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The best days out, booked and reviewed.
The 15 most popular shanghai tours, with prices, durations and the platform you book through. The ones worth planning a day around, and what each actually gets you on the ground.
Central Shanghai food tour with soup dumplings, duck, noodles, tea, and small-group neighborhood walks. $79, 3 hours, lots to eat.
Most Popular“Jade was a very fun and friendly tour guide, taking us to five amazing stops with a variety of great unique, local cuisine. It’s always fun to go to places you wouldn’t normally discover on your own.”
Private day tour mixing Zhujiajiao water town and Shanghai icons, with local lunch, admissions, and sky-high 360 views.
“If you’re looking for a truly authentic experience away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you must visit the Zhujiajiao water town. There’s plenty of small shops and food options along both sides of the canal. We also visited a beautiful garden, took a relaxing boat ride, and enjoyed a comforting homestyle lunch.…”
Private full-day Shanghai tour covering the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, French Concession, and Shanghai Tower, with pickup.
“This is a very nice experience to have when you visit Shanghai because it's fully flexible and customizable. Troy, our great guide, went the extra mile to make sure my parents enjoyed every single part of the tour, which included both the ancient and modern sides of this wonderful city. You can obtain as much…”
A 3-hour Shanghai local food walk with dumpling soup, three restaurant stops, dessert, and tea, plus real city history on foot.
“TJ was a great guide with so much knowledge of the area to share. She was so helpful and each venue we stopped at was ready and awaiting us with fantastic delicious local food. Of special note the tea shop she took us to was simply one of the best experiences that you could have.…”
Hop-on hop-off double-decker bus in Shanghai with 3 routes, 8-language audio, and optional Huangpu cruise and tower deck views.
“Because routes were in Chinese i contacted them and the response was immediate. Very kind and helpful”
Private Zhujiajiao water town tour with hotel pickup, included boat ride, and entrance fees for $148 per person.
“it was very nice to be able to leave the city center and visit this beautiful traditional village! our guide, kalvin, was prompt, knowledgeable, friendly, and flexible. the local lunch was also very delicious! highly recommend to everyone — a 10 out of 10 tour”
A 3-hour night food crawl in Shanghai with local beer and spirits, family-run stops in Changning and Jing’an, and a xiaolongbao finale.
“This was a fun night with about a dozen people led by an American studying in Shanghai. We got to try many different dishes. At the end our guide stayed with us to help us get a taxi. We had no luck so he called the Chinese equivalent of Read more”
See Shanghai from the Huangpu at night: 360° views of the Bund and Lujiazui, multiple decks, flexible departures, and a holiday planning guide.
“Amazing experience seeing the bund through a cruise as it seems closer and the builidjngs are better seen. It’s one of the experiences you can’t miss in Shanghai. Thanks for the organizers checking and messaging me if I got the place right and with clear instructions.”
Private Zhujiajiao tour with a canal boat ride and Kezhi garden—Ming-Qing water-town streets, easy hotel pickup, 5 hours, English guide.
“My tour guide, Cassie, was everything I could have hoped for and more. She’s incredibly knowledgeable, has a great sense of humor, and is genuinely kind. She talked nonstop about Chinese culture, and I learned so much from her. She also takes amazing photos...I honestly think she deserves extra pay just for that talent alone!…”
A full-day Suzhou and Zhouzhuang trip from Shanghai with gardens, canal sights, silk shopping, and a Chinese-style gondola ride.
“Good pick up, the garden was beautiful. The stop at the gran canal was a nonsense. We didn’t visit the silk museum, but yes a silk fabric. The lunch was low quality. The Watertown was beautiful. No free time to explore the village. Places are special, but the service was low quality.”
Ride Shanghai Tower up to the Top observation deck for 360° skyline views from 546 meters, with optional higher floors and light show.
“We booked two different activities in two different cities with this operator and everything went flawless. The information provided was clear and the booking service is great!”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai with hotel pickup and a guide, plus optional bullet train. Gardens, canal streets, boat, and more.
“The trip to Sushou was wonderful. The garden is very beautiful and the boat ride us very intersting. The car was very confortable and the guide was especilly good.”
Small-group Shanghai crawl through the French Concession with 10+ classic dishes, unlimited local beer and craft beer, plus dessert.
“Fantastic food tour! our guide Max was the best, super nice and knowledgeable not only on food but also lots of interesting info on history and culture of Shanghai. and of course the food was amazing,”
A full-day private Shanghai highlights tour mixing Pudong skyline views, the Bund, Yu Garden, Confucius Temple, French Concession streets, and tea.
“This private tour was perfect. It was just the two of us and Mr. Troy our tour guide. Mr. Troy was very knowledgeable and we were able to understand him perfectly. He was very personable and wanted to be sure we were getting too do all the Read more”
8-hour Shanghai highlights tour: Jade Buddha Temple, Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, plus lunch, tickets, and hotel pickup for $79.
“Excellent taster of Shanghai with some of the key highlights. Excellent English speaking guide. Transport (mini bus) quite cramped but fortunately only short journeys”
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