Chongqing private walking tour: Spanish or English guide

Ride monorails threading skyscrapers and dive into Chongqing’s dizzying mountain maze

A private walking tour of Chongqing led by a live guide in Spanish or English, visiting the Liberation Monument, Chaotianmen gateway, Hongya Cave cliff complex, Huguang Guild Hall and the Three Gorges Museum over eight hours with pickup, metro tickets and museum entry included. Food and drink are not included. You choose your language at checkout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Chongqing's iconic landmarks

• Visit Liberation Monument
• Explore Chaotianmen gateway
• Tour Raffles City complex and Skywalk
• Walk through Hongya Cave
• Visit Huguang Guild Hall
• Explore China Three Gorges Museum
• See Liziba Station train through building

The experience

Chongqing's layout defies most cities: monorails slice through skyscrapers, multi-level overpasses stack overhead, and the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers cut through valleys so deep the downtown sits at the bottom of a 3D maze. Your guide meets you for pickup and walks you through the Liberation Monument, originally built in 1945 as a victory memorial and renamed in 1950 to mark the Communist liberation. From there you move to Chaotianmen, the symbolic gateway where the two rivers converge, for centuries the primary dock for imperial officials and merchants, now ringed by futuristic towers designed by architect Moshe Safdie that resemble sailing ships.

The Chaotian Sails complex itself is a stop: eight towers up to 350 meters tall, with a 300-meter-long glass Crystal Skywalk suspended 250 meters above the river, linking four towers and offering bird's-eye views of the confluence. You'll walk through over 30,000 square meters of rooftop gardens and riverside promenades. Then comes Liziba Station, the globally famous engineering oddity where trains on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 pass seamlessly through the 6th to 8th floors of a 19-story residential building: the surreal centerpiece of what locals call the "8D Magic City."

The afternoon takes you to Hongya Cave, an 11-story stilt-building complex perched on a cliff above the Jialing River, blending ancient Bayu architecture with modern shops and restaurants. From there you descend to the Huguang Guild Hall on the Yangtze's banks, China's largest and best-preserved Qing-dynasty regional guildhall complex, built between 1751 and 1759 during the "Fill Sichuan" migration wave. The final stop is the Three Gorges Museum, one of China's largest thematic museums, housing over 180,000 artifacts including ancient bronzes, Han Dynasty sculptures and wartime relics spanning Chongqing's 3,000-year history. Museum and guild hall entry fees are included; metro tickets during the tour are included; food and drink are not.

What’s included

• Pickup and dropoff from your hotel (if selected at checkout).
• live guide in Spanish or English.
• entrance fees to Huguang Guild Hall and the Three Gorges Museum.
• metro tickets during the tour.

Options for this experience

2 options

English guided09:00Pickup is included

Spanish Guided09:00Pickup is included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by 71Asia Tours

Is this one for you?Choose the Spanish-guided option if that's your language, or English if you prefer. The guide's live narration is what transforms the stops from sightseeing into understanding: how the rivers shaped the city, why the guild hall mattered to migrants, what the 8D layout actually means for how Chongqing works.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Chinese.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's the deal with the train station inside a building?

Liziba Station on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 passes through the 6th to 8th floors of a 19-story residential-commercial building at street level, a feat of engineering that opened in 2005 and has become a symbol of Chongqing's surreal urban landscape.

What's Hongya Cave actually like to walk through?

Hongya Cave is an 11-story stilt-building complex built into a cliff overlooking the Jialing River, mixing ancient Bayu architecture with modern shops, restaurants and galleries. It's become a top tourist destination often compared to the fantastical world of Spirited Away.

Does the tour include lunch or snacks?

Food and drink are not included, so you'll choose where and when to eat during the eight hours. The tour passes through areas with restaurants and cafes.

Is pickup from my hotel included?

Yes, pickup and dropoff are included if you choose that option at checkout. Public transportation options are also available nearby if you prefer to meet the guide at a central location.