China · HISTORY TOURS IN SHANGHAI
Every trip has one free day too few. These 5 history tours in Shanghai justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Half-day Jewish Shanghai tour from the Bund to Hongkou Ghetto, with the Ohel Moishe Synagogue museum and Huoshan Park memorial sites.
“This was an amazing experience. Dvar really knew his stuff. Incredible info on the tombstones and where some of them were found. If you want to learn about the history of Jewish life in Shanghai, this is the tour.”
Private 4-hour Shanghai art and history tour to M50, Tianzifang, and the Propaganda Poster museum, with hotel pickup and included tickets.
“We loved the art and history tour with Mason. The artists quarter and the poster collection were very interesting. Mason also gave us a lot of interesting inputs about Chinese history and culture.”
Shanghai Natural History Museum admission with interactive exhibits on fossils, biodiversity, evolution, and hands-on science experiences in Jing’an.
“Great and quality natural really natural you can feel it”
Private Shanghai colonial history day with hotel pickup, French Concession, Tian Zi Fang, Thames Town, the Bund, archives, and dumpling lunch.
“The tour guide, Troy, was as knowledgeable as any guide I have had in China. His English was perfect. He was polite, accommodating, and flexible. A most enjoyable day in Shanghai. Thank you, Troy!”
Cycle Shanghai’s Jewish heritage from Huoshan Park to the Bund, with a pro English guide, traffic coaching, and an authentic lunch.
“It was a very interesting tour. I never imagined I could ride a bike in Shanghai, but May explained the local rule, how cars, motor bikers and cyclists are harmonized in a seemingly chaotic Shanghai traffic, and my husband and I had so much fun. That’s an experience you can never enjoy when you are only visiting touristy places. I was expecting to learn the Jewish life, especially how they kept observing the Torah while living in Shanghai. This part was rather lacking in this tour. The Jewish Museum is run by the Chinese Government and did not preserve the religious/spiritual side of the Jewish life. We enjoyed the local…”
Pick a landmark, a landscape or a meal, and start the trip there.
