Things to do in  Guangzhou

Thrilling tour of glass bridge, and we loved Zack our tour guide who speaks perfect English and is very smart and kind. He is the only guide you need in Guangzhou

Our group of 4 visited Guangzhou in November and our guide was Ben. He had a very friendly attitude and our tour went smoothly. He was very knowledgeable and he also helped us with suggestions for other sights to visit in the city for the rest of our trip. We had a great time and I highly recommend this tour!

Our tour guide, Zack, was very knowledgeable, helpful, and had excellent English, making him very easy to understand. The private SUV was clean and comfortable. We are very happy with the service and would recommend Zack to anyone booking a tour in or around Guangzhou.

Zack was really a good Guide to show us the Gulong Canyon and he so dependable. we really had fun in there. really2 recommend if you want to see the other side of Guangzhou and amazing experience

Great tour. Experienced and knowledgeable guides with very good English who offered lots of history and allowed us to see a side of Guangzhou we hadn't seen. Highly recommend.

Pleasant and knowledgable guide. This tour is a very good way to see the scattered sightseeing spots in Guangzhou. I arranged tour online while still in US and all went smoothly

We had a really lovely day.Great sight seeing,A guide who spoke excellent English.In around 7 hours including lunch we gained an excellent working knowledge of Guangzhou,its history,culture and future.Would strongly recommend this tour ,especially if Beatrice is the guide

This was a fantastic way to experience the real Guangzhou. There were just two of us on the trip and our guide, Ben, was excellent. He was very knowledgeable, great English, an all round nice guy. Plus, due to bad weather he adapted the tour to ensure we got our monies worth. Highly recommended.

Kevin Ling was our tour guide. We learned a lot about the main historical sights in Guangzhou because of his very knowledgeable prowess. We managed to fit in a lot of places in one day. Because of this full schedule, it seemed a bit rushed and we weren't able to take our time to take some pictures. Other than that, we still enjoyed this tour. We got to see a lot of amazing and beautiful places in Guangzhou.

My husband and I had a wonderful experience in this private tour with Guangzhou Local Tours, the Cantonese dim sum dinner at a traditional local restaurant(tea house was what they called) was a highlight, we had the most delicious authentic dim sum ever! We were the only foreigners eatting in the restaurant among the locals and we enjoyed that very much, not touristy place. After dinner we had a relaxed walk at Flower City Square, we were impressed by the gorgeous lights in the modern city after dark, we saw Guangdong Provincial Museum, Guangzhou Opera House, Asian Games Park, Canton Tower and Guangzhou Library. The book automatic circulation system and book shower machine(ultraviolet scanning sterilized) in Guangzhou Library is really amazing! Our guide Zack is very knowledgeable about his hometown(Guangzhou) , speak perfect English and provided great insight to the local culture and history of the city. The tour ends at Canton Tower wharf so one could easily extend their trip on their own by visiting Canton Tower(take elevator to go up) or taking the night cruise on Pearl River, the landmark and must to do things in Guangzhou. It's such a smooth and well planned tour we experienced and learned a lot in 3 hours! Highly recommended!

Great tour of Guangzhou by Zack! As foodies, we opted for our own itinerary which included both food and sightseeing and Zack took it all in stride! We ate our fill at the best local dimsim restaurant and other culinary delights Guangzhou had to offer. Comfortable car, no stress journey and a knowledgeable, easy to talk to tour guide made it very pleasant. Thanks Zack! Looking forward to visiting again.

We were in Guangzhou on a whirlwind trip and on reviewing top things to do in Guangzhou.... Canton Tower was recommended. Booked it through aviator @ Sunny Travels. We were greeted by Aly and we were overwhelmed by the entire experience. Great place to visit and I would strongly recommend visiting this place at night. Thanks Sunny and Aly for a good time

I and nine business colleagues from the US, Canada, and Europe were in Guangzhou for a three-day association meeting. We all decided to come a day early to see the sights - we toured Guangzhou on our own, but wanted to see something interesting in the countryside so we booked this trip. It was great - the operator was very efficient, and our guide Mango was terrific - excellent and fluent English, a really nice person, and very knowledgeable about what we saw. We toured a number of unusual western-design fortified homes (typically built by very successful Chinese emigrants who returned to their roots in the early 1900s), plus an upscale family complex and gardens still supported by the family, plus an active agricultural family compound - all really interesting, with a good local lunch in the middle. It is a longish drive from the city on highways, but the drive goes quickly and you get to see some rolling hills and greenery - the toughest part is getting out of Guangzhou and back in (city traffic)! If you want a day off from the urban scene, you'd probably enjoy this.

