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Water Town Zhujiajiao Shanghai: Boat Ride, Sights, Bites & Sips
Private Cuisine Culture and History Tour in Watertown Zhujiajiao
Private Cuisine Culture and History Tour in Watertown Zhujiajiao
Zhujiajiao Ancient Water Town Private Guided Tour 5.5/6.5/7.5hr
Private Cuisine Culture and History Tour in Watertown Zhujiajiao

Zhujiajiao Water Town: Boat Ride, Opt for Hands-on Dumpling Meal

By iTour Shanghai
Free cancellation available
Price is P 12,376 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

A scenic boat ride takes you from the modern world to 1,700 years ago. Along the way, enjoy views of lush landscapes, rice paddies, and charming countryside.

Photogenic gardens, temples, shops, or restaurants lining watercourses and bridges invite you to appreciate the beauty at a leisurely pace. The abundance of water also supports time-honor handicrafts, including embroidery, pottery, wood carving, or jewelry adorned with freshwater pearls. Here, locals gather fresh ingredients directly from the water and land, encouraging you to savor delightful Bites & Sips.

You have the option to add a hands-on dumpling-making experience, providing a fun way to explore the cultural significance and culinary delights of this iconic dish.

Enjoy a worry-free experience with your knowledgeable tour guide and convenient transportation options.

Activity location

  • Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
    • No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District, Zhujiajiao Town
    • 201713, Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Park Hotel Shanghai
    • 170 Nan Jing Xi Lu
    • 200003, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China

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6.5-Hr by Metro
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Bites and Sips : Taste snacks and beverages that are popular or characteristic of Water Town cuisine.
Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Boat ride、Tickets to Kezhi Gar
Metro: Approximately 3-hour round journey

Starting time: 11:30
Price details
P 12,375.73 x 1 AdultP 12,375.73
Total
Price is P 12,375.73
5.5-Hr by Buick 7-Seater
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Bites and Sips: Taste snacks and beverages that are popular or characteristic of Watertown cuisine.
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Buick 7-seater/ 5-seater SUV
Pickup included

Starting time: 12:00
Price details
P 17,314.40 x 1 AdultP 17,314.40
Total
Price is P 17,314.40

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry tickets to Kezhi Garden/Hexin Garden, Taoism Temple/Buddhism Temple (your choice)
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound-trip metro tickets (Option)
  • What's includedWhat's includedHands-on dumpling meal with local drinks (Option)
  • What's includedWhat's includedSips and Bites, one bottled water per person
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour guide service
  • What's includedWhat's includedBoat ride
  • What's includedWhat's includedThe car package comes with free hotel pick-up and drop-off (Option)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips for your tour guides and drivers are appreciated
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal expenses

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that if you choose the subway, a single journey from downtown Shanghai to Watertown Zhujiajiao is approximately 1.5 hours.
  • Please advise if there are any specific dietary restrictions, accessibility considerations, or assistance needed at the time of booking.
  • Before setting off this itinerary, it is advisable not to eat excessively.
  • Our guide reserves the right to alter the content of tours due to poor weather or location inaccessibility.
  • Under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Wanderlust Shanghai reserves the right to refuse entry to individuals or remove them from tours if they are intoxicated, aggressive, or offensive.

Activity itinerary

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
  • 3h
A professional touch for a private driver with a private vehicle might be preferable if you prioritize time efficiency, a high level of privacy and comfort, or flexibility in scheduling and making stops as needed （2 hours）. Or, the adventure of using public transportation allows you to experience daily routine commuting and navigating public systems akin to fixed routes and schedules (3 hours). A local private tour guide enhances your travel experience of understanding the local culture or a more authentic connection with the community and adds your in-depth knowledge of the area, offering insights into hidden gems, shortcuts, and local attractions that might not be easily accessible via guidebooks （5.5/6.5/7.5 hours）.
Fangsheng Bridge
  • 30m
Cruise into a picturesque scenery of Watertown. The homes and lives lining the banks amid the gentle caress of a breeze accompany you passing through one bridge after another. An authentic and intimate to the details in aged surroundings adds layers to the narrative of the past, inviting you to immerse yourself in the beauty that makes you an integral part of this unfolding living picture in Watertown, leaving behind all hurries or worries.
Zhujiajiao Glutinous Rice Dumpling King
  • 1h 30m
Eating is one of the sensory experiences that put Watertown on travelers’ itineraries. The air is filled with the smell of the region's cuisine, encouraging you to sample the flavors of the snack, Zongzi, a type of rice dumpling in history has a special day that celebrates them as a perennial favorite. Between snacks, eyes, and ears open to appreciate this photogenic place that is known for its period slate or bluestone laneways, lined with two-story wooden buildings packed with restaurants or traditional handicrafts, etc. Walking over the bridges adds a touch of beauty and history.
Hexinyuan
  • 35m
Spend your leisure time at the Garden of Inseparable Hearts and have an understanding and appreciation of the lives and traditions of a wealthy family among pavilions, ponds, rockeries, and foliage. The garden singled out for its harmonious design and rich cultural heritage, features elaborately carved tiled roofs and tiny but expansive grounds. Resembling a living museum, it showcases a large collection of precious artifacts, where stories of the past unfold with every jade carving, bronze ware, double-sided silk embroidery, hardwood furniture, and more from the Ming and Qing periods.
Zhujiajiao Chenghuangmiao Temple
  • 25m
Chenghuang Temple is dedicated to the local city god or deity who is believed to protect the residents and ensure the well-being of the community. It is represented by esteemed officials and heroes who have meritorious contributions to the local population. Worshipped as the guardian deity of cities in both Chinese folk beliefs and Taoism, each Chenghuang Temple is associated with the city or region it serves, and the specific deity worshipped may vary from one place to another. As usual, people visit Chenghuang Temples to pray for blessings, seek protection, and participate in traditional ceremonies and festivals. Let's have a closer look and find out more.
朱家角桥梓湾点心店
  • 1h 30m
The stall at the traditional market has a variety of fresh produce. Join in the fun and have a good deal on fresher ingredients. Later, wrap the fillings and shape the dumplings at Watertown Aunt’s home. This hands-on meal may you experience etiquette, custom, and culinary to the heart of the well-known cuisine, enjoy the delicious results of efforts, paired with local rice wine and liquor, and find out the origin of dishes or the cultural influences that have shaped them. How yummy indeed the homemade dumping （if option selected）.

Location

Activity location

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    • No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District, Zhujiajiao Town
    • 201713, Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Park Hotel Shanghai
    • 170 Nan Jing Xi Lu
    • 200003, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China

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