Shanghai

Veldig praktisk. Bare gå til hovedbillettkontoret. Det er to, og de vil gi deg en QR-kodet billett som fungerer som pass hver gang du går om bord i bussen. Kun én fysisk billett utstedes per gruppe (vi var to personer, men fikk bare én billett), så dere må holde sammen hele tiden. Dette er en av de enkleste måtene å utforske Shanghai på. Vi klarte å besøke alle de store turiststedene på bare én dag på grunn av dette, noe som gjør det til en aktivitet man bare må prøve. De tilbyr også øretelefoner som kobles til en lydguide, sammen med et kart for enkel navigering. Bussene går veldig ofte, så du slipper å vente lenge før du kan hoppe på igjen.

En så fantastisk opplevelse. Turlederen er veldig erfaren og tar godt vare på turistene. Den gamle vannbyen er virkelig et sted man må oppleve selv. Ikke glem å finne deg en hyggelig restaurant ved elven og nyt et måltid med den vakre utsikten. Det føles som om jeg er tilbake i gamle dager, da jeg pleide å se på de tradisjonelle kinesiske kung-fu-dramaene.

The experience in this tour was excellent. Jenny the tour guide made an effort to arrange for the meet up via WhatsApp or Wechat two days before the trip. We departed for the Shanghai film studio on time and she shared many stories during the visit. It was interesting to see the set of various Shanghai scenes from the last century. Lunch was an additional 50Rmb but was definitely worth it as arranged by the guide. We had a feast at the local restaurant. The visit to the Zhujiajiao was the icing on the cake. This was a misty scenic and picturesque ancient town. The ride on the boat along the river canal was magical. Overall the trip was well organised by Jenny and we had free time at the end to explore on our own before ending the trip. Highly recommended.

The guide Shu Xiong was knowledgeable and explained the attractions well. I also initially booked East Gate and Nanxun, but switched to East Gate and West Gate (with boat ride) after the guide introduced West Gate as the definitive Jiangnan water town experience. We stayed till 7.30pm at the West Gate, which allowed us to take photos of the night lights.

Det var en full busslast med turister, og overalt hvor vi dro, var det folksomt. Men guiden, Chen Lei, gjorde en veldig god jobb med å sørge for at ingen forsvant mens vi gikk i gatene, krysset veiene og flettet oss gjennom folkemengdene. Det var en tilleggsavgift på 110 CNY per person. 40 for lunsj på en bufférestaurant som i bunn og grunn var som «Hunger Games» – hundrevis av mennesker trengte seg sammen for å få mat. 10 for øreproppen for å lytte til guiden – dette var nyttig. 60 for båtturen og en kort Suzhou-musikkforestilling.

It was a great experience and many beautiful places were shown. As I am not able to speak chinese I could not fully understand the historical explanations, but the guide (and the translator) helped me a lot to experience it!

We got the half day tour. Will arrived ahead of schedule, picked us up at the hotel. Car was spacious, and clean. It was a great tour as Will was well knowledgeable, he even brought us to affordable stores and good restaurants. He also helped us deal with vendors. Quite a fun trip so far! Well recommended :)

Our guide Maggie was absolutely amazing! She was incredibly kind, caring, and patient with us throughout the whole trip. She always adjusted the schedule to our needs, helped us with everything, waited for us whenever we needed extra time, translated for us, and even bargained for us when we were shopping. She answered all of our silly questions with so much patience and was always there whenever we needed help. She truly took care of us like a real mom! 🥹❤️ We felt so comfortable and well taken care of with her. We’re very grateful for everything she did for us!

The tour company contacted us with details of our booking days in advance and the guide contacted us 1 day in advance of the meeting point. Our guide was on time to greet us and provided us with very specific information of the area. There’s issue on our VIP seat tickets for show but our guide helped to resolve to ensure we got what we had booked. The visit was fun with many shows to watched throughout our time at the area. The main show Romances of External Love was great and value every cents. Overall was a wonderful experience and thanks to the guide in her effort to ensure we had this experience.