Tours of the City
Walking Tours
There are no organised walking tours available in Shanghai. However, the former French Concession, Bund and Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar are perhaps the best areas for tourists to explore on foot, seeing as they are compact and possess great character. Many of Shanghai’s residents strolls along the Bund at weekends, while the many parks are pleasant refuges.
Bus Tours
Jinjiang Shanghai Tour (tel: (21) 6208 7990 or 139 0184 1246) operates a hop-on hop-off bus service that departs from outside the Okura Garden Hotel on Maoming Nan Lu every 45 minutes Monday-Friday 0900-1715, Saturday and Sunday 0845-1745, arriving at each stop every half an hour. Tickets can be purchased on the bus. The tour takes in Pudong, Yuyyan Gardens, the Bund and Renmin Square, returning to the Jinjiang Hotel. There are multi-lingual commentaries available.
The Shanghai Transportation Bureau excursion buses, some with commentary (in Chinese only), travel from the east side, Xu Jia Hui (parking lot four) of Shanghai Stadium, out of metropolitan Shanghai and pass through some major sightseeing destinations. The routes taken vary. For instance, the No 3 Bus Line, departs every 30 minutes 0700-1730, to Pudong, while the No 10 Bus Line, goes every 15 minutes 0630-1930, to Huaihai Dong Lu and Nanjing Dong Lu. Trip costs vary.
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Tours of the City