Our unique China small group tours are put together by the tour design experts at ChinaTours.com.
What makes our China small group tours different? It’s our commitment to making your travel experience memorable and enjoyable. China is a big and bustling place and it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people, so when you travel with us on one of our small group tours we do everything we can to create a personalized and unique experience.
Our China small group tours are limited to a maximum of 12 people. Forget uncomfortable, crowded buses and scheduled shopping stops. Instead, enjoy relaxed sightseeing timetables, ample time for exploring a wide choice of optional experiences, curated shopping, dining and the opportunity to see and experience real China.
Looking for a China small group tour with a difference? Here’s what you’ll find when you travel with ChinaTours.com:
Limited passenger numbers (maximum of 12 per tour)
Scheduled departure and arrival dates
Guaranteed departure even if there’s only one passenger
Superior and luxury hotel accommodation choices
Flexibility around meals (enjoy a hotel breakfast and choose your own lunch and dinner)
Relaxed travel times (no early starts)
Domestic flights and land transfers included
Exceptional bilingual speaking guides who will introduce you to the culture, history, and food of every destination you visit.
ChinaTours.com’s competitive pricing for small group tours make them excellent value for people who want to stay longer, make beautiful travel memories, and experience more of the real China.
We know every part of China and the best way to experience it. Why spend hours searching the myriad of confusing China small group tour options if you’ve never visited China? We’ve already done the hard work with our best small group tours to China. With an established and loyal network of long term local bilingual guides, accommodation providers, and service operators, we expect from them what you expect from us – a trusted travel partner committed to delivering the best.
China small group tours are better
Our China small group tours are designed for the best traveler experience. That’s why our tours have limited passenger numbers. With a maximum of 12 travelers per tour, there’s no ‘herding’ off and on overcrowded buses, just relaxed and easy travel with local bilingual guides and drivers who care.
Flexibility: the secret to success of our China small group tours
While our small group tours have scheduled departure and arrival dates, we’ve built in maximum flexibility to create a memorable experience. Offering the choice of superior and luxury hotel accommodation options and flexibility around meals so you can experience the diverse local cuisine for lunch and dinner, our best China tours make for beautiful travel memories.
Travelers can enjoy even greater flexibility on their small group tour by adding on visits to other China destinations not included in the tour or by booking a custom tour with us. Interested? Just get in touch and one of our friendly China travel consultants at Chinatours.com will help create the ideal tour for you.
What else is great about our best small group tours to China?
Looking for a China small group tour with a difference? Here’s what you’ll experience when you travel with ChinaTours.com:
Guaranteed departure even if there’s only one traveler
Relaxed travel times (no early starts) so you arrive ready for adventure at every destination
Domestic flights and land transfers included
Exceptional bilingual speaking guides who will introduce you to the culture, history, and food of every destination you visit.
Our China small group tours are limited to a maximum of 12 people. Forget uncomfortable, crowded buses and scheduled commission-based shopping stops. Instead, enjoy relaxed sightseeing timetables, ample time for exploring, and the opportunity to see and experience real China.
China Small Group Tours 2026/2027
6 Days China Ancient Capitals - A Tale of Two Cities
Destination
BeijingXi’an
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
6 Days China Ancient Capitals - A Tale of Two Cities
8 Days Golden Ring of China
Destination
BeijingXi’anShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
8 Days Golden Ring of China
11 Days Beauty of China
Destination
BeijingXi’anGuilinShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
11 Days Beauty of China
12 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze
Destination
BeijingXi’anChongqingYangtze RiverShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
12 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze
13 Days China Wonders & Pandas
Destination
BeijingXi’anChengduGuilinShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
13 Days China Wonders & Pandas
13 Days Grand China with Panda
Destination
BeijingXi’anChengduYangtze RiverShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
13 Days Grand China with Panda
10 Days Essence of China and Magical Avatar Mountain Tour
Destination
BeijingXi’anZhangjiajieShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
10 Days Essence of China and Magical Avatar Mountain Tour
10 Days Golden Ring of China with Hong Kong
Destination
BeijingXi’anShanghaiHong Kong
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
10 Days Golden Ring of China with Hong Kong
10 Days Best of China with Pingyao Ancient Town
Destination
BeijingPingyaoXi’anShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
10 Days Best of China with Pingyao Ancient Town
10 Days Splendid China Tour with Water Town
Destination
BeijingXi’anHangzhouSuzhouShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
10 Days Splendid China Tour with Water Town
10 Days Best of China and Pandas
Destination
BeijingXi’anChengduShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
10 Days Best of China and Pandas
11 Days Images of China and Tibet
Destination
BeijingXi’anLhasaShanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
11 Days Images of China and Tibet
12 Days Golden Ring of China with Taipei & Hong Kong
Destination
BeijingXi’anShanghaiTaipeiHong Kong
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group
12 Days Golden Ring of China with Taipei & Hong Kong
This is our second China trip with China Tours. Thank you for organising such a fantastic trip Martha! Five stars experience in every way. We chose China Tours again for our trip to Yunnan, after we had a fabulous time in Beijing last year. It’s a 10-day tour which started in Kunming, and then we went to Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-la.
