Tiger Hill 虎丘

Advance real-name timed booking is required for all visitors, 1–7 days ahead while tickets last, via the 苏州园林旅游 WeChat official account / mini-program; tickets cannot be changed after booking (cancel and rebook). On-site sales are not guaranteed and one page states that from Oct 1 no tickets are sold on site, advance booking is mandatory. Foreign visitors without a mainland ID can register with a passport or a Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan travel permit, and enter by scanning the ID document or the booking QR code; holders of Suzhou citizen/garden annual cards do not need to book.

Peak

About ¥70. Peak season (roughly Apr/May–Oct) 70 CNY, off-peak (Nov–Mar, and some pages list Jun) 60 CNY; half price for students, 6–18 year olds and 60–69 year olds; free for children under 1.4 m / under 6, over 70s, active military, disabled visitors. Some pages mention an online 1-day-ahead price of 65 CNY. Climbing the Yunyan Pagoda (虎丘塔) is charged separately at 20 CNY and needs its own advance reservation; the pagoda interior is normally not open.

Plan about 2.5 hours.