I am already in a hotel for the fair. Do I have to move?

No, and the plan is built so you do not. Your samples, your work surface and your fair rate are already in that room, so we start day one by picking you up there or at the venue. Both nights stay where they are. That is also why the two nights are not in the base price: you already hold them. If you would rather we book the two extra nights for you, we can, as an add-on priced separately when you choose it.

Can you guarantee the factory visit on my date?

Not unilaterally, and here is exactly how it works. The factory sets its own visitor days, so we take your requested date to them and get it confirmed before we take your order, not after. If they cannot receive visitors that day, we do not sell that date and we come back with the days they can, so you choose from real dates rather than a promise. What you always keep either way: the full day is yours with the guide and the vehicle, and no order is taken on a date that is not confirmed.

What actually happens on day three?

A transfer, and nothing else in the price. Your driver takes you to Baiyun airport or Guangzhou South railway station with time to spare, without a guide on that leg. We know a two-day plan sold as three days would read better; we would rather write the line and let you decide. One morning item for that day is being sourced with its operator right now. It is not on sale, not in your quote and not promised, and it will be named here before it is ever sold.

Is Foshan a second city?

No. It is a 45-minute drive each way in your own vehicle, out in the morning and back the same evening, both of them inside Guangdong province. You sleep in Guangzhou both nights and no bag moves. Treat it as the same-city extension it is: the reason it is on the plan is that the morning tea, the temple and the lion dance sit there rather than in the city you spent the week in.

I entered China on visa-free transit for the fair. Does this plan fit?

Sometimes, and we check it before you pay rather than after. Two things decide it. First, the count covers your whole stay in China, the fair days included, not just our three days. The window runs from when your entry flight actually landed to when the flight that ends this plan takes off. Second, the first leg of your onward flight has to go to a third country or region, different from where you flew in from. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan count. If either one does not hold for your dates, we tell you before payment and we do not sell that date. There is no workaround, and we would rather lose the order than put you on the wrong side of an entry rule.

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You have been in Guangzhou a week already, all of it in a booth. So this plan asks you to arrive nowhere, unpack nothing and change no hotel. Day one gives the week's samples somewhere physical: three hours at a smart factory, then the riverside plaza and the towers the Greater Bay Area shows the world. Day two drives forty-five minutes into Foshan, where you eat for two hours before you look at anything, then sit down in a temple courtyard for the drums. Day three is a transfer and nothing else. Two working days, one bag that never moves, and by the drive home you'll notice the week has stopped being a list of suppliers.

— LyrikTrip travel designers

Every LyrikTrip journey begins with a conversation. Tell us which fair session you are attending, when you land and when you fly home. First reply within four hours; a clear price for your dates within one business day. On this route we also tell you plainly, before you are asked for anything, where the factory date and the third day stand.

Why you'll love this trip

The days after the fair. A riverside skyline, a Foshan temple courtyard, lion dancers and a teahouse table, with an English-speaking guide on both days.
Three days from a smart factory to a two-hour breakfast. Meet the city behind the fair.

Walk into the Aion smart factory the morning after the fair closes: three hours somewhere things are made, right after a week of looking at them on a stand.
Stand on the open plaza at Haixinsha with the river on one side and the Zhujiang New Town towers on the other: two hours on foot with your guide, at the end of the city the fair never shows you.
Sit down in the courtyard of the Foshan Ancestral Temple for the drums: 45 minutes of lion dance and martial arts, in the building complex that Foshan's fighting tradition actually belongs to.
Spend two hours over morning tea in Foshan before you look at a single thing: shrimp dumplings, siu mai, rice rolls and whatever the season's dim sum is, ordered in rounds for as long as you sit.
Ride out to Foshan and back with your guide in a private vehicle: about 45 minutes each way, both nights still in Guangzhou, no bag moved and no check-out to make.

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Arrivals

Guangzhou · Day 1 - Day 3

Day 1 · The morning after the fair

Nothing moves today except you. The week of samples finally gets somewhere to stand.

