Highlights Tour of Shanghai & Suzhou for Muslims by AirAsia
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Departing at 18:50 from Kuala Lumpur Airport, you will land at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 00:20am in the following day after the 5h30m flight. Transfer to the hotel and have a good rest.
Meals: No meal
You will have a late morning start. The guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and transfer to visit City God Temple and adjacent market for shopping. It is an active and indigenous Chinese Taoist temple full of Chinese cultural elements in its décor. Then transfer to have Halal lunch, pay a visit to Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, which is the religious, educational and cultural center for Muslims in Shanghai.
Later, head for Shanghai Museum, featuring eleven state-of-the-art galleries and housing China’s top-notch exhibits of bronzes, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jade and Ming and Qing dynasty furniture. Later, you can have a stroll at People’s Square, the largest of its kind in Shanghai.
Meals: B, L, D
After breakfast, drive to Suzhou and explore Pan Gate, which is the only existing ancient city gate in Suzhou today and the only one that has land AND water gates. Then have lunch at the local Halal food restaurant, then go to Suzhou Taipingfang Mosque to pray, it is the religious center for Muslims in Suzhou.
Later, visit the Humble Administrator’s Garden (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site), it is the largest garden in Suzhou and is considered by some to be the finest garden in all of southern China. Stroll at Pingjiang old city quarter, you will see the traditional lifestyle of local people. Drive back to Shanghai.
Meals: B, L, D
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to the Oriental Pearl Tower, and take the lift up to the 263m-high platform to have a panoramic view of the city. There is a Shanghai Urban History and Development Museum at its foot, you will have a quick look for what has happened here in the past centuries.
After lunch, go to Shanghai IFC mall, which provides a spectrum of finest retail offerings to the best international luxury brands. Visit a local market selling garments, bags, gifts and souvenirs. Return to your hotel.
Meals: B, L, D
Have a late morning start (about 10:30am) and go for hotel checkout, then transfer to Tianzifang, which is known for small craft stores, coffee shops, trendy art studios and narrow alleys. Later, go to stroll at the famous shopping street – Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. Then walk to the Bund to enjoy the fantastic view of old and new Shanghai on both sides of Huangpu River.
After dinner, if time permits, you can also have a chance to see another open-air shopping complex – Taikoo Li Qiantan, which hosts a massive array of domestic and international brands, restaurants, bars, entertainments, etc.
Transfer to the airport and board your AirAsia flight back home (departing at 01:35am)
Meals: B, D
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