Classic one-day tour in Guangzhou
A classic private day tour of the city's scenic spots and local cuisine with a local guide from Guangzhou.
4.9
Full-day tour
8-10 hours
Lowest price
160¥ / per
Attribute
Architecture / History / Culture / Tradition / Shopping / Green /
Detail
Yongqing Alley is the starting point, where the old alleys, after transformation, retain the original appearance of the shophouses, and residences like Bruce Lee’s former home blend with trendy shops, creating a mix of the folk flavor of Guangdong and literary and artistic vibes. Passing Shangba Jiu, the continuous shophouses stretch for a kilometer, with the Manchu windows and sliding doors fully displaying the old Guangzhou style, and the old shops exude the flavor of Xiguan. Tao Tao Ju is a century-old Cantonese tea house, where dim sum such as shrimp dumplings siu mai are authentic, and you can experience the culture of Guangdong-style breakfast in its elegant environment. Chenjia Hall is the pinnacle ofingnan architecture in the Qing Dynasty, with exquisite brick carvings, wood carvings, and pottery sculptures, and is known as the “Treasure House ofingnan Architectural Art”. The Beijing Road Pedestrian Street is lined with shophouses, with the remains of a thousand-year-old road exposed on the, where the modern commercial circle collides with historical heritage. The final stop is the Guangzhou Tower, where you can overlook the entire city, and then go toazhi, where the river breeze accompanies the fragrance of beer, and watch the night view of the Pearl River and the neon lights blend, feeling the vitality of Guang.
Full-day tour▕ 8-10 hours
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Costs and Expenses
Cost includes
• Private car pick-up and drop-off (within the travel city);
• Professional driver;
•Guide translation;
•Automobile services;
• The invites you to lunch at a century-old restaurant;
• All tickets during the journey except the Canton Tower;
• The guide invites you to experience Hanfu and Chinese milk tea culture.
Cost does not include
Additional food and drinks and other expenses
Cost does not include
• Additional travel fees of $5 per kilometer will be charged for distances over 100 kilometers from Guangzhou.
• For every hour of overtime an additional fee of $50 per hour will be charged for the guide and other staff.
• Tipping: It all depends on your will.
• If you would like dinner, the guide can recommend a place where you can dine together and introduce you to Chinese culinary culture. Dinner expenses are not included the service fee and will need to be paid separately.
Lowest cost
160＄per
The specific price varies according to the number of people and the duration, please consult the customer service for details.
Tour itinerary
♞ Special car pick-up and drop-off:
The hotel where you stay will be the starting and ending point of the trip, and all the destinations of the trip have a dedicated car and driver and guide pickup service. (Dedicated car free service area: city center hotels or suburban hotels, airports, cars, trains, subway stations, and cruise ports are all available
⚑ Activity site:
Meet your guide and driver at the pick-up point you specified, such as the hotel lobby, to introduce the itinerary planning and start this trip service, and have prepared exquisite gifts for you.
1ST Yong qing Fang：
Guangzhou is China’s most famous international trade city, known as the “Thousand-Year Commercial Capital” and recognized as the starting point of China’s foreign trade. Yong qing Fang is the very beginning of this starting point! Hundreds of years ago, foreign and Chinese merchants conducted business in this area, making it the most prosperous place in Guangzhou. Famous restaurants, theaters, and more can be found here. Here, you can see the unique architectural style of Guangzhou, including the Xiguan big house (mansions for the rich man lived) and the bamboo tube houses where the poor lived. The ancestral home of Bruce Lee and the Cantonese Opera Art Museum are also located here. There are also many delicious foods and snacks, making it a great place to experience the traditional culture and modern life of Guangzhou.
Free service experience: Here we can experience Hanfu, a traditional Chinese dress that is very popular among foreign friends, and it is a very good idea to take with Yongqing Alley architecture as a travel souvenir.
