Private Walking Tour: Exploring Shanghai's Former French Concession

Discover the allure of Shanghai’s Former French Concession on a private walking tour. Explore the mix of street life, colonial charm, Art Deco architecture, and film noir intrigue that defines this unique neighborhood.

Duration:
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

This tour is perfect for city walkers, with a minimum walking time of approximately 3 hours. An English-speaking tour guide will lead participants through the 1930s Art Deco architecture and provide insights into China’s modern history from 1850 to 1950. Participants will enjoy the environment and culture during this relaxing walking tour.
The tour…

What's Included
  • Transportation to attraction
  • Hotel pickup
  • Excellent English-speaking guide
  • Entrance Tickets
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information

A trip to Shanghai wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the once French Concession. Now, it serves as the city’s most popular and fashionable district, where stylish nightclubs and bars continue to flourish remarkably similar to mushrooms following a downpour. The district retains an enticing blend of unrefined Shanghainese street culture, weathered…

Location
Fuxing Park
No.2 Gaolan Road,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Gilbert
Oct 2, 2024
Excellent Tour Guide for Shanghai - Penny was absolutely wonderful. We walked thru the French Concession area and adjacent neighborhoods and learned alot about the history of China, Shanghai and the current issues facing Chinese living in Shanghai. Penny spoke excellent English and helped us plan other things he to do in Shanghai. She went out of her way to show us how to navigate the subway which turned out to be great way to get around. Overall, Penny deserved a six!!!
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711tracyl
Oct 1, 2024
Exceptional French Concession Tour - We booked a private tour of the French Concession neighborhood and loved it!! Our tour guide Penny was extremely knowledgeable about the history and life in this formerly European neighborhood. We visited historic buildings and also walked through parts of the old neighborhood for additional glimpses of what life was like then and now. We totally enjoyed our day touring with Penny and booked her for two additional tours the following days. I would highly recommend this tour and tour guide!
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R7611cstonyb
Apr 15, 2024
Excellent - Penny was extremely informative,her English exceptionally good.Very friendly and interested in her area. Would def recommend
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L5476freileenr
Apr 9, 2024
Great learning experience about the French Concession! - Penny was remarkably knowledgeable about the history if the French Concessiion and made the history come to life as we strolled through. We saw where Nicon signed the Shanghai Communique, the view from 33rd floor of Hotel Okura, other historical landmarks, and the Shikumen residential buildings. Highly recommend this tour!
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Nicola_w
Mar 22, 2024
A great few hours seeing Shanghai from a local perspective - Penny was a great guide. She is really knowledgeable on the history of China, and explains this in a relevant and entertaining way. We saw parts of Shanghai that I would never have found on my own.
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Laura
Mar 1, 2024
Outstanding opportunity to learn about the history of Shanghai and China! - I had an excellent tour and history lesson of the French Concession today. Penny was such a knowledgeable and enjoyable guide and presented a vast amount of information clearly and in a highly digestible story. My understanding of China and Shanghai is exponential. I highly recommend spending a few hours with Penny!
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Robert_k
Feb 26, 2024
Well worth booking this tour. - It was my first time to visit Shaghai. Miss Penny has a real passion for sharing her in-depth knowledge of Shanghai's culture and history.
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Leapyear68
Jan 15, 2024
If you want to learn about the history and culture of Shanghai, take this tour! - Penny picked me up from the hotel and took me on a phenomenal tour! She spoke perfect English and taught me so much about the history and culture of the area. We saw a varied cityscape including the fancy hotels, the shopping district, and the housing complexes. We ended at a trendy tea shop with craft tea concoctions. An absolutely amazing day!
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M9808dtmaximed
Dec 30, 2023
Great discovery of the colonial past of Shanghai - Excellent tour with Penny, she was an EXCEPTIONAL guide! She made history super interesting, gave us a new view of the city, and was lovely to chat to. Highly recommanded
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Richard_c
May 18, 2023
A must in Shanghai!! Thank you Penny!! - We didn’t see the time passing during this great experience! Penny our guide kept us interested during the whole tour and was always available for more questions and more details. She shared her knowledge of Shanghai’s history in a very easy way which make the tour very pleasant while being extremely detailed and clear. We really took our time and at the end of the visit we had so much better understanding about the French concession, its history & organization. We were in family with some member not speaking English but it wasn’t a problem as the pace of the visit allow us to translate to the French speaking member. Really appreciated this tour with Penny and we will definitely take the next tour which focus more on the architecture of the French concession. Highly recommended!!
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