5-Day Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou Tour | Canal Cities by Road

Your Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou tour begins with the arrangements below. Meet your guide and driver at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Nanjing South station or Nanjing station, as confirmed in your booking. Transfer directly to the hotel, leaving the remainder of the day free to rest after the journey.

An early arrival can support an independent walk near Xuanwu Lake, Xinjiekou or your hotel. Local dishes can be recommended around your appetite and dietary needs; these are suggestions for separately paid meals, not additional mandatory stops.

Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum for approximately 1.5–2 hours, allowing for its long staircase and memorial axis. Continue to Ming Xiaoling for around two hours among the Spirit Way’s stone figures and the main mausoleum landscape, comparing two periods of commemoration within the Zhongshan area. Open areas and reservation requirements are checked before travel.

Move to the Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River district for a walk of around 1.5–2 hours through the setting of education, examinations and trade. An evening painted-boat cruise can be added at extra cost when operating, with sailing time and queues planned separately. Return to your Nanjing hotel.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum · Ming Xiaoling · Confucius Temple and Qinhuai district

Spend approximately 2.5–3 hours at Nanjing Museum, selecting galleries that connect Lower Yangtze archaeology, material culture and later urban life. The actual exhibits and any temporary closures determine the route inside. Travel by private vehicle to Zhenjiang, allowing roughly 1–1.5 hours before local traffic.

Visit Jinshan Temple for around 1.5 hours, exploring its hillside arrangement and its association with the White Snake story, then walk Xijin Ferry’s historic lanes for approximately 1–1.5 hours. View the pagoda from permitted areas without assuming an interior climb. Vinegar tasting or pot-cover noodles may be chosen independently, with no compulsory purchase. Stay in Zhenjiang.

Nanjing Museum · Jinshan Temple · Xijin Ferry

Cross the Yangtze by private vehicle to Yangzhou, allowing around 1–1.5 hours depending on traffic. At the Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, spend around three hours on selected galleries about boats, engineering and the cities sustained by grain transport and salt commerce. Continue to the adjacent Canal Sanwan area for a 45–60-minute waterfront walk.

Allow around 1.5 hours in Ge Garden, looking at the former merchant residence and seasonal rockery landscapes, then approximately one hour on Dongguan Street. This is a full day including transfers and breaks. A separately quoted 45–60-minute craft workshop can replace some Dongguan free time, not be squeezed on top. Stay in Yangzhou.

Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum · Canal Sanwan · Ge Garden · Dongguan Street

Spend approximately 2.5–3 hours at Slender West Lake, linking Five-Pavilion Bridge, the White Pagoda and Twenty-Four Bridge through its landscaped waterfront. The lake reflects the wealth of Yangzhou’s canal and salt trade, but is not the Grand Canal’s main navigation channel. Walking is the base plan; a scenic boat requires a confirmed ticket and operating route.

Leave for Yangzhou East station or Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport, or arrange the stated private transfer back to Nanjing for your onward service. Plan around 30–45 minutes to Yangzhou East, 45–70 minutes to the local airport, or at least 1.5–2 hours toward Nanjing Lukou before traffic and check-in. Select a late enough departure for the morning visit.

Slender West Lake