Shanghai - Its Modern Face

Highlights / General details

Today’s tour will show you around Shanghai to know her modern face! Visit the City Planning Exhibition Center, take the Maglev Train, and Enjoy fantastic views of the city from the Lupu Bridge and the top of the Shanghai World Financial Center.

Inclusion

Private car/coach for transfers service and sightseeing program. Local English-speaking tour guide for transfer and sightseeing program. Entrance fees to scenic spots as indicated in the itinerary. Meals as specified in the itinerary. Parking fee & toll fee wherever applicable.

Exclusion

Personal expenses such as drinks, optional activities, etc. Gratuities to the tour guide & driver.

Hours of operation

Available: Daily Tour Departs: Pick up around 9:00am.

Duration

Approximately 8 hours.

Location Your private English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel around 9:00am.

Itinerary Your full-day private tour of modern Shanghai begins at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. The museum traces Shanghai’s evolution with exhibitions on Shanghai’s history and models of planned and recent developments. Then, after some 20 minutes' drive, you will arrive at the station and jump on the Shanghai Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Train, which makes the 19-mile (32-km) trip between the main city Shanghai and Pudong Airport (PVG) in only eight minutes. Arrive at the Pudong New Area, Shanghai’s financial district, and climb the Lupu Bridge, an arch bridge over the Huangpu River. From the base of the bridge, take a high-speed elevator up, and then climb 367 steps along the arch of the bridge to the top. From the peak, you will have a fantastic view of the former site of the Shanghai Expo 2010, as well as the rest of the city. Enjoy a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant, and then take a five-minute underground journey in the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel to reach the 100th floor (the highest occupied floor) of the Shanghai World Financial Center. At 1,555 feet (474 meters) high, the floor offers a panoramic view of modern Shanghai. Finish your tour of by driving through the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, a major financial hub in Shanghai. Pass by the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Jin Mao Building. After the tour, you will be transfer back to your hotel. During today's tour, a visit to a Chinese culture shop is organized.

Location

Your private English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel around 9:00am.

Itinerary Your full-day private tour of modern Shanghai begins at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. The museum traces Shanghai’s evolution with exhibitions on Shanghai’s history and models of planned and recent developments. Then, after some 20 minutes' drive, you will arrive at the station and jump on the Shanghai Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Train, which makes the 19-mile (32-km) trip between the main city Shanghai and Pudong Airport (PVG) in only eight minutes. Arrive at the Pudong New Area, Shanghai’s financial district, and climb the Lupu Bridge, an arch bridge over the Huangpu River. From the base of the bridge, take a high-speed elevator up, and then climb 367 steps along the arch of the bridge to the top. From the peak, you will have a fantastic view of the former site of the Shanghai Expo 2010, as well as the rest of the city. Enjoy a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant, and then take a five-minute underground journey in the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel to reach the 100th floor (the highest occupied floor) of the Shanghai World Financial Center. At 1,555 feet (474 meters) high, the floor offers a panoramic view of modern Shanghai. Finish your tour of by driving through the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, a major financial hub in Shanghai. Pass by the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Jin Mao Building. After the tour, you will be transfer back to your hotel. During today's tour, a visit to a Chinese culture shop is organized.

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