The picturesque Yingxi Corridor and Danxia Mountain in Guandong province are very well-known. This 4-day tour will let you explore the nice rural area with an English-speaking guide by chartered vehicle from Guangzhou.
Pick up from your apartment or hotel at 8:30am, then drive 2 hours to Yingxi Peaks Corridor, which is a picturesque area to explore.
Enjoy your local lunch, then head to the Chuantian Cave or Cave Fairland(洞天仙境) in Chinese. This huge cave is impressive to take a boat to get through it.
Then you will check in the hotel and enjoy the countryside view around your hotel to escape the bustling city life this afternoon.
Hotel breakfast, then head to a 600-year old bridge hidden in the mountains. It is a wonderful place to hike a bit to view the endless peaks here.
Then you will view the nice town before taking 2-hour car ride to Shaoguan, which is located in the north of Guangdong Province.
Upon arrival, check in the hotel in Shaoguan.
After hotel breakfast, you will take one-hour car ride to Danxia Mountain, 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 will view the Yangyuan Rock that looks like a male phallus, which is the symbol of the mountains here.
In the evening you will visit Fengcai Pavilion in the city, which was built originally in Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and rebuilt many times in the history. The pavilion is the token of the city Shaoguan with well-preserved traditional architectural style, it is nice to visit it in the evening when the lights are on.
After hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to Nanhua Monastery which is a well-known Chinese Buddhism site for Huineng Monk Mummy Buddha. Afterwards, you will visit Maba Man Ruin Park, which is the pre-modern hominid whose remains were discovered in 1958 in caves near Nanhua Monastery. Then, you will have lunch before you are transferred back to Guangzhou for about 3 hours by car.
Upon arrival in Guangzhou, you will be transferred back to your hotel or accommodation where the wonderful tour concludes.
Entrance fees
3 breakfasts and 4 Chinese lunches
Local guide
4-star hotel in Yingxi 1 night
5-star hotel in Shaoguan 2 nights
Transport by private vehicle
Private tour
Bottled water
Dinners
Gratuities
Comfort walking shoes are recommended.
Tour duration: 4 days
Difficulty level: Easy
Pick up: 8:30am from your centrally located Guangzhou hotel