3 Days Guangzhou Food Tour

Day 1 Guangzhou Arrival

Flight / Train to Guangzhou

Ni Hao! Welcome to Guangzhou, the third largest city in China. Upon arrival, you will be met by your local guide at the arrival hall of the airport or train station. Then, be escorted to check in your hotel in downtown by a private comfortable car. The rest of today is on your own to explore this modern metropolis. If you want to explore nearby, feel free to get some practical suggestions from your tour guide.

Arrival Ideas: Guangzhou is a large international city with great transportation connections including many international and domestic flights to and from. Furthermore, high speed trains are quite convenient from most domestic cities including Hong Kong (about 1 hour), Shenzhen (0.5-1.5 hours), Guilin (2.5-3.5 hours), Guiyang (4-6.5 hours), Beijing (8-10 hours), Shanghai (7-8.5 hours), Chengdu (9-10 hours), Xian (8-9 hours), Hangzhou (6-7.5 hours), and so on. 

• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Day 2 Guangzhou (B, L)

Yuexiu Park - Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall - Temple of the Six Banyan Trees - Cantonese Dim Sum Lunch - Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - Huacheng Square

Good morning! After breakfast, your local guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. Start to explore the old and new Guangzhou City from Yuexiu Park, the largest city park in Guangzhou. Stroll leisurely in the verdant park to see the Five Rams Statue from which you will savor the interesting legendary story of the five rams and know why Guangzhou is called the “City of Rams”. Then, continue to appreciate a five-storey ancient structure in red - Zhenhai Tower which was changed as Guangzhou Museum. Have a brief learning about Guangzhou’s over 2000 years’ history and if you like, climb up the tower to get a bird’s-eye view of Guangzhou city. After the morning stretching with fresh air, move your steps to the nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall which was built in memory of the great revolutionist Sun Yat-sen. Enjoy the Chinese and Western combining styled octagon-shaped main building in bright red and blue from outside. Enter the hall to know Dr. Sun deeper with excellent exhibitions of his biography and contribution to the country and people, and get a simple learning about the contemporary history of China in the 18th - 19th centuries. Before leaving, admire the 5.5-meter tall bronze statue of Dr. Sun outside in the yard and show your respect to this world famous great Father of the Nation in China. Later, pay a short visit to the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. With a history about 1500 years, this temple is one of the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism where you can have a simple understanding about Chinese Buddhism. Walk leisurely and admire the 57.6-meter octangular brick-wood Flower Pagoda and see some exquisite Buddha statues.

After that, have a break and enjoy the specially arranged Cantonese lunch and dim sum in one of the best reputed local restaurants along Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street area to know why Cantonese food is so famous and popular around the world.

In the afternoon, continue to visit the must-see Chen Clan Ancestral Hall which is regarded as the largest, most beautifully decorated and best preserved traditional ancestral temple in Guangdong Province. Roam among the tranquil houses and courtyards built during 1888-1894 to discover its architectural origin and find out whether it was an ancestral hall or an academy for the Chen Family in Guangdong initially. Since it is famous as the “Pearl of Lingnan Architectural Art”, you will taste the super exquisite colorful decorations of vivid patterns of various flora and fauna, figures and immortals to feel the highly skillful construction and decoration of Lingnan people and know their typical folk culture and best wishes of harvest and prosperity in ancient China.

After the historical and artistic exploration, be transferred to the urban central axis in Zhujiang New Town to see the modern cityscape of Guangzhou at Huacheng Square. Have a leisure stroll between the glittery skyscrapers and peculiar shaped modern buildings to feel the fast development of this metropolis. Most importantly, appreciate the slim outline of the iconic Canton Tower on the opposite bank of Pearl River.

Evening Optional Experience: 1) Enjoy the 70-minute fascinating Pearl River night cruise and soak in the wonderful sightseeing of lights and neon of historical architectures and new modern towering buildings to feel the pulse of this developed city. You won’t miss the Canton Tower during the cruise. 2) Ascend up to Canton Tower of 600 meters high and catch the resplendent panorama with gorgeous night lights throughout the large Guangzhou City.

• Yuexiu Park Five Rams Statue
• Exquisite Decoration of Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
• Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
• Huacheng Square - To See Stunning Guangzhou Skyline and Canton Tower
• Diverse Characteristic Flavorous Cantonese Dim Sum
• Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou

Day 3 Guangzhou & Guangzhou Departure (B, L)

Shamian Island - Qingping Market - Xiguan Ancient Houses - Beijing Road - Wenming Road - Back to Hotel / Guangzhou Departure

After breakfast, your local guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. Firstly, you will be driven to see Shamian Island where over 150 European styled old buildings from the colonial period from 19^th century are well preserved for a nice savory. Take a relaxing walk in the strongly exotic street block in emerald and imagine the past life and changes of Guangzhou told by those historical remains. Then, continue to visit Qingping Market to find out how Cantonese people do for daily regimen. Have an interesting exploration through the 2000 stalls, browse different kinds of Chinese herbal medicines and other exotic ingredients and be overwhelmed by the sights and products.

After that, have a break and glut yourself with the well prepared lunch with Cantonese Cuisines in one of the best reputed restaurants in Lychee Bay area.

Then, you will visit Xiguan Ancient Houses in Liwan District to see the representative traditional Lingnan architecture of ancient Guangzhou which had been built by the wealthy businessmen during the Qing Dynasty. Get into the old houses and know the local architectural characteristics and style from its plane layout, arcade formation and section to trivial decoration. Furthermore, move your steps to Cantonese Opera Art Museum well designed in the style of Lingnan garden to learn history and development of Cantonese Opera. After that, be transferred to the city center and take a simple walk along Beijing Road with hundreds of years’ history. This bustling commercial street is packed with shops, malls and restaurants and you can feel the prosperity of old Guangzhou by visiting some ancient sites. Then, walk not far to Wenming Road that is praised as one of the must-visit food street in whole Guangzhou and nice for arcade buildings appreciation. Enjoy your simple walk along the narrow street lined with tens of restaurants and food store, and fill your stomach with the must-eat sweet soups, rice noodle rolls, Cantonese old-fire soups, pastries, and more. Tell your likes to your guide to taste delicious food along Wenming Road.

After the tour, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel or to the airport / train station to catch the flight / train to your next destination or home. Service ends!

• Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at Shamian Island
• Famous Wenming Road with Arcade Buildings
• Delicious Cantonese Cuisine - Char Siu (BBQ Pork)
• Guangzhou Cantonese Sweet Soups
• Xiguan Ancient Houses in Liwan District
• Cantonese Opera Art Museum in Liwan District
• Qingping Chinese Medicine Market