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Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: CNY
- Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, English
- Climate: Subtropical
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Population: Approximately 18.7 million
- Best Time to Visit: best time to visit is autumn for comfortable weather.
- Visa Requirements Visitors to Guangzhou generally require a visa unless they are from visa-exempt countries. Citizens from many countries, including the US, EU, and UK, must obtain a visa prior to arrival, either through an embassy or consulate. Some travelers may be eligible for visa-free transit for short stays or e-visa options depending on their nationality. Visa on arrival is limited and usually only available for certain transit passengers. It is recommended to check the latest requirements before travel.
About Guangzhou
Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, is a vibrant metropolis known for its rich history, modern skyline, and status as a major commercial hub in southern China. It uniquely blends traditional Cantonese culture with rapid urban development. Visitors are drawn to its bustling markets, diverse culinary scene, and impressive architecture such as the Canton Tower. The city serves as a gateway to exploring the Pearl River Delta and offers a dynamic mix of old and new, from ancient temples to contemporary shopping districts. Guangzhou’s subtropical climate ensures a warm atmosphere year-round, making it an attractive destination for travelers seeking cultural immersion, shopping, and culinary adventures. Its strategic location and extensive transport links make it an ideal base for exploring southern China.
Top Attractions
1. Canton Tower – The iconic skyscraper and one of the tallest towers in the world, offering panoramic city views and thrilling skywalk experiences. 2. Chen Clan Ancestral Hall – A beautifully preserved traditional Cantonese complex with intricate wood carvings and cultural exhibits. 3. Shamian Island – A historic area with colonial architecture, tree-lined avenues, and charming cafes reflecting Guangzhou’s international past. 4. Yuexiu Park – The largest urban park in Guangzhou, featuring lakes, gardens, and the famous Five Rams Sculpture symbolizing the city. 5. Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King – An archaeological museum showcasing artifacts from the ancient Nanyue Kingdom, including a royal tomb.
Popular Activities
Visitors can enjoy river cruises along the Pearl River to see the city illuminated at night, explore vibrant street markets for shopping, and attend Cantonese opera performances for cultural enrichment. Outdoor enthusiasts can hike in nearby Baiyun Mountain for nature and city views. Food tours offer a chance to sample authentic Cantonese cuisine. For a unique experience, visitors can participate in traditional tea ceremonies or visit local temples during festivals.
Guangzhou Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Southern China
- Duration Range: Visitors can enjoy river cruises along the Pearl River to see the city illuminated at night, explore vibrant street markets for shopping, and attend Cantonese opera performances for cultural enrichment. Outdoor enthusiasts can hike in nearby Baiyun Mountain for nature and city views. Food tours offer a chance to sample authentic Cantonese cuisine. For a unique experience, visitors can participate in traditional tea ceremonies or visit local temples during festivals.
- Group Size: Intimate Groups
- Difficulty Level: Mixed Difficulty
- Recommended For: The best time to visit is autumn for comfortable weather. Pack light clothing with layers for cooler evenings. Respect local customs such as polite greetings and modest attire in temples. Carry cash as some smaller vendors may not accept cards, but mobile payments are common. Stay aware of your belongings in crowded areas. Learning basic Mandarin or Cantonese phrases can enhance your experience. Avoid discussing sensitive political topics.
Average Tour Price: $80
Lowest Price Tour: $39
Highest Price Tour: $200
480 Available Tour Excursions in Guangzhou
The Great Wall is an ancient Chinese military defense project, a longer wall defense structure and one of the seven wonders of the world. It was completely built by human beings and winds through the mountains with an unparalleled scale and difficulty. It is a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, representing the national spirit of perseverance and unity. Mutianyu Great Wall is an important part of the Ming Great Wall with a long history. Compared with Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall has a relatively moderate number of visitors and will not be too crowded when visiting, allowing you to calmly enjoy and feel the charm of the Great Wall. At the same time, the supporting facilities of the scenic area are perfect, and there are a variety of play routes to choose from, which can meet the needs of different tourists. Highlights • Convenient and direct access • Flexible itinerary • Historical Explanation and Cultural Exchange • Considerate service • Security Guarantee
Price: $168.00
Duration: 6-9 hours
This private tour(only for you) is specially designed for those who have great interest of food and come with empty stomach. Take your taste buds on a journey around Cantonese cuisine on an exclusive food tour of Guangzhou’s traditional old town. Food is one of Guangzhou’s main claims to fame, and your knowledgeable local guide introduces you to its top foodie haunts, from markets and restaurants to ancient side streets stuffed with food stalls. As you walk, learn trivia aplenty about the city’s culinary heritage, and make stops to sample goodies such as crispy chicken cookie, bamboo noodles, roasted duck, sesame paste and ginger milk curd. Combined with sightseeing city tour with stops at various different scenic spots, historical sites, landmarks and highlights of old and new Guangzhou, this tour itinerary is highly flexible and could be customized based on your interest or special request. Hotel pick up/drop off and a private air-con vehicle with driver is included for this tour.
