Nankai Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

A traditional multi-tiered building with ornate decorations and a red roof.
A stone bridge with a tunnel entrance, surrounded by trees with white-painted trunks.
A traditional Chinese building with red and green decorations, a modern building with a sign, and people walking in the foreground.
A narrow alleyway with brick walls, a red sign with Chinese characters, and a red fire extinguisher box.
A statue of a woman sitting on a chair with a pot and a man standing with a bucket.

Stay near popular Nankai attractions

Drum Tower

7.6/10 (33 reviews)
See the views from the top of this grand building, known for its elegant replications of architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Activities

Great Wall Mutianyu

Private Great Wall Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port

NZ$943
per adult
Private Great Wall Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port
Unlimited Flexible Tianjin City Highlights Tour from Beijing by Bullet Train

Unlimited Flexible Tianjin City Highlights Tour from Beijing by Bullet Train

NZ$789
per adult
Unlimited Flexible Tianjin City Highlights Tour from Beijing by Bullet Train
Tianjin

Private Tianjin City Highlight Day Tour

NZ$545
per adult
Private Tianjin City Highlight Day Tour
Private Tianjin Port Transfer: Between Beijing to Tianjin Port

Private Tianjin Port Transfer: Between Beijing to Tianjin Port

NZ$529
per adult
Private Tianjin Port Transfer: Between Beijing to Tianjin Port
2-Day Zhangjiajie Adventure:Avatar Mountains,Mt.Tianmen&skywalk

Day & Night Half-Day Tour | Furong Town+Fenghuang Ancient Town

NZ$152
per adult
Day & Night Half-Day Tour | Furong Town+Fenghuang Ancient Town
Picture 2 for Activity Tianjin: Dule Temple, Tianhou Temple & Tianjin Eye Tour

Tianjin: Dule Temple, Tianhou Temple & Tianjin Eye Tour

NZ$951
per traveller
Tianjin: Dule Temple, Tianhou Temple & Tianjin Eye Tour
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Our pick of the best Nankai Hotel Deals

Conrad Tianjin

Conrad Tianjin

5 out of 5
46 Tianta Road, Nankai District Tianjin Tianjin
The price is NZ$229 per night from 17 Aug to 18 Aug
NZ$229
17 Aug - 18 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Tianjin. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and 3 restaurants. Popular attractions Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall and Tianjin Water Park are ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (77 reviews)
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Reviewed on 5 Aug 2026

Conrad Tianjin
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tianjin Downtown by IHG

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tianjin Downtown by IHG

4 out of 5
No. 26 Changjiang Road Tianjin Hebei
The price is NZ$92 per night from 6 Sept to 7 Sept
NZ$92
6 Sept - 7 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Tianjin. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Drum Tower and Former Residence ...
9/10 Wonderful! (34 reviews)
"This is one of my best stays across the world, and the best in China. Just superb and at a great price. Large modern room, awesome view, a pool, polite staff, everything very nearby (although, yes, you need to walk a good ten minutes to line one’s Er Wei Road metro station), and yet you are in a ..."

Reviewed on 9 June 2026

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tianjin Downtown by IHG
Novotel Tianjin Drum Tower

Novotel Tianjin Drum Tower

2.5 out of 5
Chengxiang East Rd Tianjin
The price is NZ$148 per night from 1 Sept to 2 Sept
NZ$148
1 Sept - 2 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Tianjin. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Tianjin Guwu Market and Ancient Culture Street are ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (11 reviews)
"Very very convenient. Easy to find food. Within walking distance to the mall."

Reviewed on 28 July 2026

Novotel Tianjin Drum Tower
Ji Hotel

Ji Hotel

2 out of 5
Intersection Dongmen Inner St. & Chengxiang EastRd Tianjin TSN
The price is NZ$87 per night from 7 Sept to 8 Sept
NZ$87
7 Sept - 8 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Tianjin. Popular attractions Tianjin Guwu Market and Ancient Culture Street are located nearby.
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UC by Hyatt West Railway St Hotel

UC by Hyatt West Railway St Hotel

4 out of 5
Huanghe Avenue, Nankai District, 329-333 Tianjin
Stay at this hotel in Tianjin. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Drum Tower and Tianjin Guwu Market are located ...
9/10 Wonderful! (2 reviews)
"Near subway, very convenient even back to Beijing via train"

Reviewed on 18 Dec 2024

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UC by Hyatt West Railway St Hotel
Golden Ocean Hotel

Golden Ocean Hotel

2.5 out of 5
No. 338 Nanjing Road, Nankai District Tianjin Tianjin
Stay at this hotel in Tianjin. Enjoy free parking, 3 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges. Popular attractions Drum Tower and Zhongxin Park are located nearby.
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Golden Ocean Hotel
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Our guide on where to stay in Nankai

Find the best Nankai areas for the activities you enjoy most.
A cityscape with a large clock tower, modern skyscrapers, and a park with flowers.

Tianjin City Center

You might enjoy the historical sites while in Tianjin City Center. Binjiang Avenue Shopping Street is a notable sight, and you can get around town at Jinwan'guangchang Station or Hepinglu Station to see more of the city.

Beichen Qu

While you're in Beichen Qu, take in top sights like Tianjin Museum and jump on the metro at Danhebeidao Station to see more of the city.

Aerial photography of the skyline of cities along the Haihe River in Tianjin Binhai New Area, China

Dongli

Dongli is a destination travellers like for its restaurants, and you might hop aboard the metro at Binhaiguojijichang Station or Minhangdaxue Station to explore sights like Happy Valley Tianjin.

A building covered in blue and white porcelain tiles with a sign that says "China."
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Heping

You might enjoy the historical sites while in Heping. Binjiang Avenue Shopping Street is a notable sight, and you can get around town at Yingkoudao Station or Hepinglu Station to see more of the city.

Aerial telephoto view of the skyline of Tianjin Eye Ferris Wheel on the Haihe River in Tianjin, China

Hexi

The restaurants and museums are just a few things visitors like about Hexi. Tianjin Radio and Television Tower and Tianjin Youth Activity Center are worthwhile spots to check out, and you can hop on the metro at Leyuandao Station or Southwest Tower Subway Station to get around the larger area.

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