Shanghai Evening Tour: Huangpu River Cruise and Street Food

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Shanghai, China

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

At night, Shanghai’s space-age skyline ignites the city in a riot of color. Soak up this special private guided evening tour that combines several top activities, without the hassle of planning or logistics. Savor street food at Fuzhou Road Cultural Street; see the sights of The Bund (Waitan) illuminated at night; then enjoy a boat cruise along the Huangpu River with included hotel pickup.

Discover Shanghai street food, the Bund, and Huangpu River at night
Enjoy a private tour with hotel pickup for convenience
Upgrade to VIP seats on the river cruise
Experience a fully personalized evening adventure with your guide

What's Included

Personal English-speaking tour guide services
HuangPu River Cruise (VIP seats are optional on the Cruise)
Guide meets you in the lobby of Grand Central Hotel Shanghai
A Variety of Street Food Tasting Dinner with Soft Drinks

Personal expenses
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Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please note: Languages other than English and Mandarin will require an additional fee of USD 50 per day, payable in cash to the guide on the day of the tour. Please note: Public transportation is recommended for groups of up to 4 guests. For larger groups, we suggest selecting private transportation, as standard taxis have limited passenger capacity. Please note: Due to the limited availability of guides who speak languages other than English and Mandarin, the public transportation option is currently available only for tours conducted in English or Mandarin. Please note: Drop off and pickup outside of central Shanghai, such as the airport, cruise terminals, railway station, Shanghai Disney Area, Qinpu, Jiading, Chuansha, or Songjiang will incur extra USD40 for whole group include pickup and dropoff. You can pay in cash (USD or RMB) directly to your guide when meeting.

Itinerary

Your night tour kicks off when you’ll greet your guide in the lobby of Grand Central Hotel Shanghai. Choose to travel by private vehicle or by public transport.

It’s a good idea to arrive hungry because your first stop is the Shanghai Fuzhou Road Cultural Street, where stalls selling every type of Chinese delicacy jostle for attention.

Try a variety of snacks, such as xiaolongbao soup dumplings, fried dumplings, Xinjiang skewers, Shanghai noodles, candied treats, boba tea, and more.

After sampling several snacks, head to The Bund (Waitan), a historic hub and the symbol of Shanghai. Enjoy a stroll along the waterfront.

Board your Huangpu River cruise and soak up the scenery on the east and west banks of the Huangpu River during the hour-long cruise. Upgrade to VIP seats for a better view and experience.

Shanghai Fuzhou Road Cultural Street

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The Bund (Wai Tan)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Huangpu River Cruise

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 23 reviews

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Our tour guide and driver...

Jennifer_B, Nov 2025

Our tour guide and driver were amazing! They made sure we were well taken care of for the entirety of the tour. Our guide gave us a glimpse into Chinese culture and talked to us about her life in Shanghai. The cruise itself was good (it’s a ferry with 300-400 people). The lights were worth it. The food afterwards was delicious!

