Door to door, tailor made Shanghai in a nutshell adventure delivered by truly dedicated and experienced staff. I traveled with my husband and two sons, and it was our dream to see Chinese calligraphy on top of the “regular” Shanghai must do. Nothing is impossible for this team! Our otherwise energetic boys were mesmerised by the experience that was tailored for us. Lunch too exceeded our expectations - instead of the standard Chinese menu, we got to experience cuisine (and music!) of an unknown to us Chinese minority, extending educational aspect of the trip while enjoying a delicious meal. Again, the word impossible is not in the team’s vocabulary as our wonderful guide got an off the menu glass of milk for my younger one when he craved one. The itinerary covered many must-see places and left us happily tired, driving back to the airport in a comfortable car all the more pleasant. Great job, guys! Thank you for the memories.
All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour
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At a glance
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Price from
- $210 / person
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Rating
- 5.0 / 5 · 16 reviews
- Languages
- CMN, EN
- Group
- Private
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
- Hotel pickup
- Available
- Confirmation
- Instant
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operator
- Amazing Shanghai Trip
Description
Take advantage of your layover at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) or Shanghai cruise terminal by visiting the city’s top attractions. See Shanghai highlights like the bund, Yuyuan garden, Shanghai Tower and French concession. Enjoy the ease of comfortable transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle with your professional tour guide and driver. Tasty local lunch, entrance fee to Yuyuan garden and Shanghai Tower are also inclusive. Please note: • This layover tour requires at least 8 to 10 hours between two connecting flights or cruise. • The latest tour departure time is 3:00PM • If you wish to be picked from your hotel, please advise your desired tour start time upon booking • If you wish to be picked/dropped from/to your hotel, please choose One Way Transfer tour option
Schedule & prices
- Runs
- Every day
- Start times
- 9 times a day, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Adult (ages 9–90)
- $210
- Child (ages 4–8)
- $73
- Infant (ages 0–3)
- Free
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $345.
Larger groups pay less per person.
In demand: 270 of the next 270 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Yu Garden
Your professional tour guide will welcome you with your name card at the arrival hall of Pudong International airport at Terminal or Shanghai/Wusongkou cruise terminal port. After 1 hour driving from the airport/ cruise terminal, you will start your exciting layover tour in beautiful Shanghai city! First of all, visit Yuyuan garden, a very ancient and well-preserved garden with the history of 400 years old where to see the stylish Chinese pavilion and authentic old architectures. Stroll around the ancient house with delicate pavilions, corridors, ponds, rockeries, walkways and lush green trees. If you like to do shopping and have a bite of street food, Yuyuan bazaar can be a good choice for you (Yuyuan garden close at every Monday, in this case, you will visit Jade buddha Temple instead).
Jade Buddha Temple
If Yuyuan garden is closed, choose to visit Jade buddha temple. Take a stroll at the beautiful old temple with multiple chambers and impressive buddha statues. See the local worshipers and learn the fascinating religion culture from your guide. (Jade buddha temple close at 4:30pm).
Shanghai Tower
Continue your visit to 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. Revitalize yourself with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant where you can have a bit of famous "Xiao Long Bao" (soup dumpling) and other delicious dishes.
The Bund (Wai Tan)
Then move to the famous Bund area where you can see the amazing city landmarks along the Huangpu riverside, such as Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower and historic colonial architectures of the Bund. Take a stunning shot of city skyline on the bund.
Former French Concession
At last, visit former French concession; it's an area full of well-preserved French style architectures with lots of beautiful cafes and lush trees. Stroll through the alleyways and have a leisure time enjoying a cup of coffee or beer. Based on your interests, you can choose other attractions besides the sample itinerary, such as Tianzifang (old alleyways with small shops), Shanghai Museum(ancient bronze ,furniture and paintings), Maglev train (fastest train in the world, can take back to airport), Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center(art museum introduce Chinese history from 1920th-1980th). Your private layover tour ends with return transport to the airport (PVG or SHA), cruise terminal or drop-off at your Shanghai city hotel.
What's included
Included
Yu Garden entrance ticket (or Jade buddha temple ticket)
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Professional guide
2-way or 1-way Airport/Cruise Port Transfer (please choose the option you need)
Shanghai Tower Ticket
Shanghai style Lunch
Bottle of water
Not included
Gratuities
Pickup Locations & Times
Shanghai airport (PVG/SHA), Cruise terminal (Wusongkou/ Dongdaming) or your hotel in Shanghai
Traveller Ratings
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
5.0
16 reviews
How it compares in Shanghai
- Starting price $210 is close to the typical $222 for tours of similar length in Shanghai
Excurgo comparison of 2,090 Viator tours, recalculated daily.
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise if you have big luggage or more than 2 luggage.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable shoes
- The tour starts 1 hour after flight landing. Please contact your local operator if you have to take a long time in custom, and your driver will be wait for you in the arrival hall.
- This layover tour requires at least 8 to 10 hours between two connecting flights.
