Please do advise on Guangzhou

Kevin10

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Hi guys,

Me and my wife are planning for a 1 week trip to GZ during march 2013. Is it advisable to buy round trip or 1 way trip ?
Cos we now thinking is to stay at GZ for maybe 4 days den travel to nearby places for sightseeing.

Any nearby places worth sightseeing other then shenzhen,hk or macau ?

As we also not sure whether 7 days in GZ alone will be bored anot.. thus please do advise.

Wife - More on Shopping (thats y choose GZ)
ME - More on Sightseeing..

Many thanks for advices. :D:D
 

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One week is too short ..

There are enough places to look around in Guangzhou itself ;-)

For Sight seeing you may want to consider what this person did ..He went to 开平碉楼 where the film 《让子弹飞》was filmed.


1月26日 开平第一日(自力村+黄金村+立园+大石村+锦江里+三门里+加拿大村+赤坎)

2011年01月26日 (星期三)
今日的行程原本很紧凑,早上睡过头7:20才出发,想去KFC谁知道地铁站那里的还没开门,索性地铁1号线到坑口下来。还好实现问过工作人员,差点以为芳村客运站就在地铁芳村站,从坑口出来有天桥连接芳村客运站。坑口站和上海地铁一样也是地上的站台设计很特别的。到了客运站买了57的车票去开平义祠,偶对这个义祠没有感觉,一直怀疑哪里到底是不是开平的汽车站。而且当时离开车还有5分钟,要不就得等1个小时。去开平的车子人很少,还是空调大巴车况很好,一路也没有拉客乱停什么很不错,大概10点不到就到了开平的义祠客运站。下来去售票处了解了明日回程的班次,发现去广州芳村、天河还有省客运站车次很多。而且从售票处出来就看到攻略上写的13路。3块钱的票价可以到达赤坎。可惜车子开得不快站太多,一路欣赏乡间景色。而且还没有报站就怕坐过头哈哈。在一个影视城的地方我下了车,看到了许多骑楼非常古朴,原来这里就是赤坎古镇。绕了一圈居然看到许多中央电视台的车子,还有中影的,才明白影视城估计有戏哦。好容易联系了碉民部落的工作人员找到了住宿地,居然就在欧陆风情街的对面,网上订了80块的普通间,房间也就那么回事要求不高的,没电视没独立卫生。另外还买了90元的自力村、立园和马降龙的门票。出去闲逛居然在影视城门口被拦,我好奇地问人家,得知里面居然在拍摄《一代宗师》,难怪戒备森严啊。沿着欧陆街走很有感觉哦,还走到老街那里,都是久远的骑楼建筑,因为淡季游客也不多。突然发现某路口居然有个电影院而且还有电影广告,赶忙去拍还是被拦,原来这也是人家布景的地方,可谓日夜盘查啊,如果能在这里碰到王家卫梁朝伟就搞笑了哈哈。回到古街看到有卖烧鹅,买了1//4也不便宜30块,事实证明料太多很咸。午餐时间就在边上小吃店吃当地特色的黄鳝煲仔饭,其实在上海甜蜜蜜吃过,不过这里的味道比较原始哈哈。除了黄鳝还加了豆豉排骨,可惜排骨味道偶不喜欢。吃了很饱回到碉民部落联系司机。如果自己坐公车游览时间可能来不及,我还是想多看几个碉楼,后来让老板联系司机当时开价200有些贵,还好又有一对母子来我发挥公关的优势拉他们一起入伙大家拼车,最后150搞定行程。

