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Nanshi is the collection of narrow streets and alleys once enclosed within the walls of old Shanghai. During the city’s period of foreign concessions, it was the main Chinese district, rarely entered by foreigners. Today, the neighborhood captures the essence of old China, complete with several temples, food vendors, and a crowded bazaar.
No.269 Fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District
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Half-Day Bike Tour of Shanghai Old Town with Food Tasting
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China’s biggest city might not seem like the place for a relaxing bike ride, but the narrow lanes of Shanghai’s atmospheric Old Town are ideal for a cycling tour. On this bike tour, explore the Former French Concession, pedal around Fuxing Park, and hop off to visit a Buddhist temple, stroll around a traditional wet market, and re-fuel with coffee and pastries.
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$22.85
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Walking Through the Hidden Door of Shanghai Old Town
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From ancient carvings located behind laundries to the 300-year-old Secluded Library (not open to the public), learn what lies behind the modern glamour of one of China’s largest and most cosmopolitan cities on this private walking tour of Old Shanghai. With just your group and private guide, head to a number of off-the-beaten-track attractions and quirky historical sites that create a fuller understanding of Shanghai’s history and contemporary culture alike.
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$99.00
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$99.00
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2-Hour Shanghai Yu Garden and Old Town Private Walking Tour
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Explore one of Shanghai’s most evocative neighborhoods when you book a private walking tour of the Old City. Pick between morning and afternoon tour times, and meet your guide directly at your centrally located hotel. Once in the Old City, visit the classical Yuyuan Garden, admire the area’s Qing Dynasty–era architecture, stroll through a bustling bazaar, and otherwise follow in locals’ footsteps as you discover the historical area’s highlights.
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$69.00
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Private Half-Day Tour: Amazing Highlights of Old Shanghai
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Burst through the language barrier and discover historic Shanghai on a private half-day door-to-door tour that adapts to suit your timings. If you start your tour before 2pm, experience the classical Yuyuan Garden, Old Shanghai, and the Confucius Temple; if you start later, enjoy the Bund followed by a Huangpu River cruise. Whichever option works for you, savor a tea ceremony and soup dumpling feast along the way.
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$89.00
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$89.00
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Private Shanghai Brewery Tour with Rice Wine Tasting, Local Snacks
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Immerse yourself in the nightlife of Shanghai's French concession area on this private 3-hour brewery tour. Stop at three local breweries to taste Chinese beers, accompanied by local snacks such as dumplings, pot stickers, and won tons. This private tour guarantees personalized attention from your dedicated guide.
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$121.14
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4-Hour Shanghai Private Flexible Highlight Tour with Lunch or Dinner Option
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During this fully customizable, private Shanghai tour, you get to call the shots. Enjoy a tailor-made itinerary—designed with your unique interests in mind—and choose between lunch and dinner options. Return travelers who have already ticked off the main sights can opt for lesser-known locations, like Jade Buddha Temple, Tianzifang Creative Park, or the Shanghai Propaganda Art Poster Center.
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$122.67
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Private Customized Airport Layover Tour of Shanghai City Highlights
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Turn your long layover in Shanghai into a full tour of the city with this private 8-hour tour, which includes round-trip transportation from the airport. Visit top attractions like Yu Garden, Nanjing Road, and more alongside a guide with extensive knowledge about Shanghai; or, work with your guide to create a customized itinerary that suits your interests.
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$163.20
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Private Flexible Shanghai City Highlights and Shopping Combo Tour
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Discover some of the Shanghai's must-see highlights and tick off your must do shopping lists with a fully guided tour by your local guide expert. Explore top attractions like The Bund, Ming-Dynasty Yu Garden, and Jade Buddha Temple, and visit the observation deck at one of Shanghai’s highest skyscrapers etc. Customize your shopping itinerary to suit your special shopping requests and enjoy the convenience of getting around the city with your own private car and driver.
