CHINA 5A TRAVEL
Chimelong rewards a plan: each park is a full day on its own, and show times anchor the schedule. These notes blend official guidance with travelers' on-the-ground experience.
Suggested Itinerary
- Two days — The Classic Family Resort
Day 1 the Safari Park from open — pandas, safari train, sky cable car — then the International Circus after dark; Day 2 Chimelong Paradise, or the Water Park in summer, with the Birds Park's free-flight show to finish. - One day — Thrill Seeker's Circuit
Open Chimelong Paradise and stack the Motorbike Launch and Vertical Drop before queues build, ride the family zones at noon, then re-ride into the evening — or cool off next door at the summer Water Park. - One relaxed day — Safari Essentials
In at the north gate by Swan Lake, safari train through the reserves, cable car to the African savanna, then walk Panda Land, Koala Garden, White Tiger Hill and Giraffe Square — the 16:00 parade as your farewell.
What to See
Panda Land
The Safari Park's heart: giant pandas — including the world-famous triplets — sprawled across a leafy hillside habitat.
Drive-Through Reserves
Australian forest, Asian desert and East African savanna by safari train or your own car — zebras, giraffes, rhinos and lions at window height.
Sky Cable Car
Herds crossing beneath your feet — the Swan Lake to African-savanna line is the scenic one, and lines thin after mid-afternoon.
Koala Garden & White Tiger Hill
The largest koala colony outside Australia, then white tigers that swim and climb — with a tiger-diving show.
Paradise's Coaster Lineup
The Motorbike Launch and a Vertical Drop fresh from its 2025 upgrade headline the hill, with six new rides from the same year — balanced by carousels and family zones.
Hundred Birds Song of Flight
The Birds Park's free-flight signature — cranes and waterbirds in choreographed open sky, framed by flamingo lakes and boardwalks.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
In-Park Food Streets
Every park has snack kiosks and themed restaurants — handy fuel between pandas and coasters, at theme-park prices.
Guangzhou Dim Sum
A quick metro hop brings the full yum-cha ritual — shrimp dumplings, rice rolls, barbecue buns — in the city that invented it.
Roast Goose
Crisp-skinned and lacquered, the Cantonese classic — and Panyu is one of Guangzhou's best-eating districts to hunt it.
Slow Soups & Sweet Finales
Double-boiled Cantonese soups for dinner, then double-skin milk or mango desserts to finish — how Guangzhou ends an evening.
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