Price: $180.00
Duration: 4-10 hours
This flexible private day tour from Guangzhou will let you explore Foshan area(hometown of Bruce Lee), immerse in the beautiful landscape in the countryside and escape the bustle city. Big Buddha Mountain is entitled one of the "National Top Level Scenery" and has gained reputation from home and abroad for its primitive forest, natural waterfalls, sky lake(formed from ancient volcano crater), ancient villages as well as the big Buddha temple. As per your interest, you can also visit one or two more sties nearby to compose a full day trip: 1) Watch Kung-Fu & traditional Chinese lion dance at Martial Art Museum. 2) Take a ferry to Pingsha island and cycle around to observe local village/farmland/orchard. 3) National Arts Studio, royal palace replica and ancient street with traditional architecture for films/television making. 4) Visit mulberry fish pond farm area to learn about recyclable mutual beneficial ecological system. 5) Guangdong Romance Park for Cantonese local culture.
Price: $255.00
Duration: 5-11 hours
This private day trip tour from Guangzhou will allow you to explore Seven Star Crag scenery, which is a famous natural wonderland for its delicate seven small hills, magical caves as well as the large beautiful lake, all together compose a picturesque scenery. Visitors would be impact for this magical creativity of nature. "Star-Lake" scenery(Seven Star Crag and Dinghu Mountain) has lately achieved the award of top "National AAAAA Class Scenery" for its stunning beautiful landscape as well as historical heritage and literature. Half day tour(7 hours) to Seven Star Crag is available yet full day tour(11 hours) to visit both Seven Star Crag and Dinghu Mountain(they are both in Zhaoqing city and near to each other) is recommended. Explore the two wonderlands with the company of a knowledgeable English-speaking local guide and a private air-con vehicle with driver to show you around the beautiful area and have lunch for the yummy local specialty-sticky rice wrapped by bamboo leafs.
Price: $160.00
Duration: 7-11 hours
Enjoy a fun and exciting outing on this fully exclusive private tour to Gulong Canyon or Gulong Gorge located in Qingyuan county north of Guangzhou city. Get away from the busy and hectic city and embrace the amazing natural beauty among the vast mountains, valleys, water falls etc. Marvel at the world’s longest and widest sky bridge while stepping on its 99% transparent glass path. Immerse yourself in the ultimate fun while take in its fantastic view of the areas. Jinlong Cave is an impressive huge cave with underground river. This day tour will start from Guangzhou and let you walk on the glass walkway, then explore the fantastic Cave Fairyland. Travel with your own knowledgeable guide to get great understanding of the region and culture.
Price: $350.00
Duration: 6-10 hours
This interesting private tour focuses on science and technology in Guangzhou, let you explore the stunning advanced technology applied for Guangzhou library, Alibaba new concept supermarket, non-driver automatic self-driving automobile, restrooms with controlled blur or transparent glass door and so on. You will have a full experience of Guangzhou in its high-tech aspect, with the company of a knowledgeable local guide and a private air-con vehicle with driver to show you around the city. Half day tour option is available to experience the basic high-tech package programmes in downtown Guangzhou and if you'd like to see more, opt for the full day tour option to include a visit to the new free trade economic zone in the south outskirt of Guangzhou, where you could view and embrace more high-tech programs and activities applied with cutting-edge technology that Guangzhou has to offer, as a sign leading to future. Grab a hamburger made by robot cook if you like for lunch there.^_^.
Price: $180.00
Duration: 3-7 hours
This private city tour focuses on foreign layover travellers who have a flight stopover in Guangzhou with China Southern Airline and take advantage of the 24 or 144 hours free transit visa policy to leave the airport and enter the city for a tour. We can pick you up at Guangzhou airport or layover hotel to start the tour, visit the major sites in downtown or the famous skywalk glass bridge and at the end of the tour, drop you off at the airport(or your layover hotel) for your connecting flight depart from Guangzhou. This is a tailor-made private tour only for you (your group), highly flexible and the itinerary could be customized based on your interest or special request. You will have a full experience of Guangzhou from a local's perspective with the company of a knowledgeable local guide and a private air-con vehicle with driver, and have traditional Cantonese dim sum for lunch/dinner. We will follow up with you to firm up the itinerary after you book this tour on Tripadvisor.^_^.
