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Exploring Shanghai's The Bund Offbeat
There are lots of legends about the Bund in Shanghai, but how were the changes made to the farmlands into private wharf's and South-Asian style corridor built, eventually becoming an "international architectural exposition”? How was the westernized Public Park and the wide Yangtze Road built the Bund? Why did foreign consulates, Western firms and financial institutions setup their business right here? And why was the area called the Bund? Some of these answers are quite complex. On this tour we will reveal all secrets related to the famous The Bund.
We will visit the former Astor House Hotel which was the first western hotel in China but now part of a building which has been secretly changed to a huge compound with local Chinese living in old hotel rooms as their day to day family home. We will also visit Waibaidu Bridge, which is the first all-steel bridge, and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in the entire China. The present bridge was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai.
Next stop is the Bund's origin, where the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek converge, regarded as the origin of the Bund and the city. The 138,000-square-meter area contains many historic buildings, such as the recently saved Shanghai Rowing Club, the Union Church and the former British Consulate.
We then walk through the back street of East Nanjing Road, visit the famous historic buildings including the Peace Hotel, where many historical figures have stayed here such as Sun Yat-sen, Charlie Chaplin, Field Marshal Montgomery, Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, etc. We will also cover some of Shanghai's landmarks such as former HSBC building, custom house and former British club.
We invite you on an exciting and informative journey about one of Shanghai's most famous areas - The Bund.
Sightseeing Tours
Shanghai Layover Tour with Maglev Train experience
5
Lynn made our Shanghai tour so comfortable and exciting!! It was a new place for us we were nervous and she was so down to earth and made us so comfortable. She even bought us fried shrimp dumplings!! She made us laugh and made the whole experience worthwhile!!
City sightseeing
One Day Private Nanjing Trip from Shanghai
Experience the best of Nanjing and get true celebrity treatment during this 11-hour, fully-customizable, private sightseeing tour. Your private guide will organize everything for you, including pre-booking your bullet train tickets, picking you up in your hotel lobby and ensuring you have a hassle-free day in Nanjing, visit all the highlights and top attractions!
The tour begins with a pick-up from your hotel lobby in Shanghai city center. Then, you will take a bullet train to see the historical city-Nanjing, the former capital city of Ming Dynasty.
Start at the ancient city wall and Zhonghua Gate, the biggest castle-style city gate in China and a structural element of the most complicated castle in the world. You can explore the castle also enjoy the city view by standing on the ancient wall.
Enjoy a local authentic lunch at the Confucius Temple Market, dedicated to our great philosopher and educator of ancient China. Take a walk afterwards to see the ancient buildings and Qinhuai river view.
Continue to visit Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum by cable car. Dr. Sun is respected as the father of modern China since he fought unyieldingly against the corrupt Qing Dynasty government. He led the 1911 revolution to end the feudal system and founded the Republic of China, leading the Chinese people into a new era.
Your tour finish in the evening. Our guide will send you to your hotel in a private car.
City sightseeing
Private City Tour of Shanghai
You'll be met in your hotel lobby by your guide on 9:00am early in the morning, then you will go to the amazing Shanghai Museum, located in the the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. The Shanghai Museum is a large museum with many examples of the ancient Chinese art.
Then you'll go to the Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple, which is one of Shanghai's must-see attractions. It is still an active temple with 70 resident monks at last count.
Next, you will have lunch at a local restaurant in downtown, afterwards, you will explore a pearl gallery or a silk museum.
After this, you will travel to the Yuyuan Garden, which is the only fully restored classical Chinese garden in Shanghai. It was inaugurated in the Ming dynasty and has a total area of over 73,000 square feet (23,000 sq meters), which shows perfectly the sophisticated art of combining several different elements and create a miniature world. With its ingeniously mingling pavilions and corridors, small hills and carefully selected and well-placed rocks, winding paths, trees, and lotus, there is something to delight everyone.
Finally, you will go to the Bund, located along the Huangpu River in the Huangpu District. At the end of your day, you will be brought back to your hotel.
AdventureSightseeing Tours
Private Heritage Tour to Xian from Beijing: 2 Days
This private, two-day guided tour of Xian from Beijing will take you to some of the most famous sights of China, including the Terracotta Warriors and the City Wall of Xian. Board a bullet train to Xian from Beijing on the first day of the tour (bullet train tickets are included in the tour price) and see the highlights of the city. Explore the Muslim Quarter and learn more about the life of the people.