Pick up where the week left you Your driver and guide come to your fair venue or your hotel, so the day starts without a check-out, a taxi queue or a new address. The vehicle stays with you until the evening.

Aion smart factory About three hours on site, entry arranged by us. This is the item we confirm against the factory's own visitor calendar for your exact date before we take your order. What is inside is what the factory shows that day, and we would rather tell you that plainly than sell you a description we cannot stand behind.

Haixinsha and Zhujiang New Town Two hours on foot with your guide, across the open riverside plaza and up into the new town. Stand at the edge of the plaza with the water on one side and the towers closing the sky on the other: that is the fifteen seconds worth filming, and it is the same city that spent the week talking to you about unit prices. Walking it without a badge on, you'll notice how quiet a week of hall announcements has been in your head.

Evening Nothing is scheduled. Evenings on this plan stay yours, and dinner near your hotel is recommended and booked by your guide if you want it, on your account.

Day 2 · Foshan, and a breakfast that takes two hours

Forty-five minutes of road, and the week stops being about product. You eat first, then the drums. 45

Road to Foshan A Foshan day trip, about 45 minutes each way in your own vehicle. Same province, same afternoon, and you are back in Guangzhou for the night. The room stays booked and the bag stays where it is.

Cantonese morning tea Two hours at a long-established teahouse, mid-morning, before anything else on the day. Shrimp dumplings, siu mai, rice rolls and the season's dim sum arrive a few plates at a time. The pot keeps being refilled for as long as you sit. Morning tea here is how people socialize, not just how they eat, which is why the plan puts it first instead of squeezing it in. Somewhere in the second hour you'll notice the table has stopped talking about deliveries.

Foshan Ancestral Temple About two hours in a complex of old halls and courtyards tied to the town's religious tradition, its martial arts and the everyday life of the community around it. Your guide walks you through the decorative architecture and the displays; the courtyards are flat and there are places to sit.

Lion dance and martial arts performance 45 minutes, seated, in the temple. The drum starts before the lion does, and you feel it in the courtyard stone before you see anything move.

Day 3 · The way out

Today carries no arrangements but the drive. Your flight or your train decides the rest of it.

Departure transfer Your driver takes you to Baiyun airport or to Guangzhou South railway station, timed with room to spare. This leg is driver only, with no guide.

What today does not include No sightseeing sits in the price on the departure day, and we would rather write that line than pad the morning. One morning item is being sourced with its operator, is not on sale, and is not in your quote.

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What's Included

Private vehicleAir-conditioned private vehicle for all listed touring on days one and two, including fuel, road tolls and parking. Pickup at your fair venue or hotel on day one. Guangzhou to Foshan and back on day two. Drop-off at Baiyun airport or Guangzhou South railway station on day three. This route has no inter-city flight or rail leg, so no cabin class applies
GuideLicensed English-speaking guide for the full touring days one and two. Day three is a driver-only departure transfer with no guide.
Aion smart factory visitDay one, about 180 minutes, entry arranged by us. The visit date is confirmed with the factory before your order is taken
Haixinsha and Zhujiang New TownDay one, about 120 minutes. Guided walk through the open riverside plaza and the new town skyline. Public open space, no admission ticket applies
Foshan Ancestral Temple admissionDay two, about 120 minutes. Admission included
Lion dance and martial arts performanceDay two, at the Ancestral Temple, about 45 minutes. Seat included
One meal, Cantonese morning teaDay two, mid-morning in Foshan, about 120 minutes at a long-established teahouse. This is the only meal in the base price
InsuranceTravel accident insurance

Not Included

FlightsInternational flights and your flight home. Everything before day one sits outside this plan, including the fair-period hotel and arrangements
HotelThe two nights are not included in the base price. We can book them as an add-on, priced separately at the time you choose it.
BreakfastBreakfast is not included in the base price, as the nights are not
Other mealsEverything other than the day-two morning tea. Lunches and dinners are guide-recommended and guide-booked, on your account
Day three sightseeingThe departure day includes no sightseeing
VisasVisa fees and visa processing, for any guest who requires a Chinese visa
Single-room supplementNot applicable, since the base price holds no nights. If we book the extra nights, the room type and rate are stated in writing in that quote
PersonalGratuities and personal spending
Optional add-onsPriced separately at the time you choose them. Nothing optional is added into the base plan

Special Notes

A few things on this route follow someone else's calendar. Here they are, told straight.

