15 Walking Tours in Shanghai Worth Booking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 285 reviews · from $5Our pick

Walk central Shanghai from People’s Square to the Bund and Yuyuan, with local history, street food, and a tips-based English guide.

“I booked this tour last minute to kil my time after having missed my flight. Nice experience. The walk was around 7km long in total (according to my walking app).”

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Shanghai Highlights Walking Tour With A Real Local

2.Shanghai Highlights Walking Tour With A Real Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 153 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $34

Walk Shanghai with a local guide from the Bund to Yuyuan Bazaar, hearing personal stories, seeing landmark buildings, and tasting fried dumplings.

“Lovely walking tour. Great way to see bits of Shanghai that you wouldn't see in a bus. This walking tour gives you more if a feeling to the place. Bill our guide, who is a local, made the tour more memorable due to his history of the place. Also gave us tips on what and where to try in relation to some local eateries. Definitely recommend it”

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Shanghai Breakfast Walking Tour of Former French Concession

3.Shanghai Breakfast Walking Tour of Former French Concession

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews · from $77

Taste Shanghai breakfast classics, sip tea, and walk the Former French Concession with a local guide on this small-group morning tour.

“An amazing experience. We got to eat so much food during the tour. Every spot we stopped at was unique and there’s no way we would’ve found them without the Jim and Helen. The highlight for us was having tea in the back of a small tea shop.”

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Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

4.Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $133

Sample Shanghai street food with a private guide, then see the Bund and glowing skyline on a one-hour Huangpu River cruise.

“Our tour of Shanghai with Shirley was fantastic! She guided us on an exquisite food tour, introducing us to a variety of delicious local dishes. Each stop offered unique flavors and a true taste of the city's culinary scene. Shirley's knowledge of the cuisine and her ability to share its cultural significance made the experience even more enjoyable. After our culinary adventure, we embarked on a serene river tour of the Bund. The views were spectacular, and Shirley provided insightful commentary on the history and architecture of the area. Her enthusiasm and expertise made the tour unforgettable. We highly recommend Shirley for an engaging and delightful exploration of Shanghai!”

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Shanghai: Evening Walking Food Tour

5.Evening Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 115 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $69

Taste soup dumplings, pork belly, noodles, sweets, and local beer while walking Shanghai’s French Concession with an English-speaking guide.

“Amazing tour! Loved all of it, can’t recommend it enough. Plenty of food, beers on top. Great”

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French Concession Guided Walking Tour | China’s 1st & Best Rated

6.French Concession Guided Walking Tour | China’s 1st & Best Rated

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $5

Explore Shanghai’s French Concession on a three-hour tip-based walk through clubs, lane houses, Sinan Mansions, and Tianzifang.

“Dinna is a wonderful and very knowledgeable tour guide who can give you a lot of insight into the French Concession. She’ll take you on a trip through history and to spots you might miss if you try to find your way on your own. She gives baRead more”

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Private Walking Tour in the Former French Concession

7.Private Walking Tour in the Former French Concession

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · from $95

Walk Shanghai’s Former French Concession with a private guide, tracing Art Deco buildings, Sun Yat-Sen’s home, Fuxing Park, and local life.

“This was a very educational tour. Penny knows her recent Chinese history well and packed in many stories from the pre-war days all the way to much more modern times. Really appreciate her enthusiasm to make the tour lively and fun. Shame it was a stormy day and we had to spend much time indoors. Would have been lovely to see more of the former French Concession if the weather was better.”

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French Concession Walking Tour with Real Local

8.French Concession Walking Tour with Real Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $34

Walk Shanghai’s French Concession with local guide Bill, from tree-lined streets and old villas to the Communist Party birthplace and Xintiandi.

“Bill is an awesome guide. Lots of knowledge of Shanghai and a great story teller. He did an excellent job showing us the French Concession district which is such an interesting part of Shanghai. Highly recommended this tour.”

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Private 2-Hour Walking Tour of Shanghai’s Jewish Ghetto

9.Private 2-Hour Walking Tour of Shanghai’s Jewish Ghetto

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · from $131

Explore Shanghai’s Jewish Ghetto with a local guide, visiting Ohel Moishe Synagogue, Huoshan Park, refugee sites, neighborhood homes, and Xiahai Temple.

“The guide was very good and most informative. The whole tour lived up to our expectations .”

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Shanghai: Yu Garden and City God Temple Walking Tour

10.Yu Garden and City God Temple Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $60

Explore Yu Garden, City God Temple, tea shops, old streets, and soup dumplings on a practical 3-hour Shanghai walking tour.

“Leo, our guide provided a lot of historical information outside the main topic Yu-Garden. It was very interesting. The Garden itself is wonderful and I, by myself, would ban other people to enjoy the beauty alone, hahaha. Total recommendation for this tour and this guide.”

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Shanghai: Private Walking Tour with a Local

11.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 2 - 6 hours · from $35

See Shanghai with a private local guide, from the Bund and Yu Garden to French Concession lanes, with a route built around your interests.

“Mein Guide Eric hat mich an meinem Hotel abgeholt, da ich es sonst nicht pünktlich zum Treffpunkt geschafft hätte. Sehr nett! Es war ein unterhaltsamer, kurzweiliger Abend! Ich habe neben den Highlight wie der Bund und Yu Garden viel Wissenswertes über Shanghai und China erfahren. Absolut empfehlenswert um einen echten Einblick in die Stadt und das Leben zu bekommen”

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Private 2-Hour Shanghai Lanes and Alleyways Walking Tour

12.Private 2-Hour Shanghai Lanes and Alleyways Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $123

Explore Shanghai’s nongtangs, meet longtime residents, browse local markets, and sample street food on a private two-hour walking tour.

“The weather had a huge effect on our experience as it rained steadily and I got soaked and cold. The focus was on three different types of residential housing It was interesting to go into the alleyways that we would never have dared to venture into on our own. I waylaid the guide to see food outlets that took my attention. We were never invited into a private house so that was misleading.”

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Private Colonial Walking Tour: Shanghai French Concession

13.Private Colonial Walking Tour: Shanghai French Concession

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $123

Explore Shanghai’s French Concession with a private local guide, from Xintiandi’s Communist Party history to villas, parks, and Tianzifang.

“Again this was my second time on this tour and I had to ask the tour guide to show us some specific things that were pointed out on the first tour. The French sports club and the place where the summit talks took place. Once again lacking knowledge”

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Shanghai Highlights Walking Tour-Tip Based

14.Shanghai Highlights Walking Tour-Tip Based

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $3Best value

Explore Shanghai with local guide Bill, from Nanjing Road and the Bund to Yuyuan, street dumplings, and the weekend Marriage Market.

“The tour guide Bill was super friendly and open minded! He gave many insights into the chinese culture and was very ambitious. He was also interested in the group members and it was very nice talking to him. He spoke very nice english. He even took us to a vegetarian restaurant after the tour was over to help us out!”

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Old Shanghai City Walking Tour

15.Old Shanghai City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $65

Review of Shanghai’s four-hour Old City walk, with the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, tea ceremony, local markets, and Xintiandi.

“I had such a great time on this walking tour! Mary was my guide, and she made the whole experience feel personal and enjoyable. She not only shared fascinating stories about the history and culture of Old Shanghai but also went out of her Read more”

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