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Guiyang → Guangzhou

Highland to Coast: Guiyang to the Bay

Four days of high-speed rail from Guizhou's plateau to Shenzhen's coast, a border waterfall, and Cantonese heritage.

CityCoastRail journey
4 days · 11 stops
Highlights
  • Watch the sun set over Shenzhen Bay with Hong Kong's mountains across the water.
  • Ride a cliff-side capsule train 40m above the sea on Dapeng Peninsula.
  • Finish at Detian, Asia's largest border waterfall, meters away on a bamboo raft.
Day 1

Guiyang highlands to Shenzhen's coast

  1. Morning
    Jiaxiu Pavilion & Guiyang breakfastA Ming pavilion on the river, after a bowl of chang-wang noodles.Free park · tower ¥20
  2. Late morning
    HSR Guiyang → ShenzhenFour and a half hours through karst peaks into the Pearl River Delta.G2921 · ~¥475 · 4h33m
  3. Evening
    Shenzhen Bay sunset walkA 13km coastal promenade facing Hong Kong's silhouette at golden hour.Free · best 17:30–19:00
Day 2

Coastal cliffs, then Guangzhou heritage

  1. Morning
    Dapeng capsule trainA blue-white train on a C-shaped cliff track 40m above the sea.¥10 · 09:00–19:00
  2. Afternoon
    HSR Shenzhen → GuangzhouA 30-minute hop between China's two great southern cities.~¥75 · every 5–10 min
  3. Evening
    Shamian Island & Canton TowerColonial boulevards, then the 600m tower glowing over the Pearl River.Free riverside walk
Day 3

Borderland bound via Nanning

  1. Morning
    HSR Guangzhou → NanningThree hours west into Guangxi's karst and paddies.G2956 · ~¥230 · 3h
  2. Mid-day
    Zhongshan Road food streetLuosifen and laoyoufen on Nanning's most famous lane during the layover.¥15–60 pp
  3. Evening
    Chongzuo border townA laid-back town by the Zuojiang River, Guangxi-Vietnamese flavours at dusk.
Day 4

Detian waterfall finale, then back to Guangzhou

  1. Morning
    Detian Transnational WaterfallAsia's largest border waterfall, a bamboo raft brings you into the spray.¥80 + raft ¥80 · 3–4h
  2. Afternoon
    HSR back to GuangzhouTwo rail legs via Nanning close the loop by early evening.via Nanning · arr ~17:45

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