...I don't see the point of a tour in Shanghai but that's up to you. No need to book in advance. Your hotel concierge will be happy to take your $$$.
...thanks for your response. sounds like I can get around Shanghai like NYC. Don't speak or read chinese, will that be a problem?
...Not much of a problem. Subway goes just about everywhere and is really cheap. Taxis are also very cheap and available kind of like NYC. When you check into your hotel take a bunch of hotel business cards so you can show the taxi drivers where you are staying. Have the hotel staff write down your destinations in Chinese for the taxi drivers. Check out the must see sights in Shanghai on the right side of this page. Also read the scams section.
...No need to prebook tpurs .Just come and then you can decide on what you like as you have enough time and options.Remember that Shanghai apart from a commercial city it is also a tourist city so there are many options to pick from.
If you like what you see then you can decide to DIY or book a local tour or some customised tours like the Shanghai sideways,a walking tour by yourself or a biking tour or something else.
...We did one tour out of Shanghai (to water town etc) and found that because of heavy traffic due to fog on the freeway, we spent most of the day in the mini bus. I would try to get around on your own. We took the fast train for our next trip out of town.
..No need to any mandarin in Shanghai for a tourist. If you use public transportation you will find that the subway is fully bilingual with announcements in english. A no-brainer.
...Should not be much of problem. Yes, the subway system is bilingual (and clean, much better than NYC's).
However, I don't think the bus system is bilingual (I tried once a few years back) and >99% of taxi drivers don’t understand English.
No comments:
Post a Comment