The second day of the tour involves a trip to the City Wall of Xian as well as Jingdi’s Tomb. Hop on the bullet train back to Beijing in the evening. Your driver will transfer you to your accommodation in the city.
Cultural, religious and historic sites
Shanghai Highlight Tour
Cruise the dynamic streets of China's most vibrant city by bicycle and experience the energy of its 23 million inhabitants. Taste Shanghai's urban life and see a city with many contradictions.
Wheely will visit the backstreets which are normally not seen by visitors, but also the most famous landmarks from a perspective not experienced before.
This tour is a unique combination of sightseeing, exercise and exploring. The tour covers the former French Concession, markets and bazaars, Shanghai's Old Town and its back alleys and after that, we'll stop for a drink on the Bund to take in the impressive skyline of Shanghai.
Bicycle tours
Backstreet Beijing Walking & Sightseeing Tour
If you have 6 hours available, this 6 hours sightseeing tour in Beijing is a great way to explore the city. To start with we will explore the Red Building of the old Peking University, from where the University students went out to Tian'anmen Square for demonstrations and initiated the famous 5.4 Movement.
Then we will stroll along the old cultural Wusi & Wenjin Street, one of the most beautiful street of Beijing. We pass the corner tower of the forbidden city wall and moat, a bridge which divided Beihai Park and Zhongnanhai Lakes, till arriving at the old palaces of Beijing library, which is one of the five biggest libraries in the world. It is a spectacular palace courtyard with historical stone lions and pillars moved from the "old Summer Palace".
Hereafter, we will visit the Northern Cathedra , the oldest and largest catholic church of Beijing. It is a beautiful historical church with a combination of Chinese and Western architecture. In front of the church is a Chinese pavilion and balustrades with stone lion carvings on the top. Inside the church, you will find the big portrait of the Virgin Mary and Jesus in Ming and Qing Royal robes.
In the end, we will stroll around the authentic neighborhood in the famous hutong alleys and visit some courtyard houses. Then finally take public bus or subway back to your hotel.
Walking tours
Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall
5
The Xian mini group tour was amazing! My guide was Phoebe and she knows everything about Terracotta Warriors History and speaks a very good English! Also guided us to the best places to avoid the crowds. I strongly recommend the tour and the guide!
Cultural, religious and historic sites
2 Hours Guided Tour Throug the Classic French Concession
The French Concession was where the Good Life was to be found, along with the lovely old villas and modern apartment houses of those who lived it. We will focus on the life transitions that took place here, visit Xintiandi - site of the First Conference of the Communist Party, the French Park, Premier Zhou Enlai's Former Residence, lilongs, apartments and villas from 1915 through 1930s that were home to both local Shanghainese and to many expatriate Shanghailanders.
The walk also goes off the main streets and into the back lanes for a glimpse of small-town Shanghai life. At the end of the walk, there will be an opportunity to rest in one of Shanghai's most interesting SOHO area: Tianzifang (full of interesting designer stores, restaurants and coffee shops).
This is a leisurely guided stroll giving you insights on modern and the traditional Shanghai.
Sightseeing Tours
Shanghai Highlights and Zhujiajiao Water Town
Join this private 7-hour shore excursion tour from the cruise port to see the top city attractions including The Bund, Shanghai Tower, Yu garden, The Old French Concession, plus the ancient, picturesque Zhujiajiao water village.
The Bund is a famed area of Shanghai’s waterfront that is a showcase of pre-1949 architecture. This iconic symbol of old and new Shanghai is the city’s most famous landmark.
Shanghai Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the world and has a twisting silhouette that dominates the skyline. Standing 137 stories and 2,073 feet (632 meters) high, the building features some of the world’s fastest elevators, which race to a viewing platform 1,841 feet (561 meters) above the city. If you’d like to go inside, you can purchase entry tickets or enjoy looking at the building from the outside for free.
Yu Garden, in the middle of the Old Town (Nanshi) Shanghai, is one of China’s best-preserved classical gardens and dates from the Ming Dynasty. The garden is known for its beautiful scenery, elegant layout, and delightful pavilions, pagodas, pools, bridges, and rockeries. Entrance tickets inclusive.
