Shanghai 240-Hour Visa-Free Stopover
Shanghai · Zhujiajiao
Built around your flight times: the Bund, Yu Garden, a water town morning and a night cruise on the Huangpu. No visa application for 57 nationalities.
China tours · starting in Shanghai
Private China tours, built from Shanghai outwards
Every itinerary below starts or ends in Shanghai, because that is where most flights do. Every quote includes hotels, an English-speaking guide, high-speed trains, entrance fees and airport transfers, itemised so nothing is bundled you can't see.
All China tours
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Destination
Duration
Style
Shanghai, Suzhou & Hangzhou Essentials
Shanghai · Suzhou · Hangzhou
Classical gardens and silk in Suzhou, West Lake and Longjing tea fields in Hangzhou, all 25 to 45 minutes from Shanghai by bullet train.
Shanghai to Beijing Highlights
Shanghai · Suzhou · Xi'an · Beijing
The first-timer's China in the direction your flights want: Shanghai, the Terracotta Army and imperial Beijing, linked by high-speed rail.
Huangshan & Hui Villages from Shanghai
Shanghai · Huangshan · Hongcun
Sunrise over the sea of clouds on Yellow Mountain, then two nights in the ink-wash villages of Hongcun and Xidi.
Yangtze River Cruise & Shanghai
Shanghai · Chongqing · Three Gorges · Yichang
Four nights through the Three Gorges on a five-star river ship, then two days in Shanghai before your flight home.
Shanghai, Pandas & the Great Wall
Shanghai · Chengdu · Xi'an · Beijing
A morning with the pandas, a bike ride on Xi'an's city wall and a Great Wall picnic, with one hard stop and a non-spicy meal option every day.
Water Towns of the Yangtze Delta
Shanghai · Zhujiajiao · Wuzhen · Tongli
Three canal towns in four days, with one night inside Wuzhen after the day-trippers leave and the lanterns come on.
Eat Shanghai & Jiangnan
Shanghai · Hangzhou · Suzhou
Xiaolongbao at dawn, a hairy-crab lunch in season, Hangzhou's Beggar's Chicken and a Suzhou noodle breakfast, with one cooking class.
Grand Jiangnan Circle
Shanghai · Nanjing · Suzhou · Hangzhou
The old southern capital, the garden city and the lake city in one loop from Shanghai, entirely by high-speed rail.
Grand China from Shanghai
Shanghai · Guilin · Xi'an · Beijing
Karst peaks on the Li River, the Terracotta Army and the Great Wall, with Shanghai bookending the trip so you fly in and out of the same city.
Shanghai In Depth
Shanghai only
Four days, one hotel: Art Deco and shikumen lanes, the Propaganda Poster museum, a jazz night at the Peace Hotel and a dawn tai chi session on the Bund.
Two Capitals Express
Shanghai · Beijing
A week split between the two cities everyone asks about, joined by the 4.5-hour bullet train. Ideal for a first look with limited leave.
Tech China: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou & Hefei
Shanghai · Suzhou · Hangzhou · Hefei
From "seeing China" to "seeing the future": a robotaxi and AI-museum day in Shanghai, an EV or robotics plant tour in Suzhou, Hangzhou's internet and e-commerce campuses, and Hefei's quantum and display labs, all by high-speed rail. Factory access arranged with two to three weeks' notice; ideal for curious travellers and business groups.
F1 Chinese Grand Prix Weekend & Shanghai
Shanghai International Circuit · the Bund · Yu Garden
Race weekend at Shanghai International Circuit with transfers to and from the Jiading track, plus two city days. Your race ticket doubles as a city pass in 2026, unlocking perks at nearly 500 venues, from a Bund river cruise to riverside hotels; we plan the non-race days around them. We can buy grandstand tickets for you through official channels.
Cruise & Stay: Shanghai Before or After You Sail
PVG · Shanghai · Wusongkou Cruise Terminal
More guests now fly into Shanghai, stay a few nights, then board at Wusongkou. We handle the airport pickup, two or three hotel nights, a classic city day and a Zhangyuan-and-Bund evening, then the transfer to the ship with luggage. Over 80% of cruise passengers enter visa-free; we confirm your eligibility.
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Destinations
Everywhere we go, measured from Shanghai
Travel times are by high-speed rail or private car from central Shanghai.
