The two banks of the Huangpu after dark.
The Pudong skyline at night, seen from the Huangpu River · Photo: DvTor8303, CC0
“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: Your Shanghai hotel
A reservation chosen with you.
The 1.6 km promenade with 52 buildings.
See the Pudong towers from the water, then back to your hotel.
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From US$130 per private group of up to 2 travellers, with driver, guide and vehicle (estimate). Entry tickets and meals are extra. We confirm the final price in writing within 12 hours.
We cannot quote a safety rating without an official source we have read. Your guide and driver stay with you for the whole evening, and we confirm the route with you beforehand.
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
The city in three days, with a water town on the last.
From US$740per private group of up to 2, estimate
Shanghai, the UNESCO gardens of Suzhou and West Lake in five days.
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