I loved this tour! My guide made it even more special! We saw a lot of great shanghai spots and the beautiful water town zhujiajiao! Unforgetable!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Private transportation
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Zhujiaojiao,Yu Garden,Shanghai Tower Admission tickets
- Private guide
- Local Style Lunch
- Visa waiver assistance for small groups from the cruise port for cruise passengers
Excludes
- Additional food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if city departure option is selected)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Meet your knowledgeable guide at your hotel lobby. After one hour driving, you will start your exciting sightseeing tour from Zhujiajiao water town. It's the best-preserved water town in the area with history over 1700 years. There are old bridges, antiquated architecture and bubbling streams. You can wander along the canal, stroll around the old lanes, visit few houses with gardens. Later, enjoy a relaxing boat riding on the canal to see beautiful surrounding. Don't miss out the opportunity to take some fabulous pictures. Revitalize yourself with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant where you can have some local delicious dishes.
In the afternoon, you will go back to Shanghai city, and visit Yuyuan Garden, a very ancient and well-preserved garden with the history of 400years old. You will see the stylish Chinese pavilion and authentic old architectures. Or you will have an alternative option to visit the famous Jade Buddha Temple instead(Yuyuan Garden closed on every Monday).
Then, continue to the Bund where you will see amazing city skyline, including the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Tower and colonial buildings along the Huangpu River. It surely lights up your whole trip in Shanghai.
From the Bund, you will visit Shanghai Tower (632 meters), the highest building of China. You will have a panoramic view of the whole city with a 360 degrees dimension from the observatory. If you have already visit some of those places above before, and want to do something different this time. Please feel free to pick below attraction or activities base on your interests: Pearl TV Tower/World financial center/Jinmao Tower, or Shanghai Museum After the tour, your guide will take you back to the hotel, cruise port or airport.
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Reviews
The tour was incredible! We started at 9AM and Snow picked us up from our hotel. She showed us the Shanghai Tower and the Bund, sharing with us the details of every building and the history of it. We went to the Yu Garden and explored around the park. She took us to a local lunch place where we shared a family style Shanghainese cuisine. After lunch, we went to the Water Town, took a boat ride, and walked alongside the beautiful canal. Snow recommended that we see the ERA show which was so exciting to watch! She dropped us off at the show and escorted us inside. The tour ended at around 6:30pm. I'd recommend Snow to everyone! She was so considerate, kind, and thoughtful! She answered all of our questions about the history of Shanghai as well as all of our cultural and lifestyle questions! I've never had a tour guide who was so accommodating and caring of the group!
Xin was amazing and super friendly... lovely day with her touring around... thank you so much for a marvellous experience. Tea drinking was superb... Thank you Xin. I had the best day.
Where do we start? What a wonderful experience. We highly recommend Xin. She was knowledgeable, friendly and spoke perfect English which was a huge bonus. We visited a variety of places and tasted some delicious local food. The driver was punctual and the vehicle was spotless and very comfortable. We will be recommending you to anyone planning a visit to Shanghai
Snow deserves 10 stars! Fantastic and so friendly. Knows everything about Shanghai: Very kind person. She chose a delicious restaurant for us and the best shopping. See you next time!
The tour was well planned and lunch was great and well suited for the family. Lin, our tour guide was very informative and accommodating and helpful with our requests. Overall happy and highly recommended tour and services!
This tour was excellent- five stars! Kalvin tailored the tour to suit my 79 year old mother’s walking abilities and interests. The water city was stunning and relaxed. We thoroughly enjoyed our time wandering the gardens and taking a boat along the canal. A fantastic addition to our time in Shanghai!
Our guide Snow was great. Very informative tour. We saw places that other tours don’t take you and had a great lunch. Highly recommend
The final leg of our journey to China was Shanghai. Our tour guide was Joy Dai and our driver Mr John. Both were great. Punctual, professional and a pleasure to be with. In particular, Joy was superlative to spend time with. She was attentive , and extremely knowledgeable about the sites she selected for us. From our 5 star hotel, the Fairmount Peace , we walked the Bund, visited the first rate Museum house ancient and current Chinese art. We visited the Old Town of Shanghai where Joy took us to all the ancient sites with superb explanations of there history . We spent time Vu garden as well. A highlight was the ancient village outside of Shanghai called Zhujiajiao. This water city , over 1000 years old was a site to behold! Joy explained all ancient structures. She was so knowledgeable and informative with the most adoring, pleasant personality. She was the best! And the reason I would like to return to Shanghai again to experience more of its technological advances. What a pleasant surprise. Thank you Joy 😊
Our private tour of Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai was the highlight of our trip, and that's thanks to our guide, Blair. She was amazing from start to finish. She even played hide and seek with our son, which made him feel like he had a new friend for the day. Blair picked a fantastic spot for lunch, and she was totally flexible all day, adjusting the pace to what worked for our family. We saw so much and never felt rushed. If you want a day that's easy, fun, and family-friendly, book this tour and ask for Blair. Highly recommend!
