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Jinxi Water Town with Best of Shanghai

Duration

9 Hours

Start Time

8:30AM
(Flexible)

Transportation

Car w/Driver

Meals

Authentic Lunch

Price From:

USD169/pax

Introduction

This combination tour includes a trip to the ancient Xitang Water Town and back to Shanghai for popular sites. The picturesque Xitang has amazing waterways, bridges and unique ancient homes. It features unique sheltered If you are tired of crowded, commercial sites, this is the perfect tour for you! This combination tour includes a trip to the UNDEVELOPED  Jinxi Water Town and back to Shanghai for popular sites. Jinxi is unique in its serene authenticity and lack of crowds.It also features 13 folk museums from tiles to antiques.

From Jinxi, it's back to Shanghai to explore popular sites such as Pearl TV Tower with its History Museum,  Yuyuan Garden and more. Already been to one of these? Let us know and we'll change for other sites to create the perfect day tailored to you!

Highlights of this tour include:

Zhujiajio Portion Includes:

  • Jinxi Ancient Water Town with traditional homes
  • browse folk museums of interest
  • Gondola ride
  • Jinxi local delicacies tasting

​Shanghai includes:

  • Pearl TV Tower w/glass floor view
  • Shanghai History Museum
  • YuYuan Garden (*)

Includes:

  • Awesome guide
  • Authentic local lunch
  • ​Quality car and driver​
  • Gondola ride
  • Entrance fees (observation deck optional based on conditions
  • Guide meets you and drops you off at starting location

Excludes:

  • Tips appreciated

Itinerary

As this is a private tour, you can choose your desired starting point and time when you book. For most travelers, your guide will pick you up in the lobby of your downtown Shanghai hotel or other meeting point at 8:30AM. The timing and best route of sites sometimes depend on the conditions. Our expert guides will discuss the best day with you when you meet.

The sites and activities on this tour include:

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Jinxi Water Town

Between Shanghai and Suzhou, Jinxi is a water town with its own unique style and quiet, natural environment. Beyond the typical (and beautiful canals, stone archways and traditional Chinese architecture, It features a range of places of historical interest and a variety of quirky museums ranging from pottery, antiques, old coins and root carving.

Gondola Ride

It's the perfect way to experience how local residents traveled for hundreds of years and get an insight into the movement of people and goods that made this little town so prosperous.

Local Delicacy Tasting

Enjoy a range of local treats such as as sticky rice dumplings (zong zi) and steamed pork wrapped in bamboo leaves (zha rou) as well as traditional Chinese candies.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

This iconic symbol of Shanghai, at 468 m (1,535 feet) high, was the tallest structure in China from 1994 to 2007. It is classified a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration. An observation deck is in the highest sphere with glass floor 360-degree view.

Shanghai Municipal History Museum

This museum focuses on a hundred years of Shanghai history, from the opening of the port in 1843 to the communist take-over in 1949. The collection currently has no permanent home, but part of the collection can be seen at the exhibition room at the base of the Oriental Pearl Tower.

Yuyuan Garden

This garden dates back to 1559 during the Ming Dynasty. A classic Chinese Garden rich in history, you'll see a wide range of halls, statues, rock structures, water features as well as the famous Grand Rockery and Exquisite Jade Rocks.

After your tour, your guide will drop you off at your starting point or desired ending location.

Note on YuYuan Garden:
Please note that YuYuan Garden is now closed on Mondays. If your tour is Monday, instead of visiting YuYuan Garden, we’ll include another historic site. You can choose from the Daoist City God Temple or Jade Buddha Temple, or you can choose to use your extra time to visit another site after discussing with our guide. We are always flexible and want to ensure you make the best use of your time with us. Thanks for understanding.

Booking Information

Normally, we would allow you to book directly on our site and receive instant confirmation. With the current travel situation, please send us an inquiry below and we’ll update you with the latest conditions and provide a fast quote for any tour or travel needs we can help you with. As always, you can:​

  • Pay using a secure transaction w/any debit or CC
  • ​Cancel anytime up to 1 Day before your tour!
  • Receive instant confirmation after booking with us

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Questions?

Feel free to contact us at any time if you’d like to customize this tour or just have a question. We’re here to help! Contact Jenny.

Pricing

The table below shows the price per person that you will see in the shopping cart based on the number of adults, kids and infants in your group.

1 Adult:
399USD

2 Adults:
245USD/pax

3 Adults:
199USD/pax

4 Adults:
169USD/pax

Kids (4-9 yr old):
65USD/Child

Infants (3 or less yr old):
0 USD

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Why We're different

We’re not a big tour agency… just me and some of my professional tour guide friends. We love Shanghai and our goal is to make sure you have a great time based on your interests – guaranteed! And because our overhead is so low, we can offer you a great price along with customized service. Learn More.

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