Why start your China trip from China
Guangzhou is a major travel hub, offering excellent connections for international flights. It conveniently connects to destinations across Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam), South Asia and the Middle East (Japan, South Korea), Europe (France, Netherlands, Germany, UK), North America (USA, Canada), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand), and Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia).
As a central hub, Guangzhou provides seamless access to other major destinations in China. Nearly every major city, whether a capital or a popular tourist spot, is reachable by direct flight. Additionally, Guangzhou’s extensive high-speed train network allows quick trips to nearby destinations such a
Guangzhou, a vibrant blend of modernity and tradition, offers a dynamic city experience. It features iconic modern landmarks, historical sites, world-renowned Cantonese cuisine, lively markets, and rich cultural heritage. Nearby, Shenzhen (1 hour by train) offers modern attractions and shopping, while Foshan (1 hour) is known for its ancient Cantonese culture. For a coastal retreat, visit Zhuhai (1.5 hours), with its scenic waterfront and peaceful parks.
Guangzhou is worth a 2-3 day trip to explore its city highlights, such as the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Canton Tower, Yuexiu Park, and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Afterward, you can dive deeper into Guangdong culture by visiting nearby cities like Shenzhen, Foshan, and Zhuhai. For a richer experience with natural landscapes, extend your trip to Guilin or Zhangjiajie, both renowned for their stunning scenery. Below are our top four China tours from Guangzhou. It's also easy to arrange a tour that covers Guangzhou and other Chinese cities—feel free to share your preferences, and we can customize a tour for you.
In addition to our top 4 tour package starting from Guangzhou, China Discovery offers a wide range of other China tours including Guangzhou experience, each featuring unique themes and destinations. These tours include comprehensive sightseeing, essential train and flight arrangements, private car transfers, comfortable accommodations, and dedicated personal tour guides—all designed to ensure a worry-free vacation in China. If you're unsure where to start, don’t hesitate to reach out. Our experienced travel specialists are ready to customize the perfect tour tailored to your interests and preferences.
Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen are closely situated in China’s Greater Bay Area, forming the golden triangle cities with western meets eastern culture. Spending 6 days in the core cities of Greater Bay Area in South China, you can truly feel "openness", "inclusiveness", "vitality", "potential", "strength of the city" to the fullest. The transportation for the three cities are quite convenient well linked by high speed train or ferry.
What’s in your mind when talking about China’s Greater Bay Area? This area will become a world-class bay area, the next Silicon Valley and a united hub for economic growth, innovation, culture and living. You’ll first reach "Pearl of the Orient" - Hong Kong with distinctive culture which blends Chinese, British and indigenous influences. With a high speed train to Guangzhou, you’ll enter a land full of Lingnan culture where you can trace a history over 2200 years. Just across the Hong Kong border lies UNESCO-awarded city of design Shenzhen, a southern Chinese metropolis that has exploded in size since it became a Special Economic Zone in 1979. Known as “the Las Vegas of Asia”, Macau is best known for its gambling, but it’s beyond the casinos that you really start to discover this diverse city. No matter you are history lovers, culture seekers, foodies, architecture fans, shoppers, this tour will show you more.
The Greater Bay Area, a region surrounding the Pearl River Delta in China’s southern-most province, is not only a vibrant world-class bay area for economy, technology and innovation, but also a bay area for cultural exchanges and leisure. Among all the cities, Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou are the top three destinations with abundant culture and amazing cultural experience. "One Rail Link, one Bridge" has well linked Hong Kong and Guangzhou with Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Macau and Hong Kong with Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The three cities are closely linked with each other within 1 hour.
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All our tours are private tour packages except for some programs operated by our partners, such as Yangtze Cruise, Tibet Group Tour, etc. Private tour package means high standard of tour services and more flexibility. Travel with our tour package, you will have your own tour guide and vehicle who only serve for you. Besides, itinerary, hotels, meals and tour activities can all be customized according to your personal need. And for sure, all above services are covered in your tour price, which means you don’t have to worry about extra payment or hidden costs. While providing you the best tour service, we also ensure our tours are valuable and affordable for you.
Where to go?
For the first-timer China tour, you can go to classic destinations, such as Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Guilin, Zhangjiajie, Yangtze River, Tibet, etc. To add some different experience, you can travel classic destinations with some other unique destinations.
For Nature Enjoyment: Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Guizhou, Huangshan, Inner Mongolia, Yangtze River;
For Culture Exploration: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Pingyao, Luoyang, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xiamen, etc.
For Family with Kids: Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc.
For Adventure: Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan, etc.
When to go?
Since China is so large and diverse, you can always find suitable destinations to visit in each season, or each month. In the big metropolis, such as Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Chengdu, the season doesn't matter as much as visiting natural destinations, because their best highlights are all conveniently located in or near the city downtown, and it is always very easy to book flights, trains and hotels. But some destinations are only recommended to be visited in specific seasons.
Generally speaking, autumn is the best season to travel China when the weather is pleasant and scenery is finest. To avoid the crowds, you can avoid traveling during the festivals, such as National Holiday, Middle Autumn Festival, etc.
Unless you are qualified for Visa-free policies, such as long-term residential visa, transit visa free, or you are from specific countries, you are required to have a Tourist Visa (L Visa) for your China tour. You can apply for Chinese visa in Chinese embassies or consulates in your country. To successfully obtain a Chinese Visa, applicants need to prepare some materials to prove his/her legal identity and purpose of visiting. The most important requirements are basic documents, including your passport and a completed visa application form. And supporting documents relate to your itinerary like flight ticket and hotel booking record and visiting schedule and Invitation Letter, etc. are also very helpful.
Making a booking with us is quite simple: 1) Send an Inquiry; 2) Get a tour package with quotation from us; 3) Amend the tour according to your requirement; 4) You confirm the tour and pay a deposit; 5) Pay the balance; 6) Enjoy your tour.
You can make payment either by Wechat Pay, Alipay, or Bank Transfer, PayPal, even cash. Your travel consultant will instruct you to complete the payment.
If you must cancel your trip, please submit your cancellation in written form by email or fax with your signature as early as possible. The final refund amount depends on when we receive your cancellation notice or letter, and actual expense, such as hotel booking, tickets reservation, etc. Your travel consultant will help you with the detailed process.
It depends on your group size and budget. We have sedan car, SUV, business van (MPV), different types of buses available. No matter where you are going to visit, your vehicle is licensed, air conditioned, clean, and expertly maintained. To maximize your comfort, we use vehicles with extra space for you and your luggage.
In each destination, you’ll stay in a comfortable hotel with great location! We only use hotel with good-ratings, great locations, well-equipped facilities, cozy bed, high quality service and guests’ feedbacks. Choices are a lot ranging from luxury 5 star, comfortable 4 star to budget 3 star. You could decide where to stay to best suit for your budget and likes. Generally, the hotels have both Western and Chinese breakfast with a wide choices. If you have already got an ideal hotel, please feel free to tell our travel consultants and they'll book the hotel for you.
On the other hand, besides Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Chongqing and Kunming are great cities to start a China trip. Get inspired and delighted by our handpicked top itineraries now!
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