I went on this tour with my adult daughter and two friends (all from USA). There were five other people on the tour (3 from Australia, 2 from UK) that we did not know but ended up being friends with. We could not have had a better experience! The hotels were absolutely THE BEST…five stars without a doubt. The included breakfasts were totally incredible huge buffets of the most high quality, delicious food. In each city, our guide was there waiting and our private mini-bus was always there when needed. All guides – Andy in Beijing, Linda in Xi-an and John in Shanghai were wonderful. John, especially, went out of his way to show us how to use the subway – truly above and beyond as not strictly on this tour!
We travel a lot and by the end of the trip we added up how much it would have cost us to do this on our own (hotels, breakfasts, taxis to sites, entrance fees to sites, 1st class seats on bullet train, flight to Shanghai, not to mention private guides) and we came up with almost double the price!!! Plus a LOT more hassle.
Wendy at China Tours staff has been professional, efficient and helpful every step of the way. I recommend China Tours 100%!
My only piece of advice is – if you book this particular tour – add an extra day in Shanghai at the end of the tour. We really only had one full day there, which was packed with sites and tours, and we would have liked another day to explore on our own.
Overall a fantastic experience!
You will not find a better tour company than this one. From the booking process to the tour itself. We did a group tour Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guiliin, Shanghai absolutely brilliant Lora was our contact at their office and did a great job. Although it was a group tour you can chose your itinerary and we had another couple with us for Beijing and Xi’an the rest of the holiday it was just the two of us …. like VIP’s with our own driver and guide. Cannot praise them enough 🙂
As a professional travel agent for 30+ yrs I have worked with many tour operators and guides and I can categorically tell you that China Tours is the top of the line! This was a private luxury trip for my husband and myself for our 20th anniversary to Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai and Beijing and I had some unusual requests! I started off with 4-5 other companies but the rest fell by the wayside as they could not comply with my itinerary but Ellen from China Tours was consistently patient and answered all my inquiries with full details. Since I had access to booking hotel rooms on my own, I just needed to have China Tours book daily tours with car and guide and they sure did come through! From start to finish everything went super smoothly without a single hitch!
Thanks to our lovely and competent guides, Kenni in Hong Kong, Zoe in Shanghai and a special mention to Shirley in Beijing. Everyone spoke beautiful English and knew their city & history well and there was never a dull moment on our long drives. Our drivers Chi and Huang were also very polite and we felt safe in every city.
We also had an issue regarding a double entry to China and Ellen gave us detailed information regarding that. I cannot stress enough what a fantastic company this is! Nothing was too much trouble! I wish all the companies I dealt with on a daily basis were like this!
We had a great experience! Very organized tour. We loved the Accor Hotel chain they arranged fro us as well. All around a great experience for kids ages 5 and 8. China Tours also did a great job making sure activities were just right for our kids age group.Highly recommend!
The one day tour at Mutianyu with our guide Lilly was very well organized. Lilly took very good care of us and made the tour comfortable while a great cultural experience as well.
I highly recommend this tour while visiting Beijing.
We have now returned to Australia, after a wonderful visit to China! We have been very impressed with the great organisation which you have – everyone from Rose, the person we corresponded with to the excellent guides who met us and showed us some of the marvels of China. We especially must mention the guides in Lhasa, Beijing and Xi’an, but all were very good I will have no hesitation in recommending China Tours to my friends. Thanks and best regards Terry Sweet
We are having a wonderful time in Beijing. For four days, we are totally spoiled and looked after by our super tour guide, Kelly. Fun China Tours! Very helpful from the first email I sent, very efficient, professional… Beijing is a wonderful city; everybody should try to come to Beijing to see the wonderful sites.
My husband and I went to China and decided to take a tour with ChinaTours. We went to Beijing and Shanghai and had an amazing time. Our guides were both very well informed, knowledgeable, spoke very good English and were willing to answer all our questions. I would definitely recommend people who travel to Asia to take a tour with ChinaTours because they organize everything for you and you don’t have to worry about the issues that come with not speaking the language. They take very good care of you. I am a very picky-eater and even though the food was very different from what I am used to, there was always something I could eat and enjoy. In most cases our group (we were 13 people) could choose from a variety of dishes and recommendations and select the meals we preferred and share them. In Beijing our favorite part was hiking in the Great Wall, and in Xi’an our bike tour around the City Wall and the Terracotta Warriors. The tours start around 8am and finish around 5pm, our guides also provided us with the option to do other activities at night. We took advantage of this in Xi’an and for a low price we went to a Dumpling Feast (since that was my favorite food in China) and a Traditional Chinese Dancing and Music Show, which is definitely worth your time. We both fell in love with China, its beautiful people and culture. Thank you for Everything!
China was absolutely amazing. I had the best experience with China Tours. I normally organise my own holidays, however, this time I was a solo traveller and wanted to make sure everything was smooth and safe. I organised the trip through an excellent travel consultant Lora Li who was always prompt with her email replies and made organising the trip very easy. The service provided by China Tours was exceptional. The tours guides in each city were knowledgeable, relatable and willing to go above and beyond. One tour guide in particular (Joe from Beijing) waited at the airport for 6 hours (from 2030 to 0230) whilst my international inbound flight was delayed. The tour guides assisted with the transfers between cities which made domestic travel very smooth. All the sites within the tour were interesting and worthwhile the visit. The hotels were all centrally located with excellent facilities, even though I had paid for 4 star, they felt more like 5 star hotels. The drivers in each city were very safe, assisted with luggage and always had cold water available! The tour had people from all over the world – two families, two couples and two other solo female travellers – with all age groups. I have made some life long friends through this tour. I cannot recommend China Tours enough to anyone thinking of travelling through China.