下午我们的开平碉楼之旅正式开始。先去了著名的自力村,门口就贴出了《让子弹飞》拍摄地的横幅,偶发现在这里买套票要比我淘宝贵20块哈哈。原以为这里面是个景点其实往里面走才发现是一个村子,不过村子很干净规划得很好。看到了黄四郎的府邸还有熟悉的鹅。这里不得不重点介绍黄四郎的住宅,每层都有很多家居摆设,其实是一户大户人家哦。不过爬楼梯让我觉得很吃力,到了楼顶的花园眺望远方很灵,影片中黄四郎就在这里想阴谋诡计的哈哈,估计偶把子弹飞看了3遍的缘故,临出门还看了川话版很喜欢,所以这次一定要看碉楼哈哈。黄四郎家周围还有许多碉楼,还有3座楼能进去哦,总之自力村的碉楼很漂亮人为雕琢雕琢的痕迹很少,当然还有一些不开放的偶也去拍了许多照片,走在乡村的感觉真好,今天终于出了太阳,真是幸福啊!想想上海这会儿还那么阴湿。

看完这个去黄金村,那里的碉楼很少,比较原始也没有太仔细拍因为后面还有行程。立园其实是一个私家花园,偶们终于在那里看到了2个旅游团,发挥蹭导游的优势跟着旅行团把里面走了一遍,发现也是一个大户人家,有4个太太。老爷子很深情还为2太太建了一个楼。那个大花园很不错,很有欧式风格,还有个鸟笼什么。这里只有六栋别墅和一个碉楼,我们看了主人住的那个,可谓非常奢华。每层楼都有2个厨房,而且大太太和三太太住二楼,二太太和四太太住一楼,顶楼还有神龛什么。连他们的副楼都有鸡舍、狗舍哈哈。厨房的设计也很现代哦。不能说太多大家可以去过留意一下哦。从主人的楼出来边上就有碉楼,其实当地建造碉楼也是防御土匪袭击,难怪当时子弹飞里面的麻匪如此猖獗哈哈。看完整个景点我们继续前行去往大石村。其实大石村的榕树很有特色,还有一些类似别墅的东西。锦江里其实我很想进去但是门票30让我望而却步,而且里面的3栋碉楼据说保存地最为完好,可能明日再去一次。路上还路过了马降龙,可惜太累睡着了。加拿大村感觉真的叫做无人村,里面居然没有一个人,还好我们人多否则很恐怖的,夕阳西下的时候哈哈。倒是三门里的一座明代的碉楼很不错,不过也是无人居住的。从三门里出来我们的行程基本结束回到赤坎,又去了中午吃饭的地方,门口外卖了赤坎的豆腐角什么东西很好吃,点了蒜蓉什么菜和一个什锦煲,偶发现这里的菜也很咸,有些不习惯。去超市买了饮料还去黄振龙买了点凉茶回旅社上网,明日继续行走……

难得有机会去乡村小住很有意思,让我又想到了在川藏线在川西在云南的生活,真希望同那些驴友分享哦哈哈。

1月27日 开平第二日 (锦江里+马降龙+义祠+恒宝血拼+北京路美食)

2011年01月27日 (星期四)
开平的第一日晚让我很郁闷,上网上到很晚吃了买来的鸭粥,感觉很不灵。那个房间就一个大床其他什么也没有,还好弄了个有空调的。如此恶劣的环境我也不洗澡什么了,晚上看看《刑警》关灯睡觉,倒是这晚睡了很舒服,估计运动的缘故。早上起来又赖床了,还好没有错过和司机预定的时间。去赤坎古镇的菜市场附近吃早餐,那个肠粉我就不吃了,感觉乱七八糟的和武汉户部巷吃的差不。本来要点猪杂粥,不晓得我那句话说错卖粥的愣是给我换成了皮蛋瘦肉粥。看来广东话真的很重要,我发现一到乡下交流就很成问题。那个粥味道很不错,偶发发现他们的粥都很稀,赶明儿回家我也再试试,貌似自己煮的太厚了。吃完路过桥头碰到司机,去 碉民部落拿东西赶忙上车。原本想根据老板的设计去看一些不要门票的小村子比如美国村、无人村还有南楼,考虑到我这几天看碉楼看得都条件反射了,还是放弃。简简单单就去看锦江里和马降龙。这跟我那年去南靖看土楼差不多,看了多了就不稀奇了。司机还顺路送我们去开平一中,最后送到马降龙开价60元,偶们也是为了省时间省力,不高兴坐13路再徒步一公里只能如此。

