Private Tour
4-Hr Shanghai Tour: Food, Culture, Sightseeing, Cycling, Ferry
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour offers a fresh perspective to appreciate the city. With a guided stroll in the Lujiazui area, you can capture unique postcard-worthy scenic views and learn more about your surroundings. A ferry ride evokes nostalgia, providing an approachable and familiar experience.
Hop on a bike or hit the trails for an amazing way to see both the disappearing present and the constructing future. A visit to Xiahai Temple offers a moment of serenity amidst its traditional architecture and rich cultural heritage.
You’ll also have the chance to taste signature snacks at City Mart, immersing yourself in the lives of Shanghai neighborhoods from the late 20th century.
Then, enjoy a cup of tea in friendship with the locals, getting up close to the etiquette and customs of ethnic tea culture, which is truly unique.
Throughout our exploration, the hours on the road are never dull!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Our guide will not wait for attendees more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time.
Our guide reserves the right to alter the content of tours due to poor weather or location inaccessibility.
The bicycles supplied are urban shared bikes; individuals with any concerns are advised to choose thoughtfully.
Please advise if there are any specific dietary restrictions, accessibility considerations, or assistance needed at the time of booking.
Before embarking on this itinerary, it is advisable not to eat excessively.
Under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Wanderlust Shanghai reserves the right to refuse entry to individuals or remove them from tours if they are intoxicated, aggressive, or offensive.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Shanghai Tower
From a tower observation deck, the metropolis displays quite a spectacle （Optional）! Capture your vibrant urban panorama of glittering skyscrapers in Lujiazui Area, where you can sense the robust driving force behind economic development, positioning it as one of the most dynamic and promising globally. Hop on a bike coasted past ways of the waterfront, where you can feel Shanghai by streets humming with urban life or landmarks, enjoy refreshing breeze. And its streets swarming with traffic filled with those all on adventure to seek the heart of prosperity. This financial hub brings people together and connects people from all over the world.
Huangpu River
A commuter ferry leads you to Shanghai’s nostalgia, approachable and somehow familiar. Here, the skyline is crammed with construction cranes perched atop towering new hotels and office buildings. The area is bustling with people from home and abroad, many of whom pay homage to its future growth. It's not only an immersion into cultural landmarks, the humanity part of the city's history, plus the disappearing present and constructing future, this kind of exploration also brings an awareness of the changes happening around you and an anticipation of what's to come.
What‘s Included
Public transportation: Bike/Ferry/Subway
An ethnic tea ceremony, Bites & Sips, one bottled water per person
Entry ticket to Xiahai Temple
One private English-speaking tour guide service
Tips for your tour guides and drivers are appreciated
Hotel Pick up & Drop off
Personal expenses
Shanghai Tower
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4-Hr Shanghai Tour: Food, Culture, Sightseeing, Cycling, Ferry
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Shanghai highlights by bike
Will W,,Aug 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Nice combination of walk and bike tour along the highlights of Shanghai with a perfect tour guide! Even with high temperatures
A great experience~!😎
Passenger48317262726,,May 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our very friendly and knowledgeable guide Portia took us to different interesting places, while telling us about different background stories and customs😊The combination of feet, bike and ferry is really fun and various🤭The snacks are really tasty too, and what a privilege to have our own photographer~! Thank you again~!
Good mix, spesial places, history and culture
324kristinew,,May 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We met close to an subwatstation in Shanghai, it was easy ti find the guide. She welcomed us and took us on a journey araound the city. We walked, bisycled and took ferry. We got to know history and culture, old and new buildings, temple, good views, good weather and she took us to spesial places we would never find our selves. We had foodtasting and teehous visit on the way.
Fantastic tour
Neil T,,Mar 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Definitely recommend the tour which covered culture modern and old, architecture, food and tea. Great tour friendly guide.
Exceptional tour would...
Neil T,,Mar 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Exceptional tour would recommend for anyone visiting Shanghai to understand culture, history and food and tea
A rainy trip through old and new
G3559KOsandraw,,Oct 27, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We took the tour with Portia in October. The weather was not on our side as it was raining all day, but we made it work anyways. The tour started in Pudong, showing us a hidden gem midst the busy streets. Due to the rain we skipped the bike tour along the river, but Portia gave us some recommendations to do it another time. We enjoyed the ferry ride and were ready for some yummy food in a suprising location. After we found a rather unknown but very beautiful temple where we learned about the relationship of Chinese to their temples. The worthy finale was a tea ceremony with original tea from Yunnan. Lovely hostesses shared their knowledge of tea with us and even gave us a small concert. We enjoyed the quiet, before Portia sent us on our way with many more recommendations. Overall we really enjoyed our day and would definately book other tours to get to know the less known places of Shanghai.
A lifetime Experience!
benogunkua,,Jun 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a really awesome experience! Mia was an awesome guide. She was very knowledgeable about the history of the historical sites. We learned a lot and we cannot wait for a second visit to China! Thank you Mia!
Time travelling and feeling like a local
annamaijar2024,,May 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00With a friend we took part in Wanderlust’s guided half a day tour in the area of North and East part of Bund in Shanghai. Our guides Mia and Sophia were very kind and knowledgeable on the Chinese and Shanghainese history and culture. Discussing with them made me feel like having a tour with friends, catching up with lives, showing places where locals go and making us feel like a local. I enjoyed very much those unexpected places hidden in the city, taking lots of photos. Time flew quickly in this time travel trip. I learned a lot and felt very refreshed and happy after our tour. If you don’t have much time to see around Shanghai, I think this tour gives you a great insight to Shanghainese lifestyle.
Amazing Shanghai Tour
Departure62452548906,,May 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Half day tour with Wanderlust was amazing. I would recommend to any person which visit Shanghai. Our guide Mia and Sophia were great. They showed us very nice less crowded part of Shanghai including amazing Skyline, walking at riverside, passing river cruise, lunch at the place with old vibration of Shanghai, visiting Buddha temple and amazing panoramic view of Shanghai. We took many photos.
The authentic Shanghai - a really fantastic day
sigridw529,,May 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a private tour and had an incredibly great experience with lots of lasting impressions. We were able to get to know authentic Shanghai. A temple that is not so well known, a bike tour along the Huangpu, visiting a tea-house - this was a great experience, the financial center, old shanghai Jewish refugees and a conclusion at the roof-top coffee. The background information on the past and present rounded everything off. There were hardly any other tourists on our route, so we had the feeling that we were moving about in everyday life. English was spoken very well and communication was perfect. Bee incorporated our wishes optimally and adapted the route accordingly. So at short notice we visited a cafe with an indescribable view of the city.
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