Private Photography Tour of Shanghai: Enjoy Distinctive Scenery and Traditional Chinese Gardens
4.8
15 Ratings
Shanghai
Capture the essence of Shanghai on a private photography tour. Explore traditional Chinese gardens, modern skyscrapers, and local life activities while your guide captures your best shots. Don't miss the chance to taste the famous Xiao Yang fried dumplings!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - In the morning, your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. After a brief discussion of the places you want to visit, you will set out on your photography tour.\nTypically you will visit a garden or temple, see the Chinese ancient architecture in the garden, sit in an old pavilion, or walk along the corridor and take a nice shot. Or explore inside the old temple.\n- Pudong New Area - Then head to Pudong financial center (or bund) , marvel at Shanghai’s amazing modern architecture in either the Lujiazui or Bund areas.\n- Fuxing Park - Continue to visit Fuxing park, watch the locals in the park performing Tai Chi, playing mahjong, or square dancing.Admire the colorful tree leaves, especially the ginkgo leaves during the late autumn, maple leaves in winter, or pink peach blossoms in spring. \n- Former French Concession - Head to Former french concession, walk though the French and Shanghai Shikumen style streets and shopping areas of Shanghai. stroll through the narrow alley to admire the old-style buildings and experience local life and culture.\n\nIf you would like to visit some other places, such as Tianzifang, People Park, Jingan Temple, Bund, or Shanghai Tower, feel free let your guide know. \n\nAt the end of the tour, you guide will take you back to your hotel.
What's Included
  • Transport by vehicle
  • Local guide
  • Shanghai local snack - fried dumpling
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Want to share your cool and fantastic pictures on your Facebook or Instagram during your tour in Shanghai? Come to join this interesting private photography tour. Your tour guide will take you the most distinctive places in Shanghai for photography in many different styles, such as the traditional Chinese Garden and Temples, Shanghai Old Street and alley, Shanghai skyscrapers and modern architectures, local life activities and French Concession architectures. If you like seasonal nature beauty, you will have a chance to take some beautiful photos of colorful tree leaves in autumn or spring blossoms.

You can choose 3 to 4 scenery based on your interests, and your tour guide will also help to take your photos. During this tour, you will also have a chance to taste the famous local snack - Xiao Yang fried dumplings!

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please wear comfortable shoes
Location
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(15 Ratings)
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Onn
Oct 23, 2019
A beautiful day in Shanghai! - Don't look a professional camera expert tour guide, but this worth more! Alana and Mary arranged us a tailor made tour day with a private driver to see and learn about this amazing city. Alana helped me choosing the best places for photography and Mary was on of the best tour guide I ever had! So full of knowledge and patience, she know how to balance the history and the stories, while giving a space for taking photos in every place. No matter if you are a photographer or not, this tour is a MUST!
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Disley01
Aug 17, 2019
Garden, temples and The Bund - It was a very insightful and inspiring tour. May is very knowledgeable, patient and cheerful. I enjoyed every bit of it while learning a lot. I love reading Chinese culture and it was brought to life by this tour! Thanks to your company and most specially to my able tour guide, May, and our very reliable driver.
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Yvonne_q
Jun 9, 2019
Great Tour for anyone - photographer or not! - Our tour guide, Lang, had good English and was very knowledgeable and interesting to talk to. We were emailed before the tour with suggestions of places we could go so she knew what our interests were. Our driver met us promptly after each place we visited. Yu Gardens were beautiful. We walked streets in Old Shanghai, visited several temples and other interesting parks and buildings. It was a great way to get around and see different areas of Shanghai. I do like to take photos but it wouldn’t matter if you didn’t. The guide is not a photography expert.
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Jenniferw914
Apr 10, 2019
Highlight of Our Trip! - I did the private 4-hour photography tour with Charlie. He was incredible! He picked me up at the hotel, then we set out on our tour in a clean, nice van with a super nice driver. We visited Yuyuan market & garden, the former French Concession, the downtown skyscrapers including the Oriental Pearl, Xintiandi, as well as through some of the Old Shanghai alleyways. Charlie isn't a photographer, but he knew all the great locations for the best photos. My favorite photos were from the Yuyuan garden & the French Concession. If you're considering this tour, definitely do it. The tour was at the perfect pace (not too slow, not too fast), and I know that I saw much, much more than I would've been able to see on my own.
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Lindsay
Oct 3, 2018
The tour started promptly and we went... - The tour started promptly and we went to all the destinations that we had arranged the day before. It was well paced and I was able to take in all the sights and experiences of each location. A particular highlight was at Fuxing Park and interacting with the locals. It was such a great feeling. It was fortunate for us that there was an unveiling for a new relic at the Jade Buddha Temple and we were able to view it albeit from a distance. We were very privileged. The Jade Buddha itself was also incredibly beautiful and I really enjoyed the view of the temple. After that we went to Yuyuan and to be walking around there after the bustle of going through the bazaar was a relief. It was a classical view of a chinese garden that I really enjoyed. Alana and her driver also took me for a wonderfully amazing lunch which was an experience in itself! And lastly visiting the Bund again was great. The photos that Alana took for me are memories and no selfie could capture those moments. I wish to thank her and the driver (I’m so sorry I forgot to ask his name) for their kind hospitality and made it a wonderful and comfortable tour or Shanghai. I would not hesitate to recommend this for my other friends who may be visiting Shanghai.
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Sally
Sep 26, 2018
A really great way to pack in lots of... - A really great way to pack in lots of different aspects of Shanghai sights and sounds into a morning. Would definitely recommend.
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Melva
Sep 26, 2018
Snow is the best tour guide ever. She... - Snow is the best tour guide ever. She was very friendly beyond belief. She was very patient with describing the tour options, and was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the tour. Prompt, super courteous, and terrific describes Snow. We wish her the best!! I highly recommend Snow for any future tour.
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Drew
Jul 24, 2018
Amazing tour - Queena was simply the best tour guide, excellent knowledge and very happy to help. She went out of her way to Ensure my trip was above and beyond what I expected. I’m already planning my next trip to Shanghai and look forward to several more tours with this company. Thank you so much;)
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Anonymous
Jul 3, 2018
4 hours private layover tour with alana - I love Allanas tour service. As we agreed on they picked me up on the hotel lobby and talked about the tour flexibility and setting things on my own pace. Since i only have limited time on my layover i wanted to fast track and get good photos to the most important places in shanghai. Allana is all you can ask for on a tour like this, shes very professional, informative and most of all takes very good photos of me on every tourist site we go to. I recommend this more than 5 stars.
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Catherine
Apr 18, 2018
Beautiful Immersion Into Shanghai - Fantastic service from the team that started when I found I had accidentally organised for the wrong date - immediately rearranged and a guide came straight to my hotel. My guide, Berlin, was great - took great care to understood what I wanted from the tour and tailored it accordingly and made it really personal. Berlin’s English was superb and great level of information whilst still making it feel relaxed as if you were out with friends. Berlin also gave me some fantastic tips and advice for the rest of my trip. The tour itself was fantastic - saw so much more than I could have ever seen by myself with a car on hand. Highly recommended if you are either wanting to get to grips with the city quickly or are only in town for a short visit.
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