3 Days Best Shanghai Tour with Half-day Cycling (Customized Biking Trip)

Day 1 Shanghai Arrival

Airport/train station/port pick up, Free Time

Ni Hao! Welcome to Shanghai, the biggest metropolis of China!

Upon arrival, meet your local tour guide and driver at the arrival hall of the airport/train station/cruise port and transfer to your hotel in downtown by a private comfortable vehicle. The rest of today is on your own to rest and relax. If you want to explore attractions nearby, feel free to get practical suggestions from your tour guide.

Recommended Night Activities (optional): 1) Watch an entertaining Acrobatic Show, including breathtaking “balls of death” acts, chair balancing, hula hoops, juggling of benches, walking in the air, and other breathtaking performances (usually performed during 19:30~21:00); 2) Take a relaxing Huangpu River cruise to see the city’s most significant edifices and streets ablaze with colorful lights (about 50 minutes).

• Sanchez's Family from Mexico took a Huang River Cruise in 2019
• Space Motorcycles Performed in Shanghai Circus World

Day 2 Shanghai City Highlights Tour (B, L)

Today's Highlights: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center, Nanjing Road, The Bund

After breakfast, you will visit Shanghai Museum, one of the Four Best Museums in China. There are over one billion cultural relics related to Chinese ancient history and art are exhibited inside, including precious bronzes, paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, jade, sculptures, traditional furniture, seals and old coins from more than 5,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty. Da Ke Ding(bronze food vessel in over 3000 years ago), Bianzhong of Marquis Su of Jin (ancient musical instruments) are the top treasures to visit. An Audio Explanation Device will help you better learn the facts and knowledge of the exhibitions.

Next, drive to Tianzifang, a unique popular tourist enclave remolded from a traditional residential block in old town of Shanghai. Intertwined narrow alleys are filled with small creative shops selling lovely souvenirs and plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants. It’s great fun to ramble through the maze-like area to appreciate the well-preserved traditional Shanghainese Shikumen (Stone Warehouse Gate) houses, see interesting novel art and handicrafts, savor a lazy open-air coffee time and try some local street food and feel the original Shanghai life vibe.

Next, visit the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), “the Eye of Shanghai”, one of the most incredible skyscrapers in Lujiazui. With a height of 492 meters (1,614 ft), the tower is the second tallest building after the nearby Shanghai Tower (632 meter/2,073 ft). Ascend up to the 474 meter-high 100th floor observation deck, try a thrilling skywalk on the transparent glass walkway and enjoy a breathtaking bird’s eye view of the entire city, including the Bund, neighboring Shanghai Tower, Jinmao Tower and many surrounding attractions. Feel Shanghai lying under your feet and blue sky hanging above your head.

Later, get to Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s earliest commercial street and one of the most popular current landmarks. Lots of big name brands, restaurants, cafés, souvenir shops and towering buildings can be seen when you stroll around this busy pedestrian mall. Continue your walk to the Bund, the No. 1 attraction in Shanghai. Stretching along the west bank of the Huangpu River, this 1.5km-long road was a simple towpath for transporting good but developed to the early “East Wall Street” in late 19th century, as a perfect blend of the East meeting the West. The Bund mainly features 52 various European-style architectures praised to the Exhibition of World’s Architecture. Make a pleasant walk to see those western classical and modern style buildings and amazing skyscrapers of Lujiazui across the river.

After the tour, drive back to your hotel. (If you want to spend free time at the Bund, Nanjing Road or somewhere else please let your tour guide know.)

• Our Guests visited Yu Garden and Bazaar in 2017
• Da Ke Ding in Shanghai Museum
• Rajeev's group from India visited Shanghai World Financial Center with China Discovery
• The Bund: Famous "Exhibition of the World's Architecture"

Day 3 Shanghai Biking Tour & Shanghai Departure (B)

Today's Highlights: Shanghai Biking Tour

Today morning after breakfast, your exciting half-day Shanghai biking tour begins. You will take a fun ride to Xiantiandi, Tianzifang, Fuxing Park and Madang Road and enjoy an in-depth exploration of Shanghai’s incredible cultural fusion of the West and East. (The biking places and route will be flexibly arranged by your tour guide, depending on the weather, traffic of the day and your personal interest.)

Xintiandi: It’s a popular tourist area in Shanghai, composed of traditional Shikumen style houses and narrow laneways and reconstituted modern architectures. You can view historical local-featured residences and have a leisure time in a art gallery, bookstore, restaurants or indoor or outdoor cafe seat here.

Tianzifang: This spot is a unique tourist enclave remolded from a traditional residential block, similar to Xintiandi. Intertwined narrow alleys are filled with small creative shops selling lovely souvenirs, cafés and restaurants. It’s a great fun to ramble through the maze-like area to appreciate the well-preserved traditional Shanghainese neighborhoods, see novel handicrafts, savor a lazy open-air coffee time and try some local snacks and experience the original Shanghai life style.

Fuxing Park: Fuxing Park was the largest and one of the oldest parks in Shanghai, which is also the only garden well-kept French classical style. Rockery, pond, flowerbeds and winding paths Inside the park offers you comfortable mind peace and stark contrast with Shanghai’s urban hustle. You can also see various local daily life activities, such as morning exercises like Tai Chi, walking, singing, photographing, playing instruments.

Madang Road: The 1728-meter-long Madang Road is an old road of Shanghai in down area, where old Shikumen architecture and modern buildings, civil life and high-end trend are lined.

After the tour, your guide and driver will escort you to the airport, railway station or cruise port to catch your flight/train/cruise to your next destination or back home.

• Enjoy A Leisure Time in Xintiandi
• An Exquisite Shop in Tianzifang
• Shikumen Architecture in Xintiandi