Shanghai Trip Overview
This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions and historical sites. With a private guide, you will learn about culture and history of Shanghai and closely watch lovely Giant Pandas at Shanghai Zoo. The itinerary includes Shanghai Zoo, Qibao Old Street, Shikumen Museum, Xintiandi, Nanjing Road and the Bund. You also can taste local delicacy as you walk along Qibao Old Street.
1. Closely watch lovely Giant Pandas and learn some common knowledge about animals
2. Admire the SHIKUMEN style old houses and the relaxing atmosphere of Xintiandi
3. See 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers along the Bund
4. Walk around Nanjing Road, explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building
5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
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 historical sites. With a private guide, you will learn about culture and history of Shanghai and closely watch lovely Giant Pandas at Shanghai Zoo. The itinerary includes Shanghai Zoo, Qibao Old Street, Shikumen Museum, Xintiandi, Nanjing Road and the Bund. You also can taste local delicacy as you walk along Qibao Old Street.
1. Closely watch lovely Giant Pandas and learn some common knowledge about animals
2. Admire the SHIKUMEN style old houses and the relaxing atmosphere of Xintiandi
3. See 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers along the Bund
4. Walk around Nanjing Road, explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building
5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Shanghai Zoo (Shanghai Dongwu Yuan), No.2831 Hongqiao Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200000 China
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, transfer to Shanghai Zoo and start the highlight tour.
Shanghai Zoo is a large-scale state-level zoo. There are more than 400 species of animals, such as giant pandas, golden monkeys, South China tigers, Manchurian tigers, Yangtze alligators, elks, but also animals from all over the world, such as giraffe, kangaroo, penguin, hippopotamus, sea lion and the like.
You will visit the giant pandas and learn some common knowledge about animals. The giant panda area is fan-shaped, where an indoor exhibition area and an outside playground can be seen. You can watch the panda’s every movement.
Then, you will transfer to Qibao Ancient Town.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Qibao Old Street, Qingnian Road, Minhang District, Shanghai China
Then, you will wander in Qibao Old Street and experience local lifestyle.
Qibao Ancient Town is Located in the center of Minhang District of Shanghai, which has both the scenery of water town and a history spanning over one thousand years. The name originates from the Qibao Temple. You can see cricket displays and live cricket fighting shows at the Cricket Museum in town. A great variety of snacks in Qibao Ancient Town will attract your eye. Walk along Qibao Old street, taste typical snacks and enjoy the local lifestyle.
Qibao Ancient Town can satisfy your curiosity about ancient water townships without the bother of either long distance or the rush of crowds.
Then, you will return back to Shanghai downtown and visit Xintiandi.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021 China
Xintiandi is a tourist attraction that preserves the historical and cultural features of Shanghai and integrates Chinese and western culture. Xintiandi is divided into northern and southern parts. The south is dominated by modern architecture. The north is dominated by Shikumen old buildings. Composed of Shikumen and modern architectural style, now it has become a hot and fashionable pedestrian street in the center of the city. Actually, it stands for the popular and leisurely life style of this city’s new generation. The outdoor cafes, bars and romantic restaurants can be seen everywhere.
Then, we will visit Shikumen Museum and learn about the living space and lifestyle of Shanghai people in those days.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shikumen Museum, Shanghai, No.25, 118 Alley, Taicang Road, Luwan District, Shanghai 200021 China
It is an old shikumen house built in the 1920s that has been preserved and renovated. The museum was built according to the model of one household in the 1920s. There are seven main exhibition rooms, namely, the guest room, the study room, the old people’s room, the master room, the daughter room, the pavilion room and the oven room. The story of a shikumen family runs through the whole visit. It not only shows the unique shikumen architectural culture of Shanghai, but also reproduces the living space and lifestyle of Shanghai people in those days.
Then, you will walk around Nanjing Road, explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building.
Duration: 30 minutes
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.
You can also visit the thinnest building 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.
Then, you 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. 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.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Duration: 45 minutes
