2-Day Private Guangzhou Tour: City Highlights and Canton Tower

Take a two-day private tour of Guangzhou’s top attractions, including Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Shamian Island, Qingping Market, Hualin Temple, Lychee Bay, Yuexiu Park, Nan Yue Kingdom Tomb Museum, and Canon Tower. Pickup and drop-off from your lodging in Guangzhou are included in this tour.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Guangzhou. O/N Guangzhou.

Guangzhou - Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel at around 09:00 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in around 30 minutes ride.

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall-Folk Craft Museum - The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, which is an academic temple built by the 72 Chen clans for their juniors’ accommodation and preparation for the imperial examinations in 1894 in Qing Dynasty. Academy of Chen Clan is a complex with traditional Canton architecture style, and notable for the rich decoration which exist inside, outside the halls and in almost every beams, ridges, walls and columns including a large collection of wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery, plaster and iron engraving.

Shamian Island - Afterwards, take the private car to Shamian Island to wander around the European architectural style area which was former colony for British and French 100 years ago. Your guide will take you to a local restaurant to taste yummy Cantonese Dim Sum for the lunch.

Qingping Medicine Market - After lunch, You will Transfer Qingping market which is Located at the cross interchange between Qingping Street and Tiyun Street along the Pearl River, Qingping Market in Guangzhou is a composite market selling agricultural complementary products as well as Chinese herbal medicines. Covering an area of 11,200 square meters (120,000 square feet) and possessing over 1,200 booths, it is a market of a large-scale and wide variety. More than 600 varieties of meat, eggs and vegetables, seafood, Chinese herbal medicines, dried fruits, flowers, birds and fishes, are sold. Government officials of over 40 countries including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and other countries used to visit it. They all considered the visit as a great pleasure! Here, you can buy a variety of agricultural sideline products, feel the warm local life and experience the civilized ancient trading ways.

Hualin Temple - Next, go to Hualin Temple (Hualin Si) which is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. It is an ancient temple with about 1400 years ago. The temple was constructed in the Southern Dynasties (420-581 AD). In the year 1654 the temple was expanded and renamed Hualin Temple. It was then one of the five largest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, with a large team of monks. The Five-Hundred-Arhat Hall was built in the last year of Emperor Daoguang (1821-1861). The statues of the Arhats are lifelike, in different postures and moods. There is also a statue of Marco Polo, the Italian explorer who came to China in the thirteenth century. The King Asoka Pagoda sits in the middle of the hall.

Lychee Bay Scenic Area - And then Transfer to Lychee Bay which is a famous tourist area in Guangzhou, especially for tourists wanting to experience some authentic flavor of Lingnan culture and customs. Lychee Bay is located in the Pantang region, west of Liwan District in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou - At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.

Guangzhou. The tour end.

Guangzhou - Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel at around 09:00 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Yuexiu park in around 30 minutes ride.

Yuexiu Park - The Yuexiu Park is the largest park in downtown Guangzhou. Covering an area of 860,000 square meters (212.5 acres), it is made up of three artificial lakes and seven hills of Yuexiu Mountain; hence the name.You can visit the Five-Ram Sculpture and Zhenhai Tower at this park.

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King - After the Yuexiu Park, you will Transfer to Nan Yue Kingdom Tomb Museum which is the oldest and largest Han tomb with the most funerary objects in Lingnan (South of the Nanling Mountain) Area. As one of the 80 famous museums in the world, it covers 14, 000 square meters (150, 699. 6 square feet) with 10 exhibition halls.

Canton Tower - Next,You will visit the Canon Tower is located at an intersection of Guangzhou New City Central Axes and Pearl River. It’s 600 meters high, with 450 meters of its main body and 150 meters of its antenna, which makes it the highest tower in China and third highest in the world.
The Canton Tower is more than just a sightseeing TV tower, but a new symbol and image of Guangzhou. At Canton Tower, you will enjoy a unique magnificent experience - New Guangzhou, New Landmark.

Guangzhou - At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel or Guangzhou airport/train station.

What's Included
  • Personalized experience with a private car and guide
  • All entrance fees included
  • Complimentary lunch provided
  • Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • The hotel
Additional Information
  • Can add more days if you want
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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