How to Plan a Guangzhou Tour

Guangzhou belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone and has warm and humid weather. It is suitable to visit all year round and the best traveling time is in spring and autumn seasons, usually during March to early May and September to December.

September - December: this period during the autumn and early winter is the best popular season to visit Guangzhou due to the lots of sunny days and comfortable temperature around 24℃, which is really suitable for outdoor activities and visiting. Sometimes in September, the temperature is still a little high to make you feel hot. As the tourist peak season, many tourists come to Guangzhou, and flight tickets as well accommodation are usually a little higher, especially on the Canton Fair during middle October to early November. However, many shopping malls and markets offer very good discount for your taking of good commodities.

January - February: it is the winter of Guangzhou with the lowest average temperature of a year at around 14℃. It rains not frequently, but still cold with humid. Flight and train tickets are sold very early as the traditional Spring Festival vacation. Round trip tickets are highly suggested to book very early if you are planning to visit Guangzhou during those two months.

March - May: Guangzhou experiences its spring in those three months usually. Temperature rise up to about 20℃ to offer warm feeling, which is suitable for outdoor visits. However, it usually becomes a little hot from middle May. Hotel discounts are offered to attract guests, but vacancies are limited for Canton Fair during middle April to early May. It is good to visit tourist sites with fewer crowds if you do not mind the light rains.

June - August: the three months belongs to the summer season of Guangzhou, with high temperature up to around 30℃, sometimes even up to 38℃. It rains cats and dogs sometimes suddenly, but changes to sunny not after long. Summer is also the typhoon period of Guangzhou, but it occurs not very frequently. However, as it will disappoint your trip once happened, visitors are highly advised to check the real-time temperature before leaving for Guangzhou. Furthermore, student visitors gather there for summer vacation, and rates for flights and hotels usually rise during those months.

Canton Fair is usually held twice a year, from middle April to early May and middle October to early November, when a lot of people rush to Guangzhou for the exhibition and conference, so regular travelers are not recommended to visit Guangzhou during those time in order to avoid the crowds and higher prices of flight/train tickets and room rates.

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By Flights:

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is linked by international flights with international destinations includes Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Brisbane, Busan, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Irkutsk, Istanbul, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Macau, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York, Nairobi, Paris, Perth, Phuket Island, San Francisco, Sabah, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Toronto, Tokyo and Vancouver. Visitors from Chicago, Frankfurt, Kuwait and Mauritius can also get to Guangzhou by flight with a middle transfer.

Besides, visitors can also fly to Guangzhou from many domestic cities including Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lhasa, Zhangjiajie, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Shenyang, Luoyang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xiamen, Xining, Sanya, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Harbin, Dalian, Tianjin, Jinan, Guiyang, Wuhan, Changsha, Hohhot, Nanning, Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Yichang, etc.

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By Bullet Train:

Three of all the seven railway stations in Guangzhou are used for high speed train and normal trains to, via and from Guangzhou, which are Guangzhou Station, Guangzhou South Station and Guangzhou East Station. Travelers can get to this city by bullet trains from many places in China, such as Beijing (8-10 hours), Shanghai (7-8.5 hours), Hong Kong (1 hour), Shenzhen (0.5 hour), Guilin (2.5-3 hours), Chengdu (9-10 hours), Chongqing (7-8 hours), Xian (7.5-9 hours), Guiyang (4-5.5 hours), Lanzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, etc. Besides, through trains from Hong Kong to Guangzhou are available at Guangzhou East Station.

Guangzhou has very good metro system connecting the city center, train station, airport, coach station, ferry port, main attractions and many places with short transfer and low costs. Local buses and public bikes are also available to get to anywhere you want in this city. Public taxies are easy to hail to shortcut your time on the way. Besides, our private transfer service is also recommended for a comfortable, fast and worry-free transfer from your hotel to where you want to go.

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Although there is no magnificent royal architectures from thousands of years ago, like those in Beijing and Xian, nor is appealing peculiar natural landscapes and formations in wonderland like Guilin, Zhangjiajie, etc. Guangzhou will enrich your days there to enjoy its unique highlights. Go to Chen Clan Ancestral Hall to admire the exquisite decoration on the roofs and learn about the historical story of the big family of Chen. Yuexiu Park is a good site to get close to local citizen’s life and know what Guangzhou is called “City of Goat”. The nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall presents the legendary life of this great father of the nation. Also, the exotic Shamian Island preserves a large array of colonial architectures to tell you all that happened to Guangzhou during the 18th century after the Opium War. Take leisure but holy visits to the Temple of Six Banyan Trees and Guangxiao Temple is really a cool thing to do as locals and feel the influence of Buddhism in Guangdong area. You are highly recommended to visit the Museum of the Mausoleum of Nanyue King to learn the history of the whole Lingnan area 2,000 years ago with the precious historical relics and materials.

Besides the top places to seek the old history of Guangzhou, you are also suggested to appreciate the iconic Canton Tower and Zhujiang New Town with the skylines of this world metropolitan city. Guangdong Museum and Guangzhou Opera House are changing gradually popular among visitors here. Furthermore, you are not going to miss the famous Guangzhou Chimelong Park to have great fun with those activities, shows and close up with animal friends if you travel Guangzhou with your kids.

