Private Guiyang Day Tour: Qingyan Ancient Town & Qianling Park

Ancient stone town, mountain monkeys, and a market full of local life

This private 8-hour day tour in Guiyang takes you from your hotel through Qianling Mountain Park to the 600-year-old Qingyan Ancient Town, where you explore temples, churches and old stone houses, then returns you to the city's largest Flowers and Birds Market. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a private guide in English or Chinese, and a local lunch. You can add dinner and an evening show at checkout.

The experience

Your guide and driver meet you at your hotel at 8:30 AM and head first to Qianling Mountain Park, where the morning brings locals doing Tai Chi, singing, dancing and playing cards. You'll watch people feeding wild monkeys in the mountain: a quiet spot to see how the community moves through the day. From there, the drive up to Qingyan Ancient Town takes about an hour.

Qingyan is a 600-year-old town of stone houses, temples, churches and shops built into the hillside. You'll have lunch at a local restaurant with dishes like pot-stewed trotter, oily spicy chicken and Qingyan tofu: the kind of food the town is known for. In the afternoon, you explore on foot: Taoist and Buddhist temples, a Christian church, the former home of a top scholar from the 1880s, and the option to walk the 3-kilometer city wall if you have the energy and time.

After Qingyan, your guide drives you back to downtown Guiyang to visit the Flowers and Birds Market, the largest of its kind in the city. You'll see locals buying and selling pets, plants, handcrafts and other goods: a working market, not a tourist stop. The tour ends with a return to your hotel.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private vehicle and professional guide in English or Chinese.
• Guiyang-style lunch at a local restaurant in Qingyan Ancient Town.

Options for this experience

2 options

Tour with LunchGuide in English or Chinese · 08:30Lunch is included in your tour, and pickup is included

Tour includes lunch and dinnerGuide in English or Chinese · 08:30Alongside the standard day tour package, you will enjoy a Miao minority-style dinner and a Miao music show in the evening, and pickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

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 08:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Moderate physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Discovery Tours to Guizhou Province of China

Is this one for you?The fixed 8-hour schedule and private vehicle mean you move at a steady pace through four different parts of the city without waiting for a group or managing your own transport: ideal if you're new to Guiyang and want to see both the mountain and the old town in a single day.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Chinese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What is Qingyan Ancient Town like when you walk through it?

Qingyan is a 600-year-old town built of stone houses on a hillside, with narrow streets, temples, churches, shops and restaurants. You'll see Taoist and Buddhist temples, a Christian church, and the preserved home of a scholar from the 1880s. The town is still lived in and visited by locals, not a museum.

Will I see the wild monkeys at Qianling Mountain Park?

Yes. At Qianling Mountain Park in the morning, you'll watch locals feeding wild monkeys in the mountain. It's part of the park's morning scene along with people doing Tai Chi, singing and playing cards.

What kind of lunch is included in this tour?

A Guiyang-style lunch at a local restaurant in Qingyan Ancient Town, with dishes such as pot-stewed trotter, oily spicy chicken and Qingyan tofu, plus other local specialties.

Can I add dinner and an evening show to this tour?

Yes. At checkout, you can upgrade to the option that includes dinner and an evening show if you want to extend the day.

What is the Flowers and Birds Market?

It's the largest market of its kind in Guiyang, where locals buy and sell pets, plants, handcrafts and other goods. You'll visit it in the late afternoon on your way back to the city center.

Does the tour include the option to walk the city wall at Qingyan?

Yes. After exploring the temples and historic sites in Qingyan Ancient Town, you can choose to climb the 3-kilometer city wall if you have time and energy.