Private Tour with Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and Must-see attractions in Shanghai
Save time without compromising on this private layover tour that covers Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and Shanghai iconic attractions. Explore the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao by boat and foot and savor a local traditional food for lunch. Then, spend the afternoon discovering Shanghai: Shanghai Museum, People’s Square, Nanjing Road and Shanghai World Financial Center. Plus, you will enjoy panoramic views of Shanghai from the Observation Decks of World Financial Center with transparent glass-walled walkways.
- Explore the best preserved water towns - Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
- Learn about profound history and culture at Shanghai Museum
- Walk around Nanjing Road, explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building
- Private guide for a more personalized experience
- Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from airport in Shanghai
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Private Tour with Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and Must-see attractions in Shanghai
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Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Your tour guide will meet you at exit of airport at 08:30 a.m. or your arrival time. Then, transfer to Zhujiajiao and start the layover tour. Also known as the ‘Venice of Shanghai,’ Zhujiajiao is the best preserved of the four ancient water towns in the Shanghai area. With a history dating back over 1,700 years, Zhujiajiao is full of lovely canals and waterways, small alleys, picturesque bridges, and ancient buildings, many from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The best way to explore Zhujiajiao is on foot and by boat. We will stroll through 1,700 years of history on a leisurely boat tour of this delightful water town. Then, We will visit landmarks including Kezhi Garden, the Qing-period post office, the City God Temple and Yuanjin Temple. Zhujiajiao post office is the earliest post office in east China, which is the only well-preserved Qing dynasty post office in east China. At noon, we will enjoy local specialty for lunch. After lunch, we will transfer to Shanghai downtown and visit several iconic attractions.
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
Move to People’s Square and visit Shanghai Museum to learn about profound history and culture of Shanghai. Located in the center of Shanghai in People's Square, Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. Its style and presentation surround visitors with artifacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolizes the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land. The museum is divided into eleven galleries and three exhibition halls. The eleven galleries cover most of the major categories of Chinese art: Ancient Bronze, Ancient Ceramics, Paintings, Calligraphy, Ancient Sculpture, Ancient Jade, Coins, Ming and Qing Furniture, Seals, and Minority Nationalities. Then, you will see many scenic spots around people's square, such as the new Municipal Government Mansion, Shanghai Grand Theater.
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)
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 surrounding neighborhoods and the thinnest building. 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, we will transfer to Pudong New Area and admire some of the world's highest skyscrapers. Such as: Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Dinner
- 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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Your guide will pick you up from Airport or nearby hotels in Shanghai.