开平一中的房子很有特色,一看就是有年头的房子,开头保安还不放我们进去。作为同行我们很理解的,索性门口拍摄。不过后来还是公关了一下登记了进去拍摄,不过我们就拍了那栋老楼没有多走。貌似人家高中一个年级有20个班级,还把所有教师的照片都贴出来,太牛了。发现光物理老师就有17个,还有教官管理学生纪律,那样班主任到轻松很多。离开一中我们赶往锦江里。为什么再去昨日已经交代过,因为没有看到正面很不甘心。花了30块买了门票,就为了看3幢楼。进入村子人也没有就看到几只狗走来着走去,心里很忐忑。如果一个人去的话偶是很担心的。找到了著名的瑞石楼可惜无法排全貌,而且有人居住如果上去需要另外付费。去了隔壁的锦江楼,里面貌似已经荒废就几张床,倒是楼顶可以拍摄到两边的碉楼。最左边的那个楼也能参观还有当地人管理。其实在其他楼上拍摄感觉也是很不错的。回程的时候又看到某犬狂吠不止,只能叫阿婆来解围。出来才发现村子外面有一块高地,站在高地上就能排出三幢楼,我当时懊悔不已,昨日其实都走到高地如果往上爬岂不是……不过阿婆也说拍摄的最佳角度在人家居民的房子楼顶或者如老板所说在瑞石楼的后面拍摄也很不错。我央求司机听一下可惜早上没有出太阳效果不佳。回到325国道的时候还发现一栋碉楼如同古堡很有特色。第二站是去不远的马降龙,和自立村一样也打出来横幅号称《让子弹飞》拍摄地。我们根据地图一个个看过来,这个村子貌似没什么人,那些别墅或碉楼都在村子的最后面。反正一幢一幢看,感觉那里更加原始更加古朴,还不能上去。有的外面都是树木遮掩着,路上也不时有小狗相伴恐怖中。不过还好有指示牌和小路的指引不至于迷路。有一个林庐到可以上去看,这里的碉楼很有特色。底部如同骑楼有挖空,然后每层还是有厨房,并且没层都有一部分挖空这样可以通风哈哈。不过站在上面很恐怖,最上面一层是供奉祖先的,能够出去眺望远方。大概这里也就2幢楼可以上去,走的过程中几乎没什么游客,只看到2个昨日在立园碰到的摄友。路过样桃林发现许多杨桃已经成熟落下,散发着水果的味道哈哈。我只能说这个马降龙规划的不错,3个村子相互挨着很整齐,碉楼也有些特色但和昨日的自立村相比还是有些逊色。最后回到入口我特地问工作人员子弹飞到底在哪个楼拍摄,得到的答案是在村子的竹林中拍摄,我狂晕。这个玩笑也开了太大了,我是来看碉楼而不是看竹林的。从马降落龙出来没有车子只能冒着太阳徒步走1公里,还要过一座桥就能看到公路。开平的碉楼去年5月才开放,交通设施都没有更上,不过也为我们自助游提供了很好的环境,毕竟来的人还不是太多。

原本等13路回义祠,结果来了个黑车,谈好价格6块也就作罢。车子明显是超载的,司机还一个劲奉劝我去开平另一个汽车站,我没有答应。其实原本想在开平热闹的地方下车午餐,只是到了汽车站离最近的车发车只有20分钟,买了57块的车票回广州的芳村。这车的乘客很少很少,司机居然还开去另一个车站接客,结果没人上来只能上高速。我累得开始睡了,从粤语电台里隐约听到什么面包车事故什么,后来果然路上有一段堵车很长,有许多交警要盘查,13:40发车的,最后15:15才到芳村,进入芳村的时候又堵了好久。在芳村汽车站想找麦当劳,居然那个只出售甜品买了2个派去换1号线。买票的时候接到艺龙的消息,回去的航班取消要改签,他们只能签晚1小时的航班,天哪这样回去要半夜了。不管回到长寿路到KFC买了点吃的回七天,入住洗澡休息然后再解决航班的问题。打到上航号称可以解决帮我换成早2小时的航班,结果操作的时候又弄错差点定了早4小时的航班,还好我定完最后再仔细确认了一下搞得很头痛。