We had booked a tour with Zack the previous day and enjoyed ourselves immensely. We had mentioned that the following day we were planning on taking our 5 year old daughter to Chimelong Safari Park and he suggested that since it was half way to Foshan it would be a pity not to experience the traditional Lion dance and Kung Fu show- we agreed. We started with a drive to Foshan and arrived a little ahead of schedule. We made our way to the IP man Museum and walked the beautiful grounds until it was time for the Kung Fu show and Lion Dance- which were brilliant. We then made our way to Liang's Gardens. My husband had asked Zack where he could purchase Menshen posters that we had seen the day before on the old sliding doors and as luck would have it, there were traditional shops selling them across the street from Liang's Garden entrance! After our purchases we wandered through the garden which was beautiful, the Liang Family art collection and flowers at the entrance were breathtaking . We then made our way to a street food market to try some local delicacies since we had traditional Dim Sum the day before. We then took a stroll through Foshan Lingnan Tiandi which was very beautiful with a wonderful balance of old and new. We then made our way to Chimelong Safari Park, which was really impressive! The grounds were clean and luscious, we started with a train ride within the park to see the animals and then took a stroll throughout the park and saw the White Tigers, there were cubs and new born's being nursed by their mother. We saw a playful Panda munching on bamboo and a multitude of Koalas sleeping on trees. There were so many animals and all well kept and happy. The grounds were impeccably clean! We all really enjoyed ourselves- there's plenty to do but half a day was enough for us. We took a cable car back to the entrance and it really felt as though we were leaving the jungle. We had asked Zack when leaving Foshan about the origins of the Lion dance, he said he wasn't 100% sure however by the time we reached our hotel he had done his research and informed us accordingly! We were very impressed and very grateful that he had taken the time out to enlighten us. Zack has been a wonderful guide, very helpful and informative but most of all professional. We would gladly return to Guangzhou in the future and explore more of the region with him. We had 4 days and really felt that we had covered a lot of ground. Our daughter loved China and didn't want to leave! 

Overall, was pleased with the service. The driver was waiting for us in the Arrival departure level. He had a sign with my name, which made it easy to identify ourselves. I was pleased to see that he had a mini-van for a car would not have sufficient trunk space to hold all the things for 3 people. It was a relatively comfortable ride into Guangzhou. I would give it a 4.5 rating for the service. The reason I did not rate it a 5 is because we had to walk a relatively long distance to the where the car was parked- ie. parking garage. The driver did take upon himself to take some of the luggages during the walk. I don't know if it would be possible, but it would have been more convenient if, after we introduced ourselves, that we could wait at the departure entrance/exit while he pick up car and drive up to the waiting area where we can load our things and get into the car. Otherwise, I was happy with the transfer service.

Our tour guide met us at our hotel lobby. He notified the front desk to relay a message to us upon checking in as to his name, Jack, and when he will be by to pick us up and to have our passports with us. Jack was on time and he had a driver waiting outside. Upon arriving at the cruise destination, he purchased the tickets and accompanied us on the Pearl River night cruise. It was just the 4 of us, our party of 3 and Jack. Jack spoke excellent English. The Pearl River night cruise in Guangzhou was spectacular. The buildings, bridges, retail shops along the wharf were lighted up. The cruise was about an hour. It may be the best night river cruise that I have experienced. While during the night, water cruise, the tour guide provided background information about what we were seeing. But, what I appreciate even more is his knowledge of the history of Guangzhou and China. His insights provided perspective on the City itself and of the significance of the Pearl River delta. Lastly, since we were taking a Bullet train to Toishan/Taishan City the next day, not being familiar with the Train Station nor how it is lay out, Jack provided general instruction as to how to navigate the train station (it was hugh- akin to Grand Central station in New York) and to top it off, he provided his phone number to call if we encountered any problem. Jack is an outstanding tour guide. If we were ever in Guangzhou again, I would give Jack a call to enlist his service for a private tour of Guangzhou.

