Itinerary
Day 1: Guangzhou/Shaoguan by bullet train
Pass By: Silk Road Trips, 185 Road Xiaobei, Yuexiu District Suite 816, Guangzhou 510000 China
Tour operator.
Stop At: Shaoguan Danxia Mountain Geopark, Danxia Mountain Scenic Spot, Renhua County 512300 China
At 8:00am, your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. Then, transfer to Guangzhou Nan Railway Station (Guangzhou South) to catch a bullet train from Guangzhou to Shaoguan (1 hour). Upon arrival in Shaoguan, you will be transferred to Danxia Mountain which is a Natural Heritage inscribed by UNESCO in 2010. You can climb up the highest peak Zhanglao Summit to have a bird's eye view of the mountains. Moreover you can view the Yangyuan Rock that looks like a male phallus. Afterwards we will drive to Shaoguan city for overnight in 4* hotel. In the evening you will visit Fengcai Pavilion in the city, which was built originally in Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and rebuilt many times in the history. The pavilion is the token of the city Shaoguan with well-preserved traditional architectural style, it is nice to visit it in the evening when the lights are on.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5-star Ramada Hotel or 4-star Hotel De Royce
Day 2: Shaoguan/Guangzhou by bullet train
Stop At: Nanhua Buddhist Temple, Along Caoxi River, 7km east to Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan 512110 China
After hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to Nanhua Monastery which is a well-known Chinese Buddhism site for Huineng Monk Mummy Buddha.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Maba Man Ruins, No.3 Shiyan Road, Qujiang District, Shaoguan 513023 China
Afterwards, you will visit Maba Man Ruin Park, which is the pre-modern hominid whose remains were discovered in 1958 in caves near Nanhua Monastery. Then, you will have lunch before you are transferred to Shaoguan Railway Station to catch a bullet train back to Guangzhou (1 hour). Upon arrival in Guangzhou, you will be transferred back to your hotel where the tour concludes.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.