PRIVATE HALF-DAY TOUR:
Half-day Amazing Highlights of Old Shanghai
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Tour Overview
This half-day tour is perfect for travelers with limited time to get a quick, but comprehensive view of Shanghai's history and culture. You will visit a beautiful and historic garden, stroll through the streets of old Shanghai while exploring 100 year-old homes and visit a famous temple and enjoy a complimentary relaxing tea ceremony... all in just 3 and 1/2 hours! Highlights of this tour include:
Note on YuYuan Garden: Please note that YuYuan Garden is now closed on Mondays. If your tour is Monday, instead of visiting YuYuan Garden, we'll include another historic site. You can choose from the Daoist City God Temple or Jade Buddha Temple, or you can choose to use your extra time to visit another site after discussing with our guide. We are always flexible and want to ensure you make the best use of your time with us. Thanks for understanding. |
Booking Information
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What You Can Expect
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby, at your desired time. After your guide meets you, your 3 1/2 Amazing Highlights of Old Shanghai tour begins as you take a taxi or public transportation to the first stop.
Note: If your tour starts after 2:00, instead of visiting the Confucius Temple, you will enjoy a HuangPu River Cruise with exciting views of both east and west Shanghai, walk along The Bund where you will enjoy 100-year old architecture and visit the famous Peace Hotel, as well as peruse the area outside Yuyuan Garden. After your 3 1/2 hour tour, your guide will be send back to your city center hotel or somewhere in the city center you prefer. |
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Pricing
The table below shows the price per person that you will see in the shopping cart based on the size of your group. Please note that the shopping cart will automatically convert this into your country's currency.
Note on transportation options:
The pricing shown is for tour guide services and uses public transportation such as the metro and taxis at your expense (typically 30RMB-100RMB.) We leave this flexible based on your interests. This is great for those that like to walk and want to see Shanghai's metro and act like a local.
An optional private car and driver is available for $100/group for groups of 1-4 as noted in the table and shown below. A private car is great if you'd like to relax a bit more or have difficulty walking. You can often see a bit more since you save some time.
Participant |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 or More |
Adults (10 and up) |
$129 |
$89 |
$79 |
$69 |
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ADD A CAR (EXTRA) |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
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Kids Ages 4-9 |
$29 |
$29 |
$29 |
$29 |
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Kids Ages 0-3 |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
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Exclusions
- Meals and drinks - So you can choose based on your interests!
- Tips appreciated, but not required

Add-on Options
This tour comes with several options that can be selected when you book your tour, including:
This tour comes with several options that can be selected when you book your tour, including:
- Private Car with Driver Option (1-4 people): $100
- The car always comes with an experienced and friendly driver (in addition to your awesome tour guide!) This price is for your whole group, not per person. (Please contact for group pricing with car for over four people)
Explore our other tours or contact us to customize this tour.
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Questions?
Feel free to contact us at any time if you'd like to customize this tour or just have a question. We're here to help! Contact Jenny.
Feel free to contact us at any time if you'd like to customize this tour or just have a question. We're here to help! Contact Jenny.
Why We're different
We're not a big tour agency... just me and some of my professional tour guide friends. We love Shanghai and our goal is to make sure you have a great time based on your interests - guaranteed! And because our overhead is so low, we can offer you a great price along with customized service.