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Canton Tower & Pearl River Cruise

Built for the evening — the tower at sunset, the river after dark.

🕐 10 hours · 12:00 – 22:00 · afternoon into evening🚘 Private car & driver🏨 Hotel pickup included💵 from $145 per car

The day

What This Day Feels Like

Guangzhou’s skyline earns its nickname — the Pearl — after dark, so this day is engineered backwards from the light. Afternoons cover the green heart of the city: Yuexiu Park’s Five Rams statue, the octagonal Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the 600-year-old Zhenhai Tower on the old city wall.

Then up the Canton Tower — 488 metres, the highest deck in the city, timed for sunset so you watch day become neon. Down for an early Cantonese roast dinner, and onto a Pearl River cruise gliding beneath the glowing bridges as the tower cycles through its colours behind you.

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Good to know

Before You Go

Timed for sunset — start shifts with the season and we adjust automatically
Canton Tower tickets are date-and-time stamped; we pre-book the deck slot
The bubble tram on the tower rim is a fun add-on if heights agree with you
West-bank cruise seats face the tower — we’ll tell you where to sit

Hour by hour

A 10-Hour Day, Planned to the Minute — and Flexible by the Minute

12:00

Hotel Pickup

A gentle start into the city’s green quarter.

12:30

Yuexiu Park & Five Rams

The statue on the city’s founding legend, the Ming city wall, and Zhenhai Tower’s museum.

14:00

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

The great blue-roofed octagon built for the republic’s founding father — an engineering marvel with no internal pillars.

15:30

Roast-Goose Tea Break

A Cantonese siu mei institution — lacquered goose over rice, the city’s favourite late lunch.

17:00

Canton Tower at Sunset

Up to the 488 m outdoor deck as the light turns — the Pearl River delta glowing to the horizon.

19:00

Dinner by the River

Modern Cantonese in the Zhujiang New Town district below the tower.

20:15

Pearl River Night Cruise

An hour on the water: lit bridges overhead, the opera house and towers sliding past, the tower’s light show astern.

21:30

Hotel Drop-Off

The Pearl, seen properly.

This is a private trip — every timing above flexes to your pace, your appetite and your energy.

The Essentials

What’s Included

Included in the Price

Private car and professional driver for 10 hours
Canton Tower deck and cruise ticket pre-booking
Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Guangzhou
Tolls, fuel, parking and bottled water
WhatsApp, Email and WeChat Support

Not Included

Meals
Admission Fees
Tour Guide (Available on Request)

Groups & Vehicles

A Vehicle for Every Group Size

✓ Vehicles for Small and Large Groups of All Sizes ✓ Child, Elderly and Wheelchair-Friendly Touring ✓ English-Speaking Drivers Available, Subject to Availability

5-Seater Sedan (BYD Han) — 5-Seater SedanBYD Han · 1–3 guests

7-Seater MPV (Buick GL8) — 7-Seater MPVBuick GL8 / Denza D9 · 4–5 guests

9-Seater Van (Mercedes-Benz Vito) — 9-Seater VanMercedes-Benz Vito · 6–7 guests

Toyota Coaster mini coach — 18–23 Seater CoasterToyota Coaster · up to 21 guests

38-seater midi bus — 38-Seater BusBig groups · 22–35 guests

45-seater touring coach — 45-Seater CoachLarge groups · 36–42 guests

Vehicle	Ideal For	Guests	Large Bags	Price · This Day Trip
5-Seater Sedan (BYD Han)	Couples & solo travellers	1–3	2	$145
Luxury 5-Seater Sedan	Executive travel	1–3	2	Quote on request
7-Seater MPV (Buick GL8 / Denza D9)	Families & small groups	4–5	5	$175
9-Seater Van (Mercedes-Benz Vito)	Premium group travel	6–7	4	$215
18-Seater Coaster (Toyota)	Larger groups & tours	13–16	10	$315
23-Seater Coaster (Toyota)	Big groups & events	17–21	15	$330
38-Seater Bus	Big groups & delegations	22–35	28	$465
45-Seater Coach	Large groups & corporate	36–42	35	$480

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All prices are per vehicle for this day trip and include highway tolls, parking, fuel and driver meals.

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