I had one of the best experiences in my life. We were accompanied by Mr. Li SUN who was patient and always going the extra mile for us. Our tour took place in Beijing including famous sightseeing like the Great Chinese Wall, Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City and more. Mr Li SUN helped us with all the uncertainties that we came across before our trip and among it.
Apr 21, 2025
Tihomir S
Top day in Xian ( with Roger Yan )
Our guide was Roger Yan and he was absolutely fantastic. Roger is a true shaanxi local - he was unfailingly polite and exceedingly knowledgeable about imperial Chinese history and all things related to Xian. The terracotta warriors and the city wall did not disappoint - cycling with my kids on the ancient Ming dynasty walls will definitely rank as one of my highlights in China. Roger even helped us get great seats at discounted prices at the Camel show ( definitely recommended ) and then provided us transport to and from the event ( extending his day by over 3 hours )
Apr 21, 2025
Liam L
Xi’an with China Travel Guide
We were guided around Xi’an by Lily who was outstanding. In addition to being very knowledgeable and entertaining with excellent English, she knew precisely how to avoid spending a lot of time in lines and shortcuts to avoid crowds. The Terra Cotta warriors lived up to expectations and Lily knew exactly where we should go for the best views and photo opportunities. She also had a great restaurant to go to for lunch. Other highlights included the city walls and the big goose pagoda. Halfway through our trip China Travel Guide is exceeding our expectations.
Apr 21, 2025
John L
Kudzu to Roger Yang at Travel China Guide! Job well done.
My tour guide, Roger Yang was incredibly helpful and thorough. He even helped me to procure a SIM card, so I was able to get connected to data-web in China. The local SIM card allowed me to use WeChat Weixin to pay for things in China with my cellphone seamlessly. All the tour spots in my itinerary, like Terracotta Army Museum, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall Park, Great Mosque & Muslim Quarter were eye-opening and amazing. The evening dinner & musical show "The Empress of the Great Tang" recommendation he made was so far above my expectation. At the end of my Xi'An trip he also escorted me inside the train station to make sure I'd get on the correct train plus what station to get off. I enjoyed my Xi'An so much. Kudzu to Roger! Job well done.
Apr 20, 2025
Jimmy Cheng
Amazing experience!!
Today was truly memorable, thanks to our incredible guide, Ms. Helen from Travel China Guide. She helped us explore three of China’s most iconic landmarks—Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall at Mutianyu—with exceptional enthusiasm, deep knowledge, and wonderful energy.
Helen’s ability to connect with the students made the entire experience educational, enjoyable, and interactive. She explained each site in rich detail, ensuring the children understood the historical significance while keeping their interest alive with stories and thoughtful questions. At the Forbidden City, her vivid storytelling turned ancient history into a living narrative. The students were completely engaged and eager to learn more.
At the Great Wall, her guidance and coordination ensured a smooth and safe experience, especially as the children rode up in the cable cars and explored the towers with awe. Her warmth, patience, and professionalism made her a true asset to the day’s experience.
We are incredibly grateful to Helen for making this cultural immersion so impactful. Her expertise and dedication transformed a sightseeing day into a deeply enriching learning adventure. Highly recommended for anyone looking to explore China with a guide who truly cares.
Apr 20, 2025
Culture62128205340
Best time in Zhang Jia Jie, Furong and Fenghuang ancient town w best guide Yolin!
Our guide Yolin is great!! She’s very attentive and sensitive to our needs, adapting our schedule to our many requests. She shared many stories about the local ethnic group, and also gave us many great recommendations! Besides the Hallelujah mountains and Tianmen mountains, must see the yellow dragon cave, it’s really amazing. Don’t miss it. Thanks again Yolin!! We had a great time!
Apr 20, 2025
Veronica P
Amazing. To come back again with Travel China-Guide.
We spent eight days with Tom Wu. The trip was perfect. Both the organization and the guide, Tom, along with the organizers Amy and Seline, provided us with all the information we needed to learn about Guanxy's history, its culture, its people, and its current way of life. We will definitely return to China with them, and it will be the third time!!!!!!!.
Apr 19, 2025
OSCARFC F
Great tour of Shanghai, Suzhou and Tongli
We spent two days with our guide Sasa and the driver and the tour went smooth and was really nice. Sasa was really pleasant to talk to and adapted the starting time of the tour based on our needs. We were really thankful, since my husband and I were both tired and therefore her kindness and availability allowed us to rest and thanks to this fully enjoy both days with full energy! She gave us interesting information about the city, good tips with respect to where to eat and drink and also gave us a great hint with respect to an unexpected light festival in Shanghai that we weren't aware of!! And it was absolutely worth it! She also gave us the time to really enjoy the smaller towns like Suzhou and Tongli, showing always lots of understanding if we wanted to stay a little more. Thank you Sasa and thank you to the driver, a lovely man with very nice manners.
