VIP Chimelong: Private Safari & Breathtaking Circus Tour

I took this private tour as a solo female traveller with my 11-year-old child, and it was easily one of the best decisions of our Guangzhou trip. I highly recommend it. Like many earlier reviewers have said, having a guide truly saves a tremendous amount of time and makes the entire day far more efficient and enjoyable. A huge thank you to our guide, Damon, who was exceptional from start to finish. He arranged a private car for the safari portion, which I cannot recommend enough. It was so much better than taking the park tram — no queues, no rushing, and total freedom to go at our own pace. We could stop for as long as we liked at each enclosure to admire the animals, enjoy the scenery, and take photos. (The tram never stops, so this was a huge advantage.) After the car safari, we continued through the park on foot, and Damon guided us seamlessly through almost every major exhibit. No need to fiddle with maps, apps, or navigate the huge park on our own. Thanks to his deep familiarity with the layout, he managed to fit in six animal shows, including the float parade, while still covering nearly all the exhibits — all in under five hours and without needing an insanely early start to the day. This simply wouldn’t have been possible without him. We ended with the Chimelong Circus, which Damon pre-booked for us in advance (again, zero hassle). The show was absolutely spectacular — world-class acts that, in my opinion, were even more entertaining than Cirque du Soleil. (Do note that the performance uses animals, so if that goes against your personal principles, you may wish to skip it.) Overall, it was a fabulous, stress-free, and incredibly memorable day for both me and my child. If you’re travelling with kids — or if you simply want to maximise your time at Chimelong Safari Park — I cannot recommend booking this tour with Damon enough. He made everything smooth, efficient, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Amazing tour with Damon, he was amazing since minute 1, always with an amazing conversation, incredible stories of Guangzhou, very punctual, very helpful and patient since we had a 1 year old baby with us. Thanks!

Amazing experience and the best tour guide. Had such a great time thanks to Damon our tour guide. The tour was excellent and we all had the best time Thank you to Tripadvisor and Damon

It was a very beautiful sight — we are very satisfied with both the chosen location and the tour operator.👌 we will visit China again its really amazing

Very good service. Damon was perfect guide, very friendly and attantive with good knowledge and very good Communication skills.

We had the pleasure of taking a private tour with Damon and it was truly one of the highlights of our trip. From the moment we met, he was professional, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. He tailored the entire experience to our interests. The pace was perfect — relaxed, but thorough — and Damon made sure we were comfortable and engaged the entire time. Highly recommended!

Damon is a good and friendly tour guide.. he knows all the shortcuts and recommend us the best places to go. I will definitely engage his services if I am back again.

Was very nice taken a lot of photos the place was very clean and the tour guy was helpful looking forward to visit china again thanks Demen

The tour guide Damon of local tours was wonderful, he was attentive to all the details of the clients and always attentive to advise of the status of the services offered to our passengers.

Very good service of Damon of guanzhou local tours in viator, excellent communication with the Travellers. They were very accurate and the punctuality was awesome!