晚上6点多出门觅食顺便血拼。在恒宝百货发现有折扣卖场东西还不错,收了一个88折的耐克新款板鞋。乘1号线去公园前,目标很明确要去那里的惠福东路美食街。选了几家尝试了一下。巧美面家的五宝云吞味道不错只是太小,发现广州的云吞和上海吃的港式的不同,偏小唉。隔壁的华辉拉肠的肠粉还可以,发现里面的什么什么饭跟真功夫的差不多。不过分店太多感觉一般。倒是那个潮州鱼蛋很不错,强烈推荐,看到许多人排队肯定是人气美食了。发现对面还有许多店有n多人排队哦。回去的时候顺便还买了鸡蛋仔和大卡司奶茶,大卡司的东西很棒。剩下的时间就去广百逛逛,看看有没有新品打折,其他小铺子也没放过。逛到10点多直接打车回七天,明日要去长隆了,要早些休息!


Or this ..


1月28日 长隆一日游(长隆欢乐乐园+长隆大马戏)

2011年01月28日 (星期五)
今日的行程比较紧张,一大早晚起,还好买了早餐(肠粉加廷仔粥)。味道还不错,发现广州的小店东西也不错的。仍然地铁1号线换3号线,可惜1号线过了陈家祠就上来n多人,拥挤程度不亚于上海地铁,到了公园前更恐怖,车子出现了临时停车。好容易到了体育场西换3号线去番禺。3号线稍微好一些,整个地铁行程1小时就到了汉溪长隆站。按照攻略要求从E出口出来一眼就看到了免费巴士,也没等多久就开车了。路过了水上乐园,野生动物园,长隆酒店。其实来长隆是因为看了TVB的电视剧《人生马戏团》的缘故哈哈。

我们在长隆欢乐园正门下车寻找电子取票点。我从淘宝网定了欢乐世界+马戏的门票也就290块(原价都要180),还票很方便。我当初还以为马戏和欢乐世界分开来取票,没想到是一起的。否则就直接地铁出来步行3分钟从乐园南门进入。貌似天气预报说今天要下雨,我很担心怕一些游乐设施不开放,可实施却相反。入园的时候要出示你的门票,然后会给我们一个手环以便于晚上看马戏。这个手环大家一定要绑好不要弄坏哦。长隆乐园最棒的是三座过山车。我们一进去就找到了十环过山车,当时胆子很大就上去了。没想到转了几圈就头昏眼花,后来我仔细观察运行情况才知道要侧身绕n个圈圈,想到就头晕。这个刚结束我并不感觉怎样,马上去玩那个摩托过山车,这个要坐在类似摩托的车上,然后速度极快也是侧身翻转。当时系安全带的时候很担心怕绑不住掉下来^_^。原本还有一个嘉年华也有的游乐项目可惜维修中。两个结束还不够high继续挑战一个类似海盗船的小型项目,不过要两人互踩对面的按钮完成,这个还可以。可是那个疯狂老鼠让人太晕了,这个以前在世纪公园就玩过。不过这次的转速太快,而且天旋地转的,难怪这里称之为“天旋地转”,这个弄好我已经有些不行了。继续再玩一个嘉年华中玩过的上下跳动并做圆周运动的项目,这个转得我更加头晕,一下来就去找垃圾桶呕吐,都怪自己早饭吃了那个倒霉的肠粉,到也没太尴尬,提醒各位以后去游乐园一定少吃哦。接下来可想而知我不敢再继续玩恐怖的项目,转去玩水上项目。长隆有三个很出色的水上项目分别是激流勇进,超级水战和keusu丛林探险的项目。我先去丛林探险,当时工作人员建议我买雨衣我想都穿了哥伦比亚防水的冲锋衣问题不大。最后证明还ok了,因为就坐在一个圆形的漂流物上前进,中间就通过一个喷雾的地方会弄湿。可是第二个激流勇进就很不一般,形式和常规的一样但下落的时候激起的水花很大足以冲到边上观景亭的玻璃上。这次不敢怠慢买了雨衣,把自己包裹了很严实,坐在我边上的小朋友第二次来玩跟我说必须把腿也包好否则就会……时间也来不及了,最后激起的水花把我的裤子下面都弄湿,让我狼狈不堪。自从玩了这个以后第三个我就不敢再尝试了。稍微休息一下去看别的项目,那个跳楼机和大摆锤鉴于身体原因暂时不玩,大摆锤自从三年前在常州恐龙乐园连玩两次以后打死也不敢尝试了。于是去看最恐怖的垂直过山车,看得我那个发虚。因为列车要驶上80米的平台然后沿着轨道垂直下落,再翻滚再垂直下落进入地洞。另外那个下落之前还有数秒的停顿让人很紧张哦。整个过程并不复杂。我就怕如此高的高度和翻转,所以犹豫再三。索性去边上的家庭过山车再训练一下,这个适合一家三口旋转的幅度也很小,还放着范晓萱的《健康歌》很温馨吧!经过反复思想斗争还是上了垂直过山车,我的宗旨就是闭眼睛,但这招并不灵,有时候索性睁眼尖叫一下会好一些。果然下落的过程很爽,接近自由落体运动,然后我就不敢再看。反正记得下落了两次很快就结束了,不过这个过山车比前面的两个要舒服很多并没有什么侧翻大家可以考虑一下^_^。

