Shanghai Trip Overview
New visitors to Shanghai can get acquainted with the city at an easygoing pace on this small group tour. With a private guide, travel the city by private vehicle, stopping at major attractions like Fuxing Park, Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, Yuyuan Old Street, South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, local Bird And Flower Market and the Bund. We will admire the western-style architectures around Former French Concession area and discover a lesser-known side of Shanghai’s history at Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. 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. Wander in the Bund and admire the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles
3. Visit Jewish ghetto, see exhibitions of historic items, view old-style residences and learn stories between Jews and Shanghai.
4. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Shanghai hotel
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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, Shanghai, China
New visitors to Shanghai can get acquainted with the city at an easygoing pace on this small group tour. With a private guide, travel the city by private vehicle, stopping at major attractions like Fuxing Park, Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, Yuyuan Old Street, South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, local Bird And Flower Market and the Bund. We will admire the western-style architectures around Former French Concession area and discover a lesser-known side of Shanghai’s history at Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. 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. Wander in the Bund and admire the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles
3. Visit Jewish ghetto, see exhibitions of historic items, view old-style residences and learn stories between Jews and Shanghai.
4. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Shanghai hotel
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sinan Mansions, Lane507 Fuxing Middle Road, Shanghai 200000 China
A Nice Leisure and Entertainment Place.
Sinan Road is a famous French-style road in Former French Concession Shanghai. There are about twenty garden houses on both sides of the street that are representative of almost all the residential styles of Shanghai in the early 20th century. There are boutique hotels, apartment hotels and enterprise mansions. Moreover, there are a variety of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, tea houses, as well as a large number of clubs, convention centers, showrooms, cultural salons, designer shops and recreational parks. Stroll down this clean and romantic one-way street and enjoy the shade of the plane trees on both sides of the road. You can feel the peace in the middle of the crowded Shanghai.
Duration: 45 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.
Then, we will walk along Yuayuan Old Street and experience the original Shanghai lifestyle.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yuyuan Old Street, Houjia Road, Fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200001 China
Shanghai Old Street, historically called Miaoqian Dajie, is an old business street that has a combination of tourist attractions, shops, entertainment and cultural exhibits. It owes its special social attractions and rich commercial background to the fact that the earliest bank, gold shop, jeweler’s store, wine shop and tea house of the city were all to be found here. Visiting the old alleys of Shanghai is a great way to discover the traditional culture of this city and experience the real life of the Shanghainese.
We can walk to the Zigzag Nine Bend Bridge. Chinese people believe that the number nine symbolizes auspiciousness. Walking across the Bridge is said to bring people good luck. The Bridge leads to Mid-Lake Pavilion Teahouse, which is the oldest teahouse in Shanghai.
According to your preference, your guide will recommend a place to eat at Yuyuan Old Street, which could be a small local eatery or elegant cuisine restaurant.
After lunch, we will visit the famous Shanghai “Fabric Market” – South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, No.399 Lujiabang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China
The famous Shanghai “Fabric Market” is home to hundreds of tailors and seamstresses, and is the city’s prime destination for bespoke clothing garments. Most people who come to Shanghai will recommend the South Bund Spinning Material Market as a must-visit place. There you can choose a variety of fabrics and then work with a tailor to customise the clothes you want.
Once you enter the market, you can see almost all the shops are using several languages to write their billboards as 80% of the customers are foreigners. “Tailor” is the most prominent feature, not only satisfying Chinese and foreigner’s requirement for tailored fit clothes, but also bringing them unique clothing characteristics.
Then, we will explore local Bird And Flower Market to experience original Shanghai lifestyle.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bird And Flower Market(South Xizang road), No.417, Xizang S Rd Near Dongtai Rd, Shanghai 200000 China
The tour will start by the crossing of Tibet Road and Fangbang Road, in one of Shanghai’s many antique neighborhoods, also known as the cricket market. Its full of flowers, bonsai, birds, fish insects and crowds of people searching for whatever their hearts desire. It is a good place to experience part of a local’s life kind of life.
Then, we will transfer to Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and discover a lesser-known side of Shanghai’s history.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, 62 Changyang Road, Shanghai China
It is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai during World War II after fleeing Europe to escape the Holocaust. The museum features documents, photographs, films and personal items documenting the lives of some of the more than 20,000 Jewish residents of the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, better known as the Shanghai Ghetto, during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai.
See important sites from that era including the Jewish Refugees Museum (formerly Ohel Moishe Synagogue) and Huoshan Park. Learn from your informative guide about the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, hear about modern day life in the historic neighborhood and meet local residents on this fascinating tour.
Then, we will transfer to the Bund and admire the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles along the Bund.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Bund, The Bund, Shanghai
The Bund is a famous waterfront on the west bank of Huangpu River and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai. Here, the charm of Shanghai as a bustling metropolis combining the century-old history and flourishing future is fully presented, making the Bund Shanghai a must-see attraction. We will see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles at the Bund. Such as Peace Hotel(Heping Fandian), Shanghai Customs House and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. We will appreciate skyscrapers across the Huangpu River.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: The Bund City Sculptures, Jinling Dong Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200001 China
We will see the Bund City Sculptures, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Huangpu Park and Waibaidu Bridge.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.