Islands & Beaches Reachable Within 3 Hours from Guangzhou! Summer Vacation, Let’s Go!

01 Zhuhai - Qi'ao Island 📍 Location: Tangjiawan, Zhuhai ✨ Must-See Highlights: Century-old Baishi Street: Paved with silver paid as British military compensation, Lingnan old houses + Anti-British Memorial Hall Mangrove Secret Realm: Zhuhai’s largest wetland park, watch egrets, walk on wooden boardwalks Nine Bays and Eighteen Peaks: Pristine mountain and sea scenery, super healing island cycling 🚗 Transportation Guide: Drive from Guangzhou to Tangjiawan (2 hours) → Cross Qi'ao Bridge to enter Qi'ao Island 02 Zhuhai - Wai Lingding Island 📍 Location: Southeast of Xiangzhou, Zhuhai ✨ Must-See Highlights: Ore Lake: Tiffany blue lake surface with gray-white mineral walls, popular road for stunning aerial shots of misty sea Xiancha Peak: 311.8-meter main peak for cloud sea and sunrise views Lingding’s Three Treasures: Dog Claw Snail + General’s Hat + Sea Urchin, fresh seafood market with on-site cooking 🚢 Transportation Guide: High-speed train from Guangzhou South Station to Zhuhai Station (1 hour), then 1-hour direct boat Boat from Xiangzhou Port 70 minutes, from Shenzhen Shekou Port 60 minutes to Wai Lingding Island 03 Zhuhai - Guishan Island 📍 Location: Guishan Town, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai ✨ Must-See Highlights: Japanese-style Little Kamakura: Aimin Road S-shaped road + blue and white lighthouse, perfect for anime-style photos Glass Sea Secret Realm: Overlook the entire transparent sea at Beishan Reservoir, sapphire-like on sunny days Red Cultural Heritage: Guishan Ship Memorial Park’s reef boardwalk, stunning at sunset 🚗 Transportation Guide: From Guangzhou: High-speed train 1h to Zhuhai Station → taxi 30 minutes to Xiangzhou Port → 50-minute boat ride direct From Shenzhen: 60-minute boat from Shekou Port direct; peak season (May to October) 7 daily round trips between Xiangzhou and Guishan Island, 1 trip between Shenzhen Shekou and Guishan Island; off-season (November to April) 5 daily round trips between Xiangzhou and Guishan Island. Purchase island entry boat tickets via the “Guishan Island Scenic Area Tourism” WeChat public account. The island offers car rentals for island tours, shuttle buses between attractions, and bike rentals for exploring Guishan Island. 04 Jiangmen - Taishan Naqin Peninsula 📍 Location: Southern Beidou Town, Taishan City, Jiangmen ✨ Must-See Highlights: Geological Museum: Formed during the Jurassic period Strange Rock Clusters: Buddha Foot Rock, Spirit Rabbit Gazing at the Moon, and more 10+ Pictograph Rocks; explore 300-meter reef boardwalk at low tide to find ancient fossils Ecological Secret Realm: Watch Chinese white dolphins leap at the viewing platform at 6 AM; observe fiddler crabs’ “courtship dance” in mangrove wetlands 🚗 Transportation Guide: Drive: 3 hours from Guangzhou via Shenhai Expressway and Western Coastal Expressway High-speed train: Guangzhou South → Taishan Station → taxi 1.5 hours to Taishan Naqin Peninsula 05 Huizhou - Yanzhou Island 📍 Location: Huidong County, Huizhou City ✨ Must-See Highlights: Coastal Wonders: Sunset at Orange Sea under the windmill cluster on Yangwu Beach, perfect for time-lapse photography; from May to August, late-night glow wave watching at Heipaijiao Windmill Mountain Feast: 16 giant windmills at Guanyin Mountain, rent electric scooters to reach the top viewing platform Mangrove Ecology: Watch egrets hunting at 8 AM on the Baisha Wetland boardwalk, free telescopes to spot rare birds 🚗 Transportation Guide: Drive: 2.5 hours direct from Guangzhou/Shenzhen High-speed train: Guangzhou South → Huidong South Station → taxi (about 40 minutes) to Yanzhou Island Guanyin Mountain 06 Shantou - Nan'ao Island 📍 Location: Nan'ao County, Shantou City ✨ Must-See Highlights: Island road self-drive, passing Windmill Mountain + Rainbow Buoy at Qing'ao Bay "Oriental Hawaii," Tropic of Cancer landmark check-in at Sancong Cliff Lighthouse aerial shots, slow shutter sea views at Jin Yin Island reefs 🚗 Transportation Guide: High-speed train: Guangzhou South → Shantou Station (2.5 hours) → taxi (1 hour) Drive: About 5 hours from Guangzhou to Nan'ao Island Changshanwei Lighthouse | Image source: Internet 07 Yangjiang - Hailing Island 📍 Location: Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City ✨ Must-See Highlights: 16.5 km Silver Beach + cliff infinity pool, Beiluo secret reef cluster with Instagram-worthy vibes, Nanhai No.1 Museum to see Song Dynasty shipwreck, family-friendly Mawei Island sunset windmill cluster photo spots 🚢 Transportation Guide: High-speed train: Guangzhou South → Yangjiang Station (70 minutes) → taxi (40 minutes) Drive: About 3 hours from Guangzhou