These are the 11 best private city tours in Shanghai, China we could find on Viator and Get Your Guide.
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1. Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $229.00
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 459
Tour Length: 8 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
- Spanish
Tour Description
Save time without compromising on experience on this door-to-door private guided tour that covers Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and key Shanghai highlights. First, explore the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao by boat and foot, and savor a local lunch. Then, spend the afternoon discovering Shanghai: the 16th-century Yu Garden, the Bund, and the Shanghai Tower. Upgrade to include a Shanghai dinner.
- Explore Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and Shanghai with a private guide
- See Yu Garden and the Bund, and soak up city views from the Shanghai Tower
- Enjoy a local lunch in Zhujiajao: Upgrade to add dinner in Shanghai
- Customize your tour to suit your unique interests
What’s Included
- Private guide
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Dinner in Shanghai city (only if option is selected)
- Bottled water
- Zhujiaojiao, Shanghai Tower, Yu Garden ( or Jade Buddha Temple) Admission tickets
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
What’s Not Included
- Additional food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if city departure option is selected)
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
2. Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights
Key Details
Cost: From $88.00
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 424
Tour Length: 7 to 8 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
- German
Tour Description
Discover old and modern Shanghai as you wish on a full-day private tour. With a personal guide, explore attractions like The Bund, Ming-Dynasty Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, and visit the observation deck of one of Shanghai’s highest skyscrapers. Customize your itinerary to suit you and opt to explore by private vehicle with lunch and select entrance fees included, or by private vehicle or public transit with lunch and entrance fees at own expense.
- Great overview and orientation of the city—a perfect introduction for first-time visitors
- Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences
- Private guide for a more personalized experience
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
What’s Included
- Private tour with amazing guide
- Downtown Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Local delightful & Classy Lunch (If ” All Inlcusive Tour” is booked)
- Private driver with air-conditioned vehicle(Only “Private Guide & Car” or “All Inclusive” is booked)
- Entrance fee to Yu garden and Jade Buddha Temple( If “All Inclusive Tour” is booked)
What’s Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch and entrance fees (If “All Inclusive Tour ” is not booked)
- Entrance fee to observation deck of the top tower
- Outskit hotel pick up and drop off( Can be arranged at surcharge)
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
3. Private Shanghai Gangster Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $103.87
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 272
Tour Length: 2 hours
Languages
English
Tour Description
If you are looking for a guided tour with a difference, join this gangster-themed tour of Shanghai. Led by a character from the city’s colonial-era criminal underworld, this private tour introduces you to the lesser-known side to Shanghai’s history when powerful crime lords ruled the streets. Option to add on a visit to a shooting range.
- Private tour for a more personalized experience
- Discover a lesser-known side to the history of Shanghai
- Option to add on a visit to a local shooting range
- Includes a free drink at a historic property and lesson in cheating at Black Jack and Craps
What’s Included
- Private walking tour with native English speaking professional guide
- All activities mentioned in the tour descriptionLunch and entrance fees (If “All Inclusive Tour ” is not booked)
What’s Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
4. Private Full-Day Tour: Incredible Shanghai Highlights
Key Details
Cost: From $99.00
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 219
Tour Length: 8 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
- Spanish
- French
Tour Description
Get to know Shanghai with your own guide on this full-day private tour. Admire bird’s-eye views from a Shanghai Tower, stroll along the Bund, and visit the Yuyuan Garden and bazaar. Plus, explore the Confucius Temple and Former French Concession area, and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony. Choose to travel by public transport (own expense) if you’re in a group of four or fewer, or upgrade to get around by private vehicle.
- Visit top Shanghai attractions including the Confucius Temple and Yuyuan Garden
- Admire aerial views from your chosen Pudong tower, such as the Oriental Pearl or Shanghai Tower
- Stroll along the Bund and visit the Yuyuan bazaar and Concession area
- Flexible itinerary with personalized attention from a private guide
What’s Included
- Personal tour guide services
- Guide will meet you at your centrally located hotel and return you to your hotel
- Private car or metro/taxis (if option selected)
- Authentic dumpling lunch (if option selected)
- Entrance fees (if option selected)
- Flexible start time (choose when booking)
What’s Not Included
- Tips-recommended
- Observation decks in Lujiazui area (allows you to choose based on conditions)
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
5. Shanghai Night River Cruise Tour with Xinjiang Style Dining Experience
Key Details
Cost: From $155.00
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 201
Tour Length: 3 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
Tour Description
Get the most out of your Shanghai trip by experiencing the combination of a Huangpu River cruise and a Xinjiang food experience. Take the stress out of navigating the metro, and instead travel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. See multiple famous Shanghai landmarks from your river cruise such as Oriental Pearl TV Tower and World Financial Center, and have a guide to translate the menu during your Xinjiang feast.
- Great choice for travelers with limited time in Shanghai
- Private transport by air-conditioned vehicle included
- Delicious Xinjiang style halal dinner provided
- Save time waiting in line—river cruise ticket included
What’s Included
- Dinner
- Private transportation
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Soft Drink or Beer
What’s Not Included
- Personal expense
- Additional alcoholic drinks or Juice (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
6. Suzhou Private Day Trip from Shanghai with Bullet Train Option
Key Details
Cost: From $118.00
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 138
Tour Length: 8 to 9 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
- German
Tour Description
The winding canals, historical buildings, and classic gardens of Suzhou earned the city its nickname as the “Venice of the East.” Tour Suzhou’s must-see sites and hidden enclaves from Shanghai on this private full-day tour, which includes transportation on a bullet train (or opt for private car and driver,) a customizable itinerary, and optional upgrades to include lunch and entrance fees.
