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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Night cruising on the Pearl River to enjoy the fabulous lights is one of the must-do things in Guangzhou. You can pre-book the cruise ticket on-line easily and redeem it when you get to the dock. Please check your email for the redemption code message that is sent to you at noon on the sailing day, and gmail does not work in China, which you can redeem the cruise ticket from Blue Dolphin or Jinhang Cruise ticket office at Dashatou Wharf. You cannot redeem the ticket without the code message, and everyone MUST bring the passport. The default departure time is 7pm unless you required other departure. We could not refund you if you missed the cruise, please contact local operator if you have not yet received the redemption code before 5pm on the sailing date. The staff speak very limited English at the wharf and cruise.
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Cruise Ticket for top deck
Redemption code (send to your email on travel day)
Transportation to/from dock
Departure Point
Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Note: Redemption code will be sent to your email at noon on travel day, gmail does not work in China.
Spend about an hour on this lovely night cruise from Dashatou Wharf, on which you can view the night city scenery includes the bridges over the Pearl River, the old buildings by the river, and fantastic lights from the buildings, IFC, Canton Theater, Ersha Island, and Canton Tower etc. The cruise will come back the same dock.
The daily night cruise sails nearly every 30 minutes from 7pm to 9:30 pm, here is the procedure for the ticket booking:
• Book on-line, default departure is 7pm. (Referenced sailing time: 7PM, 7:30PM, 8PM, 8:30PM, 9PM, 9:30PM. Exactly departure time will be sent on the ticket redemption message.)
• All traveler MUST bring passport to board on the cruise. 30 minutes
Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China • IMPORTANT: The ticket redemption code message will be sent to your email at noon on the sailing day, which you can redeem with your passport from Blue Dolphin Cruise or Jinfang Cruise ticket office at the Dashatou Cruise Terminal. Please make sure your email is correct and can be achieved when you are in China. Please contact local operator if you did not receive the code before 5pm on travel day. You cannot redeem the ticket with the booking voucher, only the code message works.
• It is suggested to get to the dock 45 minutes before the sailing time to redeem the cruise ticket.
• Boarding gate and seat number of the top deck are printed on the ticket.
• Here is the dock address: Dashatou Wharf, 466 Yanjiang East Road Guangzhou.
• We could not re-arrange another ticket or refund you if you missed the cruise already.
30 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel for all travelers
Ticket redemption message will be received at noon on the sailing date
If you missed the cruise, we could not refund you
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
I went there with my family and my kids enjoyed. It’s a very nice view although is raining day. Very beautiful lighting effect.
Travelrat14366
19 Oct 2019
It is $17.90 USD to buy online here, but only 98 RMB, which is $14 USD to buy in person. It would be worth it if you don’t have to wait in line, but you still have to wait in the same line to pick up the actual ticket, so what’s the point?
Also the attitude of the Blue Dolphin staff at the ticket counter is horrible, there are 3 lines, no signs indicating which line is for what purpose, but the line on the right simply tell you to go to the other 2 lines after you waited in that line for 10 minutes, so you have to start wait again.
Don’t bother to download the “ticket” that TripAdvisor sent you, it’s useless as it is only demonstrated you paid TripAdvisor, but does not have the necessary number for the boat company, and the staff don’t read English.
Save the email with Chinese on it, that’s the only piece of paper they will accept to give you a real ticket. I witnessed another couple unable to get the real boarding ticket because they only had the TripAdvisor’s voucher.
The boat is large and has 3 decks. For $17.90 you get a juice box and a airline type bag of nuts.
If you paid the $79, you get a buffet, which is way over priced from what I can see. Definitely do not recommend that.
Soft Drinks and beers are relatively inexpensive and not al rip off, so that’s a plus.
Seats are numbered, so unless you can fill the table of 4, you will be sitting with strangers.
I see 6 or 7 other boats on the river at the same time, so I recommend you try the other ones and avoid this one for the simple reason that there is no benefit whatsoever to buy the ticket here online, and causes more confusion than just buy it at the counter.
This tour in
Southern China
is organized by
SilkRoadTrips
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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