This was an amazing experience with our tour guide Snow. Would recommend 100%!! She is so knowledgeable and shared so many stories and history with us. She also picked out a very enjoyable lunch. The vehicle to travel was very comfortable with massage seats! Thank you so very much to Snow!!
Our family stayed in the town for a couple of days. We're so thrilled with it hidden charm and unique culture that helped us to have felt relieved after stressful work at home. Thanks Lu Xing to support us.
We had a wonderful day with our guide Lin and drive Qi. Lin is so knowledgeable and provides history and facts at and on the way to all the stops. She’s also very personable. We started off the tour at Yu Garden which was a mix of shopping and a beautiful garden right in the city. Next we walked the Bund and went to the top of the Shanghai Tower where the views are spectacular. Then we had a delicious lunch at a fusion restaurant. Then we were off on a one hour drive to Water Town which is called the Venice of China and for good reason. The canals and 36 bridges are so picturesque. And Lin was the best photographer. We have so many great shots from our day. There are also temples, lots of little shops and places for drinks. Thank you for your knowledge and professionalism Lin. We will definitely book with you again.
Had a great experience with Snow as our tour guide. The tour well planned and paced. Snow was exceptionally knowledgeable about each place we visited and about the overall history of China. she was kind, patient, and helpful as was our driver. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Shanghai!
Amazing experience. Great choice of restaurants. Very knowledgeable of history and culture. And did not push you at all to shop or by gimmicks. Just a higher class experience. As a former public company CFO, I thought it was greay value.
We had a wonderful day with Kalvin exploring all of Shanghai. Kalvin is so knowledgeable and catered the trip to our interests. I highly recommend him!
We had an amazing time on this tour. Our guide, Queena, was exceptionally knowledgeable and thoughtful. She had our comfort at the forefront of her mind and navigated the city with us in tow with ease. She catered to our last-minute, ad hoc requests and needs, and steered us in all the right directions. Queena, and this tour were a magnificent combination for this beautiful city. Must do!!
We are very happy with snow she was kind and let us family enjoy the whole tour and she take beautiful pictures for us at the most beautiful places …and she was very kind she let us enjoy our time .
Snow has been the best and kindest tour guide we could have expected. She is very cultivated and she gave us many very interesting information about our tour, that made it even better. The meal Snow arranged for us was really delicious and pleasant with a beautiful view on the river town. She was really fantastic!
Experience - overall our trip to Shanghai was excellent. The hotel "Sunrise on the Bund" was very comfortable and rooms were spacious and clean. The tour guide SOPHIE LEE ("on the way") was very professional, courteous, spoke great English, and was knowledgeable about every point we visited: Shanghai tower - observation deck Yu garden - a private business magnate's residence The Bund - you will see the old and the new! Nanjing road - shopping Jade Buddha temple Zhujiajiao water village - for lunch French concession - walking tour Unitree robot flagship store - the humanoid and dog robots Importantly I had left my backpack in the airport, and Sophie accompanied me back to the airport and discussed with the policeman on duty and helped me retrieve my backpack. Thank you, Sophie! Sophie was a real blessing to have with us. China Highlights kept meticulously to the itinerary schedule. We enjoyed China. Joseph and Margaret Lobo+
Had a wonderful day seeing the sights of Shanghai. Our guide, Snow, looked after us from beginning to end. We started the day at the Shanghai Tower before all the crowds arrived, then to the Bund and gardens, and off to the water village. Snow provided lots of interesting history and information along the way. Travelled in comfort the whole day despite the heat. Highly recommended and Snow was a brilliant guide.
Perfect day in Shanghai with Snow. Very knowledgeable and wonderful person😄The driver was always ready to take us to new places - looking forward too seeing you again.
The tour guide and driver service in Shanghai was great! Lin was very informative about not only the sites visited, but also Chinese culture and general points of interest. She was very attentive and considerate. It didn't matter that the aftermath of the typhoon and the weather made visits to the water town and tower not possible - the alternatives worked very well for me indeed.