Day three is a departure day with no included content — This plan comprises two full days of arrangements plus a transfer on the third. We state this before payment on every order, in these words.
The factory visit follows the factory's calendar — the factory sets its own visitor days. We confirm your requested date with them before your order is taken. If they cannot receive visitors that day, we do not sell that date, and we offer you the dates they can receive instead.
Departure dates follow the fair calendar — This plan only runs after the fair closes, so sellable departure dates are set from the officially published dates of the 140th Canton Fair. If those dates have not been published yet, or your date does not sit right after the closing day, we do not sell it.
Selling window — This plan is anchored to the autumn fair session, October and November 2026. December departures are not taken until a December session is confirmed in writing on our side.
Visa-free markets — UK, European and Canadian passports currently enter visa-free for stays days, and so do Australian and New Zealand ones. Per order we confirm that your entry date plus your fair days plus these 3 days all sit within 30 days. The current policy runs through December 31, 2026, so a departure on or before December 29, 2026 finishes inside the window; later departures are quoted only after the official renewal is announced.
US passports with a visa — if you hold a Chinese business or tourist visa, including a ten-year multiple-entry one, these three days simply count inside your permitted stay and no extra check applies.
US passports on visa-free transit — If you entered China on the 10-day visa-free transit policy, two checks are made on your order and both must pass. One, the window is counted from the actual landing time of your entry flight, and the departure flight that ends this plan must take off inside it: the whole China stay counts, fair days included. Two, the first leg of your onward flight must depart to a third country or region, different from where you flew in from. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan qualify. If either check fails, we say so before payment and do not sell the date. There is no workaround.
Stay area — Guangzhou and Foshan are both in Guangdong province, and the day-two round trip does not take you outside it.
A fourth day is a separate product — A Shenzhen day trip and a more in-depth Foshan day have been drafted as their own itineraries. Neither is included in this price, and neither is on sale.
The day-three morning item — it is being sourced with its operator and is not on sale. Three things have to close first: the operator's acceptance and price, the English-language interpretation, and a calendar check against your exact date. Until all three are closed and named in writing, it is never promised, never charged and never listed as a highlight.
Confirmation and changes — the confirmation-time commitment and the change and refund terms are being settled with our ground partners. Until they are settled, every quote states in writing the confirmation deadline and the change and refund conditions for that order, and no order is taken without them in writing.

Is Three Days Your Length?

More than three days?

The two touring days stand alone, and a fourth day has been drafted as its own itinerary rather than bolted on here. Tell us your preferred session and how many days it leaves you, and we plan from that number rather than from this page.

Good to Know

Group: Private, just your party. From 1 guest. No fixed maximum party size.
Pace: Two touring days and a departure transfer. One base city, two nights, no hotel change. Both touring days end early enough to leave the evening open
Effort: City walking and temple courtyards. The longest stretch on your feet is the factory visit on day one.
Ports: Starts and ends in Guangzhou. Pickup at your fair venue or hotel on day one; drop-off at Baiyun airport or Guangzhou South railway station on day three
Visas: UK, European and Canadian passports enter visa-free for days, and so do Australian and New Zealand ones. Checked order by order against your entry date and fair days. US passports are checked separately, one order at a time
Language: Licensed English-speaking guide on both touring days
Payment: From 1 guest. A 10% deposit (minimum $399) locks your dates. The balance is due 14 days before departure. "Or similar" never means a quiet downgrade
Season: Selling window October to December 2026, anchored to the autumn fair session in October and November. December departures are not taken until a December session is confirmed in writing

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