Adam Tour-Day Tour
Adam Tour-Day Tour
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Receiving tourists speak Russian, Japanese and English, We tailor for customized tour for someone would like to see not only the glory but also the off-beaten paths in our city, you may experience the life like a local. In the morning, you would be picked up in your hotel lobby with the multiple choices of taking a taxi, by metro, chartering a van or even walking. The Yuyuan Gardern is a old garden with more than 450 years history, let me guide you through busy and zigzag garden with both historical legacy and replica, besides, we could also go to the old residential area with shabby huts in the old town area surrounding Yuyuan garden.The Bund is the riverside by mother river Huangpu, after walking up and down the Bund, seeing the architecture from 1920s-1930s, we could be the other side of river by ferry, the only transport replied upon by local 30 years ago, of course, people there would feel that you lived Shanghai for many years.Oriental TV Tower is the symbol of our city since 1994 when it was finished, climbing onto the observatory would be an extraordinary experience with a bird's view through transparent floor, the ground floor is a history museum which narrates the ups and downs of Shanghai since 1840s when the Opium War push Shanghai to the front of the world stage.For the lunch we might experience the local Dim sum in a clean and popular local restaurant with good value of money, the Jade Buddha temple would be a wonderful choice if you'd like to see how Chinese practice religion these day, and Xin tian di would be a typical place show you the authentic Shanghai style building with Shi Ku men architecture.If you wish to have an impressive night in Shanghai, acrobatic show should be the first choice, from 19:30-21:00, an hour and 30 mins leaves you breathtaking experience for nightlife in our city.
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bssohio
Akron, Ohio27 contributions
Oct 2015 • Friends
I October I hired Darren to lead me and my friend on a day long tour of Shanghai. We had very specific places we wanted to see and we wanted to use public transportation. (He does offer car service.) Darren made sure we saw all places on our list with excellent commentary as we made our way around the city. His English is perfect so we had no difficulties with conversation. He was easy to work with and did not take us to places that attempted the "hard" sell of items. Hearing so much about tea scams, we were a little concerned when he asked if we wanted to learn about Chinese tea, we are so glad we did. Learning about the different tea was enlightening. There was a tea shop, but we did not feel pressured to make a purchase. I will return to Shanghai in May with my family and will hopefully hire Darren again for a tour.
Written February 18, 2016
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Emily B
London, UK22 contributions
Mar 2015 • Solo
I had a very enjoyable day with Darren in Shanghai. His English is excellent and he knows the city like the back of his hand which leads to a very smooth experience. He was very willing to adapt to whatever I wanted to do or was particularly interested in. He is also well informed about the places we visited. I would highly recommend Darren.
Written March 7, 2015
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dridr
Bronx, NY168 contributions
Dec 2013 • Family
We just returned from a short trip to Shanghai, Suzhou, and Tongli. We were fortunate enough to have Darren as our guide for 4 consecutive days. Darren was outstanding. From my first contact with him via email, his responses were always prompt and helpful. Darren offered advice both before and during the trip to tailor our sightseeing to our interests. Additionally, he frequently offered suggestions to prevent us from spending more than we needed to. Darren was able to answer all questions about various sights as well as those concerning daily life in China and the cities in general.
Darren's grasp of the English language and his pronunciation are excellent. We never experienced any difficulty in understanding anything he said. During the entire four day trip, there was only one occasion when Darren had to look a word up (the word was "perch" to describe the fish we were eating - hardly a word one would expect a non-English speaker to know).
Darren kept us on schedule as we went from one site to another without making us feel rushed. Although his initial emails noted that his services were for 8 hours, we never felt that he was working by the clock. Darren accommodated us in whatever we needed. Darren obtained front row seats at the Circus World Acrobatic show for us and met us at that venue in the evening to ensure that we arrived OK and were properly seated. He was of immeasurable assistance when we went to the fabric market to have garments made and we were very pleased with the quality of the tailor he brought us to. When we went to Yuan Marketplace, Darren brought us to a rooftop spot for an overview of the area and photos. We would have never known about the spot without him.
The price for Darren's service is very fair. Darren preferred to pay for all of our admissions and attractions while we paid for our meals and transportation. At the end of the trip, Darren presented us with the total bill for our tour. His accounting was accurate; he is completely trustworthy as a guide.
Darren also brought us to some excellent, inexpensive places for lunch that we would have otherwise not know about nor eaten at.
We most highly recommend Darren as a tour guide without any hesitation or reservation whatsoever and would definitely utilize his services should we return to Shanghai or any nearby area. Quite honestly, after spending 4 days with Darren, we feel as if we have a friend in Shanghai.
Darren's grasp of the English language and his pronunciation are excellent. We never experienced any difficulty in understanding anything he said. During the entire four day trip, there was only one occasion when Darren had to look a word up (the word was "perch" to describe the fish we were eating - hardly a word one would expect a non-English speaker to know).
Darren kept us on schedule as we went from one site to another without making us feel rushed. Although his initial emails noted that his services were for 8 hours, we never felt that he was working by the clock. Darren accommodated us in whatever we needed. Darren obtained front row seats at the Circus World Acrobatic show for us and met us at that venue in the evening to ensure that we arrived OK and were properly seated. He was of immeasurable assistance when we went to the fabric market to have garments made and we were very pleased with the quality of the tailor he brought us to. When we went to Yuan Marketplace, Darren brought us to a rooftop spot for an overview of the area and photos. We would have never known about the spot without him.
The price for Darren's service is very fair. Darren preferred to pay for all of our admissions and attractions while we paid for our meals and transportation. At the end of the trip, Darren presented us with the total bill for our tour. His accounting was accurate; he is completely trustworthy as a guide.
