Zhujiajiao Ancient Town: A Day Tour with Gondola Ride and Private Harmony Garden Exploration

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Embark on a unique water town experience at Zhujiajiao Ancient Town. Explore a privately owned garden, take a gondola ride, and indulge in delicious local delicacies.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - Meet your lovely local guide at your hotel lobby at 8:30 am or your preferred departure time. Then, take one hour ride in comfortable & air-conditioned vehicle to beautiful Zhujiajiao water town. You will be guided through the whole water town by a very friendly and professional English-speaking local guide.and you will…

What's Included

Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
Expert guidance from a professional tour guide
All entrance fees included
Delicious lunch accompanied by refreshing drinks
Scenic boat ride in the ancient town of Zhujiajiao
Comfortable transport in a private vehicle

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

This unique water town experience at Zhujiajiao is found no where else! Follow the hidden way into the undiscovered garden (the garden of heart felt harmony). You will explore a privately owned garden with marvelous collections of antique articles of daily use. The garden depicts enchanting scenery by its lakes, flower fields, pavilions, rock hills,…

Location

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District, Zhujiajiao Town

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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711tracyl

Oct 6, 2024

Visit to ancient Shanghai - We booked this trip after two other fantastic experiences with our tour guide Penny. It was an incredible trip to see the old Shanghai way of life and it couldn’t have been more interesting and cool to see. Our guide Penny shared a lot of historical parts to the town and led us through a former house turned museum as well as showing us around the streets with shops, restaurants, We loved Penny. She was super knowledgeable and also fun to hang out with. She shared so much about old and new Shanghai life. I would highly recommend this trip.

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Wendy

Aug 14, 2019

A great day out with Ping! - We met Ping last year and sort her out again this year as we really enjoy her company-she is fun relaxed n spontaneous. V informative about a wide variety of life in China. Great WeChat communication. T Zhujiajiao water village was flooded so no boat ride but Ping made up for this with other activities. We particularly enjoyed t modern/ancient architecture and calligraphy experience she took us to (unplanned). T water village was v commercial n wouldn’t recommend except t private home n garden were worth t visit there. And our lunch was deliciously local n plentiful. We went to t fabric market at t end of t day which was great experience-and to have Ping for bargaining power n quality control was fantastic. Thanks for a special day Ping! Ps. Lovely taxi service n driver. And v lucky with t weather post typhoon Lekima.

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Triciahmills

Aug 20, 2018

One of the most beautiful gardens - Our day with Kelly in Watertown started with the visit to Harmony Garden which is the most beautifully designed private garden I’ve ever seen. The art, architecture and garden “rooms” were really breathtaking. It is not a large garden so there was time to take it all in from various shaded sitting areas - an important aspect of the visit if you’re there in the height of summer. Then Kelly took us down little shopping streets introducing us to new foods (which we would never have tried in our own) and interesting vendors, like the one selling herbal snuff and beautiful snuff boxes. We also stopped at a foot “massage” shop where little fish nibble your feet! After our gondola ride, Kelly took us to lunch and ordered a number of tasty dishes after discussing our preferences with us. When we’d finished exploring this charming water town, Kelly suggested we go to an area near old Shanghai called M50, an art gallery district where current artists work and exhibit. She offered that after hearing of our interest in modern Chinese art. That was such an interesting visit as there are some fine, cutting edge artists working there. Looking back on our day, we were thrilled with what we had seen and experienced and were very appreciative of Kelly’s efforts to design a tour that was not run-of-the-mill. Kelly is very personable and knowledgeable, with great English who listens well and is extremely willing to adapt the tour to suit the interests of her clients. We so enjoyed her guidance that we opted to do another tour with her the next day, again that took us off the beaten track in old Shanghai.

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Drsprojectsptyltd

May 15, 2018

The highlight of our trip! - Thank you Pingpingj (Kelly) for the most memorable part of our trip. The tour of the private house, gardens, and antiques away from all the crowds were amazing and relaxing. The boat ride was fantastic. Your knowledge of the area and the food was outstanding, and you helped us find the best quality gifts to buy at the best prices. Anything we wanted, you made it happen including arranging our trip to the airport after our tour. You were professional, organised, and we really enjoyed your company. We give you 5 stars and will be calling you again when we next return to China.

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Stephen

Apr 9, 2018

Kelly was a fantastic hostess and... - <p>Kelly was a fantastic hostess and did an incredible job of showing us around the water town. She was patient and allowed us to set the pace and accommodated our requests.</p>

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Motherdoc

Dec 6, 2017

Shanghai Private Guided Tour - Kelly (aka PingPing) is a fabulous tour guide. She is very personable and has a very relaxed and friendly personality. She speaks excellent English. I loved that she was willing to adjust to our wants and needs and didn't feel compelled to stick to a regimented schedule. She met us at our hotel in a very clean and comfortable miniman. On the ride, we talked about the culture and history of the city. We really enjoyed our water town visit, going in to a traditional local restaurant, and wandering through the lovely town. I feel like she went out of her way with kindness and concern for our comfort and enjoyment. What really cinched it for me was her openness to being available AFTER our tour with ideas and tips by email as we continued our experience in Shanghai. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

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Wenstanley

Oct 29, 2017

A wonderful experience to meet life in water town and local garden there - I was so interested in seeing the local food prepared along the street and tried some delicious ones suggested by my guide. The boat ride offered me another angle to view the whole area surronded by cannels. The garden I visited was so enchanting and exquisite, more attractive than the garden I saw in Shanghai when with antique furnitures installed. the guide Kelly is knowledgeable and attentive.

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From $77

up to 15 guests

1 Adult