Shanghai · 1-DAY TOURS
23 reviewed
These are the 15 best 1-day tours right now: what each one costs, how long it takes, and the kind of traveller it suits. Start at number one and work down.
Suzhou gardens and Zhouzhuang’s canal charm from Shanghai, with hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, and a gondola-style boat ride.
“The guide was totally awesome with great knowledge, personality, and excellent English. I would like less time at silk factory and more at river village. Maybe skip silk factory”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai with hotel pickup and bullet train options. Gardens, canal streets, Tiger Hill, boat ride, lunch.
“Excellent tour. Our guide Annie was great. She provided good explanation and her English is excellent. Good sense of humour as well. Knowledgeable about the history.”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with a guided tour, lunch, and an all-inclusive option with boat, rickshaw, and gardens.
“We really enjoyed the trip. Xin is very nice, kind, helpful, patient and knowledgeable. excellent service.”
Private German guide for 8 hours: Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha, Pudong skyline, and flexible swaps. Downtown pickup, private car, smart pacing.
Take a private day trip from Shanghai to the Southern Great Wall near Linhai by bullet train, with an English guide, lunch, and old-street food.
“Excellent service from hotel pick up to hotel return. Emma had a lot of relevant info to share and is fluent in english.”
Shanghai to Suzhou by bullet train: Humble Administrator’s Garden, Pingjiang Road rickshaw, Panmen Gate, Grand Canal boat, lunch.
“Caroline was our tour guide, she was on time, very tentative and cheerful. She was informative and made the whole tour experience memorable. Our driver Qiqi was also great! Highly recommend!”
Private bullet-train day trip from Shanghai to Linhai’s Southern Great Wall, with garden time, a local buffet lunch, and Ziyang Old Street.
“Our guide Jennifer provides great service! She cintacted me ahead of time and had the day well-planned out. She is knowledgeable about the history. Definitely recommended!”
A full day coach trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou for West Lake cruising, tea village ceremony, and Six Harmonies Pagoda—lunch and tickets included.
“It was ok, the lake was beautiful, everything was very well organized, but I would have liked to hear more about history of the city. It's way overpriced.”
Private Hangzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Longjing tea, Feilai Peak, and Hefang Street.
“Shirley was amazing. Very friendly, caring, genuine, and prompt. Can’t recommend her enough. Would highly recommend this tour.”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train: UNESCO gardens, canal-town stroll, Tiger Hill and a Grand Canal cruise with an English guide.
“Our guide Sammi has been fantastic. She is very nice He knows a lot about Souzou and explains very well. She was willing to help us at all times”
Private day trip to Zhujiajiao water town plus Shanghai highlights. Flexible choices, hotel pickup, private guide, and optional all-inclusive upgrade.
“Alice was a great guide! We went to the Shanghai Tower, South Bund Fabric Market and the watertown. She was so helpful! She helped me to translate and bargain. She was also able to tell me the history of the area, explain local delicacies. She made my first trip to China a positive one.”
A private, full-day Shanghai plan with hotel pickup, Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, The Bund, Yu Garden, plus markets and dinner cruise options.
“Very friendly guide Leo, spoke English well and was more than happy to make sure we saw everything on our must see list. would recommend this tour to other travellers.”
Private guided day trip from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao and Suzhou’s UNESCO gardens, with a canal gondola ride and flexible sightseeing.
“Beautiful tour with nice transfers in a comfortable van and special walks along the canals of Zhujiajiao and the gardens of Suzhou. Super!”
Fly from Shanghai to Beijing for a packed day: Forbidden City highlights and a Badaling Great Wall climb with all key tickets included.
“Great tour, started a little early. Delivered as promised airfare, airport driver, tiananmen square, forbidden palace and great wall all by a knowledgeable english speaking tour guide. Only other complaint is the standard tour of a jade factory and silk factory. Really just a slightly pressured sales trip after the tour which only lasts five minutes.”
Bullet train to Suzhou with hotel pickup, a private English guide, garden classics, canal boat views, and flexible canal-street time.
“Kelly, the owner of Melody Tours, is a true professional, meeting us at our hotel just to say hello and introduce us to Jessica, our guide. Jessica was great: highly knowledgeable, completely fluent in English and very friendly. Highly recommend using them, and would certainly do so the next time we're in Shanghai.”
