Zhujiajiao Water Town and Shanghai City Private Day Tour
Overview
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8 hours
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Discover Shanghai’s most incredible city attractions and beautiful Zhujiajiao Water Town during this wonderful private day tour. Accompanied by a professional guide, stroll around the old lanes with antiquated architecture, wander along the canal with old bridges and take the boat on tranquil canals in Zhujiajiao for a half day. Followed by another half day tour to see the Shanghai city top attractions, such as Yu Garden, the spectacular skyline on the Bund as well as the panoramic view from the top of Shanghai Tower. An authentic Chinese lunch in the water town, boat ride ticket, entrance fee to Shanghai Tower, private guide and driver service are all inclusive.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Vegetarian or halal option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Visa Waiver for small groups from cruise port for cruise passengers can be provided. Please contact at least 5 days in advance
For airport/cruise layover or outskirt area travelers, please choose Outskirts Departure
Please note that Yuyuan Garden is closed on every Monday, and you will visit Jade Buddha Temple instead
Tour end time can be modified to accommodate your schedule, please advise at the time of booking
For city hotel departure travelers, airport/cruise port drop off service is available (extra 25usd per vehicle), please advise at the time of booking
What To Expect
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Meet your knowledgeable guide at your hotel lobby. After one hour driving, you will start your exciting sightseeing tour from Zhujiajiao water town. It's the best-preserved water town in the area with history over 1700 years. There are old bridges, antiquated architecture and bubbling streams. You can wander along the canal, stroll around the old lanes, visit few houses with gardens. Later, enjoy a relaxing boat riding on the canal to see beautiful surrounding. Don't miss out the opportunity to take some fabulous pictures. Revitalize yourself with a delicious lunch in a local restaurant where you can have some local delicious dishes.
Yu Garden
In the afternoon, you will go back to Shanghai city, and visit Yuyuan Garden, a very ancient and well-preserved garden with the history of 400years old. You will see the stylish Chinese pavilion and authentic old architectures. Or you will have an alternative option to visit the famous Jade Buddha Temple instead(Yuyuan Garden closed on every Monday).
Options
City Departrue w/ Lunch&Dinner
Tour with Lunch and Dinner: The tour duration for this option is 9-hour. In additional to lunch in Zhujiajiao Water Town, you will also enjoy great dinner time in Shanghai city. Pickup included
Guide, Car and Lunch Only
Includes Guide, Car, and Lunch: Depart from city center hotel.Tickets for Yu Garden(40yuan), Shanghai Tower(180yuan), boat ride (200 yuan/boat) not included. Pickup included
City Departure with Lunch
All inclusive Package: 8-hour private tour is flexible to adjust the itinerary by your preference. Lunch and all entrance fees are included. Pickup included
Outskirts Departure with Lunch
All inclusive package: Departure from areas outside Shanghai city center (e.g., airport, cruise port, etc.).Includes lunch and all entrance tickets. Pickup included
Outskirts:Guide+Car+Lunch
Guide, Car, and Lunch only : Entrance fees are your responsibility: Yu Garden(40 yuan/person), Shanghai Tower (180 yuan/person), Boat Ride (200 yuan/boat) Pickup included
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if outskirt departure option is selected)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Zhujiaojiao,Yu Garden,Shanghai Tower Admission tickets
Private guide
Local Style Lunch
Visa waiver assistance for small groups from the cruise port for cruise passengers
Additional food and drinks
Gratuities
Airport or cruise port pickup and drop-off (if city departure option is selected)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,089 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perfect Last Day in Shanghai
782suzanneh,Jun 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Snow was an excellent guide! She was flexible and adjusted the itinerary since we’d already seen a few places earlier in the week. The boat ride through Zhujiajiao Water Town was a highlight, and we loved seeing the giant pandas and red pandas, enjoying a delicious local lunch, and taking in the views from Shanghai Tower and the beautiful bookstore. She even helped us find the jade necklace I’d been searching for. It was the perfect last day in Shanghai. Highly recommend!
Me and my sister went on...
Emilie K,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Me and my sister went on this amazing tour. Our tour guide, snow, was very friendly and had so much knowledge of the temples and local erea. We are local food for lunch, which you could tell was chosen for quality and good service! The staff was very nice, the food came out quick and was very tasty!
Fun, full day in Shanghai and Water City
Shannon L,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our family of five (3 teenagers) had a very fun day in Shanghai with tour guide Snow! The tour company was really great about communicating with us before the tour and the private van picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. We enjoyed seeing Yu Gardens, the Bund, Shanghai tower and Water City. We also had a delicious family-style Chinese lunch. The tour was seamless and Snow was very informative and very easy to be with. I would highly recommend!
Great way to see Shanghai!
Joseph H,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very nice day! Saw lots of highlights of Shanghai with Snow, who was an excellent guide. She shared tons of history and information.
Our guide Snow was...
David C,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Snow was excellent. Would highly recommend. Very helpful regarding getting around and visiting other things in Shanghai. Also our driver was very professional and mini bus was comfortable. We especially loved the water village.
A Beautiful Day in Shanghai and Zujiajiao with Snow
Daniel L,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00My family and I had a perfect trip to tge ancient river town, Zujiajiao. Our personal tour guide Snow was amazing! She was the most thoughtful, knowledgeable, and kind tour guide we have used in the World. We also loved our driver, Sifu and the luxury transportation we drove in for the entire trip. Snow perfectly timed all of our stops so we never had any wait time at any location which on a Saturday tour was very impressive. Snow also helped us to do some excellent shopping for fresh water pearls and other Chinese souvenirs. We stopped for lunch in the water town and had a delicious meal overlooking a scenic canal from a second floor restaurant. My family's complicated dietary needs of one vegan, one vegetarian, and a meat eater but no pork were perfectly accommodated. This tour with Snow was worth more than 5 stars and I recommend you ask for her directly when booking with Alana.
We had a private tour of...
Barry P,Jun 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a private tour of the Shanghai Tower, Yu Garden and Water Town. Snow was a fantastic knowledgeable guide. We were not rushed and enjoyed each location in a relaxed manner and finished with an excellent meal in Water Town with water views. Thanks Snow!!
Great tour , highly recommended
Evaldo A,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great time with the guide Snow, she’s a lot of fun. Lunch was great, we all loved the food and took tons of pictures of the garden and fishing village. Highly recommended
Pleasant experience
nataliemudd,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful day with Snow. She picked us up right on time at the hotel and confirmed our schedule. She also asked if there were any modifications we wanted to make on the day. She was very flexible and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful day. She even made suggestions for shopping based upon our wants. She had great suggestions. We had a blast eating, shopping and seeing the sights. We would definitely do it again. This turned out to be my son’s favorite city because of Snow and the tour.
Great tour!
Alexa K,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fantastic experience from the transportation to the activities and with our guide Xin. Xin did a great job in making sure our group was comfortable and also did a fantastic job teaching us about the culture. We thoroughly enjoyed our time.
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