Top 11 City Highlights Tours in Guangzhou

1.Customised Private Guangzhou City Tour with Flexible Itinerary

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · from $180Our pick

Build a 4 to 10-hour Guangzhou day around your interests with Damon, Candice, Xaq, or Zack. Visit Baiyun Mountain, Chen Clan Academy, old neighborhoods, temples, markets, or modern landmarks in a private air-conditioned car. Downtown hotel pickup, drop-off, an English-speaking guide, and a professional driver are included.

“We enjoyed the tour in guangzhou. Guangzhou is a very beautiful city. Food is so sumptuous. Damon, our tour guide was so accommodating and attentive to my elderly parents. His communication before and during the tour was really good.”

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2.Private Guangzhou Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $155

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private English-speaking guide and driver exploring Guangzhou’s old and new sides. Visit Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Yuexiu Park, the Nanyue King tomb, Shamian Island, and the Canton Tower area. Guides such as Wenmay, Leeann, Sunny, and Wennie tailor the day to your interests.

“Very nice experience with my daughters visiting Guangzhou. Wenmay was wonderfull, she really loved to guide us through her city. Her English is impeccable. She took our wishes onboard and adapted her tour to suit us and the rainy weather. Lunch was delicious and in a very nice setting. The driver also was good, we had a nice spacious car to room around the city! I really recommend this tour!”

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3.Guangzhou Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 28 reviews · 1 day · from $179

Spend a full day seeing Guangzhou’s old and new sides with a private English-speaking guide and driver. Visit the ornate Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Yuexiu Park, the Nanyue King tomb, Canton Tower, and Shamian Island, with time for Cantonese food and custom stops. Guides such as Jewel and Mango can adjust the day to your interests.

“Mango was an amazing guide! We had such a wonderful day touring around Guangzhou! She was so knowledgeable about the history of the city too! Would definitely recommend!”

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4.Private Historical Tour: Guangzhou City Sightseeing Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · from $239

Spend about eight hours touring Guangzhou with a private English-speaking guide, driver, and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Chen Clan Temple, the Nanyue King’s underground tomb, Six Banyan Temple, Shamian Island, and Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street. Admission, hotel transport, and a Chinese-style lunch are included.

“We only had a couple of days to spend in Guangzhou so we decided to book this whole day tour to take in the most of the city. We were very glad that we did. Frank, our tour guide, was very informative. The sites that we visited were all very interesting. But the comments and site-seeing between these was very interesting as well.”

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5.Guangzhou City Tour for Travellers from Hong Kong by Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $220

Travel from Hong Kong to Guangzhou by high-speed train, where a local English-speaking guide and private driver meet you at Guangzhou East or South station. Visit the Stone House cathedral, Shamian Island, old shopping streets, Yuexiu Park, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, and the Nanyue King tomb. Your route can be adjusted to your interests, then you return to the same station for your evening train.

“The guide told us a lot about the culture and history of Guangzhou and managed to showed us most of the popular tourist spots within a day! We first went to the Baiyun mountain where we could see the city skyline and sightsee some Read more”

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6.4-Hour Private Flexible Guangzhou City Tour with Dim-Sum Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $100Best value

Meet a private English-speaking guide such as Leeann, Leanne, or Winnie at your downtown hotel or train station, then shape a four to five hour Guangzhou visit around your interests. See Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Liurong Temple, Shamian Island, Zhujiang New Town, markets, parks, or Beijing Road. Add dim sum for a local meal.

“Amazing tour and Leeann was such a great guide! She tailored the tour based on my desires and made sure I could grasp all the history behind the places we visited while being friendly and fun. Definitely recommend!!”

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7.Private flexible Guangzhou City Sightseeing Tour with Dim-Sum Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $113

Spend 5 to 8 hours exploring Guangzhou with a private English-speaking guide, choosing from landmarks such as Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Shamian Island, Dafo Temple, and Canton Tower. Downtown pickup, local transport, and one dim-sum meal are included. Guides may include Josephine, Leann, or Wen, depending on availability.

“Josephine is a knowledgeable guide who surprised us with culturally riched city's history. Her extra-caution took during our entire length of tour is a plus admiration and appreciattion. Due to our tight schedule, she made sure we didn't miss our meal by packing and delivering to our hotels. It's a memorable moment. Thanks Sunny and Josephine!”

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8.Private Guided City Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $200

Spend six hours exploring Guangzhou with Garfield, a Taiwanese guide who has lived in the city for years. Visit scenic areas, historic sites, traditional villages, markets, and local food spots. Your tour includes hotel pickup, drop-off, and a Cantonese meal, while entrance fees and personal spending are extra.

“Garfield is a super guide. He showed me interessting places in Guangzhou, helped while negotiation on the market and made sure that I get to the airport on time. He is a very smart and good educated person so he knows a lot of history facts. I highly recommend you to book him as a guide if you visit Guangzhou.”

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9.Private Half-Day Guangzhou City Tour with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $177

Spend four hours seeing Guangzhou’s defining sights with a private guide, driver, and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Canton Tower, the Qing-era Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, and leafy Shamian Island, with hotel or train-station pickup. Entrance fees, meals, drinks, and airport transfers cost extra, so plan your budget before you go.

“In the vibrant city of Guangzhou, our tour guide shines like a bright star in the travel cosmos. With deep knowledge of the history and culture of this fascinating metropolis, he takes us through hidden wonders and brings cultural highlights tRead more”

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10.Visa-Free Private City Tour for Guangzhou Airport Layover Visitor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $200

Use a 5 to 9 hour Guangzhou stopover to see Baiyun Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Liwan Lake, and Zhujiang New Town. Guide Xaq arranges private airport or hotel transfers, an English-speaking guide, and a flexible mix of city walks, views, and Cantonese food. Lunch and entrance fees cost extra.

“The absolute best way to get a taste of Guangzhou. The hosts will keep you informed all the way leading up to your travels. You can book with confidence. An absolute pleasure to have the privilege of our short but informative acquaintance. Can’t wait to visit again and will be sure to book an experience with them again.”

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11.Private Tour: Guangzhou City Sightseeing Including Yuexiu Park

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $161

Spend four hours with a private English-speaking guide exploring Yuexiu Park, the Ming-era city wall, Zhenhai Tower, and the Temple of the Five Immortals. Then walk through Xi Guan and Shang Xiajiu Road to see Cantonese Qilou buildings. Hotel pickup, private transport, and entrance fees are included.

“Very disappointed - our guide didn’t seem to have a plan, chatted with the driver rather than us as we crossed the city, and left us to walk a shopping street on our own for the last hour while he went shopping. Simply no comparison with our superb tours of Milan and Alhambra.”

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