The Pearl River Delta in six days: Guangzhou, Foshan’s Ancestral Temple and lion dance, Jiangmen, Zhuhai’s coast, a day in Macau and Zhongshan.
This loop around the Pearl River Delta starts and ends in Guangzhou. You see Yuexiu Park, the Canton Tower and Yongqing Fang in Guangzhou, the Ancestral Temple, Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall and a lion-dance show in Foshan, and the century-old arcades of Thirty-Three Bazaar Street in Jiangmen.
Along the Zhuhai coast you visit the Fisher Girl Statue, Lovers’ Road and the Grand Theatre, then spend a day in Macau after a cruise past the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, with the Ruins of St. Paul’s, the Wynn Palace cable car and fountain show and The Venetian. In Zhongshan you visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s museum and a redwood craft park. Hotels include Hilton Garden Inn and Crowne Plaza, or similar; breakfast is included daily.
Private tour. Just your own party with a private guide and vehicle, starting on any day you choose in 2027 (minimum two travellers). Travelling on a budget? The group version of this tour costs less and leaves on fixed dates.
How the price works: CAD $2,238 per person sharing a twin or double room (land only — flights to Guangzhou and home from Guangzhou are not included). Gratuities for your guide and driver, CAD $120 per person (CAD $20 a day), are added at checkout; the estimate on this page already includes them. The single supplement is CAD $250.
You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
You start at Yuexiu Park, a long-established Guangzhou park of hills, lakes and historic relics, home to the Five Rams Sculpture that gave Guangzhou its name, the City of Rams. Next is Haixinsha Asian Games Park, on an island in the Pearl River, with views along the city’s central axis, then the Canton Tower (exterior only) from the riverside promenade.
In Foshan you visit the Foshan Ancestral Temple, known for its brick, wood and pottery carvings, and the Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall, dedicated to the legendary martial-arts master. You end at Lingnan Tiandi, a district of curved-gable Lingnan buildings beside the temple, where you watch a traditional lion dance and the high-pole lion-dancing show, recognized as intangible cultural heritage.
You visit Thirty-Three Bazaar Street (Sanshisan Shijie) in Jiangmen, the city’s birthplace, with rows of century-old arcade buildings, an old overseas-Chinese port atmosphere and a popular TV filming location.
On the Zhuhai coast you see the Fisher Girl Statue on Xiangluwan Bay, drive along Lovers’ Road between the mountains and the sea, and view the shell-shaped Zhuhai Grand Theatre on its island. You end at the City Living Room (Chengshi Keting), a hillside coastal leisure complex with wide sea views, before continuing to Zhongshan.
You take a sightseeing cruise to view the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge from the water. In Macau you visit the Ruins of St. Paul’s, the surviving façade of St. Paul’s Church and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its blend of Chinese and Western carving.
You see the Macau Diamond Light Show, ride the one-way cable car over the Wynn Palace Performance Lake and watch its musical fountain show, then visit The Venetian Macao, a Venice-themed complex of canals, arched bridges, a painted sky and shopping arcades, before returning to Zhongshan.
You visit the Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in his hometown, with his Sino-Western-style former residence and historic relics, then the Zhongshan Redwood Culture Expo City, a park devoted to redwood craftsmanship, where you watch a traditional performance on the century-old red sandalwood stage. You drive across the Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link, the new cross-sea bridge and tunnel complex.
Back in Guangzhou you explore Yongqing Fang, a restored Xiguan quarter of old mansions and arcades with modern shops, visit the Cantonese Opera Art Museum with its waterside stage, costumes and artefacts, and ride the sightseeing tram along the river.
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport at the designated time for your flight.
3 hand-picked hotels over 5 nights of this itinerary. Open any property for photos, video, a full introduction and what's on site.
Hilton Garden Inn opened in May 2026 beside Terminal 3 of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, reached on foot in about five minutes by covered walkway, with 242 rooms and suites, an all-day restaurant on the third floor, a 24-hour gym, self-service laundry and shop, and a free shuttle to Terminal 2.
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A new Mehood Lestie hotel opened in 2025 in Foshan's Nanhai District, next to the Nanhai New Metropolis mall and Dali Pedestrian Street, about 20 minutes by taxi from Guangzhou and Foshan West railway stations.
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5-star, 381-room Crowne Plaza on Xingnan Road in Zhongshan's South District, Guangdong, next to Wing On Plaza and the Daxin mall; Zhongshan North is the nearest high-speed station and Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports are 1.5-2 hours away. Opened in 2011, it has the Plaza Café all-day restaurant, a Cantonese restaurant, outdoor pool, tennis court, gym, sauna and free parking.
