Best of Shanghai Day Tour, including Jade Buddha Temple & Bund & Yuyuan Garden provided by Han Tang Tour Shanghai
Best of Shanghai Day Tour, including Jade Buddha Temple & Bund & Yuyuan Garden
Best of Shanghai Day Tour, including Jade Buddha Temple & Bund & Yuyuan Garden
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A comprehensive full-day sightseeing tour of new and old Shanghai
Duration:
8h
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Hotel pickup offered
Group size:
999
Wheelchair accessible
Ticket type:
Mobile
- Duration:8h
- Taking Covid-19 safety measures
- Hotel pickup offered
- Group size:999
- Wheelchair accessible
- Ticket type:Mobile
About
Shanghai is a frenetic, picturesque port city, home to both traditional silk weavers and cutting-edge fashionistas. Get a taste of both ancient and contemporary sides of the city on this comprehensive full-day guided tour, which covers more than 5,000 years of Chinese history, from Ming-era temples to sleek new waterfront towers. The tour is the perfect primer for first-time visitors to Shanghai, or anyone traveling on limited time.
Know before you go
- Duration: 8h
- Mobile tickets accepted
- Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
Chinese, English, Chinese
Highlights
- Visit sights like the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, and more
- Cover 5,000Â years of Chinese history with guided visits to historic sites
- Comfortable round-trip transportation from your hotel plus included lunch
What to expect
This action-packed sightseeing tour begins with front-door pickup from your Shanghai hotel in an air-conditioned minivan.
At the 19th-century Jade Buddha Temple, a Qing dynasty landmark, your guide gives a rundown on 5,000Â years of the history and culture of the fast-paced city.
Mingle with locals at People's Square before perusing 12,000 artifacts at the Shanghai Museum. After a tasty local lunch, stop at the picturesque Yu (Yuyuan) Garden and stroll along the Bund, Shangai’s legendary waterfront.
Keep ticking off Shanghai highlights with a firsthand peek at the famous tree-lined boulevards of the French Concession district and the nightlife district of Xintiandi. Even first-time travelers will be Shanghai experts by the time they’re dropped back to their hotels.
Know before you go
- Duration: 8h
- Mobile tickets accepted
- Instant confirmation
Available languages
Chinese, English, Chinese
Cancellation policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
- Visit sights like the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, and more
- Cover 5,000Â years of Chinese history with guided visits to historic sites
- Comfortable round-trip transportation from your hotel plus included lunch
What to expect
This action-packed sightseeing tour begins with front-door pickup from your Shanghai hotel in an air-conditioned minivan.
At the 19th-century Jade Buddha Temple, a Qing dynasty landmark, your guide gives a rundown on 5,000Â years of the history and culture of the fast-paced city.
Mingle with locals at People's Square before perusing 12,000 artifacts at the Shanghai Museum. After a tasty local lunch, stop at the picturesque Yu (Yuyuan) Garden and stroll along the Bund, Shangai’s legendary waterfront.
Keep ticking off Shanghai highlights with a firsthand peek at the famous tree-lined boulevards of the French Concession district and the nightlife district of Xintiandi. Even first-time travelers will be Shanghai experts by the time they’re dropped back to their hotels.Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 2052SIC_01
Important information
Inclusions
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Pickup and drop off from the hotels in the city center
- Admission tickets
- Entry/Admission - Jade Buddha Temple
- Entry/Admission - Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - The Bund (Wai Tan)
Duration
8h
Departure details
- Traveller pickup is offered.
- Departure Point: Tour departs from Shanghai hotels located in city center Dates: Daily Return point: Returns to original departure point
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Shanghai Museum is closed on every Monday. You will visit M50 Art Zone instead if your tour is on Monday
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Yuyuan Garden is closed on every Monday. You will visit Yuyuan Bazaar and City God Temple instead, if your tour is on Monday.
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travellers
Inclusions
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Pickup and drop off from the hotels in the city center
- Admission tickets
- Entry/Admission - Jade Buddha Temple
- Entry/Admission - Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - The Bund (Wai Tan)
Departure details
- Traveller pickup is offered.