Price: $200.00
Duration: 4-9 hours
Enjoy a fun and exciting outing on this fully exclusive private tour to Gulong Canyon or Gulong Gorge located in Qingyuan county north of Guangzhou city. Get away from the busy and hectic city and embrace the amazing natural beauty among the vast mountains, valleys, water falls etc. Marvel at the world’s longest and widest sky bridge while stepping on its 99% transparent glass path. Immerse yourself in the ultimate fun while take in its fantastic view of the areas. Travel with your own knowledgeable guide to get great understanding of the region and culture. Private and comfortable MPV van with experienced driver insure a more comfortable journey. Different tour options cater to different travel requests.
Price: $179.00
Duration: 8-9 hours
Avoiding the crowds in those most beaten paths and popular tourist attractions in Guangzhou, this exclusive private tour provides a different and unique perspective by visiting the hidden backstreets, alleys and local markets in the old part of Guangzhou. With full escort and attentive care by your knowledgeable local English-speaking guide, you will have a deep insight to the city's history, culture as well as local people's daily life through local's eyes. Observe the city from a different angle, immerse in the historical and cultural atmosphere while you stroll along the pedestrian street(where locals walk and shop), grocery and vegetable market, local neighbourhood residential buildings and public parks in old Guangzhou area, to see local people's activities like playing shuttlecock, Mahjong, Cantonese opera singing, dancing, etc. This is a private tour only for you(your group), your guide will help you move around by public transport for authentic genuine local tour experience.
Price: $180.00
Duration: 3-10 hours
This exclusive day trip will let you explore Kaiping area(around 2 hours driving from Guangzhou), which is famous for its world class architectural and cultural heritage-Watch Tower (the house buildings look like fortress built in 1900s by overseas Chinese migrant workers) and villages. We would be travelling in a private car to visit a few UNESCO sites(like Li Garden, Zili Village) in the countryside area with many farmland, livestock shed and fishpond along the way. Kaiping/Taishan is also the hometown city for many overseas Chinese, if you are coming back to visit and looking for your ancestor's house, we can assist and arrange such a tour for you. We will follow up with you to firm up the itinerary after you book this tour on Tripadvisor.^_^.
Price: $255.00
Duration: 5-11 hours
As the No.1 popular tourist attraction in Guangzhou, Chimelong Safari Park is operated by a private enterprise who really care for animals by providing spacious living environment and professional health care to ensure every animal is living happily in this huge zoo home.^_^. With a knowledgable English speaking local guide and private car with driver, this private tour could make your visit easier: 1) Pick you up at hotel, transfer to the zoo and drop you back to hotel at the end of the day. 2) Customized design the best visiting route, precisely navigate your group among the complicated roads inside this big zoo to minimize your travelling and maximize your enjoyment. 3) Record and remind you of each animal show time schedule so you don't need to worry about getting lost or miss any fastastic show. 4) Drive among the animals in the safari area by private car instead of taking the tourist train, so that you have more time to stop and take photos with the animals at your own pace.
Price: $200.00
Duration: 6-10 hours
The ultimate deep dive into Cantonese cuisine - in the city formerly known as Canton! These small group tours take you off the beaten path to explore a local residential area rarely visited by tourists. You will eat where the locals eat, at small, family-run restaurants, and try the best local food at places you can’t find on your own. This tour is led by an English-speaking guide and includes all food, plus unlimited beer, soda, and bottled water.
Price: $65.00
Duration: 3 hours
Guangzhou, also known as “Canton”, one of the most modern cities in the Pearl River Delta, with about 2000 years history. This private one day 7-hour city tour takes you to experience the dynamic Guangzhou and its remarkable old and new historic sites with your own local expert guide . Discover the popular sites such as Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Five Ram Statue, Thousand year old Bayan Tree Temple, Shamian Island , world-class modern architecture such as Canton Tower, Opera House ,Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Library and more .Flexible itinerary catering to your own preferences. Enjoy a delightful Cantonese Dim Sum lunch or dinner with the recommendations from the guide. Private transportation ensures a more relaxing and exclusive experience.
Price: $180.00
Duration: 4-10 hours
This tour is suitable for those who come visit Guangzhou from Hong Kong by high speed train in the morning and back to Hong Kong in the evening in one same day, without staying a night in Guangzhou. There's high speed train commuting between Hong Kong and Guangzhou so makes it easy to drop a visit to Guangzhou even you have your accommodation and limited time in Hong Kong. We will pick you up at Guangzhou south or east train station(the bullet train stations) to start the tour, visit the major sites in downtown Guangzhou and at the end of the tour, drop you off at the same train station for your return train back to Hong Kong. This is a tailor-made private tour only for you (your group), highly flexible and the itinerary could be customised based on your interest or special request. The tour incorporates both driving and walking, sightseeing as well as trying some local food. We will follow up with you to firm up the itinerary after you book this tour on Viator/Tripadvisor.^_^.
