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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.

  • 6 Days Shanghai & Yangtze Cruise Tour (Downstream)

    Shanghai / Chongqing / Yangtze Cruise / Yichang

    This 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

    Shanghai

    Explore 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 / Chongqing

    Shanghai 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 / Shanghai

    Take 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 / Shanghai

    This 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 / Shanghai

    This 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 / Chongqing

    This 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 / Huangshan

    Different 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 >>

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!

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