Shanghai Highlife - China (4 days)

- Upon arriving in Shanghai via Pudong Airport your Wildchina Shanghai guide will meet you in the airport arrival hall, with your chauffeur and private vehicle ready to take you to your hotel

- We recommend walking along the Bund, taking in Shanghai’s iconic skyline

- Experience a snapshot of local life by walking around Fuxing Park, a meeting spot for fitness dancers and taichi enthusiasts

- Take a walk down the elegant tree-lined streets of the French Concession, awash in old-world residential charm

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[OTHER OPTION] Take to the streets via a Shanghai Sideways sidecar, where you can catch a ground-level view of Shanghai's urban jungle

- Enjoy lunch in one of the chic restaurants or cafes of Xintiandi, housed in retrofitted shikumen structures (traditional Shanghainese architecture combining Chinese and Western elements)

- For history buffs and art aficionados, the Shanghai Museum's extensive Chinese art collection is sure to impress or you can head to Tianzifang to browse clothing and handicrafts fashioned by local designers and visit the burgeoning art galleries

- Enjoy VIP seating at an ERA Acrobatics Performance that fuses Chinese acrobatics with modern technology

[OUTSIDE SHANGHAI EXCURSION] 1

- Explore the old water town of Tongli, known as the “Venice of the East” for the canals that wind their way between the town’s Ming and Qing era buildings

- Wander through the maze of pavilions and arched bridges of Yu Garden, the most celebrated classical garden in Shanghai

- Return to hotel and retire for the evening

[OUTSIDE SHANGHAI EXCURSION] 2

- Catch a morning transfer to the train station for a high speed rail ride to Hangzhou- Meet and greet with your Hangzhou guide and private chauffeur- Visit the Longjing “Dragon Well” tea plantation, where the preferred brew of past

Chinese emperors has been grown for over a millennium

- Take a boat ride past the ancient temples and gardens surrounding West Lake, Hangzhou’s most prominent attraction

- Brush past the elegant golden walls of Yongfu Temple and see the amazing Buddhas Rock cliff carvings

- Transfer to the train station for your return trip to Shanghai- Upon arrival, meet your Shanghai guide and private chauffeur - Transfer to hotel and rest and take dinner on your own

[OUTSIDE SHANGHAI EXCURSION] 3

- Take a 1.5 hour transfer to Suzhou, a verdant city which houses the lion’s share of China’s traditional Chinese Gardens

- Wander through Zhuozheng Garden, a secluded sprawl of classical verdure created by an imperial historian seeking solace

-  Step into the Nets and Master Garden, a compact garden designed by fengshui

masters

- Take your time at the Suzhou Museum, a series of cascading white stucco walls, glass panes and footbridges spun together by the illustrious I.M. Pei

- If there is time, enjoy a relaxing boat-ride along the Suzhou section of the Grand Canal

- Transfer back to Shanghai in the late afternoon

- Zip towards Pudong International Airport at well over 400km/hour on the Maglev- Your WildChina guide will help you check in for your departure flight