Dissatisfied Dissapointment Disgrace

CARLOSE_E, Jun 2023

1. Tour: evening River Cruise (prívate) for 2 adults 2. Price: 320 U.S. dollars 3. Date: june 8th Among many tours I have taken with you around the world this is the most incredible, absurd and outrageously OVERPRICED tour I have ever taken. Let me explain why: -I was definitely picked up from my hotel vsharply at 6:30 pm. The car was a small size car not uncomfortable but not of a private tour level. We rode for 20 minutes and together with the guide, we were dropped off at the street side of the riverside. We walked for 10 minutes on the esplanade and the rushed back to the sidewalk and waited 25 minutes for the car to come and picked us up. We rode 10 minutes to the pier to get the tickets under a terrible pressure from the guide who didn’t want to miss the ferry regardless I am a 77 year old man who walk with a stick. Stairs up and down we got there. Waited for 15 minutes until the guide got the tickets. We walked another quarter of a mile to board the ferry and climb stair to reach the main deck. A third world STANDING deck with hundreds of people who gathered elbow to elbow to get at a clean spot for pictures. There was a sitting deck option with complementary drinks for 80 yuans each but THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED. We are talking about 12 US dollars each (?) One hour cruise on the ferry (very nice view at night) which I would not recommend during daylight and the back to the pier to disembark and literally ran to the sidewalk for another half and hour wait for the car to pick us up to take us to Old Shanghai City. One hour walking around and “artificial” old town full of stores and small fast food quiosks. After that back to our hotel… TOTALLY DISSAPOINTED had it not been for the 1 hour ferry cruise. No food tasting at all as it was described in my tour details and which nor the guide neither the office manager recognized as their offer or obligation. I am not a traveler who complain for not being able to get 2 dumplings or a sandwich in a hired tour but miss information and cost effective analysis definitely makes a difference. Now let me go into numbers: - a ride from my hotel to the pier/esplanade is 35 yuans -the river cruise for two is 160 yuans - a taxi ride from the pier to Old Shanghai is 25/30 yuans - Taxi back to hotel 40 yuans - TOTAL FOR 2 is 260 yuans or us dollars 37.00 give or take 40 US dollars vs 320 that you charge me is something that I don’t want to name here but you may read my mind. - As you may understand I will make this comment public through TripAdvisors as I have been asked after every tour experience here in China to please comment on TripAdvisor as it means a lot to them after Covid lockdown in China. No tourists are coming and many businesses have closed down. I have placed good comments on other tours like X’ian, Shopping Tour in Shanghai and day tour to Water Town near Shanghai but in order to preserve the resources and high spirit of future travelers, I cannot stop this comment Thank you

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Hello Mr. Emanuele, Oh my! Thank you so much for the detailed feedback, this is how we continue to improve, and we appreciate that very much. Before I respond to your points, just know that we have asked Viator to issue a full refund as we always guarantee our customers satisfaction. I apologize you did not receive the experience you expected for the price you paid. To begin, I realize the tour did not get off to a great start as we planned a 6:00PM start from the 38th floor Marriott lobby and it took some time for our guide to find you on the 1st floor. Of course, the Shanghai crowds on the Bund didn't help and we are so sorry you felt rushed to hit our ferry time. For your other points, we know China is more expensive than many realize with private car, a dedicated driver, and our expert Spanish-speaking guide. We have run this tour for years and have not had any problems. However, you did point out the description is not clear on food. We share that food is available, but not included, we tried our best to make this right and added a dinner of a local specialty to your program. This obviously wasn't enough to make you happy since when we talked, you seemed to have made up your mind to give us a bad review. :(We completely understand that travel is stressful, and you want a tour provider like Jenny's to make it more enjoyable and help take home a special memory rather than feel it was not worth it. I sincerely apologize again that we did not meet your expectations. I hope refunding your tour fees provides a little consolation. Best, Jenny

Excellent private tour of Shanghai

Nathan_B, Jan 2019

My two high school students and I were on a school trip and received the nicest private tour of the downtown area. Our guide, Lee, was incredibly nice and knowledgeable. Unfortunately bad traffic caused us to arrive at the meeting spot late, so we missed the ferry ride across the river, but our guide quickly found q cab for us so we could go up the SWFC Tower. Great food and great sites. An amazing deal for the price. Would highly recommend!

What an amazing way to spend an...

Sharon R, Oct 2017

What an amazing way to spend an evening in Shanghai. The street food, dumplings, were amazing. Then to see city lights at the Bund was magical. Followed by an enjoyable view of Shanghai from top of the Jin Mao building. The guide Suzie was friendly and knowledgeable.

Excelente Tour!

victor_B, Jun 2023

Muy buen tour, excelente para conocer los puntos mas importantes de shanghai en poco tiempo, el guia es muy amable y explica cada detalle, simplemente genial!