- Departure Point: Tour departs from Shanghai hotels located in city center Dates: Daily Return point: Returns to original departure point
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
8h
Return details
- Returns to original departure point
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Shanghai Museum is closed on every Monday. You will visit M50 Art Zone instead if your tour is on Monday
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Yuyuan Garden is closed on every Monday. You will visit Yuyuan Bazaar and City God Temple instead, if your tour is on Monday.
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travellers
Travel safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Face masks provided for travellers
Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee Important Information for details
- 1Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)Stop: 90 minutesSee details
- 2People's Square (Renmin Guang Chang)Stop: 10 minutesSee details
- 3Jade Buddha TempleStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 4The Bund (Wai Tan)Stop: 30 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 5Yu Garden (Yuyuan)Stop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 6Yuyuan Old StreetStop: 30 minutesSee detailsPass byFormer French Concession
- 7XintiandiStop: 30 minutesSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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4.0
24 reviews
Excellent
12
Very good
7
Average
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Poor
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Terrible
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Neko Cruz
27 contributions
Oct. 2019
I have been to Shanghai several times, yet this day tour made me appreciate more the culture and the development of one of the most beautiful cities in China. Our guide is very fluent in English and explained the history and development of Shanghai. Recommending this trip to all.
Written 7 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
lauele2017
Honolulu, HI7 contributions
Dec. 2019
Alena was terrific. She knows Shangahi. This is a full day excursion with walking. The Shanghai Art museum is just one of the stops for 1 hour. Of course, its too short, but this is an overview. So you need to pace & time yourself in the museum so you get it overall. One could get stuck in the Chinese bronzes for three days.
Tu Garden is also interesting AND a good shopping experience.
I would change the lunch location.
Tu Garden is also interesting AND a good shopping experience.
I would change the lunch location.
Written 13 December 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Jisun Yoon
1 contribution
Oct. 2019
The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and background of the places visited. No pushy sales at pearl and silk center. Although the1 hour in the Shanghai Museum was far too short, it gives you the opportunity for planning your next visit.
Written 20 October 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
John Doe
6 contributions
Aug. 2019
Shanghai is a mix of old and cutting edge new... With hundreds and hundreds of apartment buildings stretching for miles. Shanghai is very large and has lots of traffic.
I visited the M50 art district and was pleasantly surprised...visited the K11 mall and it was very "arty"...with interesting bits and clothing. Ate dinner there at the Noodle shop and wasn't impressed. I visited the Jade Buddha Temple and enjoyed the visit. It cost I think 20 yen...or about $2.80.
I visited the M50 art district and was pleasantly surprised...visited the K11 mall and it was very "arty"...with interesting bits and clothing. Ate dinner there at the Noodle shop and wasn't impressed. I visited the Jade Buddha Temple and enjoyed the visit. It cost I think 20 yen...or about $2.80.
Written 3 September 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Dennis T
Houston, TX37 contributions
Jul. 2019 • Business
I’ll start with couple of positive things:
You’ll cover pretty much all major attractions for a reasonable price, I checked the VIP tour and it was like 380$ I did not think it was worth it, this one is , also I booked it almost the last minutes a day before so it was still available for 78.99 via Trip Advisor.
You’ll be picked up and dropped of the hotel. Lunch and tickets to all attractions included, so this is decent price to cover the cost.
The tour guide is decent, but not the top notch, he’ll touch base on basic subjects little history.
He will not tour the museum with You, since it’s impossible to cover for such a period of time, so You’ll be given 1 hour to swing by and check all 4 floors, I was manage to get a glimpse on all expositions for this period of time, but if You’d like to see it for real You’ll need at least half day.
Bund was interesting insight, but You have to come back here for several hours and in the evening.
Jade Buddha Temple was very impressive,
Yu Garden (Yuyuan) was good too but was overcrowded so much You barely moved on the bridge, since it’s packed like sardines in the barrels.
French Quarters is very interesting, but You’ll not spent too much time there, just pass by.
