Guangzhou — Shenzhen
Guangzhou → Shenzhen
- 4 days · 3 nights
- 1 transfer
- ≈ ¥1 895
Cantonese food and colonial Shamian in Guangzhou, then half an hour by train to Shenzhen’s electronics and seaside parks.
When to go: October–April: summers are hot, with typhoons.
Times are approximate and update when you replace a stop.
Guangzhou: the old city
- 10:0011:30
Photo: Shujianyang · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
Wood and stone carving — the finest of Cantonese architecture.
1 h 30 min¥10 - ≈ 25 min · metro
- 11:5513:55
Photo: JULIANISME · CC BY-SA 4.0 Shamian Island
19th-century villas and banyans on the waterfront.
2 hFree - ≈ 40 min · metro
- 14:3516:35
Photo: jiang-wen-jie · CC BY-SA 3.0 Canton Tower
The 433-metre deck, best in the evening.
2 h¥150
Guangzhou: dim sum and museums
- 08:3010:00
Morning dim sum
Tea and har gow in a teahouse. Food is in the budget.
1 h 30 minFree - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 10:3013:00
Photo: Shujianyang · CC0 Guangdong Museum
A casket-shaped building in the new centre, free.
2 h 30 minFree - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 13:3015:30
Beijing Road pedestrian street
Shopping and street food in the centre.
2 hFree
Train to Shenzhen
- 09:4510:20
Bullet train: Guangzhou → Shenzhen
Guangzhou South → Shenzhen North, trains every few minutes.
35 min¥75 - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 10:5013:50
Huaqiangbei electronics market
Dozens of floors of gadgets and components.
3 hFree - ≈ 40 min · metro
- 14:3016:30
Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 Shenzhen Bay Park
Sunset with a view across to Hong Kong.
2 hFree
A last day and departure
- 10:0015:00
Photo: そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 Splendid China park
All of China in miniature plus a folk village.
5 h¥220 - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 15:3017:00
Photo: 李汉宗 (Lhzss8) · CC BY-SA 4.0 Design Society, Shekou
A seaside design centre with exhibitions.
1 h 30 minFree