4-Day Essence of Shanghai City and Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour
Overview
Experience an intoxicating blend of ancient culture and an ultra modern mega city. Plus, visit the magical water town of Zhujiajiao, the small arch bridges, cannels and typical architectures might transit to a peaceful fairyland.
Highlights
- Yuyuan Garden
- The Bund
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
- The Shanghai World Financial Center
- Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
- Zhujiajiao Cruise
Tour Details
Arrive at Shanghai, meet your guide in Shanghai Pudong International Airport and transfer to your hotel.
- Meals: No Meals
- Hotels: Les Suites Orient Bund Shanghai
| SSAW Boutique Hotel The Bund 
| Kingtown Hotel Plaza Shanghai 
| SSAW Boutique Hotel The Bund 
| Kingtown Hotel Plaza Shanghai 
The Bund
Pick up in your hotel after breakfast, first to The Bund, regards as the landmark of Shanghai, a great place to viewing Huangpu River and Pudong area on cross the other side, the beside The Bund are the world architecture complex, which set up with foreign traders and banks, high-end shops and luxury restaurants. Then to Yuyuan Garden, this is the representative of Chinese Royal garden, by typical design of mountains, rivers and tower, and around the garden is a market street. The afternoon tour starts with Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, great chance to see Shanghai in the future, then to Shanghai World Finical Center, It is a mixed use skyscraper, which will consist of offices, hotels, conference rooms, you will take a elevator to the 100 viewing floor and enjoy a panoramic view of Shanghai.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at Popular Local Restaurant
- Hotels: Les Suites Orient Bund Shanghai | SSAW Boutique Hotel The Bund | Kingtown Hotel Plaza Shanghai
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Today will visit Zhuajiajiao Ancient Town, the Town has hundreds of years of history and famed for the beauty of water cannel, arch bridges and break house combination. Thousands of examples of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty architecture lie on the sides of the lakes. The tour includes eight attractions: Tongtianhe (an ancient pharmacy), the historic Post Office, Yanyitang Art Gallery, the Chenghuang Temple, Shanghai Handicraft Exhibition Hall, Shanghai Quanhua Art Gallery, Yuanjin Temple and Kezhi Garden. A 30 minutes boat trip on the lake will illustrate how it comes a scenery place. A lunch includes in the town which will serve local dishes.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at Popular Local Restaurant
- Hotels: Les Suites Orient Bund Shanghai | SSAW Boutique Hotel The Bund | Kingtown Hotel Plaza Shanghai
Transport to the airport and leave for the next destination.
- Meals: Breakfast
What's Included & Excluded
What's Included
- Entrance Fees to the Scenic Spots as Listed in the Itinerary
- Centrally Located Hotels with Daily Western & Chinese Buffet Breakfasts
- Meals in Local Restaurant as Mentioned in the Itinerary
- Private Cars and Drivers
- Private Guides
- Service Charge & Government Taxes
- Insurance
- Luggage Transfers
What's Not Included
- International Airfare or Train Tickets Toenter or Leave China
- Domestic transportation
- China Entry Visa Fees
- Excess Baggage Charges
- Personal Expenses
- Single Room Supplement
Good to Know
- This is a private tour. The local private English-speaking guide and the private car will serve your own group only.
- When on the tour, your tour guide and the driver can shorten or lengthen your time as your energy levels permitted.
- Once you make an inquiry, you will get the specific reply from one of our travel advisors within 24 hours without service fee.
- You can ask the travel advisor to tailor-make your own Guilin or even China trip based on this itinerary.
- We can also arrange tours in other Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an and add them to this itinerary.
- You will stop at a shop but absolutely no forced shopping.
Itinerary Plus
Xianggong Mountain
Located at the bend of Li River, famed as the best place to frame with the Karsts mountain scene, the 20 minutes’ walk up to the highest point by stone steps, a picture of mesmerizing landscape will be vivid appear in front of you. This off-the beaten trial is highly recommended by local professional photographer, if your physical permit, why not go up to capture the best moments.
A Local Yao Lady’s Family Visit
Oil tea, Chinese name it Youcha, is a feature food of Yao Minority in Guilin, and now popular among locals, it can remove the body moisture and good for prevent rheumatism in the humid mountain area, on the way up to the terrace field, our guide will take you to visit a local Yao lady’s family, she will show us how to make oil tea and treat us lunch there.
Yangshuo Chinese Cookery Class
This class begins at the local market where ingredients for the dishes are chosen by students. Back at a covered, rooftop patio-classroom, you have an opportunity to learn three dishes and enjoy the fruits of your labor. You can choose other favorite dishes at the lunch.
Explore Daxu Ancient Town with Local Scholar
Daxu ancient town, which has been a glory trade market in the past decade, it owns the biggest water transportation hub in Guilin. We invited a local scholar to show you around, give a brief lecture of the interesting story behind the town, visit the last and the only Chinese traditional pharmacy in town that still using traditional way for treatment! Also you get a chance to visit one of the local families and talk to the locals.
Helicopter Flight on Li River
You will catch a bird’s eye view of karsts formation scenery along Li River by taking a helicopter flight; you have 4 flight route options base on your interest, just ask your travel consultants.
Photography on Li River Sunset and Local Fisherman
This tour deserve to the photographer, for sunset on Li River with karsts mountain as background, a local fisherman seating on his bamboo boat with his cormorant birds, which are the fisherman’s pet and good at catching fish in the river. The fisherman will show naturally pose with different postures. Your guide will help you to get the best composition of photos as possible.
