Shanghai Trip Overview
This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions and Shanghai Old City. With a private guide, you will see many rare and endangered animals at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, admire the city’s skyscrapers, walk through Shanghai Old City and experience the original Shanghai lifestyle. The itinerary includes Shanghai Wild Animal Park, the Bund, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Old Street and Nanjing Road. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some local delicacies to eat.
1. Closely watch lovely Giant Pandas and learn some common knowledge about animals
2. Wander in the Bund to see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers
3. Admire classical Chinese architecture, exquisite sculptures and carvings at Yu Garden
4. Personalized experience with a private guide
5. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Shanghai hotel
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, Shanghai Region, China
This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions and Shanghai Old City. With a private guide, you will see many rare and endangered animals at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, admire the city’s skyscrapers, walk through Shanghai Old City and experience the original Shanghai lifestyle. The itinerary includes Shanghai Wild Animal Park, the Bund, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Old Street and Nanjing Road. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some local delicacies to eat.
1. Closely watch lovely Giant Pandas and learn some common knowledge about animals
2. Wander in the Bund to see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers
3. Admire classical Chinese architecture, exquisite sculptures and carvings at Yu Garden
4. Personalized experience with a private guide
5. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Shanghai hotel
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Shanghai Wild Animal Park, No.178 Nanliu Main Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201300 China
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Shanghai Wild Animal Park and start the wonderful tour.
There are many rare and endangered animals at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park. The park is one of China’s biggest wild animal parks. There are over 200 rare species and over 10,000 animals from all over the world, including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros and hunting leopards. Some indigenous animals under special protection include giant pandas, golden monkeys, south-china tigers, and Asian elephants and many others.
The Shanghai Wild Animal Park is divided into two areas: one for walking, and one which is accessible to buses. There is a herbivore zone, a free zone, aquatic bird lake, bird zone, animal kindergarten, pet monkey park, rare animal park, animal performance zone, sea lion performance zone and other spots in this Park.
Then, you will return back to Shanghai Downtown. According to your preference, your guide will recommend a place to eat, which could be a small local eatery or elegant cuisine restaurant.
In the afternoon, you will wander in the Bund, walk through Yuyuan Old Street, visit Yu Garden and walk along Nanjing Road.
Duration: 2 hours
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. You 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. You will appreciate skyscrapers across the Huangpu River.
Then, we will walk along Yuyuan Old Street and visit Yu Garden.
Duration: 45 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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yu Garden (Yuyuan), No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China
Yu Garden was a private garden of the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty. It was the largest and most prestigious of its era in Shanghai after it was completed.
Yu Garden is small in size, but it contains all elements that a classical Chinese garden should have. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics. The exquisite layout, beautiful scenery, and the artistic style of the garden architecture have made the garden one of the highlights of Shanghai.
You 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.
Then, we will stroll around Nanjing Road and explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road), Nanjing East Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China
Nanjing Road is considered to be the ‘No. 1 commercial street in China’, which has been a landmark for this city for a long time. Along its 5.5 kilometers, you will find over 600 shops that on average are visited by some 1.7 million people each day. Here, you can purchase everything wanted, spanning from special and cheap souvenirs to the luxurious world famous brands. You can also visit the surrounding neighborhoods and the thinnest building.
The thinnest in Ningbo Road is known as Paper Building(纸片楼).
The building was once reported by British Daily Mail, stated as perhaps the world’s flattest and thinnest building. Standing diagonally in the front of the the building, it just looks like a piece of paper. The old house had four floors, not all that thin; it takes the shape of triangular polygon. This novel and strange building still has a large number of residents.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
