Guangzhou Family Tour

After arriving in Guangzhou, proceed to the hotel to check in. For the remaining time, you can either rest or explore the area around the hotel with your family.

After breakfast, depart for Chimelong Safari Park, the largest wildlife-themed park in South China. Here, you can take the park’s small train with your family to travel through different zones and observe animals such as giraffes, zebras, and elephants moving freely at close range. In addition, you can see giant pandas, koalas, and tigers in the park; you can even visit the Jurassic Forest-themed area for an immersive dinosaur-themed experience.

Observing Tigers' Living Conditions

Observe the Life of Giant Panda

In the afternoon, go to Chimelong Tourist Resort to watch the large-scale performance — Chimelong International Circus. A large-scale live-action stage is built here, where you can watch high-difficulty aerial acrobatic shows and animal demonstrations featuring tigers, hippos, etc. with your family. This is an excellent place to experience circus art.

Your Journey’s Rewards:

Observe the living conditions and eating habits of wild animals at Chimelong Safari Park to enhance your knowledge of animals and awareness of wildlife protection. Watch Chimelong International Circus to experience circus art in an immersive way.

Educational Focus:

Why is it necessary to protect wild animals?

Takeaway:

Wild animals are important natural resources and ecological elements, and they have economic, social, and ecological environmental values for human beings.

Thought Challenge:

As a park that integrates tourism and animal protection, how can Chimelong Safari Park avoid excessive interference from tourists with animals’ rest and ensure sufficient activity space for animals while receiving a large number of tourists and meeting the public’s demand for entertainment?

In the morning, go to Taotao Ju to experience Guangzhou’s morning tea culture. Taotao Ju is a local teahouse with a simple and elegant environment, full of Lingnan garden style. Here, you can taste signature dim sums of Guangzhou morning tea, such as barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings, and rice noodle rolls. In the comfortable environment, you can savor tea and dim sums while chatting with your family, experiencing the slow-paced life of Guangzhou locals.

Leisurely Cantonese Morning Tea Experience

In the afternoon, head to the Guangdong Science and Technology Center for scientific exploration. Explore the "Flying Zone" in the center to learn about the structure of the Earth as well as knowledge about satellites and aircraft. Visit the "Digital World" to experience small physics games, and you can also participate in some interesting scientific experiments. Children can take part in the experiments in person, feeling the charm of science and enhancing their interest in science.

In the evening, visit Canton Tower to admire this 600-meter-high landmark building of Guangzhou. Climb the tower to have a panoramic view of Guangzhou, and you can also experience exciting entertainment projects on the tower. It is particularly attractive when the night lights are on. Then go to Tianzi Wharf to experience the Pearl River Night Cruise. Take a cruise ship to enjoy the brilliant night scenery on both sides of the Pearl River and feel the prosperity of Guangzhou.

Canton Tower Night View

Night Cruise on the Pearl River

Your Journey’s Rewards:

Taste dim sums and tea at a century-old time-honored teahouse to experience Guangdong’s morning tea culture. Learn scientific knowledge at the Guangdong Science and Technology Center to enhance children’s interest in science. Climb Canton Tower and take the Pearl River Night Cruise to feel the charm of Guangzhou.

Educational Focus:

What is Guangdong’s morning tea culture?

Takeaway:

In Guangdong, having morning tea is not just a breakfast, but also a way of life and a form of social interaction. Guangdong people like to order a pot of mellow tea and several plates of exquisite dim sums in a teahouse, sharing their lives with relatives and friends. It is a social activity and also a way to relax in a bustling city.

Thought Challenge:

Time-honored catering businesses are facing problems such as changes in the tastes of young consumers and rising food material costs. How can they innovate to continue attracting the new generation of consumers?

In the morning, visit the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, an outstanding representative of Lingnan architectural art. Admire the exquisite artworks such as various wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, gray sculptures, and pottery sculptures on the doors and windows up close, so as to deepen your understanding of Lingnan architectural art. Next, go to Shamian Island to visit historical buildings of different styles. There are also many characteristic shops and coffee shops here, making it a great choice to experience a leisurely life.

Visiting the Exquisite Grey Carvings of Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

Shamian Island Architecture

Yongqingfang is one of the must-visit attractions in Guangzhou. Here, you can see the most well-preserved arcade building complex in Guangzhou, and also visit places such as Bruce Lee's Ancestral Home and Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall. You will start a rice noodle roll (cheung fun) making experience. Under professional guidance, you will learn rice noodle roll making skills, make rice noodle rolls by yourself, add your favorite ingredients, and share the results with your family.

The food on Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is not to be missed. You will explore authentic Guangzhou food here with your family. You can taste authentic snacks such as barbecued pork buns, pan-fried buns, and wonton noodles on the street; you can find traditional Cantonese dishes such as white-cut chicken and clay pot rice in the alleys, which will satisfy the taste buds of you and your family.

Popular Foods in Shangxiajiu: Rice Rolls, Double-Skin Milk, Desserts & Fried Rice Noodles

Your Journey’s Rewards:

Visit the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall to learn about the characteristics of Lingnan architectural style. Visit Shamian Island to see European-style buildings of different styles. Visit the arcade building complex in Yongqingfang and experience the making of rice noodle roll (a food item of intangible cultural heritage). Explore authentic Guangzhou food on Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street.

Educational Focus:

How long is the history of rice noodle rolls (cheung fun)?

Takeaway:

Rice noodle rolls have a long history. They first originated in Longzhou (now Luoding City, Guangdong Province) during the Tang Dynasty and were called "Longkan Ci" (Dragon Shrine Rice Cake). Initially, they evolved from a food called "Youwei Ci" (Oil-Flavored Rice Cake). After continuous improvement, they gradually developed into the rice noodle rolls we have today.

Thought Challenge:

As an important way to promote intangible cultural heritage, how can the rice noodle roll making experience in Yongqingfang help the younger generation gain a deeper understanding of the historical origin of Cantonese food culture through such experience activities?

After breakfast, depart to explore Grandview Mall Aquarium in Grandview Mall. It is a polar ocean-themed park that integrates popular science, exhibitions, performances, and entertainment. Explore the polar animal exhibition area, underwater tunnel, jellyfish kaleidoscope, shark hall, and other areas in the venue with your family, and see rare marine creatures such as belugas, dolphins, polar bears, and penguins. You can also watch dolphin shows and beluga shows.

After the visit, the driver will take you to the airport/train station. The 5-day Guangzhou family tour comes to an end here, and you will return to your hometown with beautiful memories.

Your Journey’s Rewards:

Explore rare marine creatures at Grandview Mall Aquarium and improve your knowledge of marine organisms.

Educational Focus:

Why is it so important to protect the ocean?

Takeaway:

The marine ecosystem is the most important ecosystem in the world, which affects the stability and security of the global ecosystem. Human survival, as well as its economic, political, cultural, and social development, are closely related to the ocean.

Thought Challenge:

As an indoor ocean-themed park, how can Grandview Mall Aquarium help tourists understand the polar ecology more scientifically while providing them with viewing experiences?