🏨 Private day tour of Kaiping Watch Towers from Guangzhou Activity

Private day tour of Kaiping Watch Towers from Guangzhou

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From $259.20

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Beijing, Beijing

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This private day trip offers you a chance to know more about the hometown of overseas Chinese, Kaiping. Kaiping is famous for its world class architectural and cultural heritage--Watch Towers and villages, which make the unique countryside view.

◎Private tour from Guangzhou including hotel pick up and drop off
◎Enjoy the countryside view of Southern China
◎Lunch with Clay-pot Eel Rice and Steamed Minced Pork Balls
◎Learn the stories about the UNESCO Li Yuan Garden and Zili Village

What's Included

Lunch

Private transportation with guide service

Sightseeing tours with entrance fee

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
CHILD: Age: 3 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 80

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regular temperature checks for staff
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

Meet your guide in your hotel lobby at 08:00 am, and relax on the 2.5-hour drive from Guangzhou to Kaiping, Kaiping is famous for its Diaolou, also known as watch towers. The diaolou are fortified buildings built in the 1920s and 1930s by returning Chinese immigrants and listed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites. You will firstly visit the Li Yuan Garden, a stately blend of Chinese and Western architectural and landscaping influences. Meander around the exquisite gardens, seeing highlights like the birdcage-shaped pavilion, watchtowers, bridges and canals. After that, enjoy a lunch break in a local restaurant and try the famous Claypot Eel Rice and Steamed Minced Pork Balls.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Watchtower Group of Zili Village

Afternoon spend some time absorbing the countryside view in Zili Village. Zili Village boasts the most exquisite, best-preserved Diaolou group, each of the building in its own style. Wander around the village, and head inside the buildings to know more about the interiors and the stories behind. You may also get up to the rooftops, and have a bird’s-eye view of the countryside. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Guangzhou.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Kaiping

After that, visit the Grand Yu (Yee) Clan Ancestral Hall (built in 1906 to 1914) located in the city of Kaiping. This is the first ancestral hall in the area that welcomed Western architectural ideas into a holy ancestral hall in China.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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