Meet your friendly private guide in your hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m (12-hour package). or 11:00 a.m (9-hour package) to start your delightful day tour to four major city attraction areas plus Xitang Water Town. You will first visit Shanghai Old town to see City God Temple bazaar and Yu garden (a Suzhou style garden built at 1539). Then, continue your city tour by walking to a local Shanghai neighborhood where you can see the allied house built in 1920s and 1930s.
Afterward, start your fun Bund walking tour overlooking the Colonial side of Shanghai as well as the Pudong new area and Lujiazui CBD area with all the skyscrapers. Your guide will share with you how Shanghai developed from a fishing village to a cosmopolitan city. Also hearstories of the opium war that happened behind these magnificent historical building.
Spend some time in former the French concession to feel the glory of Shanghai's 1930s. Visit the interesting Tianzifang Arts Zone before heading to XitangWater Town.
In the late afternoon, drive to Xitang Water Town(75 minutes) to see the most beautiful sunset and relax yourself in this ancient water town in the evening. On the way you can appreciate China's countryside scenery and share the culture of Southern Yangtze river regions. Upon arrival, you will see cobbled streets, old buildings, bridges arching over canals, and rowing boats lingering on the river. The movie "Mission Impossible 3" was filmed here in 2005. There are some unique boutiques and handcraft shops for you to browse around. You will enjoy some tasty local snacks before returning back to Shanghai City.
Please note that this tour is 100% flexible to change itinerary based on your interests. Please feel free to discuss with your guide if you want to see anything specifically.
Comprehensive And Great Value Shanghai City Tour With Xitang Water Village
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Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Free Cancellation
- Duration: 12 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
8:30am
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Departure Details :
Traveler pickup is offered
Your centrally located hotel in Shanghai -
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
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Cancellation Policy : For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
This private tour combines both dynamic Shanghai city tour during the day and beautiful ancient water town visit in Xitang during the evening. It's a great way to experience Shanghai in different angle. During this tour, you will visit Shanghai Old town, Yu garden, famous Bund area, Former French concession, Tainzifang and a lot more. This touritinerary is with flexibility to adjust based on your interests. Private guide, driver, comfortable transfer service, Yu garden entrance fee, and refreshment at Xitang water village are all inclusive.
Highlights
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Inclusions
Private guide service
A comfortable Buick car with private driver
Dim Sum Lunch (if 12-hour package is selected)
Refreshment and snacks, light dinner at Xitang water village
Wine tasting, beer and tea at Xitang water village
Free 4G wifi available during the tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Snacks
Bottled water
Entry/Admission - Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
Exclusions
Gratuities
Personal expense
Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Traveler Reviews
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I felt so lucky to have Zoe as my guide on one of the most fun tours I have ever done!
After our hotel pickup we got a great overview of the sights of Shanghai. The Bund is stunning and Zoe was able to give us way more information than if Id just gone there on my own. Yu Garden was a bit overwhelming with so many people so I was really happy to have Zoe by my side who could cut through the masses and take us to the most meaningful sights.
After the gardens, we took a beautiful drive in a super comfy car! through the French Concession where Zoe told us about the fascinating history of Shanghai. Then it was onwards to Xitang!
What a different world Xitang is! Dont forget your camera because around every corner is another picture perfect view. We wandered, snacked, chatted and drank Zoe was great company and full of fun facts! Zoe not only shared so much interesting information about the culture of Xitang but she was also able to explain much of the customs and culture in China that as a foreigner I didnt understand until now. I wish that I could go back and do it all over again - what an amazing day and night!
Thank you Zoe, youre the BEST! -
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A fantastic day and night with Miki Tour
I have been to China numerous times over the last 15 years on business. From time to time I have had the possibility to do some sightseeing and I have been fortunate to come across Miki Tours in Shanghai. Even though I have been in Shanghai many times I have actually never taken time with a guide to visit the local sights daytime.
For this tour Miki was my guide, she is really great. I have also had other guides from the company and they have all been wonderful. In Shanghai we visited the Bund including the HSBC old bank building with its painted ceilings. Here I learnt things about the cultural revolution that I was not aware of and how the paintings actually were preserved for the future. It is interesting to see all the Chinese flags flying over all the old colonial buildings and balancing the spectacular view of modern Pudong and Miki gives you an excellent insight into the history of the, by Chinese standards, really young city. Visiting the French Concession gives a good understanding to what the city looked like some time back. We also went to the Yu Garden, I have been here before on my own, the additional dimension of historical facts made it really interesting. There is large stone in the garden, from a lake close to Suzhou, that turns out to be worth more than the whole garden. Not just seeing the garden as a tourist attraction but getting an understanding of what is behind the design was great and I regretted not having done this years ago. Before heading off to Xitang water village we toured Tianzifang with its small allies, shops, cafés and restaurants. It is like a small maze and a really fun and lively place to visit. We had a drink in a cat café with beautiful cats roaming around.
I really looked forward to visiting Xitang at night. I had heard it was a water village living up at night with more than 300 bars, nigh lights, canals. I was not disappointed. First, this seems to be a village mostly visited by Chinese at night. I was one of the few westerners. Secondly, Miki had laid out the visit so you went through the water village visiting friends of the company and exploring both interesting food and shops. We went to taste local wine. There are a lot of flavors, from roses and mulberry to undefined making you strong as a tiger and alcohol levels from a few percentages to over 50 :. The latter more on the tiger side. Taste is really good, staff nice an friendly, and you can get your wine in beautiful ceramic bottles if you like. I got to see where Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible 3 film was shot before we visited one of Miki Tours local friends. They run a small hotel in the village and here we were treated to a homemade plum drink, a really good dumpling soup and dumplings. Great Chinese food and I felt really welcome. It was like visiting family. After some more touring in the village and shooting 100s of pictures of the nicely lit canals, bridges and houses there came a surprise. We went to a small bar with Karaoke. Again friends of Miki Tours. Here we had some drinks while the guests were singing most really good. While at the bar Miki disappeared for a while and came back in a fantastic dress and made a great performance. It was great fun and a nice finish to the night. It was a long day, packed with sights and experiences. As said in the description of the tour, all is included, even drinks at the bar, and I think it was great value. You can do the sights on your own but never match the experience of having Miki Tours guiding you. I would highly recommend this tour if you have a day available. Read up on the sights a little bit beforehand and Miki Tours will customize it to your interests.