From the moment we were picked up at Kunming airport, getting local sim card, dropped off at the hotel and the places we visited, everything was smooth and we were really taken care of.
The hotels were all excellent with great services and extensive options of breakfast included. The drivers were excellent, especially Mrs. Li who drove us from Dali to Lijiang and to Shangri-la, the car was very comfortable and spacious.
We had different guides in every city, they are all very friendly, helpful, and they have deep knowledge of all the places we visited. Especially our guide Caroline from Lijiang and Tsesham from Shangri-la. We spent more time in Lijiang and Shangri-la so we had more time with our guides there. They are truly the experts of their respective cultures, they are attentive, insightful, very kind, and encouraging. We had so much fun! Thank you for making our holiday in China feel special and memorable.
Cannot say enough about this tour. Booking was incredible easy, communication, fantastic we had the great guides, including Lee in Beijing, Helen in Xi’an, Tracy in Chengdu, and John in Shanghai. Everyone was ineligible and brought you perspective. Everything was arranged perfectly, including in country, airfare and high-speed rail we elected five star hotels, and we were not disappointed. I would highly recommend this company.
Booked back to back tours through China to visit the must see places people always talk about. First tour for 10 days covered Beijing (included Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall), Xian (Terracotta Army), Zhangjajie (visit the national forest via Bailong Elevator and Tianmen Mountain) and ended in Shanghai (The Bund and Yuyuan Garden). Next tour commenced a couple of days later visiting Chengdu (can't miss the Pandas) and Lhasa in Tibet (including Drepung and Sera Monasteries and Potala Palace). Guides are all fantastic. Thank you Jessica, Chris, Cindy, Lucy, Raymond and Tashi for making it such a memorable trip. So much more to see and will have to have another visit. Some hiccups with flights (delayed departures, cancellations due to bad weather) but through it all Lora was there to help find emergency accommodation and re-book flights (and thank you to Lucy and Tashi who had to deal with 2:00am flights and returns to airports when flight couldn't land). If our experience with China Tours is indicative of the service they provide then I have nothing but admiration for the organisation.
Mervyn with China Tours was a fabulous tour guide.
Apr 2026 • Couples
We spent extraordinary two days in Xi’an organized by China Tours. Our guide, Mervyn, was the best. Her knowledge of the city and each historical site was amazing. She helped us maximize the limited time we had in Xi'an. Highly recommend Mervyn to anyone visiting Xi'an.
ChinaTours did a fabulous job organizing wonderful tour guides and drivers n each city. If you are considering a trip to China, work with China Tours. You won't regret it.
China Tour- I booked with Dora by searching the internet which was 13 days beginning Beijing ended at Shanghai. She did an amazing job by booking hotels; trains tickets and parks tickets. Everything was running smoothly. We also special tanks to Michelle; Jacob; Andie; Joanne; and Warren working hard to guide us in sight seeing. My husband and I appreciate very much and want to recommend ChinaTour to our friends.
What a wonderful trip! I found China Tours and told them the places I'd most like to go to and things that I'd like to do! They organised it into an itinerary, booking guides and drivers for us at every place. We always felt looked after when arriving at a new airport or station, no panicking as to where to find our way! The guides were all very different: age personalities etc, but all very knowledgeable, friendly and adaptable to our requests! They had the tricks of the trade for getting us ahead in queues etc...a valuable resource in China!! But also the fact that all our park & site entrances were already purchased made each visit a seamless hassle free pleasure. The hotels booked for us were nearly all 5 star with great locations and amenities. Hard to fault the services of China Tours!
They helped us through a last day panic when our return flight had been changed, phoning airports and airlines to try snd sort out the problem...I wouldn't have known where to start!
We probably tried to fit too much into the time, but we had a brilliant holiday.
We planned a 2 week trip, 5 cities, 3-day Yangtze cruise, and mountains / forest national park. Our tour planner, Dora, was super flexible and helpful in building the itinerary to meet all our desires (via WeChat). The execution was perfect, with English speaking local guides at every city. Choosing a private tour worked great for us given everything we wanted to do. And we did more, besides planned top attractions (Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, temples, etc), we added a show, a cave with underground River and managed to do some shopping (note: ours was a NO shopping tour by design). All local guides were great, knowledgeable, kind and helpful. Special Kudos to Vivienne (Zhangjiajie) for climbing 999 steps with at Tianmen Cave. We loved our trip and fully recommend China Tours.
Went to Lhasa, Tibet and Chengdu with China Tours and everything was well organised from airport pickup, hotel accommodation to the tour itself. The guides were friendly and helpful. They offered suggestions for me to explore Chengdu on my own in the evening. Overall, I had a fantastic experience with China Tours and would highly recommend them to others. Special thank you to Martha at the office and Robert the tour guide at Chengdu
AMAZING holiday in Yunnan Province
