Private Guangzhou City Tour by Metro and Public Boat

The best way to know the history of the city of Guangzhou is to take public metro to explore the cultural sites. Centrally located Guangzhou hotel pick-up is included.

At 9:30am, we will pick you up from your centrally located hotel in Tianhe, Yuexiu, Liwan or Zhizhu District in Guangzhou, otherwise meet you at the meeting place. Then you will start to explore Guangzhou with a local guide.

Using public transport makes for easy exploring while providing real insight into city life. See the Five Rams statue, visit the Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, enjoy a Pearl River day cruise to the Canton Tower, and more. A dim sum lunch, selected entrance fees and transport included.

The tour concludes at Canton Tower.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Yuexiu Park, No.988 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou China

Meet your guide outside Exit A on Yuexiu Park on Metro Line 2, Guangzhou, and begin your 7-hour tour. Then, head for Yuexiu Park, the city’s largest park, and composed of hilly gardens and monuments. View the symbolic Five Rams statue, and hear the ancient legend that inspired it.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, No.867 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510030 China

Then, continue to the Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King. Head inside to view the 2,000-year-old tomb of the king Zhao Mo, along with a treasure-trove of cultural and funerary relics, including his jade burial suit.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Chen Clan Ancestral Hall-Folk Craft Museum, No.34 Enlong Li, Zhongshan 7th Road, Guangzhou 510150 China

Next, ride the metro to the Chen Clan Academy, a 19th-century temple where youngsters trained for Qing dynasty examinations. Wander around the richly decorated Cantonese buildings after visit.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Shamian Island, North Bank of Baie Bond, Liwan District, Guangzhou China

To catch the metro to Shamian Island, a British and French colony during the 1800s. View the colonial-era buildings here. after that, take a Cantonese dim sum lunch.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Canton Tower, No.222 Yuexiang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou China

take a public sightseeing cruise on the Pearl River to the Canton TV Tower. Admire the riverfront buildings and bridges, and disembark to admire the 1,968-foot (600-meter) tower. If you wish, visit the observation decks (own expense) to absorb the bird’s-eye city views.

Your trip then concludes at the tower square, where you can take a metro or cab back to your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Silk Road Trips, 185 Road Xiaobei, Yuexiu District Suite 816, Guangzhou 510000 China

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