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Guangzhou with kids: route in order

Canton Tower's lattice waist on the Pearl River's south bank, with Zhujiang New Town and the opera house across the waterMulti-storey halls with golden roofs rising above the main shrine of Dafo Temple, Guangzhou, with visitors in frontCrowds on Beijing Road pedestrian street in Guangzhou, lined with shop signs, red lanterns and Chinese flags

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
3 of 4 free; paid: Canton Tower
Duration
7 h · 09:30–16:30
Start and finish
Canton Tower → Shamian Island
On foot
≈ 3 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 57 min
Lunch
around 12:33
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Guangzhou09:30–16:30 · 4 places · 7 h

  1. Canton Tower

    · 2 h · From ¥150, under 1.2 m free

  2. 33 min · transport or taxi
  3. Dafo Temple

    · 30 min · Free

  4. Lunch · 1 h
  5. 3 min on foot
  6. Beijing Road

    · 1 h · Free

  7. 24 min · transport or taxi
  8. Shamian Island

    · 1 h 30 min · Free

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Add nearby

Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

Yuexiu Park

Guangzhou, China

↝ 21 min1 h 30 minfree

What the route costs

3 of 4 are free; 1 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Canton Tower452 hFrom ¥150, under 1.2 m free
2Dafo Temple4530 minFree
3Beijing Road441 hFree
4Shamian Island431 h 30 minFree
Total5 h3 of 4 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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