Our Story

Our Story

Discover the Chinatours.com story

We’re real people who love showing China to the world

Mr. Li
ChinaTours.com Founder

We think the ChinaTours.com story is special.

ChinaTours.com founder, Mr Li has had the travel bug all his life. You could say travel is in his DNA. But it’s not just any travel. It’s travel that allows people from different cultures to connect and understand each other better.

An innovator and creative thinker, Mr Li was one of the first tour operators in China to introduce Western adventurers to China’s rich culture and history. Running inbound tours, he has brought people from all over the world and helped them experience China.

As Chinese people gained the freedom to travel, Mr Li brought Chinese tourists to Australia and other western countries. As a result of creating strong cross-cultural connections, Mr Li’s company was awarded numerous tourism awards, both in China and internationally.

Now having lived as a Chinese expatriate, Mr Li has continued his work. Under the banner of ChinaTours.com, Mr Li is sharing what he does best: the ability to design and create quality tours for discerning travelers seeking unique and authentic travel experiences.

Actively overseeing every aspect of business operations with his wife, Mrs Li, who is also an experienced travel guide, he personally selects ChinaTours.com accommodation, cruise and transport partners, demanding the highest standard of professionalism from all. He regularly makes changes to the selection of providers based on their commitment to service and customers’ experience.

His vision for ChinaTours.com is to be the most trusted tour provider in China for Western travelers. Through his experience as a business owner and international traveler himself, Mr Li brings you his unique insights of China that allow his guests to experience and see the real China.

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We’re driven by our values

1

We create and share experiences

We know one of the best things about travel is the memories. Delivering more than China’s best tours, we create memorable experiences for our customers.

2

We build cultural connections

China is a culturally rich, and deeply fascinating place. With a strong focus on culture, our tours are about helping the world discover real China.

3

We’re here to serve

We are guided by a commitment to the highest standard of service to our travelers – at every stage of the journey. No matter how small, we take care of every detail.

4

We do what we say we will

We focus on being fully transparent in our communications with customers – before, during and after your tour. It’s how we build trust and demonstrate integrity. We do what we say we will.

Testimonials


Baron G
Baron G
Reviewed on April 28, 2026
Tripadvisor score 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.
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wenmindymao
wenmindymao
Reviewed on April 25, 2026
Tripadvisor score Unforgettable trip💓🤙Thanks to Dora✈️

Apr 2026 • Couples

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.
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Susie K
Susie K
Reviewed on April 22, 2026
Tripadvisor score Hectic trip but so well organised!

Apr 2026 • Couples

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.
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Mayra C
Mayra C
Reviewed on April 19, 2026
Tripadvisor score Epic tour, exceeded expectations

April 2026

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.
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Andrew L
Andrew L
Reviewed on April 10, 2026
Tripadvisor score Thank you China Tours for a wonderful holiday

Apr 2026 • Solo

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
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elainekennedy2201
elainekennedy2201
Reviewed on April 08, 2026
Tripadvisor score China Tours

Mar 2026 • Couples

We enjoyed a fantastic trip to China. We booked our land tour/hotel arrangements through Lora @ China Tours who was excellent. Great organisation and everything went according to the itinerary. We would definitely recommend China Tours to any future travellers.
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Steve L
Steve L
Reviewed on April 06, 2026
Tripadvisor score Great time in Xian with Mark as our guide

Apr 2026 • Couples

We had an excellent few days in Xian, Mark was very knowledgeable on Xian and knew all the good places. Suggested a great night time show as well , very happy and highly recommend.
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Janet Y
Janet Y
Reviewed on March 22, 2026
Tripadvisor score Only way to travel in China with China Tours

Mar 2026 • Friends

The best experience with a personal travel guide. Very accommodating. You will be spoiled by their over the top service. Very knowledgeable in every aspect of China's history. Expedient and best times and entrances to parks and attractions. Guides were very friendly and caring.
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