Essential Shanghai tour with Hangzhou
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Hallow, welcome to Shanghai! You’ll be met on arrival at Shanghai International airport in the morning and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle and your private tour guide. After lunch, we will start the city tour from the Yu Garden, Old Street and cruise on Huangpu River, which is an important traditional tourism program in Shanghai tour. It highlights the essence of Shanghai's urban landscape. From here you can not only see the past and present of Shanghai, but also see the bright future of Shanghai.
Enjoy a happy time at Xintiandi in the morning; it is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai. And you can walk around and enjoy the charming century-old style buildings here. Then go to the Former French Concession: The Shanghai French Concession was a French concession in Shanghai from 1849 until 1943, which progressively expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, consisting of today's Luwan and Xuhui Districts. Its gorgeous tree-lined avenues are perfect for long walks. And the huge variety of hip cafes and restaurants, concept bars and breweries, boutiques, art galleries and antiques stores will absolutely make you linger. Visit the Shanghai Museum in the afternoon. It was founded in 1952. Till now Shanghai Museum has eleven special museums and three exhibition halls with an exhibition area of 2,800 square meters. Explore Nanjing Road and the Bund in the end.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Acrobatics show in the evening - It is a recommended show in Shanghai. Acrobatics is one of the oldest performing arts in China. Here you will see the amazing feats of balance and skill.
Today we’ll visit Hangzhou. After breakfast, take a bullet train to Hangzhou where you can visit West Lake, the symbol of Hangzhou, the islets and temples, pavilions and gardens. Causeways and arched bridges of this jade-like lake have constituted the supreme example of lakeside beauty in China tea garden. When people think of Chinese green tea, the quality green tea produced in Longjing Tea Plantation Village will come into their mind. Then drive to Qinghefang Ancient Street. Here specialty snacks, antique paintings and calligraphy, shops gather, best place to choose souvenirs. After that, Visit Hu Qingyu Pharmacy, Chinese Medicine Museum, and take bullet train back to Shanghai after the visit.
Meal: B, L
Meet your driver and you’ll be transferred to Shanghai railway station or aitport, head to your next destination.
Meal: B
Service Ends.
Extend the Tour
Huangshan: it appeals to world travelers with Yellow Mountain and the picturesque Hongcun and Xidi villages. Add 2-4 days to Huangshan for hiking Yellow Mountain and unique culture experience.
Beijing: the dynasty capital of China, possessing numerous historical sites and ancient marvels. Extend your Shanghai tour to Beijing for another 3-5 days for world heritages: the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven.
Suzhou: home to the UNESCO-protected China Classic Gardens and several amazing ancient water towns. Allow yourself 1-2 days to explore Suzhou for: Humble Administrator's Garden, Zhouzhuang, Panmen Gate.