Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour
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Is Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour worth booking?
Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour is a 8-hour experience in Shanghai, China, from $119 per person. It scores 93 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “90+ Club”, based on a 5/5 rating across 1,094 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing. It sits in the Outty 90+ Club, the top tier of everything we rank.
- Outty Ranking
- 93 / 100
- Rating
- 5/5 (1,094)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- From
- $119 per person
Discover Shanghai’s most incredible city attractions and beautiful Zhujiajiao Water Town during this wonderful private day tour. Accompanied by a professional guide, stroll around the old lanes with antiquated architectu
What you get
- Private transportation
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Zhujiaojiao,Yu Garden,Shanghai Tower Admission tickets
- Private guide
- Lunch
About this experience
Discover Shanghai’s most incredible city attractions and beautiful Zhujiajiao Water Town during this wonderful private day tour. Accompanied by a professional guide, stroll around the old lanes with antiquated architecture, wander along the canal with old bridges and take the boat on tranquil canals in Zhujiajiao for a half day. Followed by another half day tour to see the Shanghai city top attractions, such as Yu Garden, the spectacular skyline on the Bund as well as the panoramic view from the top of Shanghai Tower. An authentic Chinese lunch in the water town, boat ride ticket, entrance fee to Shanghai Tower, private guide and driver service are all inclusive.
What's included
Included
- Private transportation
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Zhujiaojiao,Yu Garden,Shanghai Tower Admission tickets
- Private guide
- Lunch
- Visa waiver assistance for small groups from the cruise port for cruise passengers
Not included
- Additional food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if city departure option is selected)
What you'll see and do
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Meet your knowledgeable guide at your hotel lobby. After one hour driving, you will start your exciting sightseeing tour from Zhujiajiao water town. It's the best-preserved water town in the area with history over 1700 years. There are old bridges, antiquated architecture and bubbling streams. You can wander along the canal, stroll around the old lanes, visit few houses with gardens. Later, enjoy a relaxing boat riding on the canal to see beautiful surrounding. Don't miss out the opportunity to take some fabulous pictures. Revitalize yourself with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant where you can have some local delicious dishes.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Yu Garden
In the afternoon, you will go back to Shanghai city, and visit Yuyuan Garden, a very ancient and well-preserved garden with the history of 400years old. You will see the stylish Chinese pavilion and authentic old architectures. Or you will have an alternative option to visit the famous Jade Buddha Temple instead(Yuyuan Garden closed on every Monday).
40 minutes here · Admission included
The Bund (Wai Tan)
Then, continue to the Bund where you will see amazing city skyline, including the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Tower and colonial buildings along the Huangpu River. It surely lights up your whole trip in Shanghai.
25 minutes here
From the Bund, you will visit Shanghai Tower (632 meters), the highest building of China. You will have a panoramic view of the whole city with a 360 degrees dimension from the observatory. If you have already visit some of those places above before, and want to do something different this time. Please feel free to pick below attraction or activities base on your interests: Pearl TV Tower/World financial center/Jinmao Tower, or Shanghai Museum After the tour, your guide will take you back to the hotel, cruise port or airport.
60 minutes here · Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers.
Options you can book
Guide, Car and Lunch Only
Includes Guide, Car, and Lunch: Depart from city center hotel.Tickets for Yu Garden(40yuan), Shanghai Tower(180yuan), boat ride (200 yuan/boat) not included. Pickup included
City Departrue w/ Lunch&Dinner
Tour with Lunch and Dinner: The tour duration for this option is 9-hour. In additional to lunch in Zhujiajiao Water Town, you will also enjoy great dinner time in Shanghai city. Pickup included
Outskirts:Guide+Car+Lunch
Guide, Car, and Lunch only : Entrance fees are your responsibility: Yu Garden(40 yuan/person), Shanghai Tower (180 yuan/person), Boat Ride (200 yuan/boat) Pickup included
City Departure with Lunch
All inclusive Package: 8-hour private tour is flexible to adjust the itinerary by your preference. Lunch and all entrance fees are included. Pickup included
Outskirts Departure with Lunch
All inclusive package: Departure from areas outside Shanghai city center (e.g., airport, cruise port, etc.).Includes lunch and all entrance tickets. Pickup included
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- cmn, en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Amazing Shanghai Trip
Know before you go
- 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
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian or halal option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Visa Waiver for small groups from cruise port for cruise passengers can be provided. Please contact at least 5 days in advance
- For airport/cruise layover or outskirt area travelers, please choose Outskirts Departure
- Please note that Yuyuan Garden is closed on every Monday, and you will visit Jade Buddha Temple instead
- Tour end time can be modified to accommodate your schedule, please advise at the time of booking
- For city hotel departure travelers, airport/cruise port drop off service is available (extra 25usd per vehicle), please advise at the time of booking
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 1,094 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
10 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
7 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Food and drink
5 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Good for families
3 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Photo opportunities
2 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Small groups
2 mentionsThe group size is repeatedly described as intimate rather than packed.
