Shanghai Tours & China Shanghai Trips
Shanghai, located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River in the East of China, is one of the top gateway cities to China. The metropolis Shanghai is a city evokes much history, glamour, mystique and exotic flavor. There are many top tourist attractions to see and featured activities to do. You’ll never get bored no matter in daytime or at night. Visitors will surely be amazed by the food, the people, the European street, art deco buildings, the narrow alleys and the sense of purpose. It is a good idea to spend 1 or 2 days in Shanghai for true East-meets-West experience.
Shanghai is also well connected with Suzhou, Hangzhou and Huangshan. In 3-6 days, you could combine your Shanghai day trips with water towns, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yellow Mountain to see the best of the bests in the east! With over 10 years’ rich experience providing Yangtze River Cruises and China Yangtze tours, you can feel free to travel with us to any destinations of China! Best experience and best prices are guaranteed in 2025/2026!
Top 8 Shanghai Tour Packages - Travel Chongqing with Hot Itineraries
Our Shanghai tour packages cover popular Yangtze cruise tours from Shanghai with Chongqing to Yichang cruise tour or Yichang to Chongqing cruise tour, hot city tours, inspiring side trips to Suzhou for classic gardens, Hangzhou for leisure break and Huangshan for Yellow Mountain and UNESCO Xidi & Hongchuan Ancient Villages. Shanghai is usually served as the east gate of the Yangtze River with convenient transportation to Yichang for the cruise. Feel free to select your likes or if you have your own needs or personal requirements, please tell us directly. We are here to help you customize your own trip at any time.
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6 Days Shanghai & Yangtze Cruise Tour (Downstream)
Shanghai / Chongqing / Yangtze Cruise / YichangThis 6 days cruise tour is specially designed for travelers who want a relaxing short break in China. Shanghai is one of the best gateway cities to China and served as the hot destination to make a Yangtze cruise.
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3 Days Best Shanghai Tour Package
ShanghaiExplore the best of Shanghai in this 3 days classic Shanghai tour package! You’ll not only see the modern part of Shanghai, but also get deep into the local classic Chinese gardens and temples to appreciate the side of Shanghai.
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7 Days Shanghai & Yangtze Cruise Tour (Upstream)
Shanghai / Yichang / Yangtze Cruise / ChongqingShanghai is one of the best gateways to China and the door to Yangtze cruise. Our 7-day Shanghai Yangtze tour allows visitors to discover the most stunning natural and super-modern elements in China.
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3 Days Classic Shanghai Tour with Zhujiajiao Water Town
Shanghai / Zhujiajiao / ShanghaiTake the best Shanghai water town tour in 3 days! This is the popular Shanghai side trip offers not only to see the modern elements of Shanghai but also the traditional houses, folk cultures and relaxing feelings in Zhujiajiao Water Town.
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4 Days Shanghai & Poetic Suzhou Garden Tour
Shanghai / Suzhou / ShanghaiThis is the Shanghai Suzhou Shanghai round trip to visit the two famous cities in Jiangnan area - Oriental Paris and City of Gardens. You’ll take one full day to explore classic gardens & Zhouzhuang Water Town in Suzhou City.
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5 Days Shanghai Hangzhou Tour with West Lake
Shanghai / Hangzhou / ShanghaiThis tour is well designed with a combination of cityscape and natural scenery. In 5 days, you'll visit the Bund, Shanghai World Financial Center, Yuyuan Garden & Bazaar, as well as extend to West Lake and Wuzhen Water Town in and around Hangzhou.
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Yichang Cruise
5 Days Yangtze River Cruise Tour from Yichang
Yichang / Yangtze Cruise / ChongqingThis is the No.1 short tour for an upstream Yangtze cruise sailing from Yichang to Chongqing! It goes between the golden section of the Yangtze - magnificent Three Gorges in higher leisure and will be your unforgettable luxury and relaxing vacation with worry free arrangements all the way up to Chongqing!
