We highly recommend Shanghai Private Tour for a day trip to Suzhou. We are experienced travelers and generally able to navigate airports and metro systems, however, the Shanghai and Suzhou train stations would have been complete diasters for us without a guided tour. No english subtitles on truly giant train track board; thousands of people on missions to catch trains. Our guide Alex had prepurchased tickets, collected passports in advance and cheerfully guided us through the maze. His english skills are excellent--to the extent that she truly understands American humor and responds accordingly. He was able to intuit our food preferences and found just the right spicy restaurant and street snacks. We also appreciated his tips on sights in Shanghai (thanks Alex for guiding us to the umbrells in Peoples Park). At the end of the day, it felt like we had seen Suzhou with a new friend.

Reviewed to: Discover Suzhou: A Seamless One-Day High-Speed Train Adventure from Shanghai with First Class Option