My one day private tour in Shanghai was an amazing, unique and unforgettable experience in the best way ever. My guide was a beautiful, smart, kind and with a very good vibe chinese young lady, called Snow, which shared with me (in english) many interesting information and facts about Shanghai and surroundings. I visited the unique ancient water village Zhujiajiao, the beautiful Yu Garden, the amazing Shanghai Tower and finally the lovely French Concession Area. Every place I discovered during this interesting one day private tour, I highly recommend to be enjoyed while in Shanghai, together with the wonderful local tasting food experience in the Yu garden famous restaurant, where all the chinese authentic food I tasted was fabulous and very delicious - chicken noodles, pork dumplings, local vegetables and the chinese dessert tangyuan (balls filled with black sesame paste). So, I highly recommend Amazing Shanghai for this one day discovering experience and many warmly thanks once again to the lovely guide Snow for this unforgetable and also unique memorable travel experience in Shanghai!
This was one of our highlights in Shanghai. With the help of our amazing guide Xin, we got to experience the beautiful Yu gardens, The Shanghai Tower, The Bund and the Zhujiajiao water town. Xin is just the guide we needed - knowledgeable and generous with information, ensured we captured the moments by taking our photos, patient and caring especially when we needed to take breaks. We had a lovely local lunch at Zhujiajiao water town and the boat ride was amazing. I would recommend this trip and more so - our guide Xin
We had an amazing experience thanks to our guide Snow. My family and I learnt and saw so many incredible things in Zhujiajiao Water Town: we fed fishes, walked around in beautiful Chinese garden, went on a boat ride and many more. I couldn’t recommend this tour and the guide Snow enough!
The Water Town tour was the highlight of our visit to Shanghai! Our tour guide, Snow, was amazing! She was very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was customized to exactly what we wanted to do, and Snow was flexible when we decided to switch a few of the sites. I highly recommend this tour and would request Snow again!
Snow was an excellent guide! She was flexible and adjusted the itinerary since we’d already seen a few places earlier in the week. The boat ride through Zhujiajiao Water Town was a highlight, and we loved seeing the giant pandas and red pandas, enjoying a delicious local lunch, and taking in the views from Shanghai Tower and the beautiful bookstore. She even helped us find the jade necklace I’d been searching for. It was the perfect last day in Shanghai. Highly recommend!
Me and my sister went on this amazing tour. Our tour guide, snow, was very friendly and had so much knowledge of the temples and local erea. We are local food for lunch, which you could tell was chosen for quality and good service! The staff was very nice, the food came out quick and was very tasty!
Our family of five (3 teenagers) had a very fun day in Shanghai with tour guide Snow! The tour company was really great about communicating with us before the tour and the private van picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. We enjoyed seeing Yu Gardens, the Bund, Shanghai tower and Water City. We also had a delicious family-style Chinese lunch. The tour was seamless and Snow was very informative and very easy to be with. I would highly recommend!
Very nice day! Saw lots of highlights of Shanghai with Snow, who was an excellent guide. She shared tons of history and information.
Our guide Snow was excellent. Would highly recommend. Very helpful regarding getting around and visiting other things in Shanghai. Also our driver was very professional and mini bus was comfortable. We especially loved the water village.
My family and I had a perfect trip to tge ancient river town, Zujiajiao. Our personal tour guide Snow was amazing! She was the most thoughtful, knowledgeable, and kind tour guide we have used in the World. We also loved our driver, Sifu and the luxury transportation we drove in for the entire trip. Snow perfectly timed all of our stops so we never had any wait time at any location which on a Saturday tour was very impressive. Snow also helped us to do some excellent shopping for fresh water pearls and other Chinese souvenirs. We stopped for lunch in the water town and had a delicious meal overlooking a scenic canal from a second floor restaurant. My family's complicated dietary needs of one vegan, one vegetarian, and a meat eater but no pork were perfectly accommodated. This tour with Snow was worth more than 5 stars and I recommend you ask for her directly when booking with Alana.
We had a private tour of the Shanghai Tower, Yu Garden and Water Town. Snow was a fantastic knowledgeable guide. We were not rushed and enjoyed each location in a relaxed manner and finished with an excellent meal in Water Town with water views. Thanks Snow!!
We had a great time with the guide Snow, she’s a lot of fun. Lunch was great, we all loved the food and took tons of pictures of the garden and fishing village. Highly recommended
We had a wonderful day with Snow. She picked us up right on time at the hotel and confirmed our schedule. She also asked if there were any modifications we wanted to make on the day. She was very flexible and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful day. She even made suggestions for shopping based upon our wants. She had great suggestions. We had a blast eating, shopping and seeing the sights. We would definitely do it again. This turned out to be my son’s favorite city because of Snow and the tour.
We had a fantastic experience from the transportation to the activities and with our guide Xin. Xin did a great job in making sure our group was comfortable and also did a fantastic job teaching us about the culture. We thoroughly enjoyed our time.