中午在乐园内解决午餐,东西贼规点了什么鸡套餐。午餐后原本不想安排活动,可还是抵挡不住跳楼机的诱惑尝试了一下,感觉并不恐怖。大概2点左右我们赶往特级剧场看表演,这个号称好莱坞海陆空都有的演出非常劲爆如同在看美国大片哦,而且是本乐园强烈推荐的项目之一,大家一定要尝试。一般乐园的演出时间会每日更新在每个游乐项目入口处会友情提示,当然也有电子显示屏。说道长隆乐园其实服务做的还是很到位的,一进去就有乐队为游客演奏表示欢迎,还有小丑和卡通人物和你拍照,让人感觉很温馨。看完演出继续往U型滑板那里走,并没有直接尝试滑板而是先看4D电影。这个在世博会石油馆尝试过一次,不过这个《快乐的大脚》吸引了不仅是成人更多的是儿童,又出现了如同世博会蛇形的排队还好我们第一批就轮到了。电影内容很简单貌似截取了影片的片段,另外4D的效果还是很棒,不过我感觉自己并不适合尝试这个有时候太突然的变化让人恐惧。看完电影去U型滑板,这个貌似差点又让我呕吐,整个装置呈滑板形在轨道上左右摆动,同时乘客被的座位可以旋转,一开始就速度极快是我玩下来最不舒服的一个项目,不推荐。对面还有飓风转椅貌似和以前和平公园的差不多。一圈玩下来也就3点左右,由于是游客少几乎不用排队。顺便再溜达一圈去欢乐剧场看魔术表演,澳门的魔术师很给力哦,几个魔术我还没琢磨清楚。大概5点左右我们离园去长龙大马戏。

