3 Days Best of Shanghai Tour

Attractions: Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Nanjing Road
Duration: 3 Days
Tour Code: TCT-Shanghai-01
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Type: Suitable for the whole year, best from April to November.

Price from

2-5 persons: US$ 357 P/P

6-9 persons: US$ 218 P/P

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Day 1

Arrival Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai, Paris of the Oriental, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Meals: No meals
Accommodation: In Shanghai

Shanghai is a city unlike any other in China. It is the bustling economic heartbeat of China that enjoys all of the comforts and amenities of a fully modern metropolis. Shanghai today looks to regain its former position at the turn of 20th of being one of the largest financial centers in the world behind New York and London. It is a city that seamlessly blends East and West.

Day 2

Shanghai
Today, enjoy your full day city tour that start with the visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, then move to Yuyuan Garden, a Chinese classic garden in city downtown, and the nearby old street. Next have a bird-eye view of the city after ascending Oriental Pearl TV Tower, which is the third tallest TV and radio tower in the World. After the tour, you can take a nice walk along the Bund, Shanghai famed waterfront promenade and Nanjing Road, China No. 1 commercial street for souvenir shopping. Today if you are interested you can take an Acrobatics Show as the optional activity.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Shanghai

Yuyuan Garden Today you will find a Buddhism shrine - Jade Buddha Temple, which is located in a crowd of Shanghai City. It was first built in 1882 in Jiangwan on the southern outskirts of Shanghai. In order to make it convenient for the adherents to visit, it was bodily moved to Shanghai City at the present sire in 1918. It is named for its two bejeweled white jade Buddha. It receives thousands of visitors and worshipers everyday while keeps its sanctity and charming. Carved from a whole piece of white jade, the sitting jade Buddha statue is translucent with a solemn expression, displaying the excellent skill and extraordinary art of Chinese people.

Yuyuan Garden has a lot of stories for it was severely damaged in the 19th century and was restored in 1961. This garden was first built in the 16th century by provincial governor, Pan Yunduan, in honor of his father who was the then government minister. It has many scenic courtyards decorated with baroque rockery, pools, and flora that are all connected by corridors and passageways. The delicate design and exquisite layout of the whole garden reveals a strong impression of 'garden in the garden, whole in the part.

Completed in 1995 to a highly innovative design, Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower has become a symbol of excellence in architecture and is a favourite sight for tourists in Shanghai. At 468 meters, it is the third tallest TV and radio tower in the World.

The tower is composed of the tower base with three batter posts, and three standing pillars, within which are elevators, holding 11 steel-structures creates the poetic conception as described in the old line "large and small pearls dropping onto a jade plate".
Then it comes to the Bund, the showcase with the old buildings of colonial-era leftover along Huangpu River. The renowned waterfront district is the city most famous landmark. The word BUND is of Anglo-India origin meaning embankment on the waterfront. It is also the popular site to enjoy the night view of the city.

Nanjing Road which is a good shopping area, starts at the Bund and runs westward, with People's Square in the middle. Renown for its bustling and modernization, Nanjing Road earns its reputation as the 'First Commercial Road in China', which is the good shopping heaven for your trip as the same as the Fifth Avenue in New York and Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Some of the traditional food and handicrafts of Shanghai can be found here.

Shanghai offers colorful recreations with rich contents and creative form. Your night may be filled with an interactive old form of art known as the Acrobatics. Those professional performers have been trained of as early as age six or seven so that they can play so well and excellent. It definitely will be an unforgettable night in your memory.

Day 3

Departure Shanghai
Be transferred to the airport for the flight to your next stop.
Meals: Breakfast

Service Ends

Full price of this tour (per person in US$):

JAN, FEB, DEC
MAR, JUN, JUL, AUG
APR, MAY, SEP, OCT, NOV

Group Size	Using Standard Hotel ★★★		Using First Class Hotel ★★★★		Using Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★
Group Size	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy
1 person		671		709		864
2-5 persons	357	425	376	464	454	618
6-9 persons	218	286	237	324	315	479
10 persons & above	160	218	189	276	247	392

Group Size	Using Standard Hotel ★★★		Using First Class Hotel ★★★★		Using Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★
Group Size	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy
1 person		702		748		903
2-5 persons	373	456	396	502	473	657
6-9 persons	233	316	256	363	334	518
10 persons & above	171	241	208	315	266	431

Group Size	Using Standard Hotel ★★★		Using First Class Hotel ★★★★		Using Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★
Group Size	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy
1 person		729		779		961
2-5 persons	386	483	411	533	502	715
6-9 persons	247	344	272	394	363	576
10 persons & above	179	256	224	346	286	469

Recommended Hotels:

City	Standard Hotel ★★★	First Class Hotel ★★★★	Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★
Shanghai	Kingtown Hotel Plaza Shanghai	The Bund Hotel	Shanghai Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel

Remarks:

1.The prices quoted here are only valid from March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013. TCT reserves the right to adjust the prices of any portion of the tour due to the reasons beyond our control without prior notice.

2.All quotation is in US dollar (per person), and based on the exchange rate between CNY and USD in effect at the time of publishing. It is subject to change.

3.The quotation on our website is also subject to change during some Chinese festivals, national holidays, fairs or events, when hotels may levy higher rates which will be advised on a case by case basis.

4.The availabilities of rooms, flights and etc. are subject to change until the actual booking is been made.

5.Specific requests such as adjacent or connecting rooms, bedding requests, smoking or non-smoking rooms and special dietary needs should be subjected to reconfirm upon your arrival. We would put on your request to the Hotel.

Price includes:

1. Airport/railway station welcome and private transfers between airports/railway stations, hotels and sightseeing spots. Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges.

2. Accommodation based on two adults sharing one standard twin-bed room; solo travelers or those who want to occupy one twin-bed room of their own are required to pay additional charge of single supplement rate (S.SUPP in above price table). A single room is subject to availability based on prior request at an additional cost; if the recommended hotel is not available, it will be substituted by a similar one.

3. Driver and English-speaking guide service on normal sightseeing activities noted in the itinerary.

4. All entrance fees to scenic spots as shown in the itinerary. The final arrangement will be determined by local tour guides based on the local circumstances which are beyond the control of TopChinaTravel. TCT will adhere to the original itinerary as accurately as possible.
5. Meals as specified in the itinerary.

6. Government taxes.

Price excludes:

1.Round way International airfare or train tickets, unless otherwise noted.
2.Domestic airfare of economic class or train ticket(s) as mentioned in the itinerary.

3.Visa fee, passport application or renewal fee.
4.Any Meals not specified in the itinerary.

5.Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc.

6.Personal expenses such as excess luggage fees, laundry, postage, communications and beverages.

7.Optional meals and shows mentioned in the itinerary, which will be added up if the clients desire to take the activities.

8.Any extra cost caused by changes of natural disasters, fires, weather, governmental and local authority orders, political change, strikes, war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations, damages or injury caused by accident beyond the control of TopChinaTravel and that has incurred due to the tourist action violating the laws.

9.Any items not specified in the plan.

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