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How the price is built. Per person in Canadian dollars, two travellers sharing a twin or double room. Children pay the adult price and have their own bed. Gratuities of CAD $120 per person are added at checkout. The single supplement is CAD $250; a room cannot be shared with a stranger, so a solo traveller pays it.
Private tour. Your guide and vehicle are for your party only and you pick the start date. Every booking needs at least two travellers; if you are travelling alone, ask us.
Meals: only breakfast is included on Days 2–6; lunches and dinners are at your own arrangement.
Macau day trip: Day 4 crosses from mainland China into Macau and back. Please bring your passport and make sure your Chinese visa or visa-free entry allows you to re-enter mainland China; ask us if you are unsure.
Shopping areas: The Venetian Macao (Day 4) and Yongqing Fang (Day 5) include shopping arcades and shops; there is no obligation to buy.
Canton Tower: viewed from outside only; going up the tower is not included.
Dates and validity. Prices apply to departures in 2027. Dates over China’s public holidays (Spring Festival, May Day and National Day week) and major conferences are not sold at these prices — ask us for a quote. The hotels named are the usual ones; another hotel of the same standard may be used, and the order of visits can change for weather, train times or local conditions.
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Land package · plus Gratuities $120 (mandatory, per person)
Per person · double occupancy · departures 1 Jan–31 Dec 2027
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Prices shown are the land package. Gratuities $120 per person is mandatory and is added at checkout.
International flights not included — quoted from your city.
Peak dates (public holidays, summer): est. +CAD $250 per person, confirmed before you pay.
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Hilton Garden Inn Guangzhou Baiyun Airport opened on 21 May 2026 as one half of a twin-building complex beside the new Terminal 3 of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport; the other building is the full-service Hilton Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, and the two share a forecourt and entrance canopy. The 242 rooms and suites have floor-to-ceiling windows, some looking towards the runways, with king or twin beds, a sofa or armchair, work desk, walk-in shower and a walk-in wardrobe area. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00; all rooms are non-smoking and connecting rooms are available.
The all-day restaurant on the third floor serves the breakfast buffet of Chinese and Western dishes, including Cantonese items, and meals through the day. A 24-hour shop off the lobby sells drinks and snacks.
24-hour fitness centre, 24-hour self-service laundry, shared work and lounge areas, digital room key, free parking and free Wi-Fi. The 1,500 m² of meeting space, the ballroom and the executive lounge are in the neighbouring Hilton.
The hotel is connected to Terminal 3 by walkway, about a five-minute walk, and runs a free shuttle to Terminal 2. Guangzhou city centre is about 40 km to the south; the Guangzhou East Ring intercity railway links the airport with Pazhou.
Mehood Lestie Hotel Foshan Nanhai opened in 2025 on Jinmao Avenue in Dali, Nanhai District, between Foshan and Guangzhou. It is run by Shanghai Mehood Hotel Group and rated 4 diamonds on Trip.com. It is a modern city hotel with a strong focus on service.
Rooms include queen and twin rooms, smart city-view rooms with a fridge, a family room and a room with a private cinema projector. Smart controls run the lights and door.
A Chinese buffet breakfast is served from 07:00 to 09:30. The hotel also offers free morning and afternoon tea with snacks and fruit for guests, and 24-hour room service.
The Nanhai New Metropolis shopping centre is about 110 m away and Dali Pedestrian Street is next door. Foshan's Ancestral Temple and Guangzhou's Chen Clan Ancestral Hall are in the wider area; Guangzhou Station, Guangzhou North Station and Foshan West Station are each about 20 minutes by taxi, and Foshan Shadi Airport about 16 minutes by car.
Laundry and ironing are free, the gym is open 24 hours, and staff speak English and Mandarin.
The Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Wing On City rises above Xingnan Road in Zhongshan's South District, in a shopping-and-dining hub anchored by Wing On Plaza, the Daxin Xindu Hui mall and Huancheng food street; Sun Yat-sen's former residence at Cuiheng and the Zhongshan film studio are an easy drive, and the tour's Guangzhou stops are about 90 km north. The hotel opened in 2011 and has 381 rooms and suites from 6 to 18 floors, with bathtub, minibar and free Wi-Fi; family suites of 60 m² are available.
Plaza Café serves a Chinese and Western buffet breakfast and dinner, House of Jade offers Cantonese dishes and morning dim sum, and there is a lobby bar. Leisure facilities include an outdoor pool, tennis court, fitness centre and sauna; parking with EV charging is free and a car-rental desk and meeting rooms with a large ballroom are on site. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out by 12:00.