Our trip to Guangzhou was a last minute decision and mainly based on the fact that the weather would be great for being outdoors since we would have our 5 year old in tow. We were told that it is not a tourist city, it's a business city. I beg to differ. There are SO MANY things to see and do that 4 days were really not enough. I liked the itinerary Zack provided and his reviews were good so I booked. The level of professional service provided before we even embarked on our trip made me feel I had made the right choice. We would go over any changes to the itinerary beforehand via Whatsapp. We were met promptly at our hotel and escorted to our designated car (which was clean and provided water bottles). We started at Baiyun mountain which we really enjoyed, especially our daughter who got to feed peacocks and ducks. Lunch was amazing, Zack made a varied selection of typical Cantonese Dim Sum which meant we got to taste all the classics. A very authentic dining experience. We went to the Chinese Herbal medicine market (live mini scorpions), the pet market (adorable cats and painted turtles), street food market and the high street before heading out to an older part of town where we walked through an older neighborhood and Zack pointed out some interesting old sliding doors, we also got to see Chinese Opera performed by the local elders. Our tour ended in our hotels location (New Downtown), since we had already discovered that part Zack only showed us some interesting aspects of the Guangzhou Library and Canton Tower. We really felt that we had seen a different side to the city which would have been near impossible on our own. We enjoyed ourselves so much we booked Zack for the next day as well. 

We spent one week in Guangzhou before we left for the Harbin Ice Festival. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Guangzhou, We went on a one day Viator tour of Guangzhou the first full day of our stay. Our tour guide 'Mark' was friendly and very helpful. His command of English was very good. He explained to us many interesting things about China, its history and its customs. We particularly enjoyed the visit to Shaiman island,seeing the lovely colonial buildings and the local people interacting was wonderful. We also enjoyed our visit to the Five Rams Statue. We had fun interacting with some Chinese tourists from other parts of China. Our visit to Chen Academy was special. We saw some paintings being created by the artist using parts of his hand, something we hadnt seen before. We were able to buy some lovely souveniers in the shop on site. We were able to make purchases using our 'Velocity' AMEX Card . We didnt find any other store or retail outlet that accepted our credit cards. Fortunately we carried enough US and Australian dollars and local currency Mark also took us to the Lychee Gardens area, we walked along the side of the beautiful canal and had a delicious lunch in a large family restaurant. It was so good to see several generations of Chinese families dining together. Altogether a very enjoyable tour which we can wholeheartedly recommend to others who visit Guangzhou. Special thanks to our tour guide Mark too.

If your a foodie I would highly recommend this tour. The tour guide was very accommodating. We got to visit a number of establishments. Our guide also took us to wander around in the seafood markets and had a chance to pick up some fresh seafood and have a local restaurant cook our selection. Everything tasted super fresh and delicious. Its a good balance of eating and walking around the streets of Guangzhou. You will enjoy the market places and visiting the local street vendors while filling your belly.

The tour was outstanding. Our driver called us at our hotel the night before the tour to arrange the start time. Our guide and driver picked us up promptly at the agreed-on time. Our guide spoke English very well, had grown up in the area, and gave us an excellent description of each of our stops. We stopped at a Buddhist Temple first. It happened to be the first day of the Lunar Month and there was a lot of activity there. We made two other stops before lunch. Both were very interesting and our guide told us about the history and customs at each stop. The lunch was excellent - very nice restaurant, very good food, and great service. We made three stops after lunch, including "Chinatown in China", as our guide joked. It was a great shopping district where the streets were closed off to traffic. The driver was excellent and the mini van was air-conditioned and very comfortable. It was a very educational, lively, and thoroughly enjoyable tour. I stongly recommend it. Guangzhou is large (17 million people) and would be extremely difficult to get around in without a good knowledge of the City. The tour made for a great day.