China Tours from Shanghai

Step 1: Plan your Shanghai trip

For ordinary travelers, within 2 days you can visit all the highlights of Shanghai, including the nearby water town with traditional culture experience. Here below we offer you an itinerary sample.

Day 1, Yu Garden, the Bund, Shanghai Tower, (sidecar/jeep zigzagging through) the old town of Shanghai for real local life experience

Day 2, Zhujiajiao Water Town with boat cruise, Shanghai Museum

Step 2: Plan your trip from Shanghai to other destinations

From Shanghai, you may travel to Suzhou (2 days) for the classical gardens and Tongli/Zhouzhuang Water Town, Hangzhou (2 days) for the amazing cultural landscape of West Lake and tea village excursion, then Huangshan (3 days) to hike Yellow Mountain and sip coffee or beer at the serene Huizhou villages, further explore Guilin and Yangshuo (3 days) home to China's most beautiful karst scenery and rice terraces. Alternatively, enjoy a luxury cruise voyage up the Yangtze River, getting to Chongqing and Chengdu (2 days), meet giant pandas before embarking on the adventure to Lhasa (4 days). End your trip in Beijing (3 days) after sightseeing Xian (2 days), where in China's ancient capitals, you'll encounter the Terracotta Army and the Great Wall.

Have got a rough plan? Be free to tell us, and our one-to-one destination experts can customize your own China vacation.