Top Shanghai Day Trips

My trip to Shanghai came up at the last minute and based upon the reviews, I booked the tour the night before. Despite such a late booking, the tour organizers reached out to me almost immediately and followed up to make sure that I understood where to meet the driver and guide. The driver was courteous, professional, and a very safe driver. The vehicle was a nearly new EV with leather captain’s chairs in the rear — very comfortable. Without question, Wing, the tour guide, was the absolute highlight of the day. Despite inclement weather and the National Day holiday, Wing made for a very enjoyable day. A lifetime resident of Shanghai, she was able to provide extensive local color and backstory to each of the main sites that we visited. There wasn’t a single question that was asked of her that she couldn’t answer. While the agenda was designed in advance, there was plenty of time to customize it to your liking -- more or less time at a location, detours for meals and shopping, etc. While it’s impossible to see all of one of the world’s largest cities in a single day, the mix of locations provided great insight into the complex history of the city, from Imperial aged temples and gardens, the colonial era waterfront, the birth of the PRC, to the ultra modern skyscrapers of Pudong, there’s literaly something for everyone. Five stars - highest recommendation!