China Tours & Trips

• In-depth Cultural
• Family
• Explorer
• Historical
• Christmas & New Year
• +3

Destinations

Kathmandu, Gyirong, Tingri, Shigatse, Lhasa+3 more

Age Range

5 to 85 year olds

Mountain

Everest Base Camp

Operated in

English, Chinese

Operator

Female Guide Holiday

• Sightseeing
• Family
• Christmas & New Year
• +1

It's been a great trip... Thanks to you. We've couldn't have asked for a better Guilin tour.

Destinations

Guilin, Longsheng, Yangshuo+1 more

Age Range

1 to 99 year olds

Country Region

Southern China, Guangxi+1 more

Operated in

English

Operator

Truly China Travel

• In-depth Cultural
• Family
• Explorer
• Christmas & New Year
• +2

As a couple surprised by an fantastic individual tour by three very articulate guides and proficient drivers around Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. Learnt not only about history but culture and language today. Felt very safe even when venturing out alone around cities without guides. Our only issue was we could not get internet to connect but that is going to be more us being technophobic. However so supported by guides that not required.

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai+1 more

Age Range

1 to 99 year olds

Operated in

English

Operator

TravelChinaGuide Tours This operator has good review ratings and responds to all enquiries

• In-depth Cultural
• Family

All the guides were very nice. To call this a no shopping tour is misleading. Several times we were put in shopping situations that were not mentioned in the description or were sprung on us in transit.

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai+3 more

Age Range

1 to 99 year olds

Country Region

Southern China, Guangxi+1 more

Operated in

English

Operator

TravelChinaGuide Tours This operator has good review ratings and responds to all enquiries

• Active
• Family

This is a great tour that packs a lot in. Time flies as you see so much although you won't spend long at many of the sites. My favourite bits of the itinerary were: - The Great Wall at Mutianyu (Beijing) we took the chair lift option which meant we could ride the toboggan back down. - Terracotta Warriors (Xian) half day - Li River Cruise (Guilin) - Huangpu River Cruise (Shanghai) which luckily turned into an evening cruise as we couldn't get on the earlier one. Those are the highlights but there are so many other things such as the Tang Dynasty Dancing and Dumpling Dinner and Summer Palace in Beijng and Reed Flute Caves in Guilin. In particular Guilin so picturesque and Shanghai so modern. We were lucky with our first two guides, Tina (Beijing) and Celine (Xian) who were both excellent. Autumn in Guilin and Mindy in Shanghai were good too. Autumn stayed with us to help us find and order food in the evenings so a couple of long shifts for her. Celine helped arrange a birthday cake for one of our younger travellers. Included meals were excellent. Full banquets usually in local restaurants but we really enjoyed the home cooked lunch as well. Food was plentyful. We even enjoyed the set meal box on the cruise. Hotels were generally of a good standard. Check-in at The Great Wall Hotel in Beijing was really slow though and trying to find a table for breakfast was difficult and located a fair distance away from where the restaurants are (need to get the subway to reach them) The hotel in Guilin was the worst one, the rooms being some distance away from the lift and lobby and small bathrooms. The hotel in Shanghai was excellent. It was nice touch that we got framed photo souvenirs of our trip from Beijing although I think both myself and my sister should have received one each as we paid for single supplements. Some feedback I'd give would be that they need to let us know about the optional night tours that are available on the website/ itinerary before we come out so that we can budget properly. There was a night visit for the Big Goose Pagoda in Xian with the musical fountain light show which we would have liked to have gone to didn't go to due to the weather. We found that the night cruise in Guilin was expensive as the premium we paid for the guide to buy the tickets and come onboard with us was excessive. We could have just walked to the ticket office and bought the tickets ourselves. The night tour of Shanghai was just as expensive but at least that included a coach to drive us around as well as the guide. Having said that, we could have used the subway and got around ourselves and because it started so late, we didn't see much. It is worth going up Jin Mao Tower. Overall, we had a great time on this trip and would recommend Travel China Guide.