The Old French Concession is known for its tree-lined streets and interesting mix of Chinese and Western architectural styles. Popular with locals, expats, and visitors, the area is home to a number of top attractions, as well as hip cafés, restaurants, bars, clubs, etc.
Zhujiajiao, which is known as “Venice of the East” is our final destination and is the best preserved of the four ancient water towns in the Shanghai area. With a history dating back over 1,700 years, Zhujiajiao is full of lovely canals and waterways. You will have the chance to experience this unique ancient water town by canal boat.
At the end of the tour, your tour guide will take you back to your hotel.
City sightseeingLocal culture
Lilong & Shikumen Tour
A short tour, that shows you the beautiful architecture that is so typical for Shanghai.
Beijing has its hutongs, Shanghai has her lilongs, or longtangs in the Shanghainese dialect. Behind the facades you see throughout Shanghai, a nearly invisible world can be found. Small streets that accommodate the Shanghainese communities in a way that makes it seem time stood still.
Wheely shows you a few of these lilongs and shows you the Shanghainese life the way it was about 100 years ago These lilongs are mainly located in the French Concession and Wheely seizes the opportunity to show you some more of this gorgeous city. A Russian orthodox church, the former headquarters of a mob boss, Shanghai will have no secrets left for you after this tour. Almost!
Bicycle tours
Guilin one day back-to-nature biking tour
Guests will meet our tour leader at 9 am in our designated address in Guilin then get their bikes and simple instruction of the bike and the trip.
We cycle out of the city then start the countryroad biking trip. Riders will face a 1.5 KM hill climbing very soon continued with mainly down and level biking in fields, well-paved concret roads, muddy roads and macadam. The biking will be along the river and pass through many small villages, seeing ancient bridges and dams and expeirence a real mountain bike tour to the hidden countryside around Guilin.
We arrived Daxu ancient town then cycle back from backroads only few people knows back to Guilin. We finish the tour after returning the bike to the company.
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Ancient Beijing and New Olympic Group Tour
Take an entire day to explore two sides of Beijing: the old and the new. Visit the modern Beijing landmarks in the form of the Beijing Zoo and the Olympic Green. While catch glimmers of the ancient side of the city at the Lama Temple, along hutongs and at Jingshan Park.
Your friendly local tour guide will pick you up from your downtown Beijing between 7 am - 8 am and get you settled in a comfortable coach to start the full-day Beijing sightseeing.
First, head on to the Beijing Zoo. The site is comprised of 16 different exhibition areas and halls, but the most popular one is the Panda Hall, which houses the lovely giant pandas. Afterwards, visit the Olympic Green and witness firsthand the grand designs of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, instantly remarkable from the 2008 Olympics.
Continue to the Lama Temple (Yonghe Lamasery). The temple is considered the largest and the best-preserved lamasery in China. This exceptional temple is a glittering attraction, where layered roofs, fabulous frescoes, tapestries, carpentry and Tibetan prayer wheels guarded by a pair of Chinese lions mingle with dense clouds of incense.
Then enjoy a traditional Chinese cuisine lunch in local restaurant, and move on to hutong tour. Hutongs are the ancient alleyways made by the traditional courtyards. These reflect ways of the old, but are rapidly being demolished to make way for new roads and buildings. However, some are designated as protected area and some others are packed with various boutique stores offering a lively atmosphere.
Later go to Jingshan Park, a former imperial garden, and get the best and the clearest view of the Forbidden City.
Finally, complete your full-day guided tour with a visit to a silk shop, browse through some Chinese traditional silk arts and get gifts for your relatives back home. You will be then transferred back to your hotel.
City sightseeing
Flexible Private Day Tour of Terracotta Warriors
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century and it is a destination you should never miss during your visit to China. The State Council authorized to build it into a museum on site in 1975 and the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses has become the most popular landmark in Xi'an. It has put Xi'an on the map for world travelers and was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages.
In the morning, our tour guide and driver will pick you up in the lobby of your hotel at 9:00 am where after we will visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. You will be shocked by the scale of this underground army and the life-sized soldiers and horses with vivid expressions. Lunch will be on your own arrangement and our guide will recommend some local specialties to you.
In the afternoon, you can discuss with our guide about these five options depending on your schedule and interests - City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, the Square of Bell & Drum Tower, Muslim Quarter and Great Mosque. After the tour is concluded, we will drive you back to your hotel.
Sightseeing Tours