可能去了实在太早,直接把晚饭也省略了,目的只有一个抢位子。因为攻略上说最好的vip位子是要加价的,索性坐在vip左右的B或C区。等我进去的时候几乎没什么游客,想选靠近舞台的区域工作人员说只有在餐厅消费可以去或者等19:20有空位子可以进入。为了看欢乐巡游和马戏的整体效果我还是选择C区中部不过还是靠近VIP的,事实证明很明智哦。时间太早在外面逛了逛顺便办了会员卡,这个卡对于外地游客来说也没什么意思,倒是出去还要写好时间带好门票很复杂的^_^。当然我还差点溜达到后台,看到了他们饲养动物的笼舍只是不敢靠近,生怕碰到老虎狮子什么。等演出的时候继续看《刑警》,大概19:20左右小丑开始暖场,还有礼物送哦。之前我看过上海的《时空之旅》,不过相对来说我更喜欢长隆的演出。节目并不需要详述,只是谈谈几个亮点。演员表演很注重与观众互动,有的干脆就在第一排观众前面演出。还有个节目请了观众直接上去玩跳水很搞笑哦。其次穿场有心意,他们用盛装巡游的形式,不仅有演员还有动物,我就看到鹦鹉,大象,火烈鸟等。另外演员的出场很有特色,有的干脆从天而降,有的通过魔术变出来的。几个大型节目让人难忘,大跳板,空中飞人等,最可贵的是演出的时候为了追求效果灯光很暗,演员身穿有荧光的衣服,视觉效果极佳,居然还看到了王菲演唱会上出现的那种射灯。总之这个演出很值得一看哦!!唯一的缺憾是老虎出现了两次没有表演,演出的场地不是室内的,冬日的晚上很冷很冷哦。看完赶忙去找免费巴士搭乘地铁回长寿路,一路人也很多很多。

回到七天继续觅食,去吃了个双拼饭和及第粥,上网写东西,广州其实开始降温了,明日要回家了,又要回到湿冷的季节了。


For my planned visit in late November, I have ruled out going to 开平 which is an overnight trip .. but will do 长隆欢乐乐园+长隆大马戏

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线线路名称:肇庆鼎湖山 东门广场一天
所有出团日期 (因旺季价格和位置变化较快,以下信息仅供参考,具体以签订合同时为准。)

详细行程
第 1 天:
07:30广州天河正佳广场正门(北门)集中 / 07:50昌岗东路(地铁8号线晓港站A出口)集中(认“肇庆旅游直通车”黄色团旗)——肇庆鼎湖山(宝鼎园、庆云寺、飞水潭、品氧谷等)——午餐——裹蒸特产店——竹缘生态园——东门广场——广州正佳广场送团

指定地点集中出发,乘车前往素有“西江明珠”之称的历史文化名城——肇庆市(车程约1.5小时)。首先参观肇庆著名景点【鼎湖山】(游览时间约为2.5小时),鼎湖山是岭南四大名山之首,国家第一批AAAA级景区,被誉为“北回归线上的绿洲”,景区内有丰富的植物资源,负离子含量高达105600个/㎝³,是天然的大氧吧!鼎湖山内的景点众多,其中【宝鼎园】内有世界最大的九龙宝鼎及端溪龙王砚,还可以欣赏到各朝代的青铜鼎的复制品;【庆云寺】是岭南四大名刹之首,常年香火不断;再到落差达40多米的【飞水潭瀑布】,当年孙中山先生来鼎湖山游览曾在此畅泳;沿路还可以呼吸到大自然至纯的负离子,享受身心愉悦的旅程!午餐后接着到【裹蒸特产店】(参观约30分钟),参观肇庆特产 ——,免费品尝肇城裹蒸,了解肇庆的风俗习惯,并可自由选购满载而归。再到【竹缘生态园】(参观约40分钟),大家可以看到用竹子做成的产品,了解高科技与原生态的完美结合。最后到【七星岩东门广场】(参观时间约40分钟)湖光山色,尽收眼底,皎杯岩、东门桥、大大小小碧绿的山头如明珠搬镶嵌在湖面上,湖水也很清澈。远处绵延着北岭山脉,形成翠绿的背景,天空中飞鸟展翅高飞,一副山色湖光的美丽画卷!它还是一项还湖于民的惠民工程,包含了许多公共服务设施和项目,除了让市民游客陶醉于大自然赋予的山水美景外,还能健身休闲。游览完毕后,送团返回广州。
交通:空调旅游车  餐饮 : 午餐  住宿 : 无


and finally for your wife, the following map may be helpful ..