Apr 19, 2025
sofia_gant
Amazing Tour Guide of Xian. One of the best tour of our family.
We have a great time in xian visiting the terracota warriors, the Buddhist temple, the pagodas and the City wall,
Our tour guide Ms Carol Chen was so helpful and accommodating in our needs.
She has a full grasp and knowledge on the xian culture, we learn so much from her in just a day that she guided us in the tour.
Surely we will recommend her to our friends who will visit xian in the future.
Your tour agency is definitely lucky to have people like Carol who is very dedicated on her craft in sharing her knowledge about Xian .
Apr 19, 2025
Henry S
Solo Travellers Review 5/5
I have just finished my trip in China and can say this was a favourite. I booked this tour online and cannot recommend enough, I had such an amazing experience. My tour guide was Winnie for the 2 days and I can say she was amazing and made the trip special. She was very well organised, really kind and always happy to help. Even went to extra mile to make sure everyone in the group was happy and took great photos.
I definitely recommend booking this tour as it all went smoothly and stress free. And thanks to Winnie for making the trip memorable.
Apr 18, 2025
Ted S
China Highlights Tour
I’m doing the 11-day Highlights tour with my husband and our grown son. Tracy with China Guide Tours was a fantastic tour guide in Xi’an.. She was very informative and well organized. The hotels and everything with China Guide Tours has been top notch. Even when the Beijing attractions were closed for a day due to gale warnings, they made up most of our itinerary over the next two days and refunded the difference. The company has been great to work with. I recommend to anyone who wants to visit China.
Apr 17, 2025
ADJ
Fabulous Beijing - made possible with a fabulous guide
We had an amazing time exploring the highlights of Beijing, and it was all thanks to our incredibly knowledgeable guide, Barry. He ensured the group stayed together and was comfortable throughout the day, always attentive and organized. Barry was especially patient and engaging with my two energetic kids—he asked them questions and kept them involved, which made the experience even more enjoyable for the whole family.
His clear and fluent English made it easy to follow along as he shared fascinating insights into Beijing’s rich history and culture, including iconic sites like Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace.
If you’re planning a trip to Beijing, I highly recommend requesting Barry as your guide. We’d absolutely tour with him again and will be recommending him to all our friends and family!
Apr 17, 2025
Wai83
Amazing tour with Kaia!
My husband and I had an amazing experience with our guide Kaia. From the first second, she made us feel welcome and at home. We spent fantastic days with her! She has lots of knowledge about the landscape, culture and habits of the locals, and furthermore she has a fantastic sense of humour that made our experience even better!! We cannot but ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND Kaia. She definitely made our holiday unforgettable. Thank you Kaia and hopefully see you again in the future!!
Apr 17, 2025
sofia_gant
Incredible experience and unforgettable guide
I booked the tour with my wife for our honeymoon. Our guide Kaia was the best! While visiting the amazing locations, she gave us a lot of details about the points of interest, answered all of our questions about the history, daily life, and traditions of the Chinese people, and guided us to see the most beautiful sceneries! She was really knowledgeable and very pleasant to talk to! If you want to really enjoy the tour, ask for our friend Kaia!
Apr 17, 2025
Marco S
Xian 2 day tour with Travel China Guide
This was part of a 19 day tour booked through Travel China Guide. Our tour guide for Xian was Celine, she was amazing catering to our every need. She arranged for an early start to the Terracotta Army meaning we beat the crowds. Celine told us about the fabulous evening culture walkable from our hotel and made sure we knew exactly how to get there and back. Her recommendation of the free fountain show was superb and a highlight of our time in Xian. Everyone was so friendly, which we found was the norm everywhere we went. The locals couldn't speak much English and we speak even less Chinese however they wanted to converse with us using translation apps on our phones. The Muslim street where we had lunch on the last day was a lovely end to our time in Xian. It's the place to buy your souvenirs.
I would highly recommend booking with Travel China Guide. You won't be disappointed.
Apr 16, 2025
Lynn B
Great value and great tour guide
Candy was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable and funny. She is the best guide I could have asked for and I felt very safe traveling solo. I feel like I got an amazing value and would not have been able to organize this trip on my own for as seamless as it was. Cannot recommend Candy enough!!! Thank you for making my visit to Beijing so smooth.
Apr 16, 2025
Francheska
Thank you Rocky!
Our tour with Rocky was a great experience. So much so that we ended up on an unplanned private tour with him through Travel China Guide after only signing up for a 2 day Beijing tour, on which he had been assigned.
He was open in communicating with us, reliable, knowledgeable and patient with everyone. He also arranged lunch for us and took our photos, which he gave to us when the tour ended.
