Wild Canton 12D: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shunde, Kaiping, Mt Danxia, Yingxi etc.

Today is arrival day, you will be transferred to your hotel and check in with your passport. Enjoy your free time. Airport transfer is included.

Overnight in Hong Kong Stanford Hotel or similar hotel

Meal: N/A

Free explore by your own in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is easy to explore by metro.

Overnight in Hong Kong Stanford Hotel or similar 4-star hotel

Today you will go to the Hong Kong Western Kowloon train station by your own to catch the 1.5-hour bullet train to Guilin, the train ticket is E-ticket that will be sent to you before the tour. 

Upon arrival, you will be met by the driver and guide, then start to visit the Flower City, Guangzhou, which is the capital of Guangdong Province with a population 18 million. You will visit Tomb Museum of Nanyue King to learn history about 2200 years ago, the enjoy the beautiful Academy of Clan Chen before moving to Shamian Island, and visit the Canton Tower this afternoon. Take a night cruise is a highlight of the day tour to view the lights beside the Pearl River. Lunch is yummy dim sum.   

Overnight in Guangzhou 5-star hotel

Today you will head to Foshan,  which is well-known for Kungfu in China. 

You will visit Zu Temple firstly. It is called The Ancestral Temple in English. It is a typical Taoism temple with the history as early as in Song Dynasty(1078-1085AD). The old buildings in the temple is well-preserved with Cantonese architectural style. Moreover, there is always traditional lion dancing performance here.

Fengjian Water Town can track its early history back to the West Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 25).  It's said that the village's name originated from the family name Feng or Jian for most of the residents here. It is a nice experience to take a boat to view the old houses, bridge, pool, and farm etc.

Shunde is famous for its traditonal cuisine. Today you will stay overnight in Shunde.

Overnight in Shunde 5-star hotel

After hotel breakfast, you will take a private vehicle for about 2 hours to Kaiping. Upon arrival, you will visit Zili Village firstly. It is the best preserved Diaolou (Watch Towers) villages that are listed as cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2007.  Zili Village is the most popular site for its scenery and numbers of Diaolous. You can walk up some of the towers to view the quiet countryside. 

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages were built by overseas Kaiping people during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Liyuan Garden is the best one with its nice buildings and gardens, and it is nice to wander around the gardens. Lunch is arranged at a local restaurant.

After lunch, you will move to visit the old town of Chikan where you will see the market and shops. 

Overnight in Kaiping 5-star hotel

Today you will take 2-hour car ride 133km to Zhangqing to explore Dinghu Mountains and 7-Star Crags. 

Upon arrival, you will visit the Dinghu Mountain Nature Reserve firstly. Move to the top of the mountains, you will view the lake, and then start to hike on the mountain to visit the Qingyun Temple, and Feilong Waterfall. 

Afterwards you will head for the well-known Seven Star Crags park in the city. The seven Karst hills looking like seven stars spreading on the Goddess Lake. Climb up the Tianzhu Crag, you can get a bird view of the whole area.

Later you will be transferred to hotel in Zhaoqing city centre.

Overnight in Zhaoqing 5-star hotel

Today you will take a 2.5-hour ride to Gulong Canyon that is situated in Qingyuan. 

Upon arrival, you will start to walk on the path to the Nine-waterfall, the nine waterfalls fall from the top of the hill and create an impressive picture. 

Then you will walk on the Glass Walkway(520m) and Glass Bridge(329m) to view the canyon under the glass,  then you will get to the Glass UFO Platform(202m),  where you can view the wonderful waterfall running from the high mountain to the canyon. The Glass UFO Platform suspends 72 meters in the sky and is inscribed No.1 for its suspension span in the world.   

Afterwards you will have a later lunch before moving to the Yingxi Corridor for overnight. 

Overnight in Yingxi Corridor inn

Yingxi Corridor is well-known 20-km natural reservation where you will walk around to visit the temple, bridge, bamboo forest etc. in the rural countryside. It is a wonderful place to escape the bustle city. 

Afterwards you will have lunch at local restaurant to taste local food, particularly local Toufu that is local delicacy. (Please let guide know if you do not like Toufu bean-curd).  

Then you will move to Chuantian Cave or Chuantian TIankeng where the water, cave, and peaks constitute a picture. Upon arrival, you will firstly take a boat to the cave, enjoy the fantastic lake scenery. Afterwards you will walk on the glass bridge that offers a impressive view of the mountains through the transparent glass. You can climb up the peak to have a panorama view if you wish. 

Later you will be driven 2 hours for 130km to Liannan for overnight hotel. 

Overnight in Lianzhou or Lannan 4-star hotel

Today you will explore Lianzhou underground river firstly, which is a 1890-meter underground river with impressive views in the huge cave at three differet layers. Afterwards you will visit Heishan Terraced Fields that are stunning for thousand rice paddies spread out on the mountains.

Afterwards you will view the Wan Shan Chao Wang Valley that is nice spot to view thousands of Karst mountains facing southwest directions. 

Later you will visit the thousand-year-old Liannan Yao Village, which are home for Yao people since ancient time, and well-preserved for their wooden houses.

Overnight in Lianzhou or Liannan 4-star hotel

Today you will take 3-hour car ride on the highway for 250km from Liannan to Shaoguan. You will visit Nanhua Temple that is well-known Chinese Buddhism site for Huineng Monk Mummy Buddha Statue. 

Later, you will check in Shaoguan hotel.

Overnight in Shaoguan 5-star hotel

Today you will head to Mt Danxia, which is a Natural Heritage inscribed by UNESCO in 2010. You can climb up the highest peak Zhanglao Summit to have a bird's eye view of the mountains. Moreover you can view the Yangyuan Rock that looks like a male phallus. 

Then you will get back to your Shaoguan hotel.

Overnight in Shaoguan 5-star hotel

In the morning, you will take bullet train back to Hong Kong where the tour concludes.