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$160.00
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$160.00
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Mini Group Shanghai Day Tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town, Yu Garden, Bazaar, Bund
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Explore dynamic Shanghai and charming Zhujiajiao Water Town on this private full-day tour that includes Yu Gardens and Bazaar, and the Bund. Swap the bustle of the city for the calm and quiet of Zhujiajiao Water Town as you discover this ancient village. In the afternoon enjoy the splendid Yu Gardens, browse the goods at the traditionally styled Yu Bazaar and check out the colonial architecture on the Bund. Your knowledgeable guide shares stories throughout the day for a comprehensive look at Shanghai.
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$179.00
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Half-Day Shanghai Old Town Market Private Walking Tour
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To experience the authentic Shanghai, it pays to have a local guide. On this private walking tour, discover a less-visible side of the city as you explore local markets, hidden alleyways, and secret food streets. Visit a bird and flower market, an antique market, a wholesale retail market, and a fabric market, and soak up the spirit of Shanghai Old Town.
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$65.00
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$65.00
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Private Shanghai City Highlight and Hidden Gems with Culinary Experience
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Get a comprehensive overview of Shanghai on a private full-day tour. See the city’s main highlights like The Bund, Yu Gardens, the Old City Walls and much more as you listen to engaging commentary about Shanghai’s history and culture from your guide. Enjoy the flexibility to customize your day to your interests and the convenience of round-trip transportation from your Shanghai hotel.
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$126.94
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Peking Duck Dining Experience with Amazing Shanghai Night Lights
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Enjoy Shanghai’s evening lights and a Peking Duck dinner on this private 4-hour night tour. Savor a traditional Beijing-style feast of roast duck with pancakes at a restaurant before a walking tour to admire the city lights. Stroll around the Yu Garden Bazaar, cross the ‘Nine Zigzag’ bridge, and walk along The Bund to see its floodlit colonial-era buildings and Pudong’s illuminated skyscrapers. Includes dinner with select drinks, plus central Shanghai hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$141.87
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$141.87
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2-Day Shanghai Highlight Tour Combo Package
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The perfect mix between independent and all-inclusive, this two-day Shanghai sightseeing tour leaves you free to make hotel bookings on your own. Enjoy front-door VIP pick-up each day as you embark on a whirlwind tour of the cutting-edge city, covering highlights like the Bund and Yuyuan Garden. Savory, Chinese lunches and entrance fees are all included, so you can focus on taking in the sights.
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$335.00
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$335.00
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Private Customized Shanghai Shore Excursion Tour of City Highlights with Lunch
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When your cruise ship docks at Shanghai, explore the city as you wish on a full-day private shore excursion. Customize your itinerary around your personal interests, and visit attractions such as The Bund and People’s Square. Perhaps discover the colonial-era French Concession, visit Shanghai Museum (own expense), or shop for souvenirs at the Old Town bazaar — the choice is yours. Your tour includes private air-conditioned transport and port pickup, plus port or hotel drop-off.
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$183.00
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$183.00
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Shanghai All-you-need-to-see 1 Day Private Tour
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You don't have much time on your hand, but still want to see all the most popular highlights in Shanghai, then this is your tour. Your private guide will show you everything you need to see and tell you the stories and histories about this dynamic city and its people. You also can modify this itinerary to match your interest and preference. If you want to travel comfortably with professional guide and make best use of your precious time ,then join us and explore this exciting city !
Tour available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian
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$189.00
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$189.00
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Private Shanghai City and Zhujiajiao Combo Tour with Boating, Tea Tasting, Lunch
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Save time on this combination tour of Shanghai and the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao on the outskirts of the city. In the company of just your party and a private guide, travel to Zhujiajiao for a boat ride and tea tasting, before returning to Shanghai city to explore some off-the-beaten-path places missed by most visitors.
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$218.00
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$218.00
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All Inclusive Private Classic Day Tour of Shanghai
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Skip the typical, impersonal tours and enjoy a personalized experience of Shanghai on this private full-day tour. Explore top attractions such as Yu Garden and Bazaar, the Jade Buddha Temple, and Shanghai Global Financial Center. All entrance tickets and a delicious lunch are included.
