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How to be a good Synotrip client
Synotrip is a great site, and it makes it easy to find guides across all of China.
But, how is the best way to use the site?
For starters, here are some tips of how NOT to use the site:
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Synotrip is a great site, and it makes it easy to find guides across all of China.
But, how is the best way to use the site?
For starters, here are some tips of how NOT to use the site:
don't send out emails to every single guide listed for the cities or areas you are visiting;
don't send out multiple emails and then never reply;
don't send out long emails requesting heaps of information, itineraries, suggestions, tips to lots of guides.
You might think this is a courtesy, but it pays to be more selective before sending out requests for guiding.
Why? You end up wasting your and the guides time.
So, instead, think about the places you want to visit, and then find guides for those areas or regions. And when you come up with a long list of potential guides, take the time to look at their profiles and their review to find out their experience, their language ability and their price.
And remember, just because a guide is cheaper, you might end up paying more in the long run, and you might also get a less enjoyable experience on your trip.
The costs for a guide in China are very low compared to other countries, meaning it is quite viable to use a guide to help you get to places and have a quality experience in a strange land.
But if you are fishing, and trying to find the lowest price, don't use the shotgun approach and fire off a million requests to Synotrip guides.
As a guide who gets quite a few clients through Synotrip, I am finding that some potential customers requests a great deal of information (some which requires many hours of research) and then you never hear from them again. Or when checking with other guides, we find that the same person have emailed every guide in the area, wanting full itineraries, etc.
That's not fair. Particularly if the person uses the information and trip itineraries from a number of guides (given freely) and then gets the cheapest guide to do that trip.
If you wish to use a guide's services, it is common now for the guide to be given a deposit, to their bank account or via a service such as PayPal, to secure their services.
So don't be a tyre-kicker, and don't use the goodwill of the many guides around China. And please, if a guide emails you, have the courtesy of emailing them back, if only to say that you have decided to go with someone else.
Ohel Moshe Jewish Synagogue in Shanghai
Ticket: 50 RMB per person
Open hours: 9:00am-5:00 pm
...Ticket: 50 RMB per person
Open hours: 9:00am-5:00 pm
During the Second World War, Shanghai people generously receieved 20.000 Jewish refugees,and Ohel Moshe Synagogue became the center of religious activities for those refugees as well as a palce where they often gathered and had meetings.
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center: A model view of the City Address:100 Renmin Da Dao, near Xizang Zhong Lu 人民大道100号, 近西藏中路 ...
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center: A model view of the City Address:100 Renmin Da Dao, near Xizang Zhong Lu 人民大道100号, 近西藏中路
Price: 30 RMB
Open hours: 9 am- 4 pm
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is a must-see for all true Shanghainophiles.
Exhibitions on Old Shanghai and projections of how the city will look in the future are interesting, but by far the best bit is the third floor’s scale model of Shanghai. All the iconic favorites are represented here, and hours will disappear as you try and figure out which little white square is your home, your local coffee shop and that bar from last weekend.
The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center will make you appreciate just how big Shanghai has become ... and is becoming.
Top Shanghai Tours
$238 Per Day
Private Hangzhou Day Trip from Shanghai by Bullet Train
Take in the highlights of beautiful Hangzhou on a private full-day tour from Shanghai. After hotel pickup and transfer by high-speed train to Hangzhou, your private guide takes you to see some city attractions, such as Faxi temple. Moreover, enjoy a tasty lunch at a local restaurant before heading to Longjing village. There, learn about the process of farming and producing dragonwell tea, the region’s most famous product. Finally, enjoy a scenic boat cruise on UNESCO World Heritage-listed West Lake before returning to Shanghai.
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Take in the highlights of beautiful Hangzhou on a private full-day tour from Shanghai. After hotel pickup and transfer by high-speed train to Hangzhou, your private guide takes you to see some city attractions, such as Faxi temple. Moreover, enjoy a tasty lunch at a local restaurant before heading to Longjing village. There, learn about the process of farming and producing dragonwell tea, the region’s most famous product. Finally, enjoy a scenic boat cruise on UNESCO World Heritage-listed West Lake before returning to Shanghai.
This is a private, full-day trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou. After you are picked up in your hotel lobby in the early morning, you will take a bullet train to Hangzhou. This is the fastest way to Hangzhou and you can experience train speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour. Your tour begins at one of Hangzhou's signature sites, the West Lake. Enjoy a lake cruise to see the top ten West Lake scenic views. You will then be taken to experience the wonderful cuisine of Hangzhou at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit Faxi temple, a well-known Temple dating back to the Jin Dynasty. See its famous wooden Buddha. Here, you will see fewer tourists and more locals. Finally, enjoy a cup of green tea when you visit the famous Longjing village to see wild fields of Longjing tea bushes where the locals produce the world famous green tea- Longjing Tea. In the village, all locals are tea farmers and you will see the entire procedure of making the famous tea and will get the chance to taste the best quality emperor tea. Afterwards, you will take the bullet train back to Shanghai and you will be returned to your hotel.
$70 Per Day
Bike Tour - "Shanghai by Night"
What would be a better way to experience the “City That Never Sleeps” than hopping on one of our vintage Forever bicycles and explore a whole New World after dark?...Read more
What would be a better way to experience the “City That Never Sleeps” than hopping on one of our vintage Forever bicycles and explore a whole New World after dark? Follow our foreign expert Tour Leader on a multi-themed route from the narrow streets of the Old Town all the way to the dazzling lights of the Bund. Meanwhile, cycle around the famous landmark Yu Garden, learn about Ghost Wedding rituals, visit a Traditional Chinese Medicine outlet and get to learn more about the "Paris of the East". Finally, tickle your taste buds with some delicious street food in order to immerse yourself deeper into local life. In just one evening, we'll explore the many faces of Shanghai that make this city so unique. Easy and accessible ride for all!
USEFUL INFORMATION
- English-speaking (for other languages, please contact us)
- About 9 km ride, easy ride for all.
- From 18:15pm to 21:30pm
- Up to 6 participants
- Departure and arrival at our Culture Shock Office in Xintiandi district.
- Minimum height is 1.50m. Tandem bikes are available for kids below 12
- Prices are all inclusive (Snack food, a bottle of water, a foreign experienced guide, a helmet and single-gear vintage bike rental with all lights)
- Join-in Group every Tuesday/Friday/Saturday (USD 70 per person)
- Private Tour possible every day (USD 210 in total for 2 participants)