Zhujiajiao Water Town: Shanghai Highlights Tour

Embark on a private tour of Zhujiajiao Water Town, known as the Oriental Venice, and discover the highlights of Shanghai. Explore the charming water town and visit iconic landmarks like The Bund, Yu Garden, and Jade Buddha Temple. Upgrade your experience with a gondola ride or a Huangpu River Cruise. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - Meet the professional guide at the central Shanghai hotel. Enjoy a comfortable journey to Zhujiajiao water town, one of the best-preserved ancient towns near the city. Choose a flexible morning or afternoon departure to suit your schedule. Upon arrival, explore the town with the guide, spending quality time visiting the…
What's Included
  • Private driver with air-conditioned car
  • Hotel pick up and drop-offs in downtown area
  • Local amazing guide
  • Local tasty Lunch or Dinner (Only Tour with Lunch/ Dinner option is booked)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (if “Private Tour with Lunch or Dinner” option is NOT booked)
  • Yu garden ticket
  • Gratuities
  • Pudong airport/Disneyland area outskirts pick up and drop off ( Can be arranged at surcharge)
  • Admission fees
  • Optional boat ride ( USD 30.00 per boat for 6 pax total)
Additional Information

Embark on an enthralling private day journey to Zhujiajiao, the striking ‘Eastern Venice’ water town, and delve into some historical aspects of Shanghai. Divide your time evenly between Zhujiajiao and the city of Shanghai. In addition to the gorgeous water town, you have the option to explore The Bund, the Yu Garden market, Xitiandi, the Jade Buddha…

Location
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District, Zhujiajiao Town
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gabriela
Jan 17, 2026
Perfect solo tour! - Excellent organization and coordination with private car and driver. Linda is an outstanding guide! Customized my tour to my liking.
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Nathan_b
Dec 19, 2025
Relaxing day in Shanghai - This was a lovely and peaceful day tour wandering around Shanghai and water town. Our guide Sami was wonderful and really helped us explore at a nice pace, and showing us where to get some great street food.
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Farooqkhan9430
Nov 23, 2025
Lea made my tour an unforgettable experience - I did the tour on 21 Nov 2025 and my tour guide was Lea. Tour started with picking up write in time and Lea shares with me good info about each attraction and given enough time to explore everything and was really helpful in everything plus she has taken wonderful pics if me. Lea is really a wonderful tour guide and a beautiful human being. Hats off to Lea making my tour an unforgettable journey.
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Scott_g
Aug 19, 2025
Great tour of the beautiful Zhujiajiao with our friendly and informative tour guide Lily - This was a nice tour of Zhujiajiao, as well as a visit to the old town of Shanghai and a brief stroll through the French Concession. Unfortunately, traffic was bad, so we weren't able to do much else, but just the visit to Zhujiajiao made it worth it. Lily was my guide and she was very friendly and informative. I learned a lot about Zhujiajiao, Shanghai, and Chinese culture. Highly recommended!
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Ruben_g
Aug 5, 2025
Thank you Annie! - Annie was simply the best!! She arrived on time to our hotel and we had the most wonderful experience with her. It was our own guide and driver throughout the whole tour! The car was very comfortable and Annie explained everything we needed to know. She asked us what we wanted to do , so we could customize our experience. She even gave us recommendations for the next day and booked an acrobatic show for us. Loved the tour and loved Annie! I if you want a private tour, I highly encourage you to book this one !
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Rebeccamx8143sd
Dec 4, 2024
A Peaceful Watertown followed by the Bustling Shanghai city - The tour guide Sammi was super friendly, easy to talk to and proud to show us her version of the Watertown and Shanghai. The tour felt personalised and tailored to us. It was lovely going to the water town, so peaceful and scenic. Sammi’s recommendations for our lunch were excellent too. We visited the bund and Yu garden thereafter. Definitely recommend this!
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Alberto_r
Oct 26, 2024
Fantastic Private Tour in Shanghai! - We were picked up at our hotel, and our first stop was the stunning Jade Buddha Temple. Next, we went to Zhujiajiao Water Town which was beautiful. Our tour guide, Annie, was enthusiastic, engaging and extremely knowledgeable. Her stories made the sights even more captivating. We learned so much about Chinese history and Shanghai! Our driver was attentive and made sure we comfortable and looked after. We also visited Yuyuan Old Street, Yuyuan Garden and The French Concession. Overall, this was a fantastic tour, with an amazing tour guide, Annie, who made this a memorable and extraordinary experience.
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Paul_d
Oct 12, 2024
Incredible Shanghai tour with a knowledgeable and friendly guide, Fei Fei. Highly recommended! - We had an amazing time on our tour of Shanghai! Our guide, Fei Fei, was incredibly kind and demonstrated exceptional professionalism throughout the experience. She shared fascinating anecdotes and valuable insights about the city, which truly enriched our visit. Her passion for Shanghai was evident and made our exploration even more enjoyable. I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to discover this beautiful city!
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Jose_a
Oct 6, 2024
Shanghai Experienced - We had a great private tour guide Annie. Annie is a local Shanghai resident who speaks excellent English and knows her country very well. We were provided with details of all the sights we visited and there was no rush to move onto other sights. Highly recommend this tour to learn about China.
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Erica_l
Oct 4, 2024
Great - Sunny Private Tours was very efficient in organizing our tour to Water Town and downtown Shanghai. Communication was excellent. Our tour guide Annie was wonderful. Great English, knowledgeable, informative, topical. We enjoyed her company and loved the tour. Annie organized our day to suit us. She was also knowledgeable about our business interests which was an unexpected surprise. We were able to utilize her knowledge. A great experience. We highly recommend Annie.
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From $63
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).