Price: $220.00
Duration: 6-8 hours
Guangzhou is a bustling city with an old area preserving traditional Cantonese culture, this 3.5-hour walking tour will let you explore the old Xiguan area on foot to indulge into local life with our local guide, and learn the background and history from your local guide. You will view the Lychee Bay, Xiguan old house, Liwanhu Park, Yong Qing Fang, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, and Shamian Island where the trip concludes. Moreover, you will taste a local snack at a local restaurant. Meet outside, Exit A, Zhongshanba Station on Metro Line 5. Centrally located Guangzhou hotel (Liwan, Yuexiu, Tianhe, Haizhu districts are central area)pickup is an optional choice(drop off is not included). There are two departures 9am and 2pm in a day.
Price: $89.00
Duration: 3 hours
Visit Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tomb with English driver or English tourguide(Based on Option Select) The Great Wall is a huge military defense project built by ancient China to defend against foreign invaders, and its history can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. Stretching thousands of miles across the mountains of northern China, the Great Wall is one of the wonders of world architecture. Standing on the Great Wall, you can overlook the magnificent scenery and feel the wisdom and power of human beings. The Ming Tombs are a world cultural heritage with high historical, cultural and artistic value. As the tomb group with the largest number of emperors buried in the world, it is a valuable treasure for all mankind and attracts tourists from all over the world to visit. Highlights • Comfortable and convenient travel • Save time and High flexibility • Smooth communication • Independently Control the pace of the journey • Easy to carry • Safe and reliable driving
Price: $120.00
Duration: 8-9 hours
This day trip tour(with hotel pick up and drop off in downtown Guangzhou) will let you explore Foshan city, the hometown of Bruce Lee, which is around 1.5 hours driving to the west of Guangzhou. Here's what you can do in this tour: 1) Visit the museum of Ip-man, the master of Bruce Lee, get an idea of how Foshan city fostered many Kungfu stars and their life, history and influence to the world; 2) Watch the Kungfu show by professional masters and apprentices from martial art school; 3) Watch the traditional Chinese culture-Lion Dance by professional performers; 4) Lunch at a local restaurant to try the delicious Foshan cuisine; 5) Visit ancient Chinese classic garden to enjoy the beautiful green landscape by specially planted trees as well as southern Chinese style architecture; 6) Visit Nanfeng Ancient Kiln to learn about the ceramic/porcelain production culture, history and handcraft art. Knowledgeable local English speaking guide and a private car with driver ensure a smooth tour
Price: $220.00
Duration: 6-10 hours
Enjoy a fun and exciting outing on this fully exclusive private tour to Gulong Canyon or Gulong Gorge located in Qingyuan county north of Guangzhou city. Get away from the busy and hectic city and embrace the amazing natural beauty among the vast mountains, valleys, water falls etc. Marvel at the world’s longest and widest sky bridge while stepping on its 99% transparent glass path. Immerse yourself in the fantastic view and sound of the primeval forest with spectacular multi-level waterfalls. Travel with your own knowledgeable guide to get great understanding of the region and culture. Private and air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver insure a more comfortable journey.
Price: $140.00
Duration: 5-11 hours
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Frequently Asked Questions
Local Food & Cuisine
Guangzhou is famed as the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine, known for its fresh ingredients, subtle flavors, and dim sum culture. Signature dishes include roast goose, char siu (barbecue pork), and steamed seafood. Dim sum is a must-try, with a variety of bite-sized delicacies served in traditional teahouses. Popular dining spots include the historic Panxi Restaurant and the modern Bingsheng Pinwei, both renowned for authentic Cantonese fare. Dining customs emphasize sharing dishes and enjoying tea.
Getting Around
Guangzhou is accessible via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, with direct flights from many global cities. The city boasts an extensive metro system that is efficient and affordable for getting around. Buses, taxis, and ride-hailing apps are widely available. For short distances, walking is convenient in central areas. Transportation costs are generally low compared to Western cities. The city is also a major railway hub with high-speed trains connecting to other Chinese cities.
Travel Tips
The best time to visit is autumn for comfortable weather. Pack light clothing with layers for cooler evenings. Respect local customs such as polite greetings and modest attire in temples. Carry cash as some smaller vendors may not accept cards, but mobile payments are common. Stay aware of your belongings in crowded areas. Learning basic Mandarin or Cantonese phrases can enhance your experience. Avoid discussing sensitive political topics.
Culture & Customs
Guangzhou’s culture is deeply rooted in Cantonese traditions, including language, cuisine, and festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival and Lunar New Year celebrations. Social etiquette values respect for elders, modesty, and hospitality. Gift-giving is common during festivals. Visitors should greet with a slight nod or handshake and avoid loud or confrontational behavior. Public displays of affection are generally modest. Traditional arts such as Cantonese opera and lion dance are integral to cultural events.
