1 Day Shenzhen High-tech Tour

At the agreed-upon time, around 9:00 a.m., your private guide and driver will greet you at your self-booked hotel and then accompany you to explore Shenzhen’s high-tech sites. Shenzhen is a pivotal engine of China’s technological innovation, having transformed from “World Factory” to “China’s Silicon Valley” over four decades.

First, let’s dive into Huaqiang North Museum, aka HQB Museum, a futuristic, immersive space where you can trace the remarkable growth of the iconic Huaqiang North electronics district through the stories of striving entrepreneurs. Upon entering, you’ll be drawn to a neon-lit circuit-board wall and an inverted sand table of the area. In the Dream of Development Hall, the brick-like mobile phones and classic 1980s radios with twin round speakers may evoke memories of a bygone era. Step into the Dream of Entrepreneurship Hall, and act as an electronics vendor behind a 1:1 counter replica to experience how early merchants here made their first bucket of gold. For more fun interactive activities, visit the Dream of Innovation Hall to send messages in Morse code and put on VR goggles to experience the market’s prosperity in the 1990s.
► Note: The museum is closed on Mondays.

We’ll then explore the nearby legendary Huaqiang North Electronics Market Street, globally known as China’s Premier Electronics Street, home to 22 specialized electronics bazaars supplying more than 1,000,000 types of components. Marvel at the unparalleled production efficiency here: morning design, afternoon prototyping, next-day mass production, and overseas delivery within a week.  Take that tiny smart ring you might notice, whose built-in sensors monitor your sleep quality, physical activity, and heart rate - it may have been just a conceptual sketch yesterday, but today it’s right in your hands. 

Next, let’s head to Gangxia North Station, arguably China’s most futuristic  metro station, where you can see both throngs of hustling commuters and leisurely tourists snapping photos. In its atrium, known as the “Shenzhen Eye”, a fully transparent glass tunnels stretch above the tracks. As metro trains speed by, their fleeting light and shadow effects will make you feel as if you’ve stepped into a sci-fi film location.Afterward, head over to Happy Coast to explore the flagship stores of DJI and Huawei, two global tech pioneers that both originated right here in Shenzhen. First, step into the DJI Flagship Store. As a world-leading drone brand, DJI is behind the countless stunning aerial videos you often see from your favorite vloggers. Roam its gray-and-white minimalist exhibition area and browse a rich array of drones for hobbyists and professionals. If you have never flown a drone before, seize the chance to give it a go and learn basic skills like takeoff, hovering, and rotation. Throughout the store, interactive screens are available to help you easily understand flight principles and camera techniques. Just a short walk away stands the Huawei Intelligent Life Hall. Originally famous for its smartphones, Huawei has become an undisputed powerhouse in the global 5G arena. Within this hall, the brand feels less like a tech giant and more like an all-round smart housekeeper of the future. With a massive glass curtain wall, the space tactfully uses island-style staircases to transform standalone displays of smartphones, televisions, and electric cars into immersive lifestyle scenarios. Notice the compact AI sensor hidden in a living room corner -it is capable of “perceiving” every move you make. When you rise from bed at night, it softly switches on your night lamp; and if your elderly parents accidentally fall, it sends you real-time alerts.

★ Featured Highlight: Ride the Driverless Metro

To spice up your trip, we’ve included a driverless metro experience for you. Surprisingly, the metro runs entirely on autopilot with high accuracy, and even doubles as its own “doctor”, diagnosing and fixing technical glitches. If you’d like to enjoy a blockbuster-like tunnel journey, it’s advisable to stay in the first or last carriage with wide windows. Throughout the whole journey, it accelerates and brakes smoothly, aligns perfectly with the platform screen doors, and runs so quietly and steadily that you’ll barely feel any jerks.Later, your guide will invite you to a BYD 4S store, another successful brand born and grown in Shenzhen, to get a glimpse of the cutting-edge technology and flagship products of this world-leading electric vehicle maker. As the earliest Chinese EV brand to go global, BYD has exported its passenger and commercial vehicles to over 70 countries worldwide, including the UK, Italy, Portugal, and the US. Especially in the US, its pure electric buses have even captured an 80% share of the local market. Now, take your chance to experience up close how Chinese innovation is shaping the next era of sustainable transportation.

★ Soar above the City at Ping An Finance Center

Let’s round off our visit at the 599-meter (1,965-foot) Ping An Finance Center, the fourth-tallest building in the world, soaring skyward with sleek, powerful contours. Hop on the high-speed elevator for a thrilling 55-second ascent to the 116th floor, where a sweeping 360-degree city vista unfolds before you through panoramic glass: skyscrapers scatter neatly like building blocks, while flowing traffic appears as the rhythmic pulse of urban life. From afar, shimmering bay waters are framed by lush greenery.

At last, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel. Thank you for traveling with us! For more highlights in Shenzhen, like  the Nantou Ancient Town and Dafen Oil Painting Village, feel free to contact us for a tailor-made itinerary!