Just an amazing experience with our tour guide, Snow. She was both super sweet and full of countless bits of interesting information throughout the day. She even gave us her personal number so we could hit her up for any recommendations or advice while we’re in Shanghai. Our driver Shifu was excellent and was always prompt. We couldn’t have asked for a better first day in Shanghai. Highly recommend this tour with Snow and would gladly book another with her in the future. Thanks for everything, Snow!
We had a great experience exploring Shanghai with Snow! Her expertise allowed us to fully explore and enjoy all the sights even with challenging weather. My father and I would highly recommend this tour if you would like to see the sights of Shanghai.
This tour was amazing! From the sights to the food and the shopping. My guide Snow was very knowledgeable and attentive and our driver was very professional.
The tour is Excellent! Jane is a professional guide, kind and friendly. It's been a pleasure to be with her around Shanghai! Jane and the driver came in time, very good cooperation and communication,feel safe all the trip. Alana, the tour coordinator has contacted me 3 days before the excursion, she gave me all information. Everything Perfect! I Recommend!
I took the tour with Snow to visit the Yuyuan Gardens and Watertown. Her office manager was very prompt to reach out to coordinate all the details. They were super accommodating to my mom with mobility issues and were able configure the tour for our needs. We ordered fish and duck at lunch. There were plenty of other options! I would highly suggest going to the company. Snow was informative and super nice. We were unable to do the bund due to to traffic.
I had a fantastic time with snow! She did such a good job. She explained all the history behind everything we saw and the place she took us for lunch was fantastic. She even told me when some of the gifts I was gonna buy were too expensive. She was very honest and listened to our wishes. The driver she came with was very courteous and safe. We felt very comfortable and safe with them and snow even recommended more ways we can enjoy Shanghai! You should definitely book this tour! And bonus if you get snow!
We have Snow as our Shanghai tour guide. She is friendly and knowledgeable. The driver was very punctual when we were done with one location and moved to the next. The lunch was locally authentic including delicious stinky tofu. It was a good tour.
We had the best experience of Zhujiajie Water Town, beautiful gardens and quaint little streets.The boat ride was fun! I Shanghai we had a lunch to remember forever! Lin showed us the Bund and the fantastic Yu Garden - wow! That was si beautiful! The Shanghai Tower was amazing! Lin was a five star guide!!!
This was an amazing tour snow and the driver gave us an incredible tour, we had so much fun in a safe and comfortable environment, I highly recommend them and thank them for a beautiful memorable day! We so appreciate you! ❤️☺️
We really loved travelling around with Snow and Shi Fu. Snow was a great tour guide super friendly, taught us lots of Chinese and was super helpful in everything we did. It was the one of the most comfortable tours I’ve ever done before. The day before we decided to do some activities ourselves that would be on the tour because of the labour holiday chaos. Snow adapted to our schedule of what we had already done and brought us to new places we hadn’t been before. Over the course of one day we saw a variety of Shanghai’s best highlights with the comfort of a very spacious car. The restaurant we went to was great, the food was the best Chinese food I’ve had ever and we ate a crazy amount of high quality food. Here are the words that I enjoyed butchering over the course of our event filled day ( Bo shu “great” PO Rian “beautiful” yo chuu “interesting” tsusou “toilet” how wan “interesting”). I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to have a great time in Shanghai.
We had an absolutely outstanding experience on our private tour of Shanghai and Zhujiajiao water town — a true five-star day from start to finish! Our guide, Lin, was exceptional in every way. Her knowledge was incredible, and she shared so many fascinating facts and insights throughout the tour that really brought each location to life. She struck the perfect balance between being informative and engaging, making the whole experience both educational and enjoyable. Lin’s English was excellent, which made everything so easy to understand and allowed us to fully appreciate the stories and history she shared. We always felt comfortable asking questions, and she was more than happy to provide thoughtful and detailed answers. Zhujiajiao water town was a highlight — absolutely beautiful and full of charm — and Lin made sure we didn’t miss any of its hidden gems. We also really loved the lunch she arranged for us; it was delicious and a perfect opportunity to relax and take in the day. Overall, this was a truly memorable experience, and we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. If you’re considering this tour, don’t hesitate — it’s a definite five-star experience, especially with Lin leading the way!
We had a wonderful day in Shanghai with our guide Lin! If you will plan to visit Shanghai, don't miss to have a full day to see Walter Town and some of the main atractions in Shanghai, like Shanghai tower, Yu Garden, etc We highly recommend Lin, a very nice and well informed guide!
We just finished the tour with our guide Snow and it was excellent! We select tours based on past reviews and our tour of Shanghai and the Zhujiajiao Water Town did not disappoint. She did an excellent job describing everything along the way, spoke excellent English and was very flexible when we asked to take pictures and make changes to the itinerary. I would highly recommend this tour and we highly recommend Snow. She made the day very fun in this beautiful and safe city!
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