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Overview

A private car, two people serving you, a day built around your interests. Max 5 guests. Your English-fluent local companion and driver pick you up in a Buick GL8 for 8 fully customizable hours. Before you land, we send a guide covering Alipay, DiDi, VPN, eSIM — everything visitors find tricky. We're available before, during, and after your trip. We bring a menu: neighborhoods, markets, temples, restaurants, and local activities we love. Want to change plans halfway? That's the point. What sets us apart: Two people focused on you — one drives, one companion. No fixed script, no kickback stops, no rushing. We match your pace. Any local activity you dream up — tai chi, hanfu, Chinese medicine, dumpling-making, fake market haggling — just ask. Classic sights if you want, but we prefer the Shanghai we live in: design districts, temples beside art spaces, hidden lane houses, morning tai chi in the park. You experience Shanghai. You don't manage it.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

If you do not need hotel pickup, we'll meet at People's Square area, easy to find, central location.

Pickup Information

We offer complimentary pickup from any hotel or residence within Shanghai's Inner Ring Road. For locations outside this area, a small surcharge may apply — please contact us before booking. Your companion and private car will arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled start time. We'll send you the driver's contact and license plate number one night before via email or Wechat.

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

English-GUIDE

English-WRITTEN

Itinerary

1. Shanghai
This is a fully customized experience — there is no fixed route. After booking, we'll ask what you care about: food, photography, history, architecture, shopping, local life, or something else entirely. We then build an itinerary around your interests. On the day itself, your companion can adapt in real time — stay longer at a place you love, skip something you're not feeling, or pivot to something completely different. Nothing is locked in.
Duration: 60 mins
2. Former French Concession
Wander tree-lined Wukang Road and Anfu Road with your companion. 1920s lane houses, tucked-away coffee shops, historic mansions hidden behind ivy-covered walls. Your companion knows which doors lead to courtyard gardens and which alley has the best pour-over in the neighborhood.
Duration: 120 mins
3. Longhua Temple
Start at Shanghai's oldest temple — a working Buddhist site with a 1,700-year-old pagoda. Then cross into the West Bund, where contemporary art galleries and riverside walks sit right next to ancient history. Two Shanghais, side by side.
Duration: 180 mins
4. Columbia Circle
A 1920s expat club turned design district. Art deco architecture, indie bookstores, a stunning swimming pool-turned-event-space, and some of the city's best casual dining. A perfect wind-down spot that most visitors never find.
Duration: 90 mins

Inclusion

Pre-arrival setup guide (Alipay, DiDi, VPN, eSIM — we walk you through it)

On-board WiFi

In-vehicle air conditioning

Custom itinerary planning before arrival

Surcharges on fuel

Private transportation

Parking fees

Exclusion

Meals

Admission fees

City outskirts — Suzhou, Zhujiajiao, Panlong Tiandi, etc. (contact us for pricing)

Special activities — tai chi, cooking class, hanfu experience, Chinese medicine, etc. (contact us)

Overtime (300 RMB / ~$40 per hour)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Shanghai Unlocked

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