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai+3 more

Age Range

1 to 99 year olds

Operated in

English

Operator

Agate Travel This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

• Explorer
• Christmas & New Year

Since we were traveling in an unpopular travel time, we had our own private tour guide. Our guide, Nancy, was also our driver for Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La. The whole itinerary was very good scheduled and not to packed, so we had time to stroll around the cities by ourselves as well. We were very happy overall and will definitely recommend this tour

Destinations

Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La+2 more

Age Range

up to 84 year olds

Country Region

Southern China, Western China, Yunnan+2 more

Operated in

English

Operator

Silk Road Trips

• In-depth Cultural
• Family

Would recommend to anyone looking to travel to China. TCT looked after us very well, collected from airports and stations without issues, helped us check in etc. The guides were excellent, and very helpful. The itinerary was well put together, fitted a lot in without being exhausting. Just a couple of hotels could have been better, would recommend to the company to use a different hotel in Beijing and Zgangjijie.

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Shanghai+2 more

Age Range

2 to 70 year olds

Operated in

English

Operator

Top China Travel

• In-depth Cultural
• Explorer
• Christmas & New Year
• +1

We were so fortunate to have Qin as our guide on this tour. She took us to so many places, that we would likely not have found on our own. I was particularly impressed by the fact she was able to order us the local delicacies of every place we visited - I have never eaten so much delicious food. Qin's hometown of Yangshuo was the highlight for me, as not only was it absolutely beautiful, but her personal connections with the city and it's people, made it an extra special experience. As a group, we concluded that the bike ride Qin took us on along the river, should be included in the cost, rather than as an additional activity, as it was truly one of the most breathtaking rides we'd ever been on. Qin was very accomodating, even organising a private bus on our day trip to the Terracotta Warriors, to ensure we would have the best experience by maximising our time there. Plus if we ever had any free time, she always had suggestions or recommendations of things we could do (in addition to what was listed). It is worth pointing out that the trip does include extensive travelling, both at night and during the day, and it would be worth including the approximate travel times for each trip for the purposes of transparency. While the trip says 12 days, the first and the last are not counted, and it would be fair to say we lost an additional two days with travelling. Given the amount of ground we covered, this is to be expected, but the details of this travel could be included more clearly in the trip summary (prior to attending the trip). Although it is covered in the notes received once you have booked the trip, it is certainly worth making note (perhaps like the fitness rating) that the trip, given China's air quality, may provided difficult for certain people, such as asthmatics, including myself. While I had medication with me which I was taking regularly, I still found the air pollution caused significant challenges and it was something I could not quite comprehend until having to breathe through it. Overall, a great trip, and one that I am glad I got to experience with the absolutely wonderful Qin as my guide.

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Yangshuo, Hong Kong+3 more

Age Range

18 to 35 year olds

Country Region

Great Wall of China

Operated in

English

Operator

Intrepid Travel This operator has the highest review ratings and fastest responses to enquiries

• In-depth Cultural
• Family
• Sightseeing
• +1

I love this trip so much! It is a lifetime experience I will never forget. The guide was very caring. I was a little dizzy on the first day. The guide constantly asked about my condition. He was also humorous and knowledgeable on Tibetan Buddhism and history. We learned a lot along the way. At EBC, we were so lucky to have good weather. When we look out from the window of the nomad tent, breathtaking! I see the starry sky! With the good arrangement and accompaniment, our trip has become more meaningful and wonderful. Thanks for everything. I highly recommend it to our friends.

Destinations

Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Namtso Lake+2 more

Age Range

2 to 80 year olds

Country Region

Western China, Tibet

Operated in

English

Operator

Great Tibet Tour

• In-depth Cultural
• Family
• Sightseeing
• Christmas & New Year
• +2

I traveled with my parents to Tibet for the first time. We all can only say great things by the tour guide given to us by this agency. We would recommend this agency to anyone traveling to Tibet. And our tour guide Lobsung was very special to us. He waited in the airport for us after our flight was delayed due to weather. We where all exhausted, I'm sure he must have been too, but he greeted us very kindly. He was extremely accomodating to us and was constantly there to help us with anything. He is an excellent tour guide!

Destinations

Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse+1 more

Age Range

2 to 80 year olds

Country Region

Western China, Tibet

Operated in

English

Operator

Great Tibet Tour

• Active
• Christmas & New Year
• +1

Destinations

Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Sa'gya County, Xegar+3 more

Age Range

up to 80 year olds

Physical Rating

Active

Country Region

Western China, Tibet

Operated in

English

Operator

Silk Road Trips

• Active
• Family

Destinations

Beijing, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Shanghai+2 more

Age Range

1 to 99 year olds

Operated in

English

Operator

Agate Travel This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries