Tourists can explore central destinations such as Nanjing Street, Shanghai Bund, and food courts in three days for a cost of VND8 million.
Shanghai is a suitable destination for first-time independent travelers to China who do not know Chinese. The city has many young people who can communicate in English, and signs and directions are all transcribed in English. Transportation is convenient and diverse. Order food in restaurants using mobile phone applications.
Three-day itinerary in Shanghai based on the experience of VnExpress reporter and suggestions from IamKoo Hoang Anh, travel blogger who has visited almost all famous places in China.
Shanghai is the most expensive city in China. The cost of a 3-day, 2-night trip is about 8 million VND per person. Of which, a round-trip ticket from Hanoi with a Chinese airline costs 4 million VND (transit in Guangzhou). Hotel costs 1 million VND, food and transportation costs an average of 1 million VND per day.
Day 1
Morning and noon
Nanjing Road - Shanghai Bund will be the starting point for your journey to explore Shanghai.
Nanjing Road, known as "China's No. 1 Road", is located in the center and is a must-see tourist destination. The street is about 5 km long, with shopping experiences ranging from affordable to high-end, with many fashion, souvenir and dining stores.
Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street leads straight to The Bund. This is a place associated with history and culture. Here, visitors will clearly see the intersection of modern and ancient, separated by the Huangpu River. The Bund pedestrian street is about 1.8 km long.
Sitting on the Bund, you can see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and a series of skyscrapers on the other side of the river, along with bustling boats, showing the vitality of a metropolis. The Bund does not have many shops, but the street is beautifully designed for taking pictures and has many restaurants and cafes.
Lunch in the area around Nanjing or the Bund. Suggested dishes: rice, hairy crab noodles, xiao long bao, wontons.
Afternoon and evening
Enjoy coffee at Starbucks Reserve Roastery - the largest coffee shop in Shanghai, and the largest in the world outside the brand's home country, which opened in December 2017. The store is located in a two-story building in a prime location on West Nanjing Road, covering an area of 2,800 square meters.
Visitors can also witness the process of roasting and brewing coffee in an open space. This place is like a miniature coffee museum. And especially, the souvenir shop will make visitors "fascinated".
Wukang Road, originally named Ferguson Road, is a street located in Shanghai's French Quarter. Wukang Road is about 1.2 km long and has dozens of buildings in many ancient architectural styles such as Mediterranean, European Renaissance, and Art Deco.
Wukang has rows of parasol trees on both sides of the street, interspersed with ancient buildings. Therefore, the street becomes a romantic space. Nowadays, tourists come here to enjoy nature, shop and drink coffee in pretty little shops, take pictures with ancient architectural works, the most prominent of which is the Wukang building at the end of the street.
Day 2
Morning and noon
Start your day with breakfast, which is typical of Chinese people in general and Shanghai in particular: fried dumplings, soy milk, tofu pudding, fried dough sticks, millet porridge, and baked cakes (Zhejiang baked cakes). These dishes are sold all over Shanghai, especially near residential areas.
Tianzifang is a complex of small alleys, developed from an old residential area, built in 1930. This is a destination not only for tourists, but also for Shanghai's youth, a gathering place for dining, shopping, handicraft exhibitions, studios, souvenir shops.
In Thien Dia Phuong, visitors can go from one surprise to another, because in every alley, every turn, visitors discover many interesting things.
Lunch at Din Tai Fung, a Vietnamese restaurant chain. Visitors can find the nearest restaurant on Google Maps. Xiao Long Bao is the "best" dish and every diner should try it. In addition to countless types of dim sum and siu mai, Din Tai Fung also has noodles and chicken soup.
Afternoon and evening
Yuyuan Garden is a landmark located in the city center with an area of about 2 hectares. This garden was built during the Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years old. Yuyuan is one of the most beautiful gardens in China, delicately designed with many attractions and ancient photography spots. The best time to come here is in the afternoon, before 4:00 p.m. to experience both the garden space and the lighted food market.
Yu Garden has many shops serving traditional dishes. Visitors can choose to eat in the restaurants, or choose their own dishes and sit at the food court. Here, there is a dish called soup dumplings eaten with straws that has intrigued many foreign visitors.
Day 3
Morning and noon
Have breakfast in downtown Shanghai, then head to the suburbs to visit the Astronomical Museum. The museum is located about 70 km from the city center. The best way to travel by subway is for independent travelers, taking about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Visitors should note that opening hours are from 9am to 4pm (last entry at 3pm).
Opened in 2021, this is the world's largest astronomy museum with a total area of 58,600 square meters. It serves as a contemporary cultural center, a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. The museum is suitable for all ages, applying modern introduction technology.
Afternoon and evening
Back in the center of Shanghai, visitors visit Xintiandi, a place that bears the traditional cultural imprint of Shanghai, a pedestrian street integrating commercial, entertainment and dining services. The old town has a main color of gray-blue with walls and red tiled roofs that bring a nostalgic look.
Tan Thien Dia is always crowded, at any time of the day. After walking around, visitors should choose a Western restaurant to enjoy dinner. One suggestion is the Italian restaurant with pizza, pasta, salad to suit Vietnamese taste, Il Teatro.
A three-day trip to Shanghai will only allow visitors to visit a few notable places and a few check-in locations for first-time visitors. A trip to Shanghai would be more perfect if it lasted 5-6 days. In addition, visitors can also combine Shanghai with nearby destinations such as Wuzhen, Hangzhou, and Suzhou.
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