On negative part, they’ll take You to Silk factory, Peral factory, and Tea Ceremony.
This part can be completely excluded from the tour, but I guess this is how they make the money and keep the price relatively low.
Also You do not have to purchase anything, but If You do try to negotiate. Just give You an example later on my Chinese friend took me to the market, I wanted silk robe kimono, they started at 620, then went to 320, I ended up paying 100 RMB,
At the tea ceremony they try to sell You tea set for 600-1500 RMB, with my friend I purchased the wholes set for 150 RMB, so just understand the difference. But she was a killer in negotiations, if You’re tourist they see that and the price goes up 6 – 10 times.
Keep that in mind.
But in general I enjoyed the tour despite all of the above.
You’ll cover pretty much all major attractions for a reasonable price, I checked the VIP tour and it was like 380$ I did not think it was worth it, this one is , also I booked it almost the last minutes a day before so it was still available for 78.99 via Trip Advisor.
You’ll be picked up and dropped of the hotel. Lunch and tickets to all attractions included, so this is decent price to cover the cost.
The tour guide is decent, but not the top notch, he’ll touch base on basic subjects little history.
He will not tour the museum with You, since it’s impossible to cover for such a period of time, so You’ll be given 1 hour to swing by and check all 4 floors, I was manage to get a glimpse on all expositions for this period of time, but if You’d like to see it for real You’ll need at least half day.
Bund was interesting insight, but You have to come back here for several hours and in the evening.
Jade Buddha Temple was very impressive,
Yu Garden (Yuyuan) was good too but was overcrowded so much You barely moved on the bridge, since it’s packed like sardines in the barrels.
French Quarters is very interesting, but You’ll not spent too much time there, just pass by.
On negative part, they’ll take You to Silk factory, Peral factory, and Tea Ceremony.
This part can be completely excluded from the tour, but I guess this is how they make the money and keep the price relatively low.
Also You do not have to purchase anything, but If You do try to negotiate. Just give You an example later on my Chinese friend took me to the market, I wanted silk robe kimono, they started at 620, then went to 320, I ended up paying 100 RMB,
At the tea ceremony they try to sell You tea set for 600-1500 RMB, with my friend I purchased the wholes set for 150 RMB, so just understand the difference. But she was a killer in negotiations, if You’re tourist they see that and the price goes up 6 – 10 times.
Keep that in mind.
But in general I enjoyed the tour despite all of the above.
Written 26 July 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Joaquim Santos Neto
Rio de Janeiro, RJ12 contributions
The places were fine but the person who was guiding was not good. Left us alone on the museum and in the lunch time. He were more interested in our personal information then passing information of the tour.
Written 12 July 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Nebiyu D
1 contribution
Jul. 2019 • Friends
This tour looks like a great way to spend a day and see a lot of Shanghai in 8 hours. In actuality, you end up wasting about half the time because the guide will be late picking you up, and cut your time short at the jade Buddha and gardens in favor of the jade and pearl factories (which are not factories but jewelry stores to rake in tourist money). Our day went like this, picked up at 9 am from our hotel which was walking distance from the bins, went to pick up another tourist couple which made us waste another hour waiting m. Finally arrive to the jade Buddha temple around 10:15a, did a walk around tour of the grounds which actually was quite majestic and interesting but cut short by guide. Afterward. Went to art district which had some student galleries open but nothing significant to warrant a dedicated 45 minutes to view (some antique furniture shop included). Finally head to lunch for the worst food I’m shanghai, none of it was freshly made and all of it was bland. I would have preferred to be on my own and eat at a local place instead of the food, no one in the tour enjoyed anything. Finally go next door to the jade and Perl museum to view pieces all around $300-10,000 USD. (I’m convinced this is just because tour guide ur company gets a kick back from these store) finally head to the bund walk for about 20 minutes with no explanation of history or background information (good photo op but much better at night when buildings are lit). Afterwards head to the silk factory which actually shows you how silk is processed and got a lot of good information but in the end, similar to the jade and pearl factories. Finally head to the French concession which looked like it had a lot of history but again your guide did not explain and just walked through the area and back to the car. Last stop was the Yu garden which was really beautiful and lots to see but rushed to get us back to the hotel and it given time to explore market and shops in the area. Overall, the tour has some good highlights but Someone who can hail a cab or use mass transit can do the same tour for a fraction of the price and dedicate their desires time to the important sights instead of the useless sales ploys incorporated. All in all, time wasted about 3 hours and useful time spent about 2.5-3 hours. All added together and still not the advertised 8 hour tour promised. I would not recommend this for anyone at all.