- Instant Confirmation
- Private day trip from Shanghai to Suzhou
- Great overview and orientation of the city
- Perfect introduction for first-time visitor
- Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences
- Private guide for a more personalized experience
- Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
What’s Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in downtown Shanghai area
- Transportation: based on your chosen tour option (see details upon booking)
- Local tasty lunch( If “All inclusive tour ” is booked)
- Entrance fee to one garden( If ” All Inclusive Tour” is Booked)
- Boat Ride in the canal ( If ” All Inclusive Tour” is Booked)
What’s Not Included
- Entrance fees to the garden (If”All incluisve” option is not selected)
- Lunch, food and drinks (if ” All Inclusive “option is not booked)
- Outskit hotel pick up and drop off(Can be arranged at surcharge)
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
7. Shanghai: Private and Personalized Guided Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $95.04
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 34
Tour Length: 4 to 8 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
Tour Description
Explore Shanghai in your way with this private and personalized, customizable tour. Visit famous attractions, hidden spots, taste local food, and discover local neighborhoods, as you immerse yourself into Shanghai’s local life.
- Enjoy a customized private tour around Shanghai
- Learn about the city from your private, English-speaking guide
- Marvel at Shanghai’s picturesque waterfront and soaring skyline
- Get a taste of Shanghai’s most famous traditional dishes
What’s Included
- Private and personalized tour program
- Local English-speaking guide
What’s Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets for attractions
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- Public/private transportation during the tour
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
8. Su Zhou and Zhou Zhuang Water Village Day Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $231.10
Review Score: 4.9
Number of Reviews: 22
Tour Length: 10 hours
Languages
- English
- Chinese
Tour Description
Appreciate China’s provincial delights during a full-day tour of two charming traditional towns from Shanghai. Escape the rush life from city and see how daily life has remained unchanged in these quaint and ancient towns. Round hotel transfer included.
- Visit the two picturesque towns of Suzhou and Zhouzhuang water village
- Ride on a sampan through the beautiful waterways of Zhouzhuang
- Enjoy a local Chinese lunch
- See Chinese silk being produced at a silk mill
- Professional English-speaking guide and hotel pick-up and drop off from Shanghai downtown hotels
What’s Included
- Entrance tickets
- Local Chinese style lunch
- Boat ride in Zhou Zhuang Village
- English speaking guide
- Air-conditioned coach
What’s Not Included
Gratuities to driver and guide
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
9. Private Full-Day Shanghai Classic Bike Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $142.43
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 12
Tour Length: 6 hours
Languages
English
Tour Description
Explore Shanghai by bike on a full day tour that takes in the best parts of the city, from the French Concession to the Nanjing Road. You will cycle past well-known sites and uncover hidden corners.
- See the sights of Shanghai from the saddle of a bicycle
- Discover hidden secrets with a knowledgeable guide
- Enjoy a great-value tour which includes bike rental, and entrance fees
What’s Included
- English-speaking guide
- All entrance fees
- Bicycle, helmet and ankle bands
- Lunch (Chinese food)
- Water
- Ferry boat tickets (if going to Pudong)
- Entrance fees
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Free photos
What’s Not Included
N/A
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
10. Shanghai: All-Inclusive Suzhou Day Trip by Bullet Train
Key Details
Cost: From $259.99
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 7
Tour Length: 9 hours
Languages
English
Tour Description
Experience a tranquil escape from Shanghai on an all-inclusive, guided day trip to Suzhou. Travel by bullet train to this picturesque riverside city celebrated for its centuries-old heritage.
- Immerse in Suzhou’s World Heritage: Humble Administrator’s Garden
- Experience the charm of historic Pingjiang Road on a private rickshaw ride
- Wander through the well-preserved Panmen Gate, an ancient defense marvel
What’s Included
- Private guide
- Transport by private vehicle in both Shanghai and Suzhou
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in downtown shanghai
- Boat Ride and 1 Garden entrance fee
- Local lunch
- Boat ticket on the Grand Canal
- Rickshaw riding on Pingjiang road
- Round trip bullet train ticket
What’s Not Included
- Hotel pick up and drop-off for locations outside of the downtown Shanghai areas( additional 300yuan/group when meet guide)
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
11. Shanghai: Shanghai & Zhujiajiao Water Town Private Day Tour
Key Details
Cost: From $228.79
Review Score: 5.0
Number of Reviews: 4
Tour Length: 8 hours
Languages
English
Tour Description
Maximize your time with the private tour, blending the ancient town of Zhujiajiao and Shanghai’s highlights. Explore Zhujiajiao on a boat and visit Shanghai’s top sites: Yu Garden, bund, and tower.
- Immerse in the charm of Zhujiajiao: Ancient architecture, tranquil canals.
- Explore hidden gems: Old lanes, picturesque gardens, and local culture.
- Capture unforgettable moments: Boat ride, iconic bridges, stunning views.
What’s Included
- Private guide
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch in Shanghai city
- Bottled water
- Zhujiaojiao, Shanghai Tower, Yu Garden ( or Jade Buddha Temple) Admission tickets
What’s Not Included
- Additional food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (additional 300yuan/group when meet the guide)
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
How Much Do Private Tours Cost In Shanghai?
The best private tours in Shanghai cost between $88.00 and $259.99. However, you can always check the listings below for something cheaper or even more exclusive.
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