Guangzhou Tours

Guangzhou Travel Guide and Things to Do in Private Tours of Guangzhou

Being an industrial hub of China, Guangzhou provides tourists with sufficient options of shopping their hearts out. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that one of the major attractions in the prosperous city are its shopping options that you find at each and every street corner.

Whether your shopping cravings require cosmetics, clothes, electronics, or even digital gadgets, all of them will be fulfilled at affordable rates and with high quality in Guangzhou. The semi-annual Canton Fair is another option where China’s trade market comes together to present one of the largest trade fairs in the world. Attendees enjoy a comprehensive variety of international and local goods under one roof.

Apart from fulfilling the shopping dreams of its visitors, Guangzhou promises a truly mesmerizing sightseeing experience. The city houses many exceptional architectural and natural sites for the visitors to enjoy.

To begin with, the 3970 ft high Tiantang peak and the 3855 ft high Mount Jizhen will satisfy your mountain-climbing desires as well as give you a view of Guangzhou from the highest points in the city. Another thing that you can’t miss while in Guangzhou is the Buddhist Temple of the 6 Banyan trees from the 6th century. Moreover, Guangzhou’s natural beauty can be witnessed at the South China Botanical Garden, which will introduce you to a multitude of flowers and the unforgettable green landscape spread over no less than 1,155 hectares. 

What’s interesting among all these tourist spots in Guangzhou is that the city holds immense treasury for the history buffs as well, starting from the Shamian Island; here you will come across 19th, and early 20th-century architectural masterpieces left from the era of British and French colonists. Interestingly, about two-thirds of this island were the English concession while the rest was under the French rule. Another gift for such tourists would be the 2000-year old tomb of Zhao Mo, the ruling King of the Han Dynasty, and the surrounding Museum of the Mausoleum of Nanyue King. This small museum will take you to 130 BC with exceptionally beautiful artifacts from the Nanyue Kingdom.

Guangzhou, furthermore, offers many activities unique to the region for its visitors to custom and guided private tours of Guangzhou you'll be having relaxed in the famous hot springs of the Conghua district in Guangzhou, tourists ought to catch a performance at the Guangzhou Opera House that is not only an architectural masterpiece by the late Zaha Hadid lying peacefully by the riverside but is one of the three biggest theater houses in China as well. If not a performance, the Riverside Theater offers visitors to listen to the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra being played. If you are lucky enough to be visiting Guangzhou around January or February, the celebrations of the locals for the Chinese New Year are a festivity that you won’t want to miss at all. Last but not the least in this regard, ascending the Canton Tower – second tallest building in China – is another activity that will give you a chance to have an observation ride nearly 450 m above ground and even enjoy a delicious meal at 424 meters above the sea in the highest revolving restaurant in the world. 

Traditional Chinese and regional cuisines are another things that are not to be missed in Guangzhou. The local cuisine of Guangzhou is one of the eight major regional cuisines popular in China. The most notables are the Zhujiang or the Pearl River beer which is locally brewed by the people of South China, and its unique taste won’t be available anywhere outside the province.

Popularly known as the Cantonese cuisine, some of the delicacies that you will come across in this city are white cut chicken and special roasted whole suckling pig. Some other featured food in the city includes the morning tea called Yum Cha, rice rolls, tingzai porridge, hefen (rice noodles), tangbushuai (rice balls without fillings), and Jiangzhuannai (ginger milk pudding). Keeping in mind the religious and personal tendencies of its visitors, Guangzhou hosts many international cuisines as well, especially in its restaurants that host Muslim or Helal food.   

As is the case with all travels, it is essential that you know when Guangzhou would suit your climatic and weather tendencies. The climate of the city is humid subtropical due to which it is divided into discreet wet and dry seasons. If you are not in favor of taking tours of Guangzhou in the rainy season, April to September are not the right months for you to visit Guangzhou. The East Asian monsoon hits the province, and particularly Guangzhou, to reach nearly 55 inches of rainfall on average in that period. On the other hand, from October till March, the temperature remains between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and cools down even further at night, thus making the stay pleasant.   

In the end, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that tours to Guangzhou will leave you with an entirely fresh perspective on China and its culture. Plan your private tours of Guangzhou to have the best out of this naturally beautiful region of China – whether it is going on a shopping spree or meditating at the Tiantang peak, use this travel guide to plan your trip according to your personal preferences and make the most out of it. Most importantly, once you have enjoyed Guangzhou enough, its advantageous location will allow you to move conveniently on towards Hong Kong or Macau to enjoy some more cultures that are different from what you’ll observe in Mainland China.