Shanghai Trip Overview
This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions in Shanghai. With a private guide, we will learn about culture and history of Shanghai, admire modern skyscrapers and different styles of architecture and learn some common knowledge about ocean creatures. The itinerary includes Fuxing Park, Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, Jing’an Temple, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Riverside Promenade, Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre and Former French Concession area. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some delicious local foods to eat.
1. Get in touch with the everyday people and experience local lifestyle in Fuxing Park
2. Admire the western-style architectures around Former French Concession
3. Enjoy panoramic views of Shanghai from World Financial Center with transparent glass-walled walkways
4. Private guide for a more personalized experience
5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Shanghai, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Shanghai, , China
This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions in Shanghai. With a private guide, we will learn about culture and history of Shanghai, admire modern skyscrapers and different styles of architecture and learn some common knowledge about ocean creatures. The itinerary includes Fuxing Park, Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, Jing’an Temple, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Riverside Promenade, Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre and Former French Concession area. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some delicious local foods to eat.
1. Get in touch with the everyday people and experience local lifestyle in Fuxing Park
2. Admire the western-style architectures around Former French Concession
3. Enjoy panoramic views of Shanghai from World Financial Center with transparent glass-walled walkways
4. Private guide for a more personalized experience
5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Fuxing Park, No.2 Gaolan Road, Shanghai China
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Fuxing Park and start the highlight tour.
Fuxing Park, also called Gujiazhai Park. It is a unique park in Shanghai that maintains the French classic style, which is characterized by plaids and patterns. Now stays popular both for senior’s exercises in the morning. We will experience the colorful life of retirees.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Museum of Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, No.7 Xiangshan Road, Shanghai China
The Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen is a two-storey European-style building. Sun Yat-sen, also named Sun Wen, is the great forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, the founder of the Republic of China and the respected contributor to Chinese modern history.
Then, we will visit Jing’an Temple.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jing’an Temple, Jing’an Temple, Shanghai
Jing’an Temple is one of the most famous temples in Shanghai which is located at West Nanjing Road, the flourishing downtown area of Shanghai.
Jing’an Temple is a good place to escape the hustle and bustle of crowds in downtown Shanghai. In the meantime, you can enjoy the marvellous painting and calligraphy by Yangzhou’s Eight Eccentric Painters in the Exhibition Hall of Buddhist Relics. An important display of this temple is the bronze bell which was made in the Ming Dynasty.
Then, we will transfer to Pudong to see Shanghai’s financial district and visit Shanghai World Financial Center.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120 China
As a new and bustling district, Pudong offers visitors some of the most modern attractions, businesses, skyscrapers and shopping malls, all featuring the latest in entertainment, technology and fashion.
We will walk along Lujiazui Ring Bridge which is good place to photograph skyscrapers.
Stop At: Shanghai World Financial Center, Building 1, No.100 Century Ave, Pudong New Area, Shanghai China
Standing in the center of Lujiazui in Pudong and neighboring Shanghai Tower and Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is the second tallest skyscraper in the city up to now. From the exterior, the structure looks like a bottle opener and that’s exactly its nickname.
For tourists, it’s more of a hot attraction featuring the sightseeing observatories.
Three observation decks offer different experiences at the 94th, 97th, and 100th floors. The 100th floor is the highest observatory in the world, with transparent glass-walled walkways.
Then, we will closely watch various water creatures at Shanghai Ocean Aquarium.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, No.1388 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120 China
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is located in Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong District and is adjacent to the famous Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower. One of the largest ocean aquariums in the world, it has the world’s longest submarine viewing tunnel measuring 155 meters in length. The submarine viewing tunnel enables visitors to have a wonderful tour here.
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium consists of two pyramid-shaped buildings – a main building and an annexe. The main building is divided into different exhibition zones: China Zone, South America Zone, Australia Zone, Africa Zone, Southeast Asia Zone, Cold Water Zone, Polar Zone, Sea and Shore, Deep Ocean Zone and Special Exhibitions. The exhibits include more than 300 types and 15,000 water creatures and rare fishes, such as poison dart frogs, jellyfishes, moonfish, leafy sea dragons and emperor penguins.
Then, we will wander in Riverside Promenade with the panorama of the Bund.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Riverside Promenade (Bingjiang Da Dao), Bingjiang Dadao, Shanghai China
Then, your guide will show you around Shanghai Binjiang Avenue built in 1997 and located at the east bank of Huangpu River and it’s praised as the new Bund of Pudong. It integrates sightseeing, leisure and relaxation, focusing on the urban ecological environment and functions. Walking on the broad Binjiang Avenue, overlooking the panorama of the Bund, listening to the melodious whistle on the Huangpu River, is a rare quiet and comfortable life in the heart of the metropolis.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, 726 Yan An Xi Rd Rm K 7F East Tower, Hua Min Han Zhen International, Shanghai 200050 China
This is a private museum dedicated to collecting and displaying posters. It contains over 6,000 collections of original propaganda posters from the 1940s to 1990s. It covers chairman Mao’s time and shows the political movements that were taking place during the New China era. It was founded by Mr. Yang Pei Ming who started collecting the posters as a hobby in 1995.
Then, we will walk around Former French Concession and admire western-style architectures.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Former French Concession, Puxi Central, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China
Known for its tree-lined boulevards, the former French Concession is a stylish neighborhood boasting a charming mix of Chinese and European architecture. Walk along quiet alleyways, absorb the botanical beauty of a French-style park and admire the intricate facades of villas and apartments built in the early 20th century and discover the famous figures that have resided within.
We will walk around Former French Concession area, such as: Huaihai Road, Jinjiang Hotel, Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai, Moller Residence and Cathay Cinema.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