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$225.00
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$225.00
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Private Shanghai city day tour: Ride a time-machine to see Shanghai
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This private Shanghai city day tour is the perfect way to learn about Shanghai’s ancient and modern sites in one day. Save hours researching attractions and navigating public transport by having a driver to take you to Shanghai's best sites. Highlights include The Yuyuan Garden, taking part in a tea ceremony, a dim sum lunch, visiting the French Concession, and The Bund.
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$180.27
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$180.27
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1-Day Private Shanghai City Tour to See Its Past, Present and Future
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Shanghai is a huge international metropolis with a long history. This private full-day city tour is designed for people who are interested in Shanghai’s past, present and future. It starts with a visit to the galleries in the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. Stroll through the lovely Yu Gardens and purchase lunch in the nearby Yu Bazaar, then take a walk along the Bund. Head to the Shanghai World Financial Center for an aerial perspective on the city, then see shops and Shikumen-style architecture along the atmospheric alleyways of Tianzifang, located in the old French Concession. Your tour includes entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off. No shopping detours, factory stores, tea ceremony or shopping site restaurant to take up your valuable time at attraction sites, so you will have a pure sightseeing experience.
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$219.00
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$219.00
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3-Hour Flexible Private Shanghai Night Tour with Local Dinner Option
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Combine the freedom of independent travel with the expertise of a private guide and the ease of a personal chauffeur on this exclusive Shanghai night tour. Pick the side of Shanghai you’d like to see, be that skyscraper views on the Bund or high-fashion venues in the Former French Concession, then let your private guide escort you there. Tour excludes any entrance fees: a local dinner is available as an upgrade.
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Shanghai day tour customized:Bund,YuGarden,Shanghai Tower,HuangpuRiver,Nanjinglu
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This is your customized trip in Shanghai city center. The tour guide will provide many choice to you ,or you can tell us your intrests .The travel time is 8 hours,if overtime, it's 200yuan per hour.
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$161.07
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$161.07
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Private Shanghai Foodie Adventures with Rooftop Bar Hopping
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Shanghai visitors that want to experience the local cuisine face a challenge—with such a big city, it's tough to know where to go, and what to taste. Let your personal guide show you to some of the best food in Shanghai on this private evening foodie tour. Discover off the beaten path eateries, taste everything from dumplings to braised pork, and enjoy regional cuisine like Szechuan and Hunan dishes. End your excursion with drinks at a rooftop bar, included in the price.
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$186.67
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$186.67
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2-Day Shanghai Sightseeing Private Custom-Made Combo Tour
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Create your perfect Shanghai tour itinerary without tourist-factory shopping stop. Meet your guide and driver in the morning at the hotel or airport, spend a few minutes discussing your private tour day schedule according to your personal interests, you may visit up to 6-7 attractions of your choice including Zhujiajiao Water Village. You will enjoy the convenience of daily downtown hotel or airport / railway station pickup and private transport; and explore each attraction at your own pace. Private English speaking tour guide & transportation are inclusive in this 2-day tour, but all the entrance tickets to the sights, lunch will cost by your own expense.
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$310.00
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$310.00
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Shanghai one day private tour
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Begin with a visit to the Yuyuan Garden, a classic creation of the Ming Dynasty, and the old street of Shanghai, originated in the Qing Dynasty. Then, visit to Shanghai Museum of Anciet Chinese Art, that holding a collection of more than 120,000 precious and rare works in 21 categories, making it the most remarkable cultural institution in the city. Before lunch, visit the Silk Museum.
After taking the local cuisine for lunch, visit the Jade Buddha Temple and watch the priceless jade statues from Burma. Followed by the tour to the Bund, well know as the International Architecture Exhibition of the west side. Also, you will stop at the pearl store. Then the last stop of this tour will be Xin Tian Di, a stylish nightlife district with many boutiques, pubs and restaurants.
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$158.94
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