See what I mean .. the week would not be enough ..

HN
 
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Many thanks Bros for your kind inputs..

Bro Highnoon, paiseh I cant read chinese very well..haha.. Might ask my wife to read.. thanks.

Bro Shioks , thanks for your recommendation.. Will take note of that..

Btw, any hotels to recommend ?? Have booked for the trip to GZ @ Mar 19-Mar 26 by Tiger Airways..

And also , whats the best way to travel from GZ to Macau ?
 

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Many thanks Bros for your kind inputs..

Bro Highnoon, paiseh I cant read chinese very well..haha.. Might ask my wife to read.. thanks.

Bro Shioks , thanks for your recommendation.. Will take note of that..

Btw, any hotels to recommend ?? Have booked for the trip to GZ @ Mar 19-Mar 26 by Tiger Airways..

And also , whats the best way to travel from GZ to Macau ?

It really depends on your comfort level and budget of course..

First off your transportation question:

You have several options like flight and all but you can take the regular bus services. One is from guiangzhou's baiyun airport domestic arrival hall where buses to macau runs every 20 mins; another way is to make yr way to the 2 main bus stations in the city and buses also runs at regularly at half hourly to no more than one hourly basis; or one can take some selected buses that runs from the major city hotels like garden hotel etc.
On the bus route between zhuhai (across the border from macau) the journey to shenzhen is only about 2.5 hrs


Five Star power​

Royal Mediterranean Hotel
7 nights including taxes Superior S$875

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Guangzhou Baiyun Hotel
7 nights including taxes Single S$871

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Ramada Plaza Guangzhou
7 nights including taxes Double / Twin Deluxe S$736

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Economical but amazing facility​

Mei Yi Jia Apartment Guangzhou
7 nights including taxes Deluxe Double S$315

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Skyline Plaza Hotel Guangzhou
7 nights including taxes Superior Twin S$456

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President Hotel Guangzhou
7 nights including taxes Comfort Double Room S$587

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Dirt Cheap but very good​

Garden Business Hotel Guangzhou
7 nights including taxes Standard King Bed S$351

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Wah.. Bro Tiowher, many thanks for the hotels recommendations, will definitely check it out.. thanks thanks !

And thanks also for the travel advices, now I know is about 2.5hrs from GZ to Macau by bus.. Will note it down too.. thanks thanks..

Now I should plan whether straightaway go Macau after reaching GZ or stay in GZ first den travel to Macau.. Will discuss wif my wife about it..

First time traveling to China F&E , so hopefully everything goes smoothly...
 

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hmm, I think 2 days in GZ is good enough. Unless is all 3 days shopping :p

I will be flying over there on the 19/3 morning.. reaching there ard 11am I guess.. Do u recommend that I straightaway go to Macau from airport or staying in GZ first ?

From my own opinion, I was thinking straightaway travel to macau for 2 days den come back GZ all the way..

2 days in GZ gd enough ah ?? so boring meh that place ?? dun scare me leh.. I will be staying till 26/3..:s13::s13:
 

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I will be flying over there on the 19/3 morning.. reaching there ard 11am I guess.. Do u recommend that I straightaway go to Macau from airport or staying in GZ first ?

From my own opinion, I was thinking straightaway travel to macau for 2 days den come back GZ all the way..

2 days in GZ gd enough ah ?? so boring meh that place ?? dun scare me leh.. I will be staying till 26/3..:s13::s13:

By the time you get out if the airport it would be almost 1pm, and if you travel to 'Macau, it would be closer to 4pm . You still have to check in into hotel yet. . It then depends at what time the sun set, then you cannot visit the outdoor scenic places.

You can tour Guangzhou fr the day then head to Macau in the evening after dinner. That way your day is not wasted.

Most tour book recommend 5 days 4 nits for Guangzhou. That way they hit all the major attraction in Guangzhou. But did not really cover all ....

