Free walking tours in Shanghai
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Shanghai's free walking tours, from the Bund to the French Concession
Booking a free walking tour in Shanghai on GuruWalk costs nothing and needs no credit card. The guide's pay is the tip you leave at the end, as much as you think the walk deserved.
The city walks take in People's Square, the Bund and Yuyuan Old Street, and some add Nanjing Road. Other tours head into the former French Concession, the Old Town around the City God Temple, Hongkou or the Pudong waterfront. A walk takes two and a half hours on average, and 9 local guides share the work. More than 2,427 reviews put Shanghai's tours at 4.9 out of 5.
Old Town, French Concession, food or the Bund skyline: picking a Shanghai walk
Food walks around Yunnan Road and Jing'an Temple
Shanghai's food tours eat their way through the centre, and the 195 reviews they have gathered average 4.9 out of 5. One route includes exit 9 of East Nanjing Road station, Jia Jia Tang Bao, Zhejiang Road and the Yunnan Road food street. Another mixes food with daily life around Jing'an Temple: a local supermarket, Yanping Road and Jing'an Park.
Essential Shanghai, from Yuyuan Old Street to the Pudong waterfront
No single walk takes in all of Shanghai, so each of the essential tours picks one area, and together they hold 1,314 reviews at 4.9 out of 5. One, meeting on the Nanjing Road pedestrian street, lists the Peace Hotel, the Bund, Yuyuan Old Street and People's Square. Another stays in the Old Town, by the City God Temple, the Lake Pavilion Tea House and a traditional Chinese medicine shop. Further out, the list takes in the former French Concession as far as Tianzifang, and the Pudong waterfront, with the Bund's architecture seen from across the river.
The Bund's skyline, from the Custom House to Waibaidu Bridge
Among Shanghai's art and architecture tours is a night walk that goes building by building through the stories behind the Bund's skyline. It stops at the Gazlaf Signal Tower, the Custom House, the Peace Hotel and Waibaidu Bridge.
Shanghai's lifestyle tours, from Anfu Road to the Bund
A jog through the former French Concession, past Wukang Mansion, Anfu Road and Xiangyang Park, sits among Shanghai's lifestyle tours next to a walk through the big names: People's Square and People's Park, East Nanjing Road, the Bund and Yuyuan Old Street.
The former French Concession, Xintiandi and Tianzifang
For the former French Concession on its own, Shanghai's neighbourhood tours are the ones to look at. Sinan Mansions comes up on them. One route also lists Zhou Enlai's former residence, St. Peter's Church and Tianzifang, while another lists the site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and Xintiandi.
People's Square, Nanjing Road and the Bund: the Shanghai city walk in order
A free walking tour in Shanghai covers a typical route of about 3.6 kilometres and lasts from an hour and a half to four hours. Shanghai has no single shared route, but the classic city walk lists its stops in this order:
- People's Square, which is also a meeting point.
- People's Park.
- East Nanjing Road.
- The Bund.
- Yuyuan Old Street, in the Old Town.
A highlights walk that meets on the Nanjing Road pedestrian street lists a different sequence: the Peace Hotel, the Bund, Yuyuan Old Street, the Yunnan Road food street and People's Square. Stops that appear on more than one Shanghai tour include Yuyuan Old Street, the Bund, People's Square, the Peace Hotel, Sinan Mansions, Xintiandi and Waibaidu Bridge. The Old Town walks add the City God Temple and the Lake Pavilion Tea House.
Meeting at People's Square or on Nanjing Road: Shanghai tour questions
Paying for a Shanghai walk along the Bund: how does the tip work?
Free tours in Shanghai don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
Ninety minutes or four hours: how long do Shanghai's tours run?
Free walking tours in Shanghai last anything from an hour and a half to four hours, and two and a half hours on average.
Until what time can you start a walk on the Bund or in the French Concession?
This November, Shanghai's earliest walk sets out at 9:30 AM and the latest at 7:00 PM. Shanghai's guides lead mostly in English, with some walks in Spanish or Chinese.
With meeting points spread across Shanghai, where does each tour begin?
Shanghai is big, and the meeting points are spread out to match, so check the one your booking gives you. They include People's Square on Xizang Middle Road, the Nanjing Road pedestrian street, Huaihai Middle Road, the Okura Garden Hotel, the former Shanghai Club, Jing'an Temple and North Sichuan Road station.
Do the Bund and Nanjing Road in Shanghai require a guide?
No, you can walk the Bund and Nanjing Road in Shanghai alone. What a local guide adds is the story behind the skyline, the Old Town and the French Concession, and booking one costs nothing. Some tours take small groups only, so book early.
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