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Shanghai Highlights: Private Half-Day Tour of Yu Garden, The Bund, French Concession, and Pudong

4.9

47 Ratings

Shanghai

Experience the contrasts of Shanghai on a private half-day tour. Visit iconic landmarks like Yu Garden, The Bund, French Concession, and Pudong. Enjoy a free tea tasting and convenient pickup from your hotel or cruise port.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

The Bund - Meet your knowledgeable guide at your hotel lobby. Then drive to the 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.
Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - Continue to visit the intricately designed Yu Yuan Garden and the ancient Shanghai Old Street. Afterward, take a break in a local Chinese tea house where you can see the Chinese tea ceremony and try local loose tea.
Former French Concession - Followed you drive guide and step into the former French Concession area, a charming neighborhood established while Shanghai was under a French settlement.
Pudong New Area - Your last stop is the Pudong Business and Financial District where you can see all the main skyscrapers of the city, such as Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Jinmao Tower right next to Riverside Promenade (Bingjiang Da Dao).
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Private tour
Bottled water
Port pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Enjoy a 4 hours private tour with a professional driver tour guide and a private vehicle to ‘can’t miss’ highlights of Shanghai. Experience the contrasts of Tall and Short, Old and New, East and West in this dynamic city. Follow your friendly driver guide to see The Bund, French Concession, Yu Garden, Old Town plus Pudong Financial District are all included. In addition, you have a chance to try local Chinese tea in local tea house for free. The pickup place for this tour can be either from your hotel or cruise port.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time upon booking

Location

The Bund

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.9

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John_s

Nov 20, 2023

Thomas was our guide and... - Thomas was our guide and he was excellent. The historical information he provided in Yu Garden made for an incredible cultural experience.

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Svetlana_w

Oct 23, 2023

Amazing tour of Shanghai - My private guide was incredibly informative and I had a wonderful afternoon learning about this beautiful city, its culture and its people. I would highly recommend this experience.

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Bojana_d

Sep 12, 2023

Great sightseeing afternoon - Lovely afternoon with Alyssa; being shown around Yu garden, the Bund and French concession. Very friendly and informative guide. Would thoroughly recommend if you’re short on time but wish to explore this beautiful city.

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Mahmoud_s

Sep 6, 2023

Best tour to have a deep insight of Shanghai - I'm glad that i had a positive experience with Tom as my guide in Shanghai. Tom was well-versed in the city's history, culture, and points of interest, allowing me to gain a deeper understanding of Shanghai's rich heritage. Furthermore, a friendly guide like Tom can create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, making you feel comfortable and at ease throughout your tour. In summary, thank you very much for the wonderful time and would love to have another experience guided by Tom. Best regards

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Lisa_h

Aug 21, 2023

The best Shanghai tour! - A fabulous tour of Shanghai. Our tour guide Alice was simply the best! She had so much knowledge and background information about Shanghai and all the sites we’ve visited. Plus, she was the friendliest and most helpful person we met here. I am so glad we went on this tour for our first visit in Shanghai.

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Samantha_m

Jan 27, 2020

More than the sights! - Had a wonderful experience during the half-day tour with Tom! He thoughtfully planned the route so that we experienced each attraction with minimal distraction / crowds. He was able to answer all sorts of cultural and historical questions with a great sense of pride and humor. Would certainly recommend this tour for hitting all the major sites while adding color and context you wouldn't get in seeing them alone.

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Jaded884

Jan 21, 2020

Great Tour if you are short on time and want to see a lot! - I can't say enough great things about this tour. My colleagues and I spent a week in China for work and we had a few hours available before our flights home. We wanted to see what Shanghai was about after spending most of our time in an office working. In just four short hours Tom showed us some amazing sites and shared historical and cultural facts that we never would have learned on our own. I feel like he packaged over a day of sight seeing in this short amount of time without any feeling of being rushed. Tom was incredibly nice and very knowledgeable. If you choose this tour, you will be very impressed. I know we were!

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Wfbh

Dec 31, 2019

Half day tour with kids - This was our first trip to Shanghai with 2 teenage boys. Tom was prompt, excellent English and his depth of knowledge about events and the history of sites we visited, impressive and not boring according to my boys. Would definitely use again. We visited the Yu garden, a tea shop, the French, English and American concessions- brilliant explanations of the history and differences between each. He dropped us off at a soup bun shop and across the road was an equally delicious chive and scallion pancake shop. ( pictures below). Thank you!!

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Gilnathan

Dec 8, 2019

Great Day in Shanghai - Tom drove my friend and I around Shanghai for 4 hours. He was on time, polite, knowledgeable, and his English is excellent. For two non mandarin speaking Americans this was crucial. Tom took us to the gardens and explained the history and cultural importance of the location. We then toured the rest of the city and that included a tea tasting session. We learned all about the different types of Chinese tea and the significance of all of them. Finally we finished our tour viewing many of the skyscrapers that makeup the huge Shanghai skyline. Tom dropped us off at our lunch destination at the end of the tour. I highly recommend his services for any English speaking tourists!!

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