Why choose this Shanghai tour ?
This classic inclusive tour which duration is about 8 hours will amaze us with top and popular attractions in Shanghai. Pay a visit to the educational Jewish Refugees’ Museum. Appreciate the panoramic views of Shanghai on the 118th floor of Shanghai Tower. Former French Concession, Sinan Mansion, Huaihai Road Commercial Street, Xujiahui Catholic Church and Longhua Temple can give us a joy of beauty as well as the stories behind the places. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some delicious local foods to eat.
1. Discover a lesser-known side of Shanghai’s history at Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
2. Admire the western-style architectures around Sinan Road
3. Visit the oldest temple in Shanghai – Longhua Temple
4. Enjoy an in-depth immersion into Chinese history courtesy of your private guide.
5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
Make the most of your Shanghai adventure
What makes Private Tour of Shanghai Tower, Jewish Refugees Museum and Longhua Temple a unique experience ?
In the morning, Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m. and start your tour.
Firstly your guide will take you to Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum which 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 Pudong New Area and admire the skyscrapers of modern Shanghai.
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.
In a mere twenty years, Pudong has boomed into one of the busiest and prosperous areas of the world, flourishing in the business of world trade and finance, prevailing in world technology and boasting some of the world’s highest skyscrapers. Such as: Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower.
We will walk along Lujiazui Ring Bridge which is good place to photograph skyscrapers.
The new landmark of Shanghai, the tallest building in Shanghai with a total height of 632 meters. The 118th floor of the tower has a indoor observation deck which is the world’s highest indoor observation deck and called the ‘Top of Shanghai Observatory’. Tourists are recommended to visit the exhibition hall on floor B1 first, and then take the express elevator to the 118th floor directly within only 55 seconds, its speed can reach 18 meters per second. Here, you have a bird’s-eye view of Shanghai. You will have time to stop and admire the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River on the 119th floor.
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.
Then, we will transfer to Huaihai Road Commercial Street. According to your preference, your guide will recommend a place to eat, which could be a small local eatery or elegant cuisine restaurant.
Located in the downtown of Shanghai’s French Concession, Huaihai Road is one of the busiest shopping streets in Shanghai. It is known to all that Huaihai Road is Shanghai’s most beautiful and fashionable street with the best emotional appeal.
With modern architecture standing in great numbers, Huaihai Road is a place where fashionable and brand-name commodities are plentiful, following world trends. Being famous for elegance and romance, Huaihai Road is a glorious shopping paradise in most people’s eyes.
Then, we will transfer to Former French Concession area, stroll along Sinan Road, visit Sinnan Mansion.
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.
St. Ignatius Cathedral was built in 1896 during Qing Dynasty. As an international church in Shanghai, it used to be called ‘The largest Cathedral in the far east’, which is now referred to as ‘the Cathedral on Sheshan’. The building is in a Gothic style. The top is 50 meters high and is quite unique among the skyscrapers of the city.
Then, we will visit the oldest temple in Shanghai – Longhua Temple.
Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai for its long history of over 1,700 years. The visitor here having marveled at the city’s modern architecture and historical sites. Besides its long history, Longhua Temple is the largest temple in Shanghai. It occupies an area of over 20,000 square meters (five acres) and the architectural proportion is about 5,000 square meters (1.2 acres). The whole courtyard was built strictly in the style of traditional Buddhist symmetry and it’s in accordance with the Chinese concept of beauty.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by MoreFunAsia.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Shanghai.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.