SHANGHAI SHORE EXCURSIONS: THE BUND, YU GARDEN, JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE OR SUZHOU

Most big ships use the Wusongkou terminal, about an hour from central Shanghai; smaller ships may dock right in the city at the North Bund. We plan the day around which one.

Route 1: Shanghai old and new (about 8 hours)

• Jade Buddha Temple, with two Buddhas carved from white jade.
• Yu Garden and the old town bazaar around it: rockeries, ponds and zigzag bridges, then dumplings for lunch.
• The Bund, the riverfront of 1920s banks and hotels, looking across to the towers of Pudong.
• Up the Oriental Pearl Tower or a walk in Xintiandi, if time allows.

Route 2: Suzhou (about 9 to 10 hours)

About 1.5 to 2 hours from the port to Suzhou, the city of canals and classical gardens. We visit one of the famous gardens, the Suzhou Museum and an old canal street.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in China: all China shore excursions. Other ports: Guangzhou, Xiamen, Qingdao. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.