Shenzhen in a Day: Culture and Future Tech Tour

Ancient walls and drone test-flights in one Shenzhen day

A private guided tour of Shenzhen that splits the day between the city's deep past and its cutting-edge future. Start at Lianhuashan Park for panoramic views and the story of how a fishing village became a tech hub, then walk Nantou Ancient Town's 1,700-year-old streets. After lunch, step into the world's largest DJI store to test-fly drones, ride in a voice-controlled electric car, and finish at Talent Park where you can order drone delivery, hail a driverless taxi, try AI glasses, and wear an exoskeleton. Pickup and drop-off included. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Shenzhen's culture and future tech

• Climb Lianhuashan Park hill
• Visit Deng Xiaoping bronze statue
• Explore Nantou Ancient Town
• Test-fly drones at DJI flagship store
• Experience China's advanced electric car
• Try driverless taxi and drone delivery
• Use AI glasses and exoskeleton
• Play with 3D-printed basketball

The experience

You're picked up from your hotel and driven to Lianhuashan Park, where a 108-meter climb puts you face-to-face with a bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping: the architect of Shenzhen's transformation from border town to 5G metropolis. From the summit, the 360-degree view shows the city's real scale: drone-light highways, rooftop solar farms, skyscrapers networked to satellites. Your guide walks you through how this happened in four decades, then you descend to Nantou Ancient Town, where the city's other story unfolds.

Nantou's streets have held their shape for nearly 1,700 years. You walk past ancestral temples, old city walls, and traditional residences: the political and military heart of the coastal region centuries ago. Today creative studios and design shops sit alongside the historic core, and your guide points out how locals still move through both layers at once. This is the morning half: roots, continuity, the long view.

After lunch (on your own), you transfer to OCT Harbour by driverless car. A first taste of what comes next. Inside the world's largest DJI flagship store, you test-fly the latest drones. Then you step into China's most advanced electric vehicle and control it with voice commands alone. The final stop is Talent Park, Shenzhen's living laboratory: you can order drone delivery, hail a driverless taxi from the dispatch center, try AI glasses, wear an exoskeleton, watch robot baristas, and interact with 3D-printed objects. The afternoon is hands-on, future-facing, a glimpse of what the city is building now.

What’s included

• Pickup and drop-off from your hotel.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• live guide in your chosen language.
• entry to all four stops (Lianhuashan Park, Nantou Ancient Town, OCT Harbour, Talent Park).
• drone test-flight at the DJI store.
• voice-controlled electric car experience.
• driverless taxi transfer between stops.
• access to Talent Park's interactive tech (AI glasses, exoskeleton, drone delivery dispatch, 3D-printed items).

Options for this experience

3 options

Culture-focused half-day tour by taxiGuide in English, Chinese or Cantonese · 10 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 16:00Duration: 3 hours. Premium ride-hailing car arranged between stops, giving more flexibility for one-way transfers. Pickup is included.

1 Day-Culture+Tech, TaxiGuide in English, Chinese or Cantonese · 09:00, 09:30, 10:00 and 10:30Duration: 7 hours. Premium ride-hailing car arranged between stops, giving more flexibility for one-way transfers. Includes pickup.

1 Day-Culture+Tech, PrivateCarGuide in English, Chinese or Cantonese · 09:00, 09:30, 10:00 and 10:30Duration: 7 hours. Premium private car that stays with you for the entire tour, giving greater privacy, consistency, and room for personal belongings. 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 day10 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 16:00

AgesUp to age 75

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Cantonese and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Hang out in Guangdong with Nat (Shenzhen, Hongkong, Guangzhou..)

Is this one for you?Book the full-day option if you want to see both sides of Shenzhen (the 1,700-year-old streets and the cutting-edge tech labs) in one outing. The half-day culture tour works if you have only a morning or early afternoon free and want to focus on Shenzhen's history and skyline views. Choose the private car option if you're traveling with a group and want dedicated transport. The taxi option is more economical for solo travelers or pairs.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Chinese and Cantonese.

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 actual difference between the half-day culture tour and the full-day version?

The half-day option covers Lianhuashan Park and Nantou Ancient Town only, ending by early afternoon. The full-day tour adds OCT Harbour (DJI drones and voice-controlled EV) and Talent Park (driverless taxi, drone delivery, AI glasses, exoskeleton) in the afternoon, so you see both the city's 1,700-year history and its current tech frontier.

Do I need to book lunch separately, or is it included?

Lunch is not included in the tour price, so you'll choose where and what to eat during the break between Nantou Ancient Town and OCT Harbour. Your guide can recommend spots nearby.

Can I actually test-fly a drone at the DJI store, or just look at them?

You test-fly drones inside the world's largest DJI flagship store as part of the tour. You also get to control the voice-activated electric car at OCT Harbour and interact with the tech at Talent Park (AI glasses, exoskeleton, 3D-printed items), so the afternoon is hands-on, not observation only.

How does the driverless car transfer between stops actually work?

After lunch, you're transferred from Nantou Ancient Town to OCT Harbour by driverless taxi: a real autonomous vehicle, not a simulation. It's part of the tour experience and shows how the technology works in practice before you explore it further at Talent Park.

Is this tour physically demanding, or can anyone do it?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. The main climb is the 108-meter hill at Lianhuashan Park. The rest is walking through town streets and standing in shops and parks. Bottled water is provided throughout the day.