- The latest picking up time is 3:00PM (15:00)
- If your departure location is from your hotel, please advise your desired tour pick up time upon booking
- Detailed flight or cruise ship information is required upon booking
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1+ days before100% refund
0–1 days before0% refund
Frequently asked questions
How long does All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour take?
All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 5 stops.
How much does All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour cost?
Prices start at $210 per person for this Shanghai experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $345. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
What days does All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour run?
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 9 departures a day between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
How much does All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour cost for children?
Children aged 4–8 pay from $73, adults from $210. Infants go free.
Does All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour sell out?
It can: 270 of the next 270 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Can I cancel All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour for free?
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Is hotel pickup included?
Yes, pickup is offered. Shanghai airport (PVG/SHA), Cruise terminal (Wusongkou/ Dongdaming) or your hotel in Shanghai Pickup points include Ji Hotel Shanghai Zhangjiang, Jinbalan Hotel Shanghai Shenzhuang Baochun Road.
What languages is All-inclusive Customized Shanghai Layover Tour offered in?
The experience is available in CMN, EN.
Is this a private or a group tour?
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Is the tour suitable for children?
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Specialized infant seats are available Children must be accompanied by an adult
Is the tour wheelchair accessible?
Wheelchair accessible
Reviews(16)
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
J
À must do for anyone thinking of turning a layover into a travel experience
E
Shanghai Airport Tour
Wonderful tour for a complete and varied tour of the city. Excellent guide who managed, despite our fatigue of the trip, to make us spend a day discovering the typical food (various lunch and tasting of excellent ravioli included in the price), visiting the oldest and most modern places always managing to alternate everything with moments of relaxation. I can only suggest this tour for a day tour of the city and if you can ask Chloe as a guide because it is really amazing.
L
Tour with Alex
We were picked up on time from the cruise port, and commenced our tour of Shanghai. Alex was amazing, ensuring we went to see the sights we were interested in. We had an amazing lunch at the Shanghai tower, and Alex picked great tasty food for us. We saw the Jade Budda, Shanghai tower and the French Concession. Alex did a amazing job and we had a walking tour of many sights in the area, as Alex once lived in the area and knew the locals. Highly recommend this tour.
E
Shanghai tour
We have very much enjoyed the tour with Lemon. Her English was impeccable, she managed to show us a lot of Shanghai places of interest within a short period of time that we had, and she even accommodated our request for traveling on the magnetic levitation train. Five stars!
M
Layover at Shanghai
They gave us very good service. And they took care of us very well. Especially Snow, our tour guide. She is very friendly and shared her knowledge about Shanghai. We went to Shanghai Tower, Yu Garden and the Bund. It was a truly great experience thanks to them! Will definitely book them again.
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C
maximized our day, learned a lot. Didn't feel rushed at all.
We enjoyed every bit of the tour! The weather was perfect, not too hot not too cold. The sights were amazing and the tour guide was very friendly. All throughout the day we never ran out of things to talk about, no awkward moments, and lots of things to learn. Jung was very knowledgeable and able to answer most, if not all, of our random questions about the tour and China in general. I liked that we didn’t have to act like we were tourists. It attracts less unwanted attention because it looked and felt like we were just hanging out in the city with a friend. We were able to try out things that interested us during the day, and we were able to walk around any of the stores we wanted to, other than the ones that were part of the tour. Most of all WE NEVER FELT RUSHED to go from one place to another. We were able to enjoy, relax, and just take in all the beauty of the different places. Loved it. Definitely recommend!
J
Perfect way to spend a layover!
Our tour guide Judy and driver Li were both wonderful - Judy was so knowledgeable, personable, and did a great job allowing us to learn and have a little fun. Our food was delicious and the van which drove us to and from our destinations was practically new - comfortable and very clean. I would definitely recommend this tour for anyone with a long layover wanting to experience Shanghai first hand.
D
a perfectly prepared program with a lot of information
a perfect trip with plenty of information and a very helpful guide - pleasantly spent time with many attractive places
D
The tour was amazing and our tour guide...
The tour was amazing and our tour guide Queena was the best ever. She made us feel very comfortable during the entire tour. Queena was full of energy and ensured we visited all the sites that we were interested in. Lunch was very tasteful and an authentic experience to taste the local food. Overall I would recommend Queena to anyone as a great tour guide and very knowledgeable on the city of Shanghai. She did an excellent job leading the tour and gave very valuable insight and information on Shanghai. Our driver was great help and on time picking us up at the airport. We felt very safe during transport and he even played some great music. Thanks to both of them for such an unforgettable experience in Shanghai!
D
To start Alana Wu was very helpful with...
To start Alana Wu was very helpful with directing us on how to get out of the airport and meet our driver! Mr Zheng was early and waiting for us! He was friendly and a wonderful driver! Queena is an amazing tour guide. She was super nice and pleasant. She was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions! She was always helpful and willing to stop and take photographs for us. We went to the gardens, temple, the Bund and the Shanghai tower!We had the most delicious lunch! Queena help us pick out the best food on the menu and none of the dishes were disappointing! We loved this tour and would recommend it to anyone!
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