Traveler reviews
1,094 verified traveler reviews for Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Super guide.
Perfect day in Shanghai with Snow. Very knowledgeable and wonderful person😄The driver was always ready to take us to new places - looking forward too seeing you again.
via Tripadvisor
Authentic Shanghai Experience
The tour guide and driver service in Shanghai was great! Lin was very informative about not only the sites visited, but also Chinese culture and general points of interest. She was very attentive and considerate. It didn't matter that the aftermath of the typhoon and the weather made visits to the water town and tower not possible - the alternatives worked very well for me indeed.
via Tripadvisor
An amazing and unique experience in discovering Shanghai
My one day private tour in Shanghai was an amazing, unique and unforgettable experience in the best way ever. My guide was a beautiful, smart, kind and with a very good vibe chinese young lady, called Snow, which shared with me (in english) many interesting information and facts about Shanghai and surroundings. I visited the unique ancient water village Zhujiajiao, the beautiful Yu Garden, the amazing Shanghai Tower and finally the lovely French Concession Area. Every place I discovered during this interesting one day private tour, I highly recommend to be enjoyed while in Shanghai, together with the wonderful local tasting food experience in the Yu garden famous restaurant, where all the chinese authentic food I tasted was fabulous and very delicious - chicken noodles, pork dumplings, local vegetables and the chinese dessert tangyuan (balls filled with black sesame paste). So, I highly recommend Amazing Shanghai for this one day discovering experience and many warmly thanks once again to the lovely guide Snow for this unforgetable and also unique memorable travel experience in Shanghai!
via Tripadvisor
Family trip to Zhujiajiao water town and The Bund
This was one of our highlights in Shanghai. With the help of our amazing guide Xin, we got to experience the beautiful Yu gardens, The Shanghai Tower, The Bund and the Zhujiajiao water town. Xin is just the guide we needed - knowledgeable and generous with information, ensured we captured the moments by taking our photos, patient and caring especially when we needed to take breaks. We had a lovely local lunch at Zhujiajiao water town and the boat ride was amazing. I would recommend this trip and more so - our guide Xin
via Viator
Zhujiajiao Water Town with guide Snow
We had an amazing experience thanks to our guide Snow. My family and I learnt and saw so many incredible things in Zhujiajiao Water Town: we fed fishes, walked around in beautiful Chinese garden, went on a boat ride and many more. I couldn’t recommend this tour and the guide Snow enough!
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $119 to $437
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 383
- Verdict
- 90+ Club
Why this scores 93
The Outty Ranking is a weighted composite. Here is how this experience performed on each component.
Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Shanghai.
How much does Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour cost?
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Prices start at $119 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Shanghai usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour take?
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Plan for about 8 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Shanghai is not rushed.
Is Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 93 out of 100, which we label "90+ Club". That score blends traveler sentiment (5/5 across 1,094 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable most popular in Shanghai, and how flexible the cancellation terms are. Scoring 90 or above puts it in the Outty 90+ Club, the top tier of everything we rank.
Can I cancel or reschedule Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 8-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour?
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Around 383 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Shanghai can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Shanghai and add a light layer if any part of the 8-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Shanghai within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Shanghai?
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On Outty we rank every Shanghai experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights, Suzhou Private Day Trip from Shanghai with Bullet Train Option, 4-Hour Flexible Private Shanghai City Tour. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Shanghai?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Shanghai?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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