Guangzhou Layover Visa-Free Private Tour with Airport Transfer

This private city tour focuses on foreign layover travellers who have a flight stopover in Guangzhou with China Southern Airline and take advantage of the 24 or 144 hours free transit visa policy to leave the airport and enter the city for a tour.

We can pick you up at Guangzhou airport or layover hotel to start the tour, visit the major sites in downtown or the famous skywalk glass bridge and at the end of the tour, drop you off at the airport(or your layover hotel) for your connecting flight depart from Guangzhou.

This is a tailor-made private tour only for you (your group), highly flexible and the itinerary could be customized based on your interest or special request. You will have a full experience of Guangzhou from a local’s perspective with the company of a knowledgeable local guide and a private air-con vehicle with driver, and have traditional Cantonese dim sum for lunch/dinner. We will follow up with you to firm up the itinerary after you book this tour on Tripadvisor.^_^.

Your knowledgeable local English-speaking tour guide and private car driver will come and pick you up at Guangzhou airport (Gate 53 of Terminal 2, the exit for international flight travellers) or your layover hotel(offered by China Southern Airline), holding a sign with your name written on it. You can choose to store your luggage at the airport(or layover hotel) or put your luggage in our car/van to start the tour. Message your guide if it takes too long for queuing at the Free Visa application counter before you meet.

Pay a visit to the “Lung of The City”-Baiyun Mountain, take scenic electric car going up the mountain, walk around the peak square, take beautiful photos of the green forest with mountain atmosphere, see local people exercise and playing shuttlecock, visit a bird park and view the downtown city from the observation platform. Take cable car coming down to view the area from the air.

1500 years old temple with a tall pagoda and many big Buddha statues for worshipping, learn about Buddhism religion spread to China from India

Lunch at a local “Tea House” restaurant to try the delicious traditional Cantonese dim sum, the famous local specialty in Guangzhou with local people, not touristy place.

Visit Xiguan Old House Community in the old town of Guangzhou to see “Wooden Sliding Door” and “Qilou” building, the traditional Cantonese private house architecture for noble families in early 20th century.

Have a walk into the local neighbourhood and observe local people’s life with Majong playing(table game), shuttlecock kicking activities.

Visit Lychee Bay Park for beautiful lake and water channel structure with large Banyan trees scene and enjoy Cantonese opera show by local people singing, dressing up in traditional costume and playing with traditional Chinese musical instruments who entertain themselves for hobby and leisure everyday

See the skyscrapers and modern buildings and linger around the Flower City Square in the new downtown to view Canton Tower, Asian Games Park, Guangdong Provincial Museum, IFC and Guangzhou Opera House.

Have a walk into the Guangzhou Library to see and learn about its stunning advanced technology like the “Book Shower” machine and book circulation system equipment.

Visit Chen Clan Academy(also named as Chen Clan Ancestral Hall) which was first built in 1893 in late Qing Dynasty by the biggest and most popular Chen Families who share the same and most prevalent surname “Chen” in Guangzhou.

It has survived the devastating Cultural Revolution in 1960s-1970s and been restored and renovated as the most famous Guangdong folk art museum in Guangzhou, travellers would be deeply impressed by the many refined and delicate items like wood carving, porcelain and pottery, brick carving, iron casting, Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphy, embroidery and so on from old to modern

If you choose the glass bridge tour option, we will not visit downtown area of Guangzhou but head straight for Gulong Gorge to experience the famous world record skywalk glass bridge along with multi-level big waterfall in the mountain. It’s around 1.5 hour’s driving from Guangzhou airport.

If you choose the glass bridge plus cave tour option, after picking up at Guangzhou airport or layover hotel, we will go visit Gulong Gorge for its marvellous skywalk glass bridge and multi-level waterfalls, have lunch at a local restaurant for Cantonese cuisine, and in the afternoon to visit the natural underground river cave which is 3km long for boat ride and walking to explore.

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Important note: though most layover(more than 8 hours) travellers could get the 24/144 hours free visa to enter the city from the airport, Guangzhou custom never promise 100% permission for temporary transit visa application, if in any case you are rejected the visa and couldn’t leave the airport for the tour, NO REFUND would be issued for this layover tour, as payment had already been prearranged for the private tour guide and car driver service reservation in advance. Hope you understand, thank you.

• Glass Bridge+Cave Layover Tour
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  Duration: 9 hours: For 9 hours tour to Gulong Gorge glass bridge waterfall mountain and underground river cave,with airport pick up and drop off
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• Half Day Layover City Tour
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  Duration: 5 hours: Opt for half day city tour to visit city landmarks and attractions in downtown Guangzhou with airport pick up and drop off
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• Glass Bridge Layover Tour
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  Duration: 6 hours: Opt for 6 hours tour to visit the famous Gulong Gorge glass bridge waterfall mountain, with airport pick up and drop off
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• Full Day Layover City Tour
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  Duration: 8 hours: Opt for full day city tour to visit city landmarks and attractions in downtown Guangzhou with airport pick up and drop off
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• Airport/layover hotel pick up and drop off
• Private transport by air-con vehicle
• Local English speaking tour guide with full escort
• Professional driver

• Entrance fee/Admission tickets(for you and the guide)
• Lunch or dinner at a local restaurant or snacks(skipable and optional)

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• This Tour is Provided by Guangzhou Local Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Shanghai.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
• This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 12 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.