Shanghai, then three canal-and-garden places west of it.
Boats on a canal in Tongli · Photo: Jonathan Suh, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Shanghai struck me as a magical place”
J. G. Ballard, Novelist, who spent his childhood in Shanghai in the 1930s. Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton (2008), as quoted on Wikiquote
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Pick-up: Pudong or Hongqiao airport, or your hotel
Meet at the airport, then the Bund at dusk.
A museum in the morning and a garden in the afternoon.
One UNESCO-listed garden city and a canal town.
The 36 stone bridges, then your transfer.
From US$1,270 per private group of up to 2 travellers, with driver, guide and vehicle (estimate). Entry tickets and meals are extra, and so are hotels. We confirm the final price in writing within 12 hours.
We can base you in Shanghai the whole time, or move you to Suzhou for a night. We suggest what suits you in the quote.
The places and figures named here were read from these pages on 2026-11-09. The route, timing and inclusions are our own plan.
A museum of Chinese art, a Ming-era garden and the river at dusk, in one unhurried day.
From US$220per private group of up to 2, estimate
Canals and stone bridges inside the Shanghai municipality.
From US$300per private group of up to 2, estimate
Two or three of the nine UNESCO-listed gardens, taken slowly.
From US$380per private group of up to 2, estimate
