We based ourselves in Hangzhou and did this Suzhou day trip, worth it for the gardens. Humble Administrator’s Garden is beautiful but that day it was shoulder to shoulder, which is the only reason for 4 stars, nothing the tour can control about a popular weekend. Our guide handled it well, got us in early, focused on a few gardens instead of rushing through six, and gave us a canal walk plus a silk workshop that was genuinely interesting. Lunch was a modest local place with Suzhou noodle soup. Driver calm in the city traffic. Good structure, just go on a weekday if you can.

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