8-Hour Private Shanghai Tour: Jade Buddha Temple & The Bund
Eight hours, five neighborhoods, one guide who knows where the city actually lives
This 8-hour private guided tour of Shanghai covers the Jade Buddha Temple, The Bund, Nanjing Road, People's Square and your choice of either a local market or historic temple, with a live English or Chinese-speaking guide who picks you up at your hotel. The itinerary is flexible. You discuss stops with your guide in person and adjust as you go. Hotel pickup and return are included. Entrance fees and lunch are included only in the all-inclusive options, and you choose between metro/taxi travel or a private car at checkout.
Step-by-step itinerary
- People’s Square 1h
- Jade Buddha Temple Entry included 1h
- Nanjing Road 1h
- The Bund 1h
- City God Temple Entry included 1h
Explore Shanghai's culture and landmarks
- Visit People’s Square and market
- Tour Jade Buddha Temple
- Shop at Qipu Lu market or visit Old City Wall
- Walk along Nanjing Road
- Explore The Bund
- Visit City God Temple and enjoy tea ceremony or Yuyuan Bazaar
What’s included
- Personal tour guide in English or Chinese.
- hotel pickup and return.
- flexible start time you choose at booking.
- all entrance fees and an authentic dumpling lunch (all-inclusive options only).
- private car or metro and taxi travel depending on which option you select.
Times
- Every day 09:30
Options for this experience
3 optionsInformation
Prices and times updated 2 days ago
Operated by Jennys China Tours
The experience
Your guide meets you at your centrally located hotel at a time you pick when booking. From there, the day moves through Shanghai's layers: People's Square with its classic gardens, then the Jade Buddha Temple, one of the top Buddhist temples in China, where you'll see several all-jade Buddha statues. The route then splits depending on what you want: either Qipu Lu, a local market where you can shop everything, or the Shanghai Old City Wall, a historic alternative you discuss with your guide in person.
Nanjing Road comes next, a pedestrian street packed with walkers, food stalls and shops where people-watching alone fills an hour. The Bund follows, Shanghai's famous waterfront of colonial-era buildings and the Huangpu River. If you've chosen the temple option instead of the market, you'll visit the City God Temple, a historic Confucian site, or swap it for the Yuyuan Bazaar: again, your guide adapts the day to what you actually want to see. An authentic tea ceremony is part of the temple stop.
The eight hours include all the walking, the stops and the guide's knowledge. What changes at checkout is how you move between them: you can travel by metro and taxis, or book a private car for the whole day. If you choose all-inclusive, entrance fees and an authentic dumpling lunch are covered. The guide returns you to your hotel when the day ends, so the only planning you do is picking your start time and which transport option suits you.
Is this one for you?Choose the private car option if you want to cover more ground without navigating the metro system yourself. The metro option works better if you prefer to move like a local and don't mind reading signs or asking directions. The flexibility to adjust stops with your guide in person means you're not locked into a fixed itinerary: discuss what you actually want to see when you meet, and the day reshapes around it.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, French and Chinese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 9 years); Infant (under 4): free.
What is the Jade Buddha Temple actually like when I get there?
The Jade Buddha Temple is one of the top Buddhist temples in China, known for several all-jade Buddha statues. Your guide will walk you through the temple and explain its significance as part of the full-day itinerary.
Can I choose which stops I visit, or is the route fixed?
The route is flexible by design. You discuss stops with your guide in person, for example, you can visit either Qipu Lu local market or the Shanghai Old City Wall, and either the City God Temple or the Yuyuan Bazaar. The guide adjusts the day based on what interests you.
What time does the tour start, and can I pick a different time?
You choose your flexible start time when you book. Your guide will meet you at your hotel at whatever hour you select, so the tour fits your schedule.
Is hotel pickup included, or do I meet the guide somewhere else?
Hotel pickup is included. Your guide meets you at your centrally located hotel and returns you there at the end of the day, so you don't need to arrange separate transport to the first stop.
What's the difference between the three options at checkout?
Guide Only covers the guide and hotel pickup only. All-inclusive with metro and taxis adds entrance fees, lunch and travel by public transport. All-inclusive with private car adds the same fees and lunch but uses a private vehicle for all movement between stops instead.
What is Nanjing Road like as a stop on the tour?
Nanjing Road is a pedestrian street filled with walkers, food, shops and ample people-watching. It's described as the Champs-Élysées of Shanghai, and the tour includes time to explore it on foot.
8-Hour Private Shanghai Tour: Jade Buddha Temple & The Bund
8h · EN · FR +1 · at your hotel
from US$ 99 per person