Fantastic private tour of Shanghai. Tom accommodated our needs and took into account our ideas for what we wanted to see. He is very well versed in Shanghai history. Thoroughly enjoyed our day!





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Enhance your sightseeing experience of Shanghai on an enriching full-day excursion around the city. Itinerary is open. You can follow the suggested itinerary to see the highlights of Shanghai. Such as the Bund, French Concession, Yu Garden, Old Town, Jing'an Temple, People Square, Shanghai Museum and Pudong Financial & Business Center. Or choose the places you would like to visit with your private tour expert. The starting time is also flexible. You can start at 9 am or later. All up to you!
Your first stop will be intricately designed Yu Yuan Garden, a classic creation of the Ming dynasty, and the ancient Shanghai Old Street, which is originated in the Qing dynasty. Then you can have a rest in an ancient Chinese tea house.
After the tea, you will be driven to the People Square where you can see the City Hall and surrounding buildings from outside. If you like museums, you can visit the Shanghai Museum here.
Traveling on, you will stroll along the Xintiandi in the Former French Concession, which is considered to be one of the most charming places in Shanghai for Chinese and foreigners. After the morning tour, you will have your lunch on your own.
Then Bund, Shanghai’s picturesque waterfront, well known as the International Architecture Exhibition for its spectacular soaring skyline. From here, enjoy sweeping views of both sides of the Huangpu River.
Continue the tour to visit one of the most beautiful and famous Buddhist temple -Jade buddha temple. Admire the exquisite Jade Buddha Status from Burma, explore different chambers of the temple and learn the fascinating religious culture, wisdom from your knowledgable guide.
At last, we drive to Pudong Financial and Business Center where all the main skyscrapers locate. You will see the tallest building Shanghai Tower as well as the "Bottle Opener" and Jinmao Tower there.
You also can create your own customized Shanghai tour. Choose the places you would like to visit instead of the itinerary above. It's up to you! -Itinerary should be within an 8 hour time frame and no more than 80 km of driving.
You can be picked up and drop-off at Pudong Airport or Baoyang Cruise Terminal with extra costs.
Private Shanghai Day Tour in Your Way lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 7 stops.
Prices start at $130 per person for this Shanghai experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. You can be picked up and drop-off at Pudong Airport or Baoyang Cruise Terminal with extra costs. Pickup points include CONTACT_SUPPLIER_LATER, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyOtBaFMduOpCI5NEWGEzRZE=, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyIM8iiUxqUYbylRfppkNLuQ=.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Wheelchair accessible
Fantastic private tour of Shanghai. Tom accommodated our needs and took into account our ideas for what we wanted to see. He is very well versed in Shanghai history. Thoroughly enjoyed our day!
Tom was an excellent guide. He took us to fabulous sites and lunch. He has a beautiful clean new car. He personalized our trip after we gave him input. He suggested a tailor who came to our hotel to have a custom suit made and brought us to some great shopping spots.
We did a all day tour with Autumn and it was excellent!! We learned so much history about Shanghai from her. She never rushed us and she had a fun free spirt way about her which was very nice. I definitely would recommend and request her a as your tour guide in Shanghai you won’t be disappointed!! She spoke English very well.
Mary, our private tour guide was very friendly, experienced, informative and professional. The driver was also very calm and safe. The places I suggested to visit were very entertaining and interesting, especially cultural.
I just got back from an incredible Shanghai tour and wanted to share my experience with you! If you’re considering a visit to this vibrant city, I definitely recommend this tour—it was packed with all the best sights, and I had an amazing time with my tour guide Vicky
Fantastic experience. Saw everything we wanted to see! Ton was an excellent guide, very informative, gave great insights and recommendations and was great with the kids. Absolutely recommend!
Excellent tour, our tour guide Jamie was wonderful. Our driver also was great, the van we had was clean and nice! Jamie was very knowledgeable about all of Shanghai. She knew all the buildings and history of the places we went. She gave us recommendations on places to eat and helped take pictures for us. One of the best!!
Our tour guide "Tom" was wonderful. He picked us from our hotel in a nice SUV and took us around to various sights in Shanghai. Tom is extremely polite, interesting, cordial, knowledgeable, kind, caring, and entertaining. We go on Viator tours all the time, and Tom is definitely among the top 5 tour guides we have ever met. The tour was absolutely wonderful. We saw many sights. Shanghai is huge! You can see just a tiny portion in one day. During the tour, Tom pointed out various additional things we might enjoy doing on our own, later during our stay in Shanghai. A day or two AFTER the tour, I messaged Tom to ask the location of a certain shop we had visited during the tour. I knew generally where it was but could not find it again. Tom quickly messaged me with the exact location. THAT's how you know you found an amazing tour guide. He was eager and willing to help customers, even after the tour was long over. If we are ever in Shanghai again, I can guarantee that I will contact Tom's company and book another tour. It was one of the very best tours we have ever been on.
The tour with Tom was great. I was able to get a great overview of the landscape, history and development of the city, which still continues. I learned lots about how the traditional architecture is linked to ancient Chinese philosophies as well as the western influences on the unique architecture of Shanghai. The Jade Buddhist temple was a real highlight and Tom's deep knowledge of Buddhism made it even more interesting and meaningful. I highly recommend this tour.
I travelled to China on business with my daughter and wanted to mix in history and tours with the process of visiting companies. We didn't know what to expect in Shanghai, but Vicky was our guide and was excellent. She asked us what we wanted, managed to engage a shy child and she really had a deep grasp of the history of China and the sites visited. We had a brilliant day at the Buddist temple, the sculpture park, the peoples square, the park hotel, lunch in the chichi french quarter, the bund, the ?something? garden and then some local shopping... and then a short metro ride back to our hotel (we'd specifically asked if we could ride it!!) a superb and full day that also seemed so easy. Really great and I would thoroughly recommend.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Private Shanghai Day Tour in Your Way | 8 hours | 5.0 (20) | $130 | |
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