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Shanghai City Exploration: Local Expert Guide for Attractions and Hidden Areas
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Shanghai
Embark on a personalized 8-hour tour of Shanghai with a local expert guide. Explore top attractions and hidden areas, taste delicious local cuisine, and learn about the city’s rich history and transformation.
Embark on a personalized 8-hour tour of Shanghai with a local expert guide. Explore top attractions and hidden areas, taste delicious local cuisine, and learn about the city’s rich history and transformation.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Bund (Wai Tan) - Meet the friendly English-speaking guide at the hotel lobby at 9:00 am or at a preferred departure time. This is a fully private and customized tour tailored to personal interests, so select 4 to 5 top attractions to visit, or discuss preferences with the guide upon meeting. Typically, the tour begins at The Bund to admire the…
- The Bund (Wai Tan) - Meet the friendly English-speaking guide at the hotel lobby at 9:00 am or at a preferred departure time. This is a fully private and customized tour tailored to personal interests, so select 4 to 5 top attractions to visit, or discuss preferences with the guide upon meeting. Typically, the tour begins at The Bund to admire the stunning skyscrapers along the Huangpu River.
- Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - Consider visiting the renowned Yu Garden. The guide will share insights into Chinese garden art and provide an overview of the lifestyle of high officials in historical gardens.
- Jade Buddha Temple - Another option is to explore the famous “Jade Buddha Temple.” The guide will highlight details and explain the history and philosophy of Buddhism.
- Former French Concession - A visit to the Former French Concession is also a great choice, known for its trendy bars and clubs. The area retains a captivating blend of vibrant Shanghai street life and European colonial charm. The guide will showcase the most interesting spots based on preferences.
- Shanghai Tower - For a panoramic view of Shanghai, consider the Shanghai Tower. Experience the world’s fastest elevator (18m/s) to the 119th floor for a breathtaking view. The guide will point out significant landmarks and share their stories.
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall - The final stop could be the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, an ideal place to explore Shanghai’s history and future development. The knowledgeable local guide will explain everything in the exhibition hall. If interested in other activities like food tasting, body massage, or visiting other attractions such as the Shanghai Propaganda Museum or Shanghai Museum, feel free to inform the guide.
What's Included
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Experienced professional guide
- Optional private transportation with a guide
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Experienced professional guide
- Optional private transportation with a guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance ticket
- Lunch
- Private transportation ( If Tour with Guide Only option is selected )
- Gratuities
- Entrance ticket
- Lunch
- Private transportation ( If Tour with Guide Only option is selected )
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Accompanied by your professional local guide to explore the amazing Shanghai city top attractions and hidden areas based on your interests and pace. This joyful private 8-hour tour is fully customized just for you. Not only can you choose to visit the famous Yu Garden, Old Town, Bund, French Concession, Fuxin Park, city skyscrapers but…
Accompanied by your professional local guide to explore the amazing Shanghai city top attractions and hidden areas based on your interests and pace. This joyful private 8-hour tour is fully customized just for you. Not only can you choose to visit the famous Yu Garden, Old Town, Bund, French Concession, Fuxin Park, city skyscrapers but off-the-beaten-track places. To witness Shanghai’s old and new, learn about the transformation of this fascinating city within 700 years. Besides, your professional local guide will always introduce you the most tasty local restaurants and find you yummy street food.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
The Bund (Wai Tan)
Zhongshan East 1st Road,
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
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(13 Ratings)
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Jose
Apr 21, 2025
Shanghai trip - Amazing 2 day tour in Shanghai, great service , amazing tour guide ( Penny). The BEST way to discover this amazing city !!
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V8494sdandrewb
Jul 4, 2023
A great day full of interesting Shanghai - We had a terrific day. Kelly drew our attention to all sorts of details at YuYuan Gardens that we would have completely missed had we been on our own. She then found us some gorgeous local dumplings to sample, and later a brilliant restaurant with very local specialties we hadn't seen before, for lunch. Kelly also took us down back streets and lanes where we could engage with everything Shangai: from upmarket shops to neighbourhoods that gave us a feel for the city's workings. Along the way, we learned lots about local history and culture, and we finished at the Marriage Market, which was fascinating and buzzing. We had a great time and learned a lot about Shanghai and its people.
