1-Day Private Shanghai City Tour: Explore Past, Present and Future of Shanghai

Discover the rich history and vibrant future of Shanghai on this private full-day city tour. Visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Yu Gardens, the Bund, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Tianzifang. No shopping detours or distractions, just pure sightseeing.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall - Your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. There, you can view many textual and graphic files and architectural models, which will help you get an overall understanding of the development of Shanghai.
  • Yu Garden (Yuyuan) -…
What's Included
  • Air conditioned car with chauffeur
  • Centrally located hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Private English Speaking guide
  • Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Shanghai, a vast global city with rich historical context, offers this exclusive full-day city exploration aimed at those curious about its past, present, and future. The journey begins at the exhibitory galleries of Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. Wander in the charming Yu Gardens and enjoy a meal at the adjacent Yu Bazaar, followed by a…

Location
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
No.100 Renmin Main Street, Huangpu District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Shay569
Feb 3, 2025
Great day in Shanghai - Our tour guide Martin was very knowledgable and helpful. He extended his stay till the end of the tour even though there was some confusion with the times by the agent. Martin did a great job explaining the sites we visited. A great day in Shanghai.
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Timrn7300nu
Jan 27, 2025
Our Trip in Shanghai - Ryen did an amazing job as our guide. He was able to Tell us a lot of interesting information about all the buildings and had also a lot of interesting facts about china. The Tour was very well planed and He gave us a lot of free time to Explore. We were able to take a lot of pictures and had an easy ride through the City. I would recomend this guide to everybody. The driver was also very reliable and we never had to wait more than five Minutes. We learned a lot about the Chinese history and a lot about the City of Shanghai.
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302melinav
Jan 27, 2025
Sunshine and culture on the bund - We had an amazing tour with our guide Ryan. The city was introduced to us with sunshine and lots of knowledge about Chinese culture and history that exceeded our expectations. Our guide catered to all our needs and we followed his recommendations for further exploration and were very happy with them. We will be coming back!
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Tiberiusgrimsly
Dec 9, 2024
Excellent private day tour of the sights in Shanghai - Leslie at Travel China Guide helped me to plan out a private day tour for my family of 2 adults and 2 children in Shanghai. The process was very easy and I was left confident everything was planned well. Our tour guide Ryan did a fantastic job looking after us on the day. He not only took us to all of the places we asked to go, (including a secret viewing area of Yu Garden), but also a nice non-tourist restaurant for lunch to give us a more authentic local food experience. The food was excellent. He spent time explaining the history and meanings behind all of the places, which helped give us an overall understanding of what we were seeing. In China, everything has meaning. I would be very happy recommending families book a private Shanghai tour with TCG and hope you get Ryan as your guide.
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F1660aqlisak
Nov 16, 2024
Great Tour with an Amazing Guide! - I had a fantastic time exploring Shanghai with my guide Sophie Lee. She was friendly and enthusiastic and really brought the city to life. The tour was well-organized and I got to experience the iconic sights of the city. Highly recommend Sophie Lee for anyone visiting Shanghai - definitely added so much value to my trip!
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532pritir
Nov 15, 2024
Shanghai trip with Sophie Lee - Shanghai trip with Sophie Lee was amazing, she is phenomenal + attentive + friendly and detailed. So lucky that she was our tour guide. My 2 years old son loved her too :) hope to go back soon and definitely want her as our tour guide again.
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Flemster
Nov 5, 2024
Incredible Shanghai ! - Shanghai is breathtaking ! Probably the most vibrant city on the planet. Our guide, Sophie Lee, made our day trip very enjoyable. Her expert knowledge of the city, it's history and it's offerings was comprehensive. Sophie tailored the day to our taste and was very helpful with extra-tour needs. We visited several cities with Travel China Guide and our experiences have been excellent. Sophie was one of our best guides ! Highly recommended 🤗"
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Turkait
Oct 14, 2024
Best 1 day tour in Shanghai with tour guide Ms. Sophie Lee - I only had 24 hours to spend in the amazing city of Shanghai and luckily for me and my friends, Ms. Sophie Lee was our tour guide. We had a full and exciting day exploring the new museum, Financial District, Yu gardens, French quarter, The Bund, the river cruise to see the ever expanding g skyline and skyscrapers in this futuristic city. We also had time for lunch at an excellent Chinese restaurant chosen by the tour company. We concluded the day with a tour in the historic bazaar area and a walk along Nanjing Road in the evening in amazing autumn weather back to our hotel on the People's Square before leaving to the airport. The whole day was made more enjoyable and informative by the energy, historical storytelling and good sense of humour of Ms. Sophie Lee. Her experience, enthusiasm for the city and its future as well as the care and exceptional service she provided to her tour clients (myself and 2 friends) definitely came through and was very well received and appreciated. I'm already thinking about my next trip to see this amazing city and hopefully stay for a few days to be able to explore more of the city and visit the neighbouring towns. I highly recommend Ms Sophie Lee to anyone who is this thinking of visiting Shanghai whether it's your first time or not as she will definitely be able to suggest and help you explore more gems of Shanghai
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Victoria
Jun 30, 2024
Shanghai private tour seeing the old and the new .. - Chris, our excellent guide showed us Shanghai’s Pudong District skyline towers Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower & Jin Mao Tower, and quickly “shot” the 88th observation floor of the Jinmao Tower. We visited the beautiful Yuyuan Garden and explored its nearby traditional bazaar, purchasing specialty fruit teas & took a cruise tour on the Huangpu River of the Bund District, seeingthe old and new Shanghai business districts and skyscrapers from the river level. We visited the Shanghai Museum furniture, costumes, calligraphy and cloissoine art exhibits, an overall great day in Shanghai thanks to Kris!
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Joannafc1387kh
Jun 11, 2024
Shanghai English Private Tour. one day - Shanghai is an impressive city. Our guide Sophie Lee enlightened us about the history and experiences of the city, told us very interesting things and was absolutely friendly and approachable. I definitely recommend her as a private guide. Guide in English. Thank you very much Sophie.
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