Private Tour
Private Full Day Tour: Zhujiajiao Ancient Water Town with Best of Shanghai
Overview
Available languages
9 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Enjoy this short trip just one hour outside of Shanghai to the serene charm of Zhujiajiao ancient water town. On this 9 1/2 hours tour you'll explore ancient bridges like Fangsheng Bridge and stroll Qing dynasty streets and enjoy Ming and Qing dynasty architecture while diving into local shops. You'll also visit the unique Qing Dynasty Post Office, rural style authentic Yuanjin Buddhist Temple. Along the way you'll sample local snacks such as sticky rice dumplings (zong zi) and steamed pork wrapped in bamboo leaves (zha rou) as well as traditional Chinese candies. This tour also includes a relaxing site-filled gondola ride. You'll then return to Shanghai to visit several iconic highlights, including Yuyuan Garden, Old Shanghai Street and the Bund which provides an amazing blend of East and West culture and architectures that contributes to the famous Shanghai skyline.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable shoes
To secure your Yuyuan Garden Ticket and bypass queues, please provide your full name along with your passport number.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local snacks tasting
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Private guide
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle with ample room based on your group size with experienced driver
Gondola ride
Full sit down lunch (You can choose as you like)
Tips-recommended
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Zhujiajiao is a water town just an hour outside of Shanghai. It was established about 1,700 years ago. It features 36 stone bridges and numerous rivers line Zhujiajiao, and many ancient buildings still line the riverbanks today. The many shops nestled into the historic buildings and stone streets lined are bustling with with food vendors. Gondola rides along the canals are popular activities are included. Qing Dynasty Post Office, Yuanjin Buddhist Temple visit will make your water town tour complete.
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
This garden dates back to 1559 during the Ming Dynasty. A classic Chinese Garden rich in history, you'll see a wide range of halls, statues, rock structures, water features as well as the famous Grand Rockery and Exquisite Jade Rocks.
Options
Full Day: Zhujiajiao plus SH
Pickup included
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fish nibble our feet, what a treat.
John J,
May 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a lovely tour and we really appreciate being able to customize it to our own style. Our guide Peggy did a fantastic job touring us around and was accommodating to us even having a wonderful foot treatment by some little fish. The history was so rich and you could appreciate her and fellow Chinese citizens the love of country and pride in the accomplishments Shanghai has achieved. Loved having the fish nibble our feet. The Watertown was so interesting and the temples beautiful. Thanks Peggy great job.
Best Shanghai day tour
Koji L,
Mar 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Private tour is a way to go, you can see so much in given time. No waiting for other stragglers. It was just me and my wife and pace was just right for us. Having fluent English speaker that will give you informative tour of your visit with private driver that pick you up and drop you off at the site is perfect.
Would highly recommend. In one day saw ancient town plus best sites in Shanghai.
MEG243,
Sep 17, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jessie was extremely knowledgeable with great English. She enjoyed her job. Driver was great too. Car was air conditioned and comfortable.
Flexibility and Accommodative Tour
Flyer19233994662,
Jul 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a family vacation in Suzhou and Shanghai with Jenny's. Enjoyed the flexibility and customised itineraries. Price is reasonable for private tour. Highly recommended.
Recommended
Asusanto00,
May 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jenny's travel and team were excellent in terms of flexibility and local knowledge. Our guide, nora, speaks fluent english and provide excellent customer service. Highly appreciate fast response and last minute arrangement.
Private Tour- WORTH IT!
kathmck615,
Nov 6, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My mom and I did a private tour while in Shanghai. The driver and our tour guide met us at our hotel and messaged us when they arrived. Our tour guide, Angel, was amazing! She was so knowledgeable about the city and took us to the hot places and historical Shanghai must sees. She was also flexible and personalized our tour by listening to what we were interested in and made adjustments throughout the day to make sure we had an amazing tour. It was SO nice having our own transportation where we could leave our bought goodies and not having to carry them around. Plus, we didn't have to worry about the crowds in the subways. We were only in China for a week, so we needing to squeeze as much in as we could. We also used Jenny's tour company in Beijing. Recommend 100%!
Zhujiajiao Watertown and best of Shanghai tour
Anne Y,
Nov 4, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Peggy gave us a great tour. Loved zhujiajiao and definitely recommend doing one of Jenny's Watertown tours. Peggy did a great job of showing us Shanghai sites. For lunch, she took us to a restaurant for locals and ordered us a lovely variety of typical Shanghaiese dishes. Delicious! Peggy exceeded all our requests and made us first time visitors very comfortable. Highly recommend Peggy and her driver, Mr Wong, and would definitely use her again. Thank you.
Summer is an incredible guide!
926lexic,
Oct 28, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Where do I begin? First of all, Summer is a spectacular guide! She is so friendly, knowledgeable and fun! Everything you’d want from a guide! My husband and I only had one day to see Shanghai and I’m so glad we booked this tour! Summer went above and beyond the entire day to make sure we were having the best experience possible. She tailored some of our stops to our interests and she even stayed late to make sure we saw the incredible Shanghai skyline at night time and set up dinner reservations for us. She also took a ton of photos of us with her awesome phone camera and sent them to me later. We became fast friends with Summer and I’m so grateful that we now have an awesome friend in Shanghai! Don’t hesitate to book with Jenny’s Shanghai Tours! No matter what you’re interested in I can guarantee they will make a great day for you!
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