🏨 Private Full Day Tour to Kaiping Diaolou and Chikan Town, From Guangzhou Activity

Private Full Day Tour to Kaiping Diaolou and Chikan Town, From Guangzhou

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From $224.50

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Guangzhou, Guangzhou

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Visit Kaiping City to see the UNESCO World Heritage listed Diaolou fortified structures, enjoy visiting the private gardens and homes and explore the watchtowers and buildings in Zilicun Village. After lunch at a local restaurant visit the unique terraced houses along the Tan River at Chikan Ancient Town.

What's Included

Admission fees to Kaiping Dialou and Chikan Town

Chinese Lunch

Local English-speaking guide

Lunch

Round-trip private transfer from Guangzhou downtown hotel

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified

Gratuities

Personal consumption

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
CHILD: Age: 3 - 5
ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Regular temperature checks for staff
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Regular temperature checks for staff
Specialized infant seats are available
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

You will be met in the lobby of your Guangzhou hotel at 0800 by your private tour guide and driver. Relax in your air conditioned car as you leave the city for the 2 hour journey to Kaiping City.

The oldest of the villages still preserved in Kaiping City date back to the 14th century with the fortified diaolou dating back to the 16th century. These unique buildings were originally intended to protect the inhabitants from attacks by bandits, although later in the late 19th and early 20th centuries they became more decorative than defensive. The Kaiping Diaolou and Villages were all UNESCO World Heritage Listed in 2007 and there are still over 1,800 good examples of diaolou still remaining around the Kaiping region.

The diaolous are a mixture of Baroque, Romanesque, Islamic and Rococo styles, with very narrow windows and doors providing a good view of the surrounding countryside, each topped by a watchtower. Most are built of stone but some of concrete and although the buildings are very western looking from the outside, inside they are very traditionally Chinese. You will visit several of the diaolou clusters including one of the largest at Zilicun where there are three types of diaolou, those built by a number of families to provide communal protection, individual ones built by rich families and heavily fortified and tall watchtowers.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Chikan Building

After lunch at a local restaurant continue your journey to Chikan Ancient Town located on the Tan River, a tributary of the Pearl River. The town started to develop in the 13th century and originally during the Ming Dynasty it was where merchant ships from many countries would come to access the different cities in the region. Later with the development of roads the town became less important as a trading hub.

The impressive aspect of Chikan is the terraced arcades of buildings known as qilou in Chinese. Along the Tan River there are some fine examples of these still remaining from the early 20th century. The style and age of the Chikan buildings and their location on the waterfront has made it a favored location set for movie makers.

From Chikan return to your Guangzhou hotel where your tour ends.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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