spot with fun shopping and great food.
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Hotels
Grand Central Hotel Shanghai
Grand Hotel is located on the most prosperous street in Shanghai, Nanjing Rd, within the pedestrian zone. This first class hotel allows you to fully enjoy shopping, local foods, tourism, and entertainment..
Wyndham Grand Plaza
Royale Hangzhou
This hotel is situated right on the shores of West Lake, and located just steps away from the famous scenic area of West Lake. This surrounding area is the prosperous business area, and the transportation here is also very convenient. Entertainment and shopping surrounding the hotel is also very comprehensive, the hotel rooms are also uniquely designed, with a balcony in every room overlooking the beautiful surrounding area of the hotel.
Huangshan Golf Hotel
Located at the foot of Mt. Huangshan, Huangshan Golf Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in the area. There are comprehensive business facilities, with each room offering its guest beautiful views of the golf course nearby and of mountains a distance away.
Huangshan Beihai Hotel
In a remote area where supplies are carried to the peak of the mountain by hand, the Beihai is the best available. Though the amenities are modest, the unbelievable environment makes up for any deficit in luxury. By offering the best location, guests can enjoy the sunrise, twilight glow, sea of clouds, the sound of wind in the pines, and more from the peak of Huangshan.
Wuzhen Tongan Hotel
Located at the ferry point of Wuzhen Xicha area’s Tongan island, this hotel’s architecture is modeled after the Jiangnan Mingqing architecture. The simple and elegant environment, overlooking the local canals, creates a tender and tranquil atmosphere.
Suzhou Marriott Hotel
Located in the center of Suzhou city, the hotel stands at 50 stories with a modern design. From the hotel you can see the city’s fusion of tradition pagodas and modern sites. This fusion is Suzhou’s landmark..
Fairmont Peace Hotel
This legendary hotel embodies glory and extravagance with a deep and glorious history making other hotels in the Far East pale in comparison. This respected landmark off the shores of the Huangpu River has a long history spanning more than 80 years, and was once the de facto playground of Shanghai’s upper classes during the Golden Age of Shanghai. Since its opening in the 1930s, diplomats, celebrities, and musicians from all over the globe have called the Peace hotel home in Shanghai..
