Private Day Tour: Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Attractions

Experience the best of Shanghai on this private day tour. Explore the charming Zhujiajiao Water Town and visit top city attractions like Yu Garden and Shanghai Tower. Includes a boat ride, lunch, and a professional guide.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - Meet your knowledgeable guide at your hotel lobby. After one hour driving, you will start your exciting sightseeing tour from Zhujiajiao water town. It’s the best-preserved water town in the area with history over 1700 years. There are old bridges, antiquated architecture and bubbling streams. You can wander along the…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Zhujiaojiao, Yu Garden, Shanghai Tower Admission tickets (only if all-inclusive option is selected)
  • Bottled water
  • Private guide
  • Lunch
  • Visa waiver assistance for small groups from the cruise port for cruise passengers
What's Not Included
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if city departure option is selected)
Additional Information

Experience the stunning sights of Shanghai and the quaint Zhujiajiao Water Town in this exclusive private day tour. Explore the ancient lanes lined with vintage architecture, meander along the canal featuring historical bridges, and enjoy a relaxing boat ride on the serene canals of Zhujiajiao for half the day. The remaining half day is dedicated to…

Location
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District, Zhujiajiao Town
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Rebecca
Nov 10, 2025
A very special tour - Although not an obvious option I'd thoroughly recommend this tour which includes a visit to Zhu Jia Jiao Water Village. We started at the Yu Gardens and surrounds, and very wise decision from Snow as she knew already that, being the weekend, it become very busy. And she was correct. So when we entered fairly early it was already quite busy, and very busy by the time we finished. The Gardens are lovely and well worth a visit. Snow was excellent with her explanations and knowledge of the history and symbolism. She was keeping an eye on the weather to see the best time to go up Shanghai Tower. Having decided we'd be better waiting until the afternoon we headed to the Water Village. By going with a guide we were able to arrive through local residential areas so got to see further authentic living, and also a Taoist Temple where we received some good knowledge from Snow whilst wondering around amongst local worshippers. The Water Village was busy as it was the weekend but wasn't oppressive while we wandered the narrow lines of shops and stalls, stopping at a local restaurant for a delicious lunch guided by Snow. This was followed by a beautiful boat trip along the water, just the right length. Gorgeous! The journey back provided some much appreciated quiet/ snooze time, before arriving back at Shanghai Tower and heading up. It was still cloudy, but enough breaks in the cloud for us to get a glimpse of just how high up we were! Not a clear night unfortunately but gladly worth the visit. A fantastic trip!
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Marie_k
Nov 9, 2025
Great way to see Shanghai - Great tour! Our guide Jane was fantastic! Very knowledgeable, nice and helpful. She adjusted the tour based on what we wanted to do! A great way to see the highlights of Shanghai and learn about the history at the same time!
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Shubham_m
Nov 7, 2025
Best 1 day tour in Shanghai. Highly Recommended. Don’t miss. - Best 1 day tour in Shanghai. My tour guide Snow was amazing, knowledgable and polite. She took to all the best places in Shanghai. This tour is highly recommended. Don’t miss this.
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Alessandra_s
Nov 5, 2025
Amazing experience! - If I could give this experience more than 5 stars I would. We were a group of 6 and I can say that it was by far one of the easiest logistics I’ve experienced, from communication with Alana for coordination, pick-up and mobilization in a very comfortable van and all tickets already reserved. And then, our guide, Caroline! SO patient, attentive, charming, welcoming, and knowledgeable, I highly recommend her! I would take the tour with her all over again (PD: Thanks Caroline for helping us learn useful words and pronunciation for the rest of our trip too!!) If you’re on the fence to take this tour, this is your sign to go ahead and schedule it.
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Jeywen
Nov 4, 2025
The best experience of Shanghai. Don’t miss it! - Fantastic excursion that was very well planned and organized. I highly recommend it and would definitely book it again but with new excursion destinations if I come to Shanghai again. May the guide really gave us the best of Shanghai. We learned a lot at an effective but calm pace. We were also treated to a wonderful lunch that was developed in consultation with us. Also with nice view. The driver Chen was also very professional and we were met at the cruise port and he made sure to drop us off at the airport at exactly the scheduled time. Don't miss this experience! They are very flexible if you want other or more stops along the way.
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Beverly_b
Nov 4, 2025
Lovely day in Shanghai with Snow - This was a fantastic tour, Snow was an knowledgeable and kind guide. Alana, Snow and our driver were so helpful accommodating they made our trip a wonderful experience .
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Mary_m
Nov 3, 2025
My dad and I had an... - My dad and I had an amazing tour experience with Xin. She is an amazing guide, knowledgeable and her English is perfect! This tour is the perfect way to see several of Shanghai’s tourist attractions!
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Mandii_c
Nov 2, 2025
10/10 - would recommend this tour! - This was a great private tour with exceptional service. We had a driver and our tour guide Snow was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of time to answer questions! The water town was just beautiful and a highlight of Shanghai for me. I am so glad we booked this trip!
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Danalee_m
Nov 1, 2025
Fabulous! - Our day was fabulous! Very informative, friendly, flexible, and helpful. Gave great food recommendations. May was an incredible guide and Miss Cheng was an amazing driver. We all enjoyed every minute!
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Leonard_n
Oct 28, 2025
Snow was awesome! Very... - Snow was awesome! Very informative and excellent English. Tour was on time and as advertised. Highly recommend.
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From $109
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).