When you arrive into Shanghai you will be collected at the airport. The airport you will be collected from depends on if you are arriving by domestic or international flight.

After you collect your baggage, one of our representatives will be waiting for you in the arrival hall. He or she will have your name on a sign and your Shanghai trip will begin.

If you are arriving into Shanghai by train then this is absolutely fine, we will arrange a transfer for you from the train station instead.

You’ll stay in a colonial hotel on this Shanghai trip. The historic atmosphere has been maintained by keeping the wooden floors and the cables that help support the roof. The location is ideal at Suzhou Creek at only a stones throw from the Bund. In the evening simply walk out of the hotel and you’ll be on Shanghai boulevard, the Bund.

The hotel has a restaurant and an Internet cafe and all the rooms have air conditioning, TV and high ceilings. You may want to prepare yourself for the hard beds; unfortunately this is quite common in China. Transport into the city is best done by taxi as it is quite cheap for short journeys. You can also take the metro, however it’s best to avoid the chaotic city buses. There is bar/restaurant terrace near your hotel with a spectacular view of the Bund (which is illuminated until 23:00) and the Pudong skyline.

On day two of your Shanghai trip you can really explore this city. Walking past the large classic colonial buildings, which you’ll be doing along with quite a few Chinese, you’ll get an impression of 18th and 19th century. In those days Shanghai traded with the French, Portuguese and Dutch free harbours (concessions), but trade was bound to very strict rules.

These days there are few rules and trade is booming. International fashion stores and yuppie bars are found side by side in beautifully renovated buildings, such as the famous Peace hotel. You can find watches here that cost the same as a Chinese mid-size car or you can buy the latest popular cheaper versions for about £3.

Across from the Bund, Pudong’s skyscrapers shoot into the sky.

This is Shanghai’s Manhattan, where buildings shoot into the sky in a fury of building rage. The motto here is: "To become rich is glorious". The old Chinese street lanterns in the Bund now compete in the unfair struggle against the small bundled laser lights coming from Pudong’s business district.

Take the psychedelic Bund Tourist tunnel (approx. 30 RMB) to Pudong and you can admire the Bund from the other side of the river. You can take a cheaper ferry ride back after you’re done sight-seeing on day two of your Shanghai trip.