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Full-Day Private Tour of Shanghai with Hotel Pick Up
By MoreFunAsia
Free cancellation available
per adult*
*Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 8h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
New visitors to Shanghai can get acquainted with the city at an easygoing pace on this small group tour. With an expert guide, travel the city by private vehicle, stopping at major attractions like the Bund City Sculptures, Heping Fandian, Shanghai Museum, Shikumen Museum and local food street. Get oriented as you pass through local communities like People’s Square, Former French Concession area, Nanjing Road, Fuxing Park, Sinan Mansions and Xintiandi. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some delicious local foods to eat.
- See the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers along the Bund
- Visit the central origin of Shanghai urban coordinate axis at Park Hotel
- Learn about profound history and culture at Shanghai Museum
- Appreciate the SHIKUMEN style old houses and the relaxing atmosphere of Xintiandi
- Experience Shanghai like a local by public transport(Bus/Metro/Taxi)
Activity location
- The Bund
- Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hotel Park Hotel Shanghai
- 170 南京西路
- 200003, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China
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Full-Day Private Tour of Shanghai with Hotel Pick Up
- 8h
- English
Pickup included
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$349.02 x 1 AdultAU$349.02
Total
* Select 8 adult tickets to get our lowest price of AU$54.41 per adult
What's included, what's not
- Bottled water
- Knowledgeable tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Public transport
- Private transport
Know before you book
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialised infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
The Bund
- 45m
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, we will move to the Bund by public transport.
The Bund is a famous waterfront on the west bank of Huangpu River and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai. Here, the charm of Shanghai as a bustling metropolis combining the century-old history and flourishing future is fully presented, making the Bund Shanghai a must-see attraction. We will see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles at the Bund. Such as Peace Hotel(Heping Fandian), Shanghai Customs House and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. We also can appreciate skyscrapers across the Huangpu River.
The Bund City Sculptures (Pass by)
We will see the Bund City Sculptures, Monument to the People's Heroes, Huangpu Park and Waibaidu Bridge.
Heping Fandian
- 20m
Heping Fandian, also known as the Peace Hotel. It has South Building and North Building.
South Building
It has a brick veneer structure, with the six storeys reaching 30 metres in height. The exterior is in a Renaissance style. The architects placed a strong accent on colour and finished the building in their locally interpreted Victorian Renaissance' design.
North Building
It is the former Sassoon House, built in 1929. The total height is 77 metres. It featured extensive use of straight lines in the exterior, with decorative patterns at pediments and eaves. Most of the building features granite facing, with the ninth floor and the roof surfaced with terracotta. The eastern façade, facing the Huangpu River and the Bund, features a pyramidal roof with steep sides and a height of about 10 metres.
Then, We will move to People’s Square and visit Shanghai Museum to learn about profound history and culture of Shanghai.
People's Square (Renmin Guang Chang)
- 30m
Shanghai People's Square is located at the very centre of Shanghai and is the demarcation point of East Nanjing Road and West Nanjing Road. It is a flourishing place for people to look around.
Before 1949, the area of Shanghai People’s Square and the People’s Park was used as a famous horse racetrack which was built in 1861, honoured as the ‘No.1 Racetrack in Far East’. Visitors still can find the ruins for the former main building standing at the northeast part of the People’s Square.
We will see many scenic spots around people's square, such as the new Municipal Government Mansion, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai History Museum and the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall.
Shanghai Grand Theater (Pass by)
We will admire the facade of Shanghai Grand Theatre.
Shanghai Grand Theatre is uniquely designed and beautifully shaped. It combines western and Chinese architectural styles perfectly. The white arched vault sets off glass curtain walls like a crystal palace.
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
- 1h 30m
Located in the centre of Shanghai in People's Square, Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. Its style and presentation surround visitors with artefacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolises the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land.
The museum is divided into eleven galleries and three exhibition halls. The eleven galleries cover most of the major categories of Chinese art: Ancient Bronze, Ancient Ceramics, Paintings, Calligraphy, Ancient Sculpture, Ancient Jade, Coins, Ming and Qing Furniture, Seals, and Minority Nationalities.
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)
- 1h
Nanjing Road is considered to be the 'No. 1 commercial street in China', which has been a landmark for this city for a long time. Along its 5.5 kilometres, you will find over 600 shops that on average are visited by some 1.7 million people each day. Here, you can purchase everything wanted, spanning from special and cheap souvenirs to the luxurious world famous brands. You can also visit the surrounding areas and the thinnest building.
The thinnest in Ningbo Road is known as Paper Building(纸片楼).
The building was once reported by British Daily Post, stated as perhaps the world's flattest and thinnest building. Standing diagonally in the front of the the building, it just looks like a piece of paper. The old house had four floors, not all that thin; it takes the shape of triangular polygon. This novel and strange building still has a large number of residents.
Former French Concession (Pass by)
Known for its tree-lined boulevards, the former French Concession is a stylish area boasting a charming mix of Chinese and European architecture. Walk along quiet alleyways, absorb the botanical beauty of a French-style park and admire the intricate facades of villas and apartments built in the early 20th century and discover the famous figures that have resided within.
Fuxing Park
- 30m
Fuxing Park, also called Gujiazhai Park. It is a unique park in Shanghai that maintains the French classic style, which is characterised by plaids and patterns. Now stays popular both for senior's exercises in the morning. We will experience the colourful life of retirees.
Sinan Mansions
- 45m
A Nice Leisure and Entertainment Place
Sinan Road is a famous French-style road in Former French Concession Shanghai. There are about twenty garden houses on both sides of the street that are representative of almost all the residential styles of Shanghai in the early 20th century. There are boutique hotels, apartment hotels and enterprise mansions. Moreover, there are a variety of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, tea houses, as well as a large number of clubs, convention centers, showrooms, cultural salons, designer shops and recreational parks. Stroll down this clean and romantic one-way street and enjoy the shade of the plane trees on both sides of the road. You can feel the peace in the middle of the crowded Shanghai.
Xintiandi
- 30m
Xintiandi is a tourist attraction that preserves the historical and cultural features of Shanghai and integrates Chinese and western culture. Xintiandi is divided into northern and southern parts. The south is dominated by modern architecture. The north is dominated by Shikumen old buildings. Composed of Shikumen and modern architectural style, now it has become a hot and fashionable pedestrian street in the centre of the city. Actually, it stands for the popular and leisurely life style of this city's new generation. The outdoor cafes, bars and romantic restaurants can be seen everywhere.
Shikumen Museum, Shanghai
- 30m
- Admission ticket included
It is an old shikumen house built in the 1920s that has been preserved and renovated. The museum was built according to the model of one household in the 1920s. There are seven main exhibition rooms, namely, the guest room, the study room, the old people's room, the master room, the daughter room, the pavilion room and the oven room. The storey of a shikumen family runs through the whole visit. It not only shows the unique shikumen architectural culture of Shanghai, but also reproduces the living space and lifestyle of Shanghai people in those days.
Afterwards, we will transfer back to your hotel by public transport. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Location
Activity location
- The Bund
- Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hotel Park Hotel Shanghai
- 170 南京西路
- 200003, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China
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