Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comGuangzhou (Canton) China Day Trip from Hong Kong
based on 36 reviews
Duration: 13 hours (approx.)
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Product code: 3675GE
36 reviews of Guangzhou (Canton) China Day Trip from Hong Kong
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A fascinating tour and well worth doing. The visit to the nursery seemed like a strange idea but was actually quite sweet. The panda visit wasn't as good as I expected; you are driven into what looks like a really good zoo but go straight to the panda house - basically a large, bleak looking space with a panda in it, then whisked back into the bus and away again. The visit to the street market was amazing, a real glimpse into a totally different culture. Far too much time spent in enforced visits to shops selling tourist tat though; the terracotta warrior visit was really just a shop with 3 warriors at the entrance and then you're left to hang around the shop for 45 minutes while the staff give you the hard sell. There's another long visit to a shop in the afternoon, ostensibly to show you finger painting but as you can see this at the Sun Yat Sen memorial later in the day it was blatantly another waste of time in a shop. I'd have awarded the tour 5 stars if it wasn't for the amount of time they made us spend in shops.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, November 2008
Great. Well organised. Tour leader fantastic. Food great at lunch.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, May 2008
A good mix of modern and old china. Should carry a bottle of water or a drink. Consider bringing a snack since you only get one meal during the whole tour.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, April 2008
We enjoyed the trip to China and the guide was very knowledgeable about what he showed us on the trip. We did feel sorry for the panda as it looked very lonely and sad.
Reviewed by: Julie F, United Kingdom, March 2008
This was a great experience, though a little too long. Too much time was spent in places where we were supposed to spend more money on expensive items. They are fun to look at, but I thought we were there for a travel experience, not shopping.
Reviewed by: Brian M, Australia, March 2008
Pretty good tour and overview of the region. he tour guides are informative and friendly.
Reviewed by: Yasi N, United States of America, January 2008
A great tour. We were handed our papers, stickers for the tour as we walked into our hotel. It was amazing. They must be psychic. Everything followed on from there - very efficient people, especially going through customs in China and keeping a large group of people of various ages together. The China experience itself was great though a little scary. We are very glad we went but probably won't return in a hurry.
Reviewed by: Michael G, Australia, January 2008
Very interesting, though long. I advise people to bring water and a snack for train ride back, as it is a long time since lunch and you may not want what they sell on train. If you have seen pandas in USA, look at other part of zoo if possible. We had good guides and border was easy with their aid. Poor display of Terra Cotta warrior dark room. Ask for more information, as nothing much is given. It is still a very good trip to take.
Reviewed by: Denise D, United States of America, November 2007
Everything was just fine except that the food we got for lunch in China wasn't tasty.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Ireland, October 2007
Going to China was an experience not to be missed; however, parts of the trip were overrated, particularly the warriors and the panda. We would have loved more time at the zoo for a good wander around. We find different zoos so fascinating. As for the warriors, well, we would have loved to take photos. The rest of the trip was really an insight to the Chinese way of life and the culture. The tour guides were informative and even stressed how to get through passport control easily. The bus and train trips were long, but you can't get far in two hours in Australia either.
Reviewed by: Christopher H, Australia, July 2007
There is a lot of travelling on this tour. Photographing the children at the local kindergarten made us feel a bit uncomfortable. The elderly panda at the zoo was coaxed by zoo staff to move in order that photographs could be taken, which also made us uncomfortable. The lunch and the visits to the local market, the Memorial Hall of Dr Sun Yat Sen, and the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees made this trip definitely worth doing. The tour guides were excellent throughout. This trip provides a brief glimpse of life in China.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, July 2007
An interesting taste of a rapidly modernising China.
Reviewed by: Gerald H, United Kingdom, April 2007
The trip into China was fascinating and most certainly worthwhile for anyone who wants a taster experience. China was not what I expected at all. The streets were cleaner, the people were courteous and friendly, the food we sampled was delicious. It has made me want to book a long trip to China to see much more of the country. Thank you to the team, your organisation made everything hassle free and gave us 'tourists' time to relax and enjoy the whole experience.
Reviewed by: Jennie B, United Kingdom, January 2007
The trip was great and it gave me lots of insight into China - enough to make me book a complete tour for next year. The only downfall is that this tour entails a lot of traveling to get there and back, for one day.
Reviewed by: Mary G, United States of America, October 2006
I did not see the point in the visit to the kindergarten, and felt uncomfortable. I was also disappointed that there were only three terracotta soldiers, which where a front for a state shop selling crafts, although the goods on offer where of very good value and where of a high standard. The zoo animals where kept in very poor conditions, and the panda was old and moth eaten. We expected to see more countryside and possibly traditional farms and villages, but spent two hours driving by development sites at the side of the road. We then had a mediocre meal and a very short walk through a traditional market, which was the most interesting part of the day. The visit to the second souvenir shop was unnecessary and a waste of time. We should have seen a lot more of grass roots china. The local Chinese guide was very good, but we wish he would have spent more time talking about Chinese culture and history rather than the great Chinese economic miracle.
Reviewed by: Nigel B, United Kingdom, March 2008
