Private day trip
About this Journey
This full-day Shanghai journey follows a clear route through the city’s classical gardens, historic lanes, riverside architecture, Buddhist heritage, and modern skyline.
Begin at Yu Garden and the adjoining Old Town, where pavilions, rockeries, ponds, and traditional shopfronts introduce the texture of old Shanghai. Continue through the Former French Concession before lunch.
The afternoon moves from the Bund’s early twentieth-century architecture to Jade Buddha Temple, then across the river to Lujiazui for a close view of Shanghai’s contemporary towers.
The itinerary is presented as a fixed reference journey. Attraction access, traffic, and the final sightseeing order are confirmed before travel.
Itinerary
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Classical Shanghai to the Lujiazui Skyline
Meet in central Shanghai and begin at Yu Garden, a Ming-style garden of pavilions, ponds, rockeries, and covered corridors. Continue through the adjoining Old Town bazaar and cross the Nine-Zigzag Bridge, using the architecture and street layout to understand how this part of the city developed.
Walk through the Former French Concession, where tree-lined avenues, early twentieth-century residences, and public parks reveal another layer of Shanghai’s history. Continue to Nanjing Road and pause for the lunch included in the confirmed itinerary before walking onward to the riverfront.
Spend the afternoon on the Bund, comparing its historic banks and trading houses with the towers across the Huangpu River. Visit Jade Buddha Temple to see its main halls and carved jade figure, then finish among the elevated walkways and contemporary architecture of Lujiazui before returning to central Shanghai.
Scenic Highlights
Scenic highlights
Yu Garden
Yu Garden in Shanghai
Shanghai Old Town
Shanghai Old Town
Former French Concession
Former French Concession in Shanghai
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road
The Bund
The Bund in Shanghai
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower
Nanjing Road
Vehicle Reference
Vehicle reference
The vehicles below are common references. Final arrangements depend on guest count, luggage, road conditions, and local fleet availability.
5-seat
Comfort
7-seat
Business
12-15 seat
Comfort
12-15 seat
Luxury
Capacity notes
- 1. Passenger and luggage figures are comfort references. The final vehicle type is confirmed by our team before departure.
- 2. Please tell us in advance if you need a child seat, booster seat, or similar equipment. Any additional fees are confirmed before booking.
- 3. Reducing one passenger usually creates room for one additional piece of luggage, subject to the actual trunk or cargo space.
Details
Details
What's included
Experienced driver with an air-conditioned vehicle.
Licensed private guide.
Entrance tickets and lunch as listed in the confirmed itinerary.
Important notes
Price on request. The quotation confirms the services included for your selected travel dates.
Travel dates are arranged on request for your preferred schedule.
The sightseeing order may be adjusted for confirmed tickets, weather, traffic, attraction access, or local operating conditions while retaining the route’s main experiences.
Guide language, pickup point, and transport details are confirmed before booking.
Yu Garden is closed on Mondays; the affected visit is adjusted within the confirmed route when the requested date falls on a Monday.
Why Travel With Us
Why us
Stay China plans complete journeys across China with clear routing between each destination.
A detailed day-by-day itinerary shows the pace, key experiences, and transport before you enquire.
Guide language, accommodation level, vehicle choice, and included activities are confirmed before booking.
Local culture, major landmarks, and time to experience each place are balanced within one coherent route.