Private Half Day Tour: Zhujiajiao Water Town with Gondola Ride

Experience the serene charm of Zhujiajiao ancient water town on a half-day private tour from Shanghai. Ride a gondola, explore ancient streets, and taste local delicacies.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - Zhujiajiao is a water town just an hour outside of Shanghai. It was established about 1,700 years ago. It features 36 stone bridges and numerous rivers line Zhujiajiao, and many ancient buildings still line the riverbanks today. The many shops nestled into the historic buildings and stone streets lined are bustling with with food vendors. Gondola rides along the canals are popular activities.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Private guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle with ample room based on your group size with experienced driver
  • Local delicacies(Snacks) tasting
  • Gondola ride
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips-recommended
Additional Information

Experience a peaceful getaway just an hour away from Shanghai at the tranquil ancient water town of Zhujiajiao. This 4 1/2-hour excursion allows you to glide on a gondola beneath age-old bridges and wander through the streets reminiscent of the Qing dynasty. Discover Ming and Qing dynasty architecture and indulge in shopping at local stores. As you tour, you will also get to taste local specialities such as zong zi (sticky rice dumplings), zha rou (steamed pork encased in bamboo leaves), along with traditional Chinese sweets. This journey also entails a delightful gondola ride studded with engaging sights.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please wear comfortable shoes
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.

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Kattya
Jul 6, 2024
Beautiful place! - This operator is amazing with his guides in 8ngles and Spanish, this tour is short but magnificent and also the village is very nice, recommended!!!
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Lindsay
Jun 20, 2024
Top Tour Guides in Shanghai! - Hi Jenny, just arrived in London from Shanghai and a lovely two days sightseeing with Cathy & Mr Tao! Cathy is a lovely young lady and an excellent guide - she made our sightseeing an absolute delight. Mr Tao is a very responsible & competent driver, & so we also used him to drive us to the airport on departure. Cathy checked with us regularly throughout each day to make sure we were happy with what we were seeing, and that the pace was not too fast. We will certainly recommend your company to any friends of ours who may visit China, & make sure they ask for Cathy! Thank you again for your services. Lindsay & Gillian - New Zealand
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Patricia_g
Jun 10, 2024
Water Town - After the city center in Shanghai, we were transported to a different place and time. From the calming and quiet boat ride, to strollling through the ancient streets, to trying some amazing food, the trip was a very pleasant glimpse into the past.
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Zeegram
May 4, 2024
Excellent tour - Apple was excellent and very informative about all aspects of the tour, Shanghai and China. I would highly recommend the tour, Apple and the driver.
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V1611udjulief
Feb 8, 2024
BOOK IT NOW! - This tour was incredible and Cathy was super great! I was in China for a business trip and last minute had some personal time. It's difficult to get around China without a Chinese speaker so I looked for a tour and found Jenny's tours. In less than 24 hours, I was assigned a guide. It was very reasonably priced also for a solo trip. It helped a lot also that Cathy's English was VERY good. She was very friendly and knew so much of the history! Cathy helped me and encouraged me when buying souvenirs and got us really good food. She was also very willing to take all my pictures for me lol. I was very happy with this and would HIGHLY recommend booking with Jenny!
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Ron
Jun 17, 2023
Unforgettable water town tour - Nora is one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had. We visited the beautiful Zhujiajiao town, and I learnt about its history, culture and people. We bought local delicacies. Nora was very knowledgeable, and adapted the tour to suit my interests. She spoke excellent English. I enjoyed watching her bargain with the locals. I was fortunate I got Nora as my guide, so thank you for making it a memorable tour.
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Sophia
May 20, 2023
Enjoyable - Zhujiajiao is definitely worth going . Lovely old water town n old streets filled with local snacks . Apple, our guide made a difference to our experience! . Besides sharing in-depth information on the history of the water town, she took us to the best rice dumpling store and also Introduced us to some delicious local snacks n even Bargained on our behalf with local shop owners . A proactive and personable guide
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Alina_t
Mar 19, 2023
great trip - I had fantastic tour organised by Jenny. My guide Grace was very knowledgeable, sharing plenty interesting stories and facts. I highly recommend it to anyone and who want to have better understanding of the culture, customs and way of life in Shanghai and surroundings...and try some delicious snacks on the way :)
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Graemel483
Nov 2, 2022
Fantastic Private Tour - The flexibility of Jenny's team was unmatch. We are a busy family of four traveling as part of an expat assignment. Jenny's team put together an incredible tour for us. We had to reschedule the entire day 72 hours in advance and the team accommodated us. We also had a friendly driver and guide that showed us the amazing historical town during the extremely busy holiday week.
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4ngky
Dec 17, 2019
A beautiful day at Zhujiaojio water town - We took a half day tour with Jenny tour and our guide was Alice. She was super friendly and would go the extra mile to make you very comfortable. Alice was a great guide that feels like your close friend. She joked around with us, told stories of her family and explains very well about the places that we went to. My daughter had a massive nose bleed in the car on the way to zhujiaojiao, Alice went to buy us tissues, fruits for my daughter and even took her jacket to a laundry nearby to wash her jacket during our sightseeing. She felt like a cool aunt to my kids. And the drive to and from zhujiaojiao was very comfortable with the mini van that Jenny tour provide. The car was very clean n neat. Overall it was an unforgetable experience with Jenny private tour, I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family who are going to china!
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