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6 Day Shanghai City & Yellow Mountain Tour
Shanghai / HuangshanDifferent types of attractions and landscapes are presented in this trip. Visit the modern Shanghai to get a general idea of China's future; take 3-day trip from Shanghai to Huangshan and enjoy fantastic natural scenery in Yellow Mountain; pay a visit to Xidi & Hongcun Ancient Villages.
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Shanghai & Yangtze Cruise Essential Guide
How to Plan Your Shanghai Tour or Shanghai Yangtze Cruise Tour?
Generally speaking, spending one full day exploring the essences of Shanghai is enough. The highlighting attractions include Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden & Bazaar, Shanghai Museum and Shanghai World Financial Center. Shanghai is located in the core area of the Yangtze River Delta, making it the popular gateway to Suzhou (1 day), Hangzhou (1 day) and Huangshan (2 or 3 days) well linked with each other by high speed trains.
The classic Yangtze River cruise sailing along the golden section usually takes about 4 or 5 days. Shanghai is often chosen as the first destination to land in China and it is very popular to start a Yangtze River cruise from Shanghai. To well combine a Shanghai tour with Yangtze River cruise, you can learn more about: How to Plan a Yangtze River Cruise | Yangtze Cruise Ultimate Planning for 2025/2026 >>
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China Yangtze Tours with Shanghai - Strongly Recommended
For most first-timers to China, they would like to cover several hot destinations in China, such as Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Yangtze River, Guilin, Chengdu, Lhasa, Zhangjiajie to get an overall impression about the vast and beautiful China. Usually, Yangtze River cruise is served as a relaxing short break during the whole vacation. The following are the top 6 strongly recommended China Yangtze tours with a visit in Shanghai, and you can select your favored trip based on your interests, travel length and budget! If you have got your own ideas, contact us directly to discuss the travel plan and we can tailor made the tour for you!
Would you like to experience the China's yesterday, today and tomorrow? Take this 12 days splendor China tour and you will witness its history, splendors and treasures in China's capital Beijing and ancient heart Xian; enjoy the astounding changes of today by cruising up the Yangtze River from Yichang to Chongqing, and see China's future by touring the cosmopolitan metropolis of Shanghai. It is one of the popular tours starting from Shanghai, covering 6 different destinations for 12 days.
How is the 14 days amazing China Yangtze tour? You'll travel from East China to West China and explore deeply into the North China. Different destinations are with different ways to explore. Cycling, walking, hiking are included. Also a luxury Yangtze River cruise from Yichang to Chongqing and high speed train experience are also offered in the awesome tour. Of course, you won’t miss the great chance to have close look at the cute Giant Pandas in Chengdu.
You will literally be impressed after spending 14 days on this all-around China tour. With a focus on historic and cultural splendors and the most breathtaking natural sceneries, including 3 days cruising on China's longest and most spectacular river where also locates numerous historic and cultural relics and modern man-made marvels along its way, this China is going to be a lifetime memory.
If you are planning a two-week vacation in China, this 15 days China tour will be perfect for you. You can fully explore traditional culture and modernity in the megacities such as Beijing and Shanghai; throw yourselves into the Avatar world, enjoy Karst landscape in Guilin and Yangshuo, take a Yangtze River cruise sailing through the beautiful Three Gorges, feel profound history in the ancient capital of 13 dynasties...All the best highlights of China are offered in 15 days!
This trip is perfect for you who are interested in culture & nature, showcasing all the natural and cultural highlights. Explore the ancient achitectures and historic wonders in Beijing & Xian and futuristic metropolise in Shanghai. Cilmb to the last pure land to discover the Tibetan cultures & religion. Get face to face with the giant pandas in Chengdu. You'll never miss any highlights in China in this 17-day tour!
What is your impression about the vast China? What do you want to see and explore in this beautiful country? This tour is No.1 best selling tour taking travelers to Beijing, Xian, Guilin and Shanghai and enjoying a luxury cruise experience for 4 days along the Three Gorges of the longest river in China. You will get a clear overview about China’s past, present and rapid growth in the golden triangle cities. Also immerse yourselves in a world of natural beauty in Guilin and Yangshuo.
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