Written 1 July 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Daniel B
Plymouth, MI23 contributions
Mar. 2019 • Solo
I enjoyed this one day tour , it got me to know the main attractions of Shanghai in one day, our guide was courteous and she knew her stuff. I really recommend it to anyone who has limited amount of time in Shanghai
Written 6 June 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Billie R
Ramona, CA203 contributions
We had Frank the tour guide. He was okay. Had a tendency to just walk away from us without saying anything when he was ready to move on. Unlike other reviews about him, he did give us history about the garden, Bund and other historical places. Felt like the pearl and silk factories were just a shameless ploy to get us to spend a lot of money. Felt sorry for the customers who didn’t speak English cause he paid them little to no attention. No choice for lunch. Would rather have skipped lunch and continues with tour as the food was not so good at all. Ended up just eating the white rice.
Written 14 April 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
KLauver
Seattle, WA6 contributions
Mar. 2019 • Couples
We had a great tour with host Alina. She was very knowledgeable and humorous. We toured many sites: Shanghai Museum, the Bund, Jade Budda Temple, Gardens, French Area and much more. We had 6 people on our tour and the smaller van makes it easier to get around the city. We saw many different neighborhoods and got a better idea of the complexity of Shanghai.We visited a pearl and silk factory and the tour also included a great lunch. If you have limited time in Shanghai this is a great comprehensive tour all in one day.
Written 21 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Soccermom107
15 contributions
Do you pick up from the Holiday Inn in Pudong? What is the return time?
Ash-in-NYC
New York, NY57 contributions
I believe this question should be directed to the tour operator, not me. I was a customer on this tour. I was picked up and returned to my hotel by the tour. But I was not at the Holiday Inn in Pudong.
Do you have pick up from Blue Horizon hotel at Gaoke road, Pudong?
Ash-in-NYC
New York, NY57 contributions
This question seems directed to the people who run the tour; not to me, someone who simply went on the tour. I was picked up from my hotel by the tour guide and brought back to it when the tour was over. I hope this helps.
Cindy M
Winnebago, IL
Do you pick up from the Holiday Inn at 899 Dong Fang Rd, Pudong Shanghai?
Ash-in-NYC
New York, NY57 contributions
I was a traveler who took this particular tour. I was picked up from my hotel and brought back to it at the end of the tour. My hotel was the Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre. The question sounds like it should be put to the Best of Shanghai Tour staff.
tikimodph
Jimbaran, Indonesia40 contributions
Do pick up from Lijing Selected Hotel Shanghai?
Ash-in-NYC
New York, NY57 contributions
I am not sure that I understand the question. I was picked up from my hotel in Shanghai for the tour. My hotel was the Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Center, which was close to the People's Park.
Gallivanter-MC
Sliema, Malta46 contributions
Hello, I have this tour booked for next week. Pick up time on voucher says 8 am but it says to contact operator for actual pick up time as it can be before. Any idea where to contact them as there is no email address and I could not get through via telephone. Thanks!
Damir G
Zagreb, Croatia421 contributions
I did the whole tour on my own using metro. No problem to do it like that i your own pace.
Diep T
2 contributions
Please let us know if we are allowed to leave Pudong Airport to join the tour if we layover less than 24 hours in Shang Hai?
How long is the tour?
Dave K
London, UK134 contributions
It is a full day from 8am - 4pm. However bear in mind that you may be going to a few hotels to pick up other guests for the tour. Also there is lunch included so the time goes by quick. i believe they offer a half day version.
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