Shanghai · SHANGHAI CITY HIGHLIGHTS TOURS
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One day, the whole city. These are the best full-day and half-day Shanghai tours: the Bund, Yu Garden, the Jade Buddha Temple and the Pudong towers, stitched into a route that skips the queues. Compare what each covers, how private it is, and what it costs.
Private day trip pairing Zhujiajiao water town with Shanghai highlights, including Yu Garden, the Bund, and Shanghai Tower views.
“Snow was a great guide and very accommodative. We had a great day trip with all highlights of Shanghai explained very well.”
See old Shanghai and futuristic Pudong in one day on a private, customizable tour with hotel pickup, a flexible guide, and optional all-inclusive lunch.
“Annie was an amazing tour guide! From the minute she picked us up at our hotel till the moment she dropped us off, she was professional, very knowledgeable, and funny. She also helped me navigate a food allergy with lunch so I could enjoy Read more”
8-hour Shanghai highlights with an English-speaking guide, included lunch, and key sights like Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, and Yuyuan Garden.
“This was a very good day tour to get familiar with the major tourist sights of Shanghai. Our guide, Tom, was very organized and knowledgeable and I would be remiss if I did not compliment our driver as well (the traffic is crazy).”
Flexible 4-hour private Shanghai tour with hotel pickup. Choose 2–3 highlights like The Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, French Concession.
“I had a great day seeing the sights of Shanghai! The flexibility was perfect, allowing me to spend more or less time at sights, and stopping for tea or lunch on my schedule.”
A private 8-hour Shanghai route with Yu Garden tea, Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, and Pudong skyscrapers, with flexible guide-led pacing.
“With only a few days in Shanghai myself and my partner decided to book Cassie for the full day tour of Shanghai Cassie and her driver where very professional and charming taking care of all our needs making the most memorable experiences on this short time in the city To anybody thinking to book Cassie and her driver don’t hesitate as the memories made on this day exceeded my expectations all due to Cassie and her passion for her city A truly wonderful tour and such a pleasure to share the day with her and her driver X”
Tailor-made half-day private Shanghai tour blending Old Town, Yu Garden, The Bund, and Shanghai Tower, with hotel pickup and optional meals.
“Our guide areanged our collection from the hotel and met us in the city! He was so knowledgeable with the history and showed and told us all about different areas that we wanted to see. The architecture was unreal, the old and the new! HRead more”
Private German guide for 8 hours: Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha, Pudong skyline, and flexible swaps. Downtown pickup, private car, smart pacing.
A private Shanghai day tour that strings together Yu Garden, Shanghai Tower, the Jade Buddha Temple, Tianzifang, and the Bund with flexible pacing.
“We had an amazing tour with Xin in Shanghai. She was very knowledgable and kind. Her English was excellent and she modified our trip so efficiently with the wonderful driver to accommodate our interests. We highly recommend her to others interested in seeing the highlights of Shanghai.”
A Shanghai night tour with an **Huangpu River cruise**, a Bund stroll by the **Peace Hotel**, and **Nanjing Road** views, with hotel pickup.
“The tour guide doesn't ride the boat with you and then takes you on a lil train ride in town (which you can do on your own. Take a cab to Bundi and get your tickets at the pier, cheaper for the same experience.”
Half-day Shanghai tour with hotel pickup. Choose morning temples and pearls or afternoon Yu Garden and the Bund—4 hours of highlights.
“Good tour of the sites. Doing it solo and off-peak season, so it ended up being a private tour. Many of the sites were still crowded. However, it moved to my pace. We were able to finish in under 4 hours. Guide was knowledgeable and friendly. January is cool for walking, but would like that over the heat of summer.”
A 4-hour private Shanghai tour with a custom plan, Bund-to-Pudong skyline photos, Yu Garden and Old Town, plus optional Jade Buddha Temple.
“Lea was a fantastic guide. She was very knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited, she was professional, very accommodating and had great English. She was happy to personalise the trip to what we wanted. We loved the Yu Garden, beautiful and tranquil and loved the stark contrast when visiting The Bund, seeing old building on one side and the futuristic skyscrapers on the other side. Lots of walking which we enjoyed, despite the rain 😊”
Private 4-hour customized Shanghai tour with hotel pickup and a flexible mix of the Bund, Yu Garden, French Concession, temples, and Shanghai Tower.
“This was a very good choice. My guide, Penny, was very friendly and knowledgable, and able to adapt the half day to me interests. Highly recommended.”
Private trip pairing Zhujiajiao canal town with Shanghai highlights: Yuyuan Garden and the Bund, with hotel pickup and an English guide.
“Tom was super responsive and very kind to walk with us through Zhujiajiao and the Bund even though he didn't need to given this was actually a private car arrangement!”
Cycle Shanghai’s French and British concessions to the Bund and Yu Garden, with snacks, photos, and a small-group English guide by bike.
“An amazing trip through Shanghai including the lesser visited and more authentic Japanese concession. May, the fantastic leader guides you through a vivid and at times adventurous trip through Shanghai streets. May is a very passionate local who clearly loves to show her hometown to visitors. highly recommended”
A private 8-hour Shanghai highlights day with hotel pickup, a flexible route, 3 attraction tickets, and local lunch—plus views from Shanghai Tower and the Bund.
“We were on business with my husband. We only had one day to visit Shanghai. Queena our guide made this day memorable. We got to see many wonderful places. Thank you”