2ST shangxiajiu Commercial Street
For hundreds of years, this place has been one of the commercial centers of Guangzhou, enjoying the reputation of “anywhere within a hundred steps there must be snacks”. Now, it mainly various cheap clothing, shoes and hats stores, as well as jade shops. There are also century-old restaurants such as “Taotaoju” and “Lianxianglou”.
Here we can experience made in China, appreciate the unique architecture of Guangzhou, buy souvenirs and taste delicious food.
3ST Tao Tao Ju
Tao Tao Ju is a Dim Sum restaurant . we just call this restaurant “Tea house” . This Tea house has a history of over 100 years.Traditional Cantonese Dim sum can be breakfast, can be lunch, can be dinner. so many kind of dessert available. Not just for food,The Cantonese more enjoy the relax time with family and best friend. Meanwhile,it is a social style of Cantonese.
The signboard “Tao Tao Ju” was written by the late Qing Dynasty literary figure Kang Youwei, and the shop also retains ant such as old couplets and calligraphy and paintings. The menu includes dishes such as Tao Tao Ju’s big shrimp dumplings, crispy water milk pineappleuns, custard cream buns with flowing sand, century-old roast goose, and glutinous rice chicken, etc., and there are often Cantonese opera performances, ceremony demonstrations and other activities.
Free service experience: The guide, as the host, treats the foreign friends to lunch at a century-old restaurant as a gesture of hospitality. (Having breakfast tea a traditional way to show respect and importance to guests).
4ST The Chen Clan Academy
The Chen Clan Academy is one of the most representative architectural complexes in Guangzhou and even in the South China region. It was completed in 183 and is renowned for its exquisite wood, stone, brick carvings, grey sculptures, pottery sculptures, copper and iron castings and painted art. It is now the Gudong Folk Art Museum, a place where you can get a quick understanding of Guangdong art. ‘Chen’ is one of the most common surnames in China
Its architectural style is full of Lingnan folk cultural characteristics, which is shocking and full of awe for culture.
Chinese people may not necessarily believe in Christianity, Buddhism, or other religions, but they definitely believe in their ancestors.
5ST Beijing Road
Beijing Road is the most prosperous and oldest commercial street in Guangzhou, with a history of over 2,000 years. In the past, old Guangzhou was surrounded by city walls on all sides. If you consider old Guangzhou as a square, Beijing Road was the main thoroughfare in the center. Here, you can see the ancient road ruins of Beijing Road, enjoy modern shopping experiences, and taste delicious food. The Great Buddha Temple is located here. If you believe in Buddhism or want to learn about it, you will surely like it here.
It is known as a must-visit place in Guangzhou tourism both at home and abroad.
Free service experience: The guide has prepared a Chinese tea drink for you, the milk tea, to experience the tea culture of Chinese brands.
6ST The Canton Tower
The Canton Tower, also known as the “Little Wasp Waist,” is a landmark building in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China With a total height of 600 meters, it is the tallest tower in China, the second tallest in Asia, and the fifth tallest in the world. tower’s body spirals, with a slender middle section resembling a woman’s waist, hence the name “Little Wasp Waist.” We experience the modern cluster of the Guangzhou CBD under the tower and overlook the cyberpunk night view of Guangzhou from the observation deck above.
The world’s most:
The world’s highest outdoor viewing platform (488-meter photography viewing platform)
The world’s highest Ferris wheel (450 meters above ground, with a total of 16 capsules)
The world’s highest thrilling drop project – The Sky Plummet (84-meter free fall experience)
The world’s highest revolving restaurant (423-meter Celestial Mediterranean Buffet Restaurant, certified by Guinness)
The world’s highest post office (located on the 428-meter observation deck)
The most in China:
China’s tallest tower (60 meters in total height, currently second only to Tokyo Skytree and Burj Khalifa)
China’s highest aerial walkway (over 1,000 steps cir the tower)
China’s highest open-air viewing platform (450 meters)
China’s longest spiral aerial walkway (approximately 1,00 meters in total length)
Free service experience: 433 meters; White Cloud/Starry Sky Observatory Hall
⚑ End of the trip：
Private car and guide to send you to the designated place, such as the hotel where you are staying, to end a day of happy journey.
