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Richard_L, Oct 2026
Incredible Private Day Tour of Shanghai
This was a fully private all day in-depth tour of Shanghai highlights, perfect for our first time to Shanghai. Xin, our tour guide was a lovely, knowledgeable native of Shanghai. She was willing to show us anything we had additionally wanted to see and was very flexible in how we spent to day. Highly recommended!
Erika_R, Oct 2026
Amazing tour with Lin!
Yesterday’s tour was absolutely phenomenal! We had an incredible time! Lin is an outstanding tour guide, with excellent English, extensive knowledge of the city, and a wonderful personality. Mr. Chi also provided exceptional service throughout the experience. Everything was fantastic, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommended!
Apurva_V, Oct 2026
Ask For Melinda!
Beautiful! We actually switched it up last minute to be able to travel on the bullet train and went to Suzhou. It was beautiful, we were able to pick and choose what we wanted to see. Went down to the canals, shopping, lunch and bullet train. Melinda was our guide and she was great!! Helped with translating, bargaining, and getting us around.
Anjuli_A, Oct 2026
Amazing
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Feifei was absolutely wonderful! She was kind, knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful throughout my Shanghai tour. She made my experience so enjoyable and memorable. I truly appreciate her excellent service and attention to detail. A special thank you to our driver, Mr. Yu, for his professionalism and safe driving. I highly recommend them both!
Lukasz_K, Oct 2026
The tour with great service
This wasn’t my first cruise with dinner in Shanghai but this time me and all our group felt special thanks to the people that took care of us during the event Lin and Alana. Lin as a our guide was very devoted and helpfull and made everybody feel good and valid. She provided also interesting information about Shanghai and suggested good dishes at restaurants, and Alana made us feel safe from the time of booking the tour. That’s how good service should be like to make a simple event a special one. Thank you Lin and Alana and hopelly see you again in Shanghai!
Christine_M, Oct 2026
Shanghai river trip and Sonchou full day trip
Excellent trip Caroline looked after very well she was friendly and knowledgeable and explained everything.
Tracey our 2nd guide was excellent friendly very knowledgeable both of our drivers were polite and friendly .
Would definitely recommend Viator tours would definitely use them again.
Patrick_B, Oct 2026
Worth Every Yuan!
I booked this tour for myself and colleagues who were visiting the city and wanted a unique experience. Our guide (Jim) reached out prior to arrival and gave me helpful instructions on where to meet.
Our group (3) joined 2 others, and it was a perfect sized tour (5) for the walk and venues. Jim was so kind and knowledgeable, and he really took the time to offer history and a view into the day to day lives of those living in Shanghai and what they ate.
Admittedly I was a curious as to the quality considering the cost - I am sure you can find cheaper tours), however all those thought quickly evaporated when we met Jim and headed off on our tour. We visited hole in the wall businesses, fruit and tea shops, dumplings and parks, soups and steam buns. My colleagues were very grateful for the experience and so was I - i would recommend wholeheartedly.
Louise_H, Oct 2026
Wonderful 5 Star Tour of the Water Town
This tour was excellent- five stars! Kalvin tailored the tour to suit my 79 year old mother’s walking abilities and interests. The water city was stunning and relaxed. We thoroughly enjoyed our time wandering the gardens and taking a boat along the canal. A fantastic addition to our time in Shanghai!
Devote, Aug 2026
Amazing layover tour with Snow!
This was such a great tour. Snow did amazing at educating me, making me feel safe and making sure I had a good time as a solo black girl. Mr Chu was also a great driver and so hospitable despite minimal interactions. And thank you to Alana too for arranging this for me. So glad I used my layover for this and can’t wait to come back and do Shanghai properly!!
Rachel_P, Aug 2026
Annie was an excellent...
Annie was an excellent tour guide. She made the tour fun, interesting and educational. I love to learn and Annie was a wealth of information that made me spend the evening dive further into many of the topics we discussed. Everything was easy and enjoyable - so much so that I am doing a tour with her again the next day!
Zoltan_H, Jul 2026
Shanghai at night
Our Shanghai night tour, including the Old City and the Huangpu River cruise, was absolutely amazing. The city looks breathtaking at night. Tom was an excellent guide—friendly, knowledgeable, and well-organized. He shared many interesting stories and made the whole experience enjoyable and memorable. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Shanghai!
Marty_C, Jul 2026
For Shanghai, transportation, this is our 'go to' service...
We've used this company, Mr. Orange, on multiple occasions when traveling to Shanghai over the years. The never disappoint...the drivers are prompt and courteous. The cars are always clean. They've become our 'go to' for our Shanghai transportation needs. Thank you.
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The largest city in China, Shanghai is full of enough activities and attractions to keep you occupied for days. It’s also well-placed for quick excursions to top destinations nearby. When you’re ready to venture past the city’s borders, these guided Shanghai day trips take care of logistics and transportation hassles, whether you’re looking to explore nearby ancient water towns, the classical gardens and silk-making history of Suzhou, notable Buddhist sites in Wuxi, or the classical scenery of Hangzhou.
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