If you ae not interested in historical sites, and religious sites, then numbers of days can be drastically reduce.

There are multiple pedestrian mall in the city centers and other districts. And there shopping complexes that specialist in particular range of products. And then there is food. If you intent to hit the many well known old style tea house, you would need more than a few weeks.

When I spokebobwell travelled friend, they brush off saying th is nothing to see there, they did not dig deep enough. Guangzhou is the meeting places where all the going ears first arrive in China. That alone would result in sites that are worth Val days of exploration.
Guangzhou is also the birth place of modern china revolution. Hence an abundance of such sites as well.

Guangzhou is part of a Chinese empire stretching from the first emperor, so you can trace is history back to that time.

Canton expo site - that would put our export site to shame. Canton expo is well organized.

I hope to explore some of their shopping complex and see how it compare to that of Singapore.
Fact is Singapore shopping Complex is not as good as those in Bangkok asked on feedback from friends. And is not comparable to the etter one in Jakarta.

Hn
 

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one week guangzhou is ok

can do Chimelong resort. got very good zoo, theme ride, water theme park, crocodile show and best of all international circus show - need 2 days to do all

can do hot spa at the hot spring resort 2 hrs outside GZ - one day trip

many many shopping district - Beijing Lu, Shang xia jiu lu
one day each

many many wholesale centre - fashion clothing - baima wholesale
leather handbag - etc
 

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A good visit to Guangzhou can take a week. I visited Guangzhou over several trips and I can still find new things if I visit again. Here are some additional destinations around Guangzhou for your consideration.
1. Foshan- original and authentic Cantonese cultural centre. Wong Fei Hung & Ip Man Museum. Ancient kiln and pottery artisans, soups and dim sum
2. Kaiping- some way off, but check out the fortress homes
3. Zhaoqing- minority villages
4. Shunde- huge household products wholesale mall
 

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yoyo guys, I am back.. Getting excited now as in ard 2mths time, I will be travelling to Guangzhou for my honeymoon.. many thanks for all your inputs.. will definitely print out for reference.. hehe..

Maybe is time to book hotel liao.. Am I right ?

Objective of this trip: 1st: Shopping 2nd: Sightseeing

Thus most of the time I believe will be shopping instead. May I know which area of Guangzhou should I stay ?
As bro tiowher have recommend hotels, maybe I can just pick 1 from there depending on location.

Sorry to ask so much cos this is my first time there..so very very unfamiliar with that area..
 
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yoyo guys, I am back.. Getting excited now as in ard 2mths time, I will be travelling to Guangzhou for my honeymoon.. many thanks for all your inputs.. will definitely print out for reference.. hehe..

Maybe is time to book hotel liao.. Am I right ?

Objective of this trip: 1st: Shopping 2nd: Sightseeing

Thus most of the time I believe will be shopping instead. May I know which area of Guangzhou should I stay ?
As bro tiowher have recommend hotels, maybe I can just pick 1 from there depending on location.

Sorry to ask so much cos this is my first time there..so very very unfamiliar with that area..

weird choice for honeymoon destination
 

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Fine choice. Guangzhou has everything. Picturesque destinations can be found with a few hours' drive from the city, within the province.

I agree, may not be the posh posh trip, may be dirty and messy at times but .. you get really good destinations with nice views... the food is mindblowing ... try soups!!! Ducks! .....Goose....BBQ stuff... song song until jurong
 

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Wah bros.. u all make me even more excited leh..hahaha..

Hopefully nothing goes wrong..and everything goes smoothly... hahaa..

After CNY will really have to make all the notes,references compilation liao... Dun wanna wait go there still blur blur...haha...
 

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Excellent choice! Right smack in the middle of Shangxiajiu. You won't bother with the hotel's breakfast, with so many good choices on the streets outside.

Question: how much are the rates?
Confession: somehow I always found cause to visit its toilets for major business. Most recently, early in the morning on Valentine's Day this year.
 
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