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Justin39edwards
Jan 25, 2020
Great Introduction to Shanghai - Kelly organised my walking tour and very short notice and was really helpful! Kuang who was my guide was very friendly, helpful and informative. A great introduction to Shanghai, thanks!!
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Orthreenaks
Dec 1, 2019
Shanghai Surprise - Kelly provided our family with the ultimate Shanghai tour experience, from beginning to end! Upon arrival, Kelly met us and helped to get us settled into our Air B&B accommodations. She shared her knowledge of Shanghai's history as we walked along the Bund area and visited Yuyuan Gardens. We had some time to walk through different exhibits in the Shanghai Museum and also visited the French Concession. During our time together, Kelly was very genuine and attentive ... and always available to answer any questions we had along the way.
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Cosmopolitan787770
Jun 27, 2019
Amazing Trip in Shanghai with Best Guide Service - Penny was amazing! She took us to all the good places… historic places, good places to eat, to shop, a lot of very interesting buildings of old and new. Penny was kind, very punctual, she is just perfect! We suggest all the people who come to Shanghai make sure you ask for Penny. We love her very much. Shlomi & Ronit from SDEROT, ISREAL.
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Antefont
Jun 19, 2019
French Concession tour and water city - Thank you Kelly for excellent service and great knowledge about places and history! Will absolutely recommend friends and colleagues to contact you if visiting Shanghai. All the best from me and Dan, Goslowtravel
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Jessicakelly2019
May 4, 2019
Dr - My husband and I had an Awesome experience while in Shanghai. Pingping was highly knowledgeable and super efficient. Pingping made our experience in Shanghai all the more memorable. She had great knowledge about the history. She took care of so many other requests that we made from her. Taking us shopping, getting us to try beautiful restaurants. Going to hidden corners of the city and off the trail places that were truly enjoyable. Pingping became more a friend than a guide for us. It is because of her that we cherished every moment in of our stay in Shanghai. Pingping we brought back great memories of You and Shanghai. It was so lovely for You to greet us at the airport with your awesome Smile.
Your country took us by suprise and we would love to come back again. You had a great sense of humour and lot of laughter and time just flew.
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Jack
May 1, 2019
Fantastic Day in Shanghai - My wife, adult son and brother-in-law only had one day in Shanghai to take in the experience on our private tour. Kelly and Lily (our tour guide) met us at our hotel on time and off we went. Lily was fantastic - excellent English-speech, extremely knowledgeable about the city, experienced world traveler, great sense of humor. Lily had no problem when we switched around the itinerary on the fly to take advantage of a clear mid-day to go to the top of the Shanghai Tower. A lot of laughs all day and no issues or regrets.
Thanks Lily and Kelly - we'll be back.
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Robert
Apr 18, 2019
Best City Tour & Guide! - I have traveled the world on both personal and business trips and I often take a city tour when I arrive to gain a better understanding of a new town. However out of all the tours that I have taken, the tour I took of Shanghai was not only good but actually the best that I have experienced. The reason for the success of the tour was my guide Penny who truly went above and beyond to make sure that my experience was exceptional. Penny met me promptly at my hotel and proceeded to ask me questions about my interests, the result was a tour that went far beyond any expectation I had. Penny designed a day that visited not only the highlights of Shanghai such as the Jade Buddha and the ancient Yu Gardens but also included less known but truly interesting attractions such as the Museum of Propaganda and the back streets of the "Old" town. Penny's thorough knowledge of the history of Shanghai but also the centuries of Chinese history was truly amazing. Penny's English was perfect and her ability to customize the day based on my interests made my trip. If you are in Shanghai and looking for a private tour, this is a perfect 10 out of 10. If you are fortunate to get Penny as your guide, that is simply the icing on the cake. Thank you Penny!!
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Pekzzz
Apr 7, 2019
Great tour with Penny! - Had a great experience. Penny arrived early at the hotel to wait for us. She was a highly knowledgeable guide, very proficient in English and constantly providing interesting titbits about Shanghai's history. There wasn't a question she couldn't answer. Penny's food recommendations were also perfectly on point, and she helped us book dinner at her favourite restaurant (which proved delicious). Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about Shanghai.
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