Published on Jul, 2024
We had the the great experience of booking this guided tour with Sunny on a Saturday afternoon. Both the cruise along the Bund and the Hot Pot was well worth it!
In short:
Number of people one the group: 2
First time in China: yes
About the guide: Sunny was wonderful and answered whatever questions we had
Would I recommend it? yes
1. Could we have booked tickets for the cruise ourselves? Yes, but we would then have been standing on an overcrowded deck with very loud Chinese and other tourist groups with a poor view of the Bund.
With Sunny, our guide, we got seats at the upper front deck, with the best view of the Bund and much calmer surroundings! Sunny provided us with nice facts of Shanghai and the Bund and offered to take photos of us - which we highly appreciated :)
2. Could we have brought a hot pot experience ourselves? Also yes, but as we don't speak Chinese we would not have known what to ask for, what to do or what we where eating. With Sunny, we where in very good hands! She picked items that would suit our tastes, as well as include some more special items such as duck blood!
Without this guided tour, I would never have tasted duck blood. I might not do it again, but it's really cool to have been able to try it. And honestly, it wasn't that bad - almost good.
3. Private driver between the events (cruise + hot pot) was really convenient! The driver didn't speak much English, but it wasn't a problem as Sunny either where with us or provided him with the address for our destinations.
All in all, a wonderful experience and the highlight of our Shanghai stay :)