Our itinerary on the first day of the group tour had changed because of the strong wind. Tiananmen Square as well as the Mutianyu and Badaling Great Walls were closed for safety reasons. Rocky did a great job making the most of it for us, which was greatly appreciated.
Rocky reserved Tiananmen Square entries for us after the tour on our second day. And he booked us a taxi to the Square so we didn't have to navigate around public transport.
The next day, he tooked us to Jinshanling Great Wall on a private tour and it was amazing. It was surreal to have actually been on the Great Wall and have the opportunity to take it all in.
All tours were a great pleasure with Rocky and the drivers safely navigating through crazy Beijing traffic. It very much looked different but we were able to do everything we had planned thanks to the tour company and especially Rocky, who made it all happen. Our holiday is off to a great start!
Apr 15, 2025
Flyer17946470703
Spectacular Experience! Beginning to End!
I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Beijing! I came on tour with my Husband, we had a great time from beginning to end! Helen is a kind, knowledgeable, and attentive guide. The pick up was punctual. We learned about the history & fun facts of forbidden city, & Great Wall of China. Helen knows the best photo spots in every location so we got amazing memorable photos! I’m so glad we went on this tour it is one of the best tours you can do in Beijing!
Apr 15, 2025
Val
Perfect intro to Xi'an!
This is a great tour for first-time visitors to Xi'an who want to see the main tourist attractions in the area. Our tour guide for the day was Rita, and she was wonderful. She kept the tour organized, shared the plans for the day and each stop, told us about the Chinese history (which we loved!), and gave us plenty of time for photos and a little exploring on our own at every stop.
We started the day by driving to the Terracotta Warriors, where we saw all three pits and made a brief stop at a museum to view some of the warriors with their original paint still visible. After that, we had some free time for lunch or to explore the area a bit more. We followed Rita’s recommendations for a local restaurant and tried some dishes from Shaanxi cuisine - biangbiang noodles were simply delicious!
After lunch, we headed back to Xi'an to visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. The area is bigger than expected, with a few quiet, tranquil nooks and beautiful halls to wander through. At the Xi'an City Wall, we had time to rent bikes (own expense) and rode along the wall to the West Gate and back as it allowed us to see more than we would do compared to walking. We ended the tour at the Muslim Bazaar which is a good place to try new and interesting street food.
Rita made the entire day a great experience. She dedicated her full attention to our group and answered all of our questions about China and Xi’an. Thank you, Rita, for the tour!
Apr 15, 2025
Helen
Perfect experience in Zhangjiajie
We had a wonderful few days on this tour. Tracy was informative, helpful, and a lot of fun. We were able to visit all the places in Zhangjiajie that we were hoping to see. The Avatar mountains were incredible. The photos we took won't do it justice. Tracy even took us to a place away from the crowds to where we had an amazing view and could hear the birds chirping. It is a memory I'll hold for a lifetime. The bridge was fun. We did a zipline and a glass slide. The whole tour was exactly what we were hoping it would be. And thank you Tracy for teaching us about the history, but also always making sure we were taken care of with the tickets, hotel, and translating for us!
April 15, 2025
Chris W
3 wonderful days in Beijing
We booked a 12-day private tour via this company but this review is only for the Beijing section. Candy was our tour guide during these three days. She speaks English very well and is very kind and patient. We were picked up at the airport without any issues and dropped off to the train station to go to Xian. The three days were all very well planned. The restaurants organized or recommended by her were also great. We also had plenty of time to enjoy each site and the visits to the great wall and forbidden city did not feel rushed at all. I highly recommend booking a group or private tour with this company. They made our trip pleasant and we did not have to worry about anything; especially because not many people speak English in Beijing.
Apr 14, 2025
FMRAD
Zhangjiajie trip
Amazing trip in Zhangjiajie with Winnie who has already been so kind in showing us around, taking pictures of us, and explaining the sightseeings, history, culture and all! The view of the nature was superb and supported with great infrastructure. Whilst the trip is a bit physically demanding (expect a lot of walks on slightly ascending trails), it is still a very well recommended tour with smooth communication and flexible arrangements. Thank you.
Apr 14, 2025
Catherine Novit... K
Highly recommended
Amazing full day tour with our tour guide Carol. An easy stress-free tour with hotel pick-up and drop-off, pre-booked tickets, and very attentive tour guide, supported by driver Mr Wang who ably took us through the busy streets of Xi’an. The sites can be difficult to navigate for non-Chinese speakers, so was very helpful having an English speaking guide who was very knowledgeable and went the extra mile to ensure we were all comfortable, including ensuring those who had to leave early knew how to get to their next destinations. Would highly recommend this tour, and especially our guide Carol — she is clearly passionate about Xi’an and really helped us to experience this beautiful city.
