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Shanghai is an amazing city taking on rapid cultural change. Since market restrictions were lifted, it has embraced the forces of business and design and has grown into a revitalised city that is sophisticated and at the forefront of innovation in China. Today it is one of the most prosperous cities in the world. There are nearly 800 financial institutions in the city and it plays a major role in China's heavy industry with manufacturers such as Vauxhall located in one of its many industrial districts. Shanghai is also home to the world's busiest container port.
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Includes:
- 4 nights accommodation (bed and breakfast)
- All flights inclusive of tax
- Airport transfer Shanghai
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationHuangpu River Cruise
The Huangpu River (Huangpu Jiang) is the city's shipping artery both to the East China Sea and to the mouth of the Yangzi River, which the Huangpu joins 29km (18 miles) north of downtown Shanghai. It has also become a demarcating line between two Shanghais, east and west, past and future. On its western shore, the colonial landmarks of the Bund serve as a reminder of Shanghai's 19th-century strugg...
Jin Mao Tower
The Jin Mao Tower- "Golden Prosperity Building" is an 88-story landmark supertall skyscraper in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel. Until 2007 it was the tallest building in the PRC, the fifth tallest in the world by roof height and the seventh tallest by pinnacle height. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, it is a centerpi...
Pudong District
Pudong, officially known as Pudong New Area is a district of Shanghai that enjoys sub-provincial administrative status. It is named "Pudong" because of its location on the east side of the Huangpu river, on the opposite of Puxi, the west side.Since the beginning of its development in 1990 when plans were first announced, Pudong has become a New Open Economic Development Zone, and has emerged as Ch...
The Bund
The Shanghai Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River, that once housed numerous banks and trading houses from Britain, France, the U.S., Russia, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the consulates of Russia and Britain, a newspaper, the Shanghai Club and the Masonic Club. The Bund lies north of the old, walled city of Shanghai. This was initially a Brit...
Oriental Pearl TV Tower
Towering high up in the Pudong New Area, the Oriental Pearl T V Tower has been the landmark of Shanghai. The tower is 468 m high, the highest in Asia and the third highest in the world, next to the 553,33 –meter-high Toronto Tower Canada and the 533 meters high TV Tower in Moscow, Russia. The tower consists of 15 spheres of different sizes at different levels creating an artistic conception of "la...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Fly UK to Shanghai | ||
| Day 2 | Arrive Shanghai. Transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure | ||
| Day 3 | Breakfast. Visit Yu yuan gardens and Shanghai Old Street Known as Fangband Road followed by a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple | Afternoon visit Shanghai People Square and the Shanghai Museum | This evening take a Huangpu River cruise |
| Day 4 | Breakfast. Morning visit the Lujiazu Finance and Trade Zone. | Afternoon visit Jin Mao Tower in the Pudond New District. tour the district, seeing the Shanghai Stock Exchange Center Building and Shanghai World Financial Centre Building | Evening dinner |
| Day 5 | Breakfast. Visit the Bund and stroll on the Nanjing Road Visit the Shanghai City planning gallery |
Afternoon visit Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV tower and Shanghai city History Museum at the bottom of the Tower | Shanghai Acrobatic Show in the evening along with a visit to Xintiandi, considered one of the first lifestyle centres in China. |
| Day 6 | Breakfast. Transfer to airport | Fly to UK | |
Holiday Inn Putuo Shanghai
The Holiday Inn Putuo offers comfortable guestrooms and suites. The rooms are reasonably spacious and guests can find they have a wonderful view of the city skyline from this hotel. The various room facilities available include colour television with cable connection, International Direct Dialing telephone, work desk with lamp, mini bars and coffee making facilities amongst others.
