The Shanghai Race Club Tour

The Official Shanghai Race Club Tour is the most exciting way for you to discover the best of Shanghai’s most elegant heritage and captivating stories in the space of just half a day.

During the tour we will take you to view seven of the most iconic colonial buildings in Shanghai and share with you their secrets:

1.-The French Sports Club
2.-The Moller Villa
3.-The Mansion Hotel
4.-The Shanghai Club
5.-The HSBC Bank
6.-The Cathay Hotel
7.-The Former Shanghai Race Club

And that’s not all, because upon reaching the former Shanghai Race Club you will get to experience the thrill of the 1934 Shanghai Cup whilst enjoying a complimentary drink.

Traveling in air-conditioned comfort from one stop to the next, this is the perfect way to see Shanghai this summer.

The Official Shanghai Race Club Tour is the most exciting way for you to discover the best of Shanghai’s most elegant heritage and captivating stories in the space of just half a day.

During the tour we will take you to view seven of the most iconic colonial buildings in Shanghai and share with you their secrets:

-The French Sports Club
-The Moller Villa
-The Mansion Hotel
-The Shanghai Club
-The HSBC Bank
-The Cathay Hotel
-The Former Shanghai Race Club

And that’s not all, because upon reaching the former Shanghai Race Club you will get to experience the thrill of the 1934 Shanghai Cup whilst enjoying a complimentary drink.

Traveling in air-conditioned comfort from one stop to the next, this is the perfect way to see Shanghai this summer.

Shanghai Race Club Tour Summary

• Meet your guide outside at a location of your choice in downtown Shanghai and be taken to the beginning of the tour in a private air conditioned vehicle.

• Learn why everybody wanted to be a member of the Shanghai Race Club before receiving your own complimentary Trial Members Badge, with which you can attend Shanghai Race Club Events.

• Admire the stunning Shanghai Race Course Club House, learn how 400 colonialists held off an army of ten thousand Taiping Soldiers on its grounds, and discover why fathers entered their own children as jockeys.

•Get in your air conditioned vehicle and head to the Moller Villa. On the way there we will tell you how you can win tokens with which to bet on the Official Shanghai Race Club Board Game at the end of the tour.

•Explore the extraordinary Moller Villa, learn the legends behind its bizarre appearance, discover the two greatest loves in the life of Eric Moller, and find out which of them he buried in his garden.

•Head to the to the fort like mansion of Du Yuesheng, the most feared man in Shanghai. There you will find out how he became the city’s criminal kingpin, discover why he always carried a dead shriveled monkey head on his person, and learn exactly how he ran his very own horse racing club.

•Experience the decadence of the French Sports Club and find out why the building has a secret tunnel and access to a nuclear bunker.

•Visit the Cathay Hotel and discover the wonderful world of colonial property mogul, Victor Sassoon. Whilst here you will learn where Victor’s fortune came from, find out why he was discriminated against, and see for yourself just what went on at his naughty fancy dress parties.

•A few doors down brings you into the hushed vaults of the one of the finest and richest banks in the world: the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Whilst here you will find out about the warlords that helped the bank accumulate so much wealth in such a short space of time, see some of the world’s most spectacular mosaics, and find out how not to try and rob a bank.

•Take advantage of a temporary membership of the Shanghai Club, where you will see the “curvature of the earth”, and find out how the Japanese overcame their struggle to play British billiards.

• Head to the Former Shanghai Race Club where you will learn why female members gambled on the races with their gloves, find out how being an overweight jockey could ever have been an advantage, and learn just how much money the colonialists were willing to spend on Champagne and luncheon.

• Finish your tour with a complimentary drink of your choice on the terrace of the former Shanghai Race Club building, you will have the chance to play the Official Shanghai Race Club Board Game, in which you race between the seven stunning buildings you have just seen, and will discover who won the 1934 Shanghai Cup.

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Pricing Summary (prices in Chinese Renminbi per person)

*Must provide valid identification. ** Under 14 years old.

Private Shanghai Race Club Tours for your group only can start at any time you like but require a minimum of 3 adult guests (or the financial equivalent thereof) and a non-refundable deposit of 300rmb per guest in advance.

Prices are inclusive of an experienced native English speaking tour guide, pick up and drop off in a private air conditioned vehicle from a location in downtown Shanghai of your choice, all entry fees, a Shanghai Race Club Trial Members Badge, and a complimentary drink in the former Shanghai Race Club.

Customer Reviews

“Brilliant way to see 7 of the main historic sites in Shanghai, all of which give Shanghai its extraordinary horse racing heritage. Christopher was brilliant - clearly loves what he does and brought humour to the tour throughout. We did it with three young kids and they loved it too!” As written on Tripadvisor by Gouldie1973.