Private Tour

Private Zhujiajiao Water Town Boating Tour with Fruit Picking

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Shanghai Zhaotun village is well-known as "the hometown of Strawberry" in China as there are hundreds of strawberry greenhouses in the area (around 2000 acres). Every year, from late-December to Mid-May is the best season for strawberry picking in Shanghai. You will receive complimentary half-kilo strawberry on your way out from the fields. During strawberry off-season, you can also have other fruit picking fun, such as cherry, blueberry and etc. If you have been to Zhujiajiao before and want to visit different water village this time, Nanxiang, Fengjing or Xinchang can be your option as well. In addition, boat ride and local lunch at a local farmer’s home are also inclusive.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please wear light clothing because it gets a bit hot and humid picking berries that are being grown in tents, especially during April and May

Please wear comfortable shoes

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Your private tour guide will come to pick you up at your hotel lobby in the morning and take you to Zhaotun Strawberry Park in Qingpu District, which is well-known for its 20 years of research in plant technology. Upon arrival, the first thing you will notice is that you are not actually picking strawberries under a yawning blue sky but in the green house tent with some bees around. But don’t let this deter you; the strawberries are worth it! You will find the strawberries there are sweet and run-down-your-chin juicy. Your guide will accompany you to one of the tents to pick up the strawberries, and you can taste it as well during the picking time. You will surely have so much fun there! Due to different seasonality; you will have different fruit surprise: • Strawberry (Dec.–May) • Sweet White Melon (March–July) • Cherry (May) • Blueberry (June–July) • Peach (July–Aug.) • Grape (July–Oct.) • Orange (Oct.–Nov.)

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

After your joyful fruit picking time, enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to visit the Zhujiajiao Water Village, an ancient town with a 1,700-year-old history. It's renowned as the “Venice of the East," and it is surrounded by water, with old architecture, tranquil canals, and crumbling bridges. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai.

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Local guide

Bottled water

Lunch

Half-kilo strawberry or other kind of fruit for each person or Tea tasting as alternative option

Boat ride

Transport by private vehicle

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Over than half-kilo strawberry or other kind of fruit

Gratuities

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Outskirt Hotel Departure

Depart from outside of Shanghai city center, such as airport hotels, Shanghai Disneyland Hotel, Toy Story hotel, Cruise Port, Songjiang/Chuansha/Jinqiao area etc..
Pickup included

City Hotel Departure

Pick up from your centrally located hotel, and after tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai City
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Excellent Service
A3298KFchristophero,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Judy was a star! Really good service, and very accommodating! When my 5 year old daughter wanted to go to a cat cafe she arranged everything on the spot. I would highly recommend her!
An unforgettable trip to Zhujiajiao with Cindy
juliana s,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Cindy is very kind, helpful and accommodating . She also speaks excellent english. We really enjoy our trip for the day. The driver is also good. He drives smoothly during our trip. Thanks so much for making our day trip so memorable
We’ve had an excellent...
Aika Y,,Aug 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
We’ve had an excellent day with our tour guide Berlin! She was so kind and fun to be around. We’ve picked a grapes and brought them home ( it was so sweet and delicious ) :)) The water town was beautiful. The transportation was comfortable. Highly recommend!
A beautiful Village!
Marije S,,Jul 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a nice tour! Although we picked so much fruit we cannot eat ourselves it was fun. The boattrip was a little short but it's a small Village. We wish it was longer. Our guide Mary speaks English very well! We also bought an oyster in the Village wich the woman of the shop openened and get the pearls out. That was for the kids highlight of the day!!
Charming and Caring
Taunui,,May 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour appeared to go badly when I got myself muddled and booked it for the following day - when I would have left China! - instead of trying to be joined into an activity on the day of booking. The woman to whom I spoke on the phone - Alana? - could not have been more patient with my stupidity and magically summoned up a guide and driver to collect me within about 30 minutes of my very garbled and frantic phone call. Snow, my guide, was charming company, well-informed about matters relevant to what we were seeing but with excellent English, so able to speak with me about other interesting features of everyday life in China, our smiling driver conveyed that my safety was in good hands and - along with the beautiful traditional garden in Zhujiajiao - the other highlight was the very friendly manageress of the farm we visited, who generously let me eat so many of her loquats! With Alana too, I thank you for leaving me with such good memories: what we saw was interesting, but what was really memorable and engaging was speaking with Alana and meeting and spending time with the three of you. Along with other experiences of lovely Chinese people, your kindness and friendliness will be what I will remember. I warmly recommend this company and this tour.
Great way to see the old river town
wloszy,,Jul 23, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Alana and driver picked us up at 9.30 sharp at our hotel. So nice to travel to the old river town in a comfortable car. Stopped along the way at a farm to pick fruit and feed the animals. Lunch in an authentic restaurant followed by a canal cruise and walk through the old gardens. All food and drinks included. Highly recommend this tour.
Wonderful trip to the watertown and fruit picking
Ting h,,Jul 16, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great tour guide, Berlin. She came with a privat driver and showed us a farm where we picked different kinds of fruits and we also fed some animals. After this we went to the watertown. She showed us around, we took the boat, had lunch and looked around some local shops. We highly recomand this trip! It was great:)
Wonderful
Talal A,,Jul 14, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is a beautiful tour if you've got kids and wanna have a beautiful time exploring Shanghai without the kids being grumpy. We were picked up at 9:30 am exactly by the wonderful Jane (who spoke English very well) in a nice van. She explained the itenary and asked if we had any comments or would like to make any changes before proceeding. She took us to a farm where the kids fed goats leaves and then the kids picked up melons from the same farm. She then recommended that we have lunch before exploring the city and the restaurant she took us to was clean with plenty of choices. The city itself (sorry but I don't recall the spelling) is so beautiful and we had fun exploring it with Jane. The highlight was riding in the gondola, which was so beautiful and the canals were breathtaking. The thing I liked about this tour is the fact that it catered to both kids and adults. Jane is well organized, attentive and knowledgeable. She answered all of our questions and more, kept us hydrated all the time and we didn't feel the time with her. Thanks Jane
It was a wonderful trip. We thoroughly...
GAUTAM J,,Jun 27, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a wonderful trip. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and had a great time. Everything was planned out wonderfully and we are going to go back with a lifetime of memories. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the place and the small pieces of information she gave us were very appreciated. She was very friendly and very easy to get along with, especially for our 3 year old daughter who had a great time because she ensured that she was comfortable the entire time. Thanks a lot for this great day trip!
Berlin is a very nice and knowledgeable...
snowee joe,,Apr 16, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00
Berlin is a very nice and knowledgeable guide. She explained things such as the history to us clearly. She can converse well in English. I would certainly recommend my friends to join this tour if they are in Shanghai.