Crowd Description
⚑ Target population
Adult：1-80 years old
Product description
⚝ Activity duration
Full-day tour▕ 8-10 hours
♧ Service language
Chinese
English
Cantonese
Other matters needing attention
Infants and toddlers can ride in a baby carriage or stroller
Please inform us in advance if you have a baby so that we can provide special baby seat
Service animals are allowed
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please inform us in advance if you have any acute or allergic diseases
After booking, our customer service will inform you of the weather conditions on the day of travel, so you can prepare the corresponding clothes and sun protection and other
Reservation Notes
Reservation amount
According to the total price of the package, 50% is the reservation fee.
Cancellation Policy
Reservations cancelled 48 hours or more before your tour start time are fully refundable.
Yongqing Fang
Time
1.5-2 hours
Ticket
None
Yongqing Fang – a hidden gem in Guangzhou’s Liwan District – beautifully blends traditional Lingnan culture with modern creativity. This revitalized historic neighborhood preserves Qing Dynasty architecture, where cobblestone paths and arcade-lined streets transport you back to old Guangzhou.
Shangxiajiu Street
Time
0.5-1 hours
Ticket
None
Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street Born from Tang-Song trading hubs (6th century), it flourished as Song Dynasty’s first commercial settlement. Ming-Qing era saw global merchants gather here, especially after the Thirteen Hongs’ fire shifted trade to these lanes. In the 1930s, 1km arcades arose—Baroque pillars met stained-glass windows. Since 1995, China’s first pedestrianized street hums with millennia of commerce under stone-paved paths
Tao Tao Ju
Time
1-1.5 hours
Ticket
Inclusive of food and beverage costs
Taotaoju Teahouse (est. 1880) embodies Lingnan tea culture. Kang Youwei’s calligraphy plaque greets visitors at the entrance. Ascend to the “Keguan Pavilion” for panoramic views of Xiguan’s arcaded streets. In the sunlit courtyard, Manchurian windows cast patterns on stone bridges. Lu Xun debated literature here; Cantonese opera stars once crowded the stairways. Watch chefs craft translucent shrimp dumplings, taste sweet-and-sour pork served over ice. Sip chrysanthemum pu’er tea while storytellers narrate Southern Han legends—centuries unfold within each steamer basket.
Chen Clan Academy
Time
1-1.5 hours
Ticket
Included in the cost
Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (Chen Clan Academy)
Built during the Qing Guangxu Reign (1888-1894) by 72 Chen clans from across Guangdong, this complex originally served as a study center for imperial exams. Spanning 15,000㎡, it exemplifies Lingnan architecture through its “three carvings, two sculptures, and one casting
Beijing Road
Time
1.5-2 hours
Ticket
None
Beijing Road Pedestrian Street is located in the center of the ancient city of Guangzhou, with a total length of 1.5 kilometers. ground retains the ancient road glass exhibition cabinet from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the two sides gather shopping malls as Guangbai Department Store and Xinda New, as well as century-old brands such as Lianxiang Building and Yinjian Zhaigan. It has both functions of historical sites and trendy shopping, with an average daily passenger flow of more than 300,000 people, making it the first business circle in Ling.
Chen Clan Academy
Time
1.5-2 hours
Ticket
None
Centered around the 600-meter “Slim Waist” Canton Tower, this 3-square-kilometer prime zone in Zhujiang New Town stands as South China’s most international central business district. Here, the Canton Tower and the East-West Twin Towers create the century-defining “three-tower spectacle over the Pearl River”, while 108 skyscraper clusters synchronize nightly to stage the world’s largest light symphony—redefining urban grandeur at its zenith.