Private Tour
Private Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour with Shanghai Zoo and Panda
Overview
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Combine a private sighting seeing tour with Zhujiajiao water town -known as the “Little oriental Venice” and see the national treasure animal-Panda at Shanghai zoo. Explore old alley streets of ancient town fully of local scenes, travel with your own expert guide to gain a great insight into local culture, custom and history. Different options cater to different travel requests, all with private door to door transfers included
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Shanghai Zoo (Shanghai Dongwu Yuan)
Your local friendly guide will meet you at your place in Shanghai, start your morning tour at Shanghai zoo, check out various animals in the popular zoo park such as Giant Pandas, Peacocks, monkeys, elephants and more.
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Next enjoy the comfortable ride to Zhujiajiao water town, regarded as the “little oriental “Venice, and one of the best-preserved ancient town with 1700 years history. Upon arrival, begin to explore the town with your guide, spend some quality time to visit the old stone paved alleyways, walk up ancient “Fang Sheng Bridge”, see interesting local shops, historical landmarks, colorful handicrafts etc. learn the fascinating custom and culture from your knowledgeable guide. The relaxing gondola ride is available to choose during the tour. During the tour you will have the opportunity to enjoy a delight local lunch. After the wonderful day you will be dropped off at your Shanghai hotel or other downtown area as per your requests.
What‘s Included
Boat ride in the water town (Only If "Tour with lunch and Boat Ride" option is Booked)
Entranec fee to Shanghai Zoo
Great Local guide
Driver with air-conditioned car
Local tasty lunch(If Tour with Lunch option is booked)
Food or drinks(If Tour with Lunch is not booked)
Boat ride in water town ( If Only book"Tour Only " or Tour with Lunch" Option.
Gratuities
Pickup points
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Options
Tour Only
Private Tour Only: Great guide, driver with car, entrance fee to Shanghai Zoo are included.
Pickup included
Tour with Lunch and Boat Ride
Great guide,driver with car, entrance fee to Shanghai zoo, tasty lunch,boat ride are included.
Pickup included
Tour with Lunch
Great guide,driver with car, entrance fee to Shanghai zoo, tasty lunch are included.
Pickup included
Reviews
61 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour Guide Lea was AMAZING and the pandas were so cute
Eufro O,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Lea was fantastic! My grandson loves her. She was extremely friendly and was very knowledgeable with the area and the history. The pandas were the highlight.
Great experience & amazing guide
kpgroh,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour. Guide was knowledgeable and gave us plenty of time to explore at our own pace. She knew all the tricks to give us the best experience. We got to see the pandas eating, eat local cuisine, and go on an amazing boat ride. The local cuisine was incredible and she helped us order and taught us how to use the plates and utensils. Overall 10/10 experience. We only had a short time in Shanghai and this was a highlight.
Enjoyable day trip whilst in Shanghai
ruthandfamily,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We decided to do this tour as we wanted to see outside of the bustle of Shanghai and experience some older cultural parts of this huge city. Sunny Tours were very well organised - they gave us great information on what to expect, and when we had to make some last minute inconvenient changes to the date, they accommodated our request. Out guide Robert came to pick us up at our hotel and at all stages was the epitome of a gracious host. He was knowledgeable about Zhujiajiao, which is a picturesque water village and worth exploring. We also combined this with a trip to the Shanghai Zoo, as I especially wanted to see a Panda up close. Enjoyed the zoo as well, and Robert sorted all ticketing and made it very easy as he knew exactly how to navigate his way around. Saved a lot of time as the zoo is very large. Also experienced a lovely lunch Robert organised looking out over the Zhujiajiao canal. The vehicle was a very comfortable and fancy people mover, with a great driver. Thanks to Robert for all his knowledge and calm nature. Would recommend this day trip if I’m Shanghai!
Wonderful day trip
Pauleen S,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The trip was wonderful the tour guide had a lot of knowledge and was a great guide, the driver was good he got us around Thank you we had a wonderful trip
Ancient Water Village
kazzazz,,Jan 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic tour with Cassie. Visiting the water village and visiting key spots. Delicious lunch, fantastic boat ride and visiting the zoo seeing pandas! Cassie was a fantastic guide explaining Chinese culture and heritage and showing key spots. Highly recommended.
The visit of the city is an opportunity to see a fairly original architecture
Fernand T,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The visit to the Zoo allows you to see a panda and the tour of the city by boat is very original. The guide makes us many pictures.
So happy
698franciskas,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Cassie was absolutely lovely and took so many pictures of us, which we really appreciated. We learned a lot about the local culture, animals, and small local shops, and got to see so much more than we expected. She also explained the meaning of Chinese writing characters and shared deep cultural insights, which helped us truly understand China—not just see it. Thank you for such a wonderful and memorable experience! I did some crazy thing too eating a scorpion!
Fantástic
larissalR7381TY,,Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our experience was the best possible! Punctual, competent, knowledgeable guide, wonderful!!! We loved the professionalism and ethics executed! We recommend it 1,000 times! Beautiful, thank you a thousand times!!!
Amazing private tour!
Larry V,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Cassie picked us up at our hotel and took us straight to the zoo. The zoo is very large and so it was great to have her get us through the highlights so we could move on to Zhujiajiao. Along the way she told us all about the regions of China and the various dynasties. We loved Zhujiajiao, it was more quiet than we expected for a Saturday. Cassie also took lots of photos of our group and after a delicious lunch helped us with our shopping. Afterwards she dropped us off at the pedestrian walking street downtown so we could continue our evening. Great, friendly, and knowledgeable tour guide. Would recommend!
10/10, English speaking guide, great transport, well run
OnAir50690862112,,Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic 10/10 recommend. Our guide Lea spoke very good English, was lovely to chat to and full of local knowledge. She made the whole tour easy and assisted with translation for us in the water village and zoo. Transport was also top notch and very clean, very good time management with Lea and the driver. We left personal items in the car and Sunny arranged to have them delivered to our hotel that night. Very very good tour and very well run. Recommend if you are in Shanghai.
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