Darren also brought us to some excellent, inexpensive places for lunch that we would have otherwise not know about nor eaten at.
We most highly recommend Darren as a tour guide without any hesitation or reservation whatsoever and would definitely utilize his services should we return to Shanghai or any nearby area. Quite honestly, after spending 4 days with Darren, we feel as if we have a friend in Shanghai.
Written January 4, 2014
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David K
Dallas, TX68 contributions
Sep 2012 • Couples
Go to China! Don't think, just go. It was the best trip of our lives. The Shanghai part of our trip was organized by Darren. Darren was punctual and spoke excellent English. Our flight back to Chicago was delayed one day, and Darren was on top of the situation. He knew about the flight delay before we did and helped us manage things. We were actually glad to spend one more day in Shanghai. We will always remember Darren and his backpack!
Written December 9, 2012
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John K
Richmond, VA7 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
Darren Gao gave my wife and me a four hour tour of the French Concession in Shanghai this past fall. Darren was outstanding. We wanted to see some very specific houses and places and he was familiar with them all. He is extremely knowledgeable and was committed to answering our dozens of questions and making suggestions for the remainder of our trip
Written February 7, 2016
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Roycroftmom
Montclair, NJ77 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
We were very pleased with the tour we took and I have recommended Darren to a friend who also used him and was equally pleased. He was easy to understand, very informative and pleasant. My husband, our 27 year old daughter and I had a great time.
Written January 26, 2016
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FabioSP_Brazil
Sao Paulo, SP60 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
We had the pleasure of working with Darren. With many options to choose from, I'm glad we chose him - punctual, knowledgeable, flexible and willing to make the most of our limited 1 day stay in Shanghai, Darren is a young great guide. He took us to an excellent local dim sum restaurant that was simply the best.
Quick to answer emails and make good suggestions, we asked Darren for tickets of an acrobats who - not only he got good seats, but provided us with subway tickets and waited for us at 7 pm and guided us to our seats.
Do recommend him.
Quick to answer emails and make good suggestions, we asked Darren for tickets of an acrobats who - not only he got good seats, but provided us with subway tickets and waited for us at 7 pm and guided us to our seats.
Do recommend him.
Written August 14, 2015
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Discountdan
Hamilton, Canada94 contributions
May 2015 • Friends
We hired Darren for a day tour of Shanghai and were very satisfied. Darren is in his early 30`s and really knows his hometown. His knowledge of local history, dates and buildings is impressive, along with his perfect English. We broke away from our group bus tour for 2 extra days in Shanghai and used Darren for our first day which made navigating a strange city easy. Darren takes advantage of the bargain taxi rates and we were all over town spending less than $40 bucks Cdn. for several rides over an 8 hour day. We also used the subway at rush hour which was good for a laugh and very efficient as well.
I gave Darren details on where our bus tour would be taking us so there was no overlap. He then came up with a customized tour of some unusual tourist activities that we wanted to see such as the insects & bird market(for pets) seafood markets, barbeque street and a local flea market in the older section of town. We also went up the Shanghai World Financial Center Tower(aka the bottle opener) which towers over the Pudong area along with many other huge buildings. Whatever we had in mind, Darren was most accommodating and pleasant, and his time management helped us pack in a lot in just 8 hours.
In conclusion, I'm sure you will appreciate and enjoy Darren's vast knowledge of Shanghai and his ability to take you all over town in a timely fashion learning a lot as you go. He never tired of my many questions and has a sense of humour too.
Discount Dan
I gave Darren details on where our bus tour would be taking us so there was no overlap. He then came up with a customized tour of some unusual tourist activities that we wanted to see such as the insects & bird market(for pets) seafood markets, barbeque street and a local flea market in the older section of town. We also went up the Shanghai World Financial Center Tower(aka the bottle opener) which towers over the Pudong area along with many other huge buildings. Whatever we had in mind, Darren was most accommodating and pleasant, and his time management helped us pack in a lot in just 8 hours.
In conclusion, I'm sure you will appreciate and enjoy Darren's vast knowledge of Shanghai and his ability to take you all over town in a timely fashion learning a lot as you go. He never tired of my many questions and has a sense of humour too.
Discount Dan
Written June 7, 2015
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Christi B
Dallas, TX1 contribution
May 2014 • Family
We had an icredible time on our tour of Shanghai. I had a 12 month infant with me and Darren was so helpful and accommodating tailoring our visit to be more kid/stroller friendly. I saw incredible parts of Shanghai I never would have found on my own. Darren speaks English very well, and I highly recommend .
Written April 18, 2015
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William S
Pensacola, FL1 contribution
Sep 2014 • Solo
To begin,Darren couples a great personality, with superb knowledge of Shanghai's wonderful history and conveys this to the visiting tourist in excellent English as the tour unfolds. The tour provided me a cornucopia of memories of all the many sites we toured. He was very mindful of the limitations I had as a senior tourist and took issue with a mean vendor who backed down immediately- the vendor apologized and then came up to me and said "you have a very good guide". I recommend Darren highly and applaud Adam Tour.,
Bill Snell ,from Pensacola, FL.
Bill Snell ,from Pensacola, FL.
Written September 26, 2014
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И сколько стоит этот дневной тур с гидом?
Written September 8, 2017
Добрый день. Требуется русскоязычный гид с транспортом в Шанхае для троих человек.14 мая встретить с поезда, размещение в гостиницу и 15-16 мая обзорные экскурсии. Вы может помочь и сколько это будет стоить? Мои родные уже в Китае, в Пекине.
Written May 13, 2016
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