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Private Shanghai Day Tour: Explore the City Highlights at Your Preference
5.0
18 Ratings
Shanghai
Discover the best of Shanghai on a private day tour tailored to your preferences. Visit iconic landmarks like the Bund and Yu Garden, or choose your own itinerary. Flexible start time. Book now!
Discover the best of Shanghai on a private day tour tailored to your preferences. Visit iconic landmarks like the Bund and Yu Garden, or choose your own itinerary. Flexible start time. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - Begin your journey at the intricately crafted Yu Yuan Garden, a masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, along with the historic Shanghai Old Street, which dates back to the Qing dynasty. Take a break at a traditional Chinese tea house.
- People’s Square (Renmin Guang Chang) - Following your tea break, head to People’s Square to…
- Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - Begin your journey at the intricately crafted Yu Yuan Garden, a masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, along with the historic Shanghai Old Street, which dates back to the Qing dynasty. Take a break at a traditional Chinese tea house.
- People’s Square (Renmin Guang Chang) - Following your tea break, head to People’s Square to view the City Hall and surrounding architecture from the outside. Museum enthusiasts can explore the Shanghai Museum here.
- Former French Concession - Continue your exploration with a walk through Xintiandi in the Former French Concession, a beloved spot for both locals and visitors. After the morning tour, enjoy lunch at your leisure.
- The Bund (Wai Tan) - Next, visit The Bund, Shanghai’s scenic waterfront, renowned as the International Architecture Exhibition for its impressive skyline. Take in the panoramic views of the Huangpu River’s banks.
- Jade Buddha Temple - Proceed to the Jade Buddha Temple, one of the most stunning and renowned Buddhist temples. Marvel at the exquisite Jade Buddha statues from Burma, explore the temple’s various chambers, and gain insights into the rich religious culture from your knowledgeable guide.
- Pudong New Area - Finally, travel to the Pudong Financial and Business Center, home to Shanghai’s iconic skyscrapers. View the towering Shanghai Tower, the “Bottle Opener,” and Jinmao Tower.
- Shanghai - Alternatively, design a personalized Shanghai tour. Select the destinations you wish to visit instead of the suggested itinerary. The choice is yours! Ensure the itinerary fits within an 8-hour timeframe and involves no more than 80 km of driving.
What's Included
- Bottled water included
- Enjoy a private tour experience
- Guided by a professional
- Convenient hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transportation in a comfortable private vehicle
- Bottled water included
- Enjoy a private tour experience
- Guided by a professional
- Convenient hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transportation in a comfortable private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Parking fees
- Entrance tickets
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Parking fees
- Entrance tickets
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Maximize your cultural exploration of Shanghai with a comprehensive day-long tour across the city. You are at liberty to follow the recommended itinerary, taking in Shanghai’s top spots like the Bund, French Concession, Yu Garden, Old Town, Jing’an Temple, People Square, Shanghai Museum and Pudong Financial & Business Center. Alternatively, tailor the…
Maximize your cultural exploration of Shanghai with a comprehensive day-long tour across the city. You are at liberty to follow the recommended itinerary, taking in Shanghai’s top spots like the Bund, French Concession, Yu Garden, Old Town, Jing’an Temple, People Square, Shanghai Museum and Pudong Financial & Business Center. Alternatively, tailor the tour to your preference with your private tour chaperone. Enjoy the liberty to choose exploration time, with a suggested start of 9 am or later. The choice is wholly yours!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(18 Ratings)
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Joann_s
Mar 9, 2026
We did a all day tour... - 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.
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Garry_b
Oct 30, 2025
Shanghai private day tour in your own way. - 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.
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Fabio_t
Jul 19, 2025
I just got back from an... - 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
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Troy_m
Jun 30, 2025
Fantastic tour of Shanghai - 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!
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Vivian_y
Jun 8, 2025
Best in class! Private and attentive! - 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!!
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Nasser_s
May 27, 2025
Most Amazing Tour Guide for Shanghai !! - 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.
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Pablo_d
Sep 26, 2023
Great Shanghai Tour - 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.
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B_n
Sep 4, 2023
A wonderful end to a hectic trip! - 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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Carina_a
Jul 30, 2023
One unforgettable day of my life - It was the best choice, I could make. Tom is a very experienced and empathic travel guide. He shows me so many interesting and beautiful places and had a lot to say about. No boring Minute. I loved the tea time, the buddha temple with his huge history and meanings, the Chinese lunch was great. The „i-Point“ were the explanation about chinese culture, behaviour and Symbols. Thanks, Tom, for one unforgettable day in my life and thanks to the driver, je also made a great Job.
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Brandon
Dec 31, 2019
Fantastic Guide can’t thank him enough - Tom is so knowledgeable and helpful. He has an amazing depth of knowledge of most things . He is polite and punctual and will definitely want to use Tom again when we return to Shanghai
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