Furthermore, many people also have fun and meaningful time at Kaiping Diaolou & Villages in Jiangmen to appreciate the world cultural heritage combing the features of ancient Greek, ancient Roman and Islamic architectures.

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Joy never ends at night in Guangzhou, but will be put into higher with a lot of wonderful experiences.

● Take a night cruise along Pearl River: marvel at the splendid night view of this large and prosperous modern city on the leisure cruise during 70 minutes. The fabulous Canton Tower in colorful lights is not to be missed during your cruise.

● Ascend to top of Canton Tower to Have the City’s night panorama: apart from admire the tower on the land, why not take the elevator up to the highest floor of 488 meters high? There you can catch the full view of Guangzhou at night and the stunning lights and neon of the Zhujiang New Town.

● Leisurely walk or do shopping along Beijing Road / Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Streets: take a leisure walk along the historical shopping streets lined with many shops, restaurants, etc. to feel local shopping life style and admire the typical streets with archery.

● Watch Chimelong International Circus Performance: enjoy the impressive performance with acrobatics, motorbike riding, etc. of the excellent performers from throughout North and South America, Russia and China.

● Appreciate Classic Cantonese Opera: admire the famous and classic Cantonese Opera to deeper understand the special language and popular traditional form of art in China.

● Have a Sip at Local Bar Street: after a full day visiting the sites in Guangzhou, enjoy some simple entertaining night moments to have a sip at the famous bar streets. Relaxing with the soft music or getting more excitement with the beat with your partners is another great way to feel the night pulse of Guangzhou.

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Guangzhou as a large and prosperous modern city offers a rich array of accommodations of various levels at different areas within its city area. Travelers can select your ideal place to stay very easily according to your different needs.

● Tianhe District: the most prosperous area to witness modern Guangzhou with many skyscrapers, grand shopping malls and high class restaurants. Night view of Zhujiang New Town is handy if staying there. Room rates are comparatively higher.

● Yuexiu District: the original old city of Guangzhou where preserves a lot of tourist attractions including Yuexiu Park, Temple of Six Banyan Trees, Museum of Nanyue King Mausoleum. Many reputed local restaurants with Cantonese food are dotted there.

● Liwan District: traditional and quiet old city place to learn history, culture and architecture of Lingnan area. Besides the most famous Chen Clan Ancestral Hall and jubilant Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Streets, you can enjoy more accommodation options with good prices.

● Haizhu District and Pazhou Exhibition Area: the first choice for people coming for Canton Fair with short distance. A portion of international brand hotels are located around within this district. The iconic Canton Tower stands in the north part of this area.

● Baiyun Airport & Nearby: staying near the airport is most chosen for catching an early morning flight, and also spares some time to get fully relaxed if you land there after a tiring flying.

● Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Area: extend your fun time with your family members with one night’s stay in or within the park, so more amazing night performances can be added to ignite your family trip!

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Guangzhou as the paradise for gourmet is a wonderland for pleasing your taste bud. Not to mention its classic and global famous Cantonese food featured in delicate, fresh, crispy, tender feel, including Cha Siu, sea food and so forth, you can meet countless delicious surprises along the streets. Tasting the morning tea is a must-do for visiting Guangzhou! Walking into a local restaurant, the hundreds of kinds of exquisite dim sum will make you feel difficult about which one(s) to choose. No worry! Select the most classic crystal shrimp dumpling, steamed buns stuffed with barbecued roast pork, or any other and go with some tea as locals and many other visitors do, your exploration of Cantonese food will be unforgettable! Furthermore, as a comprehensive big city, Guangzhou collects diverse types of cuisines from other places in China, including Sichuan Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine, etc. Moreover, numerous reputed western restaurants are your good places to go to taste western food, Japanese food, Southeast Asian food, vegetarian food, and other excellent dishes of new elements.

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Most travelers to Guangzhou would plan their visit beyond to the nearby destinations to see more natural, cultural, historical and other highlights in southern China and taste more delicacies. To go not far, you can take a metro to enjoy 1 day in Foshan to learn more about Wing Chun Kung Fu and legendary stories of Bruce Lee, taste amazing food in Shunde for leisure 1 day, spend 1 day to watch the historical heritage of Kaiping Diaolou & Villages in Jiangmen. To extend further, you can take the a bullet train to Shenzhen to see the superfast rising up of this “Silicon Valley in China” for 2 to 3 days, to Hong Kong to see the world class metropolis containing the traditional southern Chinese charm and the opening western vigor for about 1 to 3 days, to Macau to feel the unique combing Chinese and Portuguese culture and enjoy the regional food for about 1 to 2 days… Also, you can travel further more to spend 3 to 5 days in Guilin to see the peculiar lovely Karst landform and idyllic countryside view, to enjoy 4 to 6 days in Guizhou to admire the amazing culture and costumes of ethnic minorities…