Apr 14, 2025
Jonathan G
Xi’an was amazing
My husband and I visited China for 10 days and by far the highlight of our trip was our visit to Xi’an. Our guide, Ms Lily Xiao was fantastic. She knew the area very well and went above and beyond to make sure our trip was exceptional. From booking our theatre tickets, getting our passes to the museum and thoroughly explaining all of the wonderful historic sites, she made sure that this truly was a great experience. Thank you so much Ms Lily for your exceptional knowledge and guidance. The Wyndham Hotel was in a fantastic location with great proximity to several city highlights.
The terra-cotta Warriors were a breathtaking exhibit and Ms Lily’s explanation of the history, made it even more enjoyable. I can’t say enough about this trip.
Apr 14, 2025
Lorilei C
Wonderful Beijing Tour with top tier customer service
This was a wonderful curated experience that took us across key sites in Beijing. While we initially booked a two day tour we had to rearrange to a one day tour due to severe weather issues on the first day. Nonetheless, the company was very kind to help us rearrange the tour and refund us for the first day. Shoutout to Echo on the Operations team for being such a responsive and kind point of contact.
The tour that we did take included the Summer Palace and the Great Wall at Badaling and while there were still some other weather related issues, the company was highly flexible in getting us to a section of the wall that was still open. We initially planned for Mutianyu which remained closed but that was fine as Badaling is more popular with Chinese locals.
Helen was a great tour guide with excellent English, who explained everything about Beijing city and each site in great detail. She answered all of our questions and took good photos of us upon request. Helen and Echo even helped us arrange some time to visit Tiananmen Square after our tour and went out of her to walk with us to show us how to enter.
I would highly recommend booking with this company again due to their level of customer service, historical and cultural knowledge and overall ability to provide a great tour.
Apr 14, 2025
Ridwan M
Fantastic Day despite weather related changes
This was our first experience with paying for a guided tour but it won’t be our last. Although there were weather related snafus, we really enjoyed thr tour and would do it again. Helen was a fantastic tour guide - she went out of her way to be helpful and proactive. We LOVED having earpieces to hear her instructions and explanations of the sites we visited. We could hear her clearly even from fifteen feet away. She is extremely knowledgeable and gave us wonderful insights into the history and culture. She also knew the places well, guiding us past the crowds and helping us with entry when it’s typically a bit difficult due to the language barrier. Because of weather closures, we ended up going to the Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall instead of Forbidden City and Mutianyu, but these were still breathtaking experiences.
Apr 14, 2025
BratscheCamper
Beautiful tour and amazing guide!
I stayed in Guilin with my wife for 2 nights. Our guide, Qiuyan Li, was amazing! She took us to see the rice fields on the first day and on a cruise along the Li River on the second day. On both occasions, she gave us lots of information about the history and interesting facts of the sites, as well as very useful tips on less-crowded spots to enjoy the scenery and grab a meal!
Qiuyan Li and our driver were really kind to us — it felt like taking a tour with family.
Absolutely recommended!
Apr 13, 2025
Marco S
Great experience!
We had a lovely experience with our guide Qiuyan Li and our driver. Our guide was well experienced and she gave us lots of insights not only with respect to the beautiful landscapes, but also about the chinese culture and about their costumes.
We spent another day with our guide visiting also the rice terraces and it was definitely worth it!!
Thank you Qiuyan Li and thank you to our fantastic driver!!
Apr 13, 2025
sofia_gant
Tours of Beijing attractions - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong, Temple of Heaven
We went on 2 tours with Travel China Guide during our 3 day stay in Beijing & were very impressed with the service provided by them. The cost was reasonable & the booking process was easy with quick responses to emails.
The tours were very well conducted & included a pick-up from our hotel, which some other companies don't provide. We also enjoyed the rickshaw ride in Hutong, which was included!
Our tour guide Helen was very knowledgeable about the history of the sites that we visited. She was exceptionally kind & helpful, specially when having to unexpectedly deal with an injured member of our group!
We would strongly recommend this Tour Operator if you visit Beijing!!
Apr 13, 2025
Sightseer27488859930
Amazing days in Chengdu and on Mt. Emei with Claire
We had a very amazing privat trip with Claire and Mr. Hu, our driver! They picked us up at the trainstation, we were driven by a very comfortable black limousine and the hotels were also high standard! The first day we visited the panda base - they are so cute! After that Claire showed us Chengdus markets and teahouses. On the following days we went to Emeishan and had the fabulous chance to see the golden summit on top of mount emei on a sunny day - it was great!!!!! Remember that it takes 3 hours to get on top with bus and cable car and also so long to come back, but it was the best we had ever seen! Thanks a lot to Claire and Mr. Hu!