TripAdvisor Reviews

I don't do tour groups but on rare occasion. I am not a fan of tour groups because they tend to be more expensive than they are worth, but I will glad say that the money I paid for the Travel China Guide in Xi'an was outstanding.

A groups of 5 Americans were first picked up at the airport and brought to our hotel. Tracey talked to us about the history of Xi'an for most of the ride and it was fascinating. She told us so much wonderful information about all the Dynasties.

I have been picked up by tours and then just had the guides be lumps. She was engaging, and friendly her English was strong and it was a great way to start Xi'an. The driver was safe and wasn't too fast or too slow.

The next day we went to the Terracotta Warriors and Han Yang Ling Museum. The Terracotta Warriors is not to be missed, but having Tracey there made it so much better. She knows her history and presents it in a great way.

She brought us to a great lunch spot where we got a tea service and wonderful noodles and then to the Han Yang Ling Museum that most people miss.

Its a great counter point to the Terracotta Warriors. The pits have a glass walkway over them. You get to see many artifacts still in place from after the ceiling collapsed, but its a very different perspective. The artifacts are samplers, there are tunnels not pits, but Tracy was so helpful in explaining the area, and the tunnels.

Tracy and Travel Guide China has made me feel that not all tours are too much money. They have been great and can't wait to see them on Wednesday for the next day tour!

I have spent alot of time singing the praises of Tracy and her skills, but Angela, a faceless person on WeChat has been great in all of her help as well. She shouldn't be overlooked, or Lexi who helped me with the initial planning and pricing! Less

An amazing day at the Terracotta Soldiers Xi'an. As normal when we travel in China, we used China Travel Guide to book our tickets and arrange our tour. Everything went smoothly from hotel pick up to collecting our tickets. Our guide for the day was Lily. She was extremely knowledgeable on Chinese history and we learnt so much. Lily's English was impeccable and she delivered her information in a most eloquent manner. As a foreigner living in China during these sad, difficult times, do not be put off by travelling within the country. We were made welcome by the people of Xi'an and I thoroughly recommend this city for a destination. Thank you to China Travel and to Lily for a very special day. Less

We have called upon Travel China Guide to book some bespoke domestic tours, train tickets, cruise tickets and air tickets.

Their service has been truly perfect: flexible, friendly, fast communication and all at a good rate.

Unfortunately we had to cancel our entire trip due to the Corona outbreak but here again, the agency has been very fast and co-operative to refund all our bookings whilst remaining their good service and fast response time.

We hope to be booking our trip again in the near future and will surely call upon Travel China Guide again to handle our domestic tickets and tours. Less

We have just completed a 12 day private tour booked through Emily at Travel China Guide.

From the very start Emily was always very responsive to my endless questions and changes so that we could get the experience that we wanted to have. Thanks Emily for your professional service!

Our tour started with 2 days in Beijing where we visited the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Hutongs and the Great Wall at Mutianyu - with a beautiful sprinkling of snow. Yes it was cold but nothing a few layers of clothes didn’t fix and there were no crowds. Almost had the place to ourselves - it was fantastic to finally visit.

We then traveled by high speed train, after our guide assisted us through the checking in process, onto Pingyao. What a beautiful place! It was like stepping back in history. We stayed at a gorgeous hotel - the Yide Hotel, we had a courtyard to ourselves. Everyone was so lovely.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in this pretty place.

Next we traveled to Xi’an and had the pleasure of visiting the Terra-cotta Warriors, City Wall and the Big Wild Goose pagoda. Another city full of ancient history and wonders.

Following Xi’an we flew to Harbin and visited the exquisite Ice and Snow festival, Sun Island Snow sculptors, the Zhaolin Ice Lanterns as well as the amusement park on the Songhua river - a lot of laughs were had! We have waited a long time for an opportunity to visit the Ice and Snow festival and was in total awe of it! Could’ve spent longer here to fully take it all in.

We then finished our tour with a day in Shanghai.

Overall we had a wonderful time with very professional and helpful guides. They all ensured our every needs were met, checked us into our hotels, transport and other activities we wanted to go to.

We will definitely be recommending Travel China Guide and visiting China in Winter! Thanks for a wonderful itinerary and experience! Less

My wife and I were part of a small group tour with Travel China Guide that included 11 nights/12 days in 4 different cities in China, starting in Beijing, then Xi'an, followed by Guilin and finally Shanghai.

We had 3 nights and 2 full days in Xi'an where our guide was Lily, an experienced veteran guide with Travel China Guide. Lily was heads and shoulders above a typical guide, taking excellent care of us from our afternoon arrival in Xi'an airport (day 1 of our 4 days in Xi'an) to our departure flight on the 4th day morning to Guilin, out of Xi'an airport.

We were accommodated in the Sheraton Hotel in Xi'an. Over the next two days and nights, Lily took us on tours to the Terracotta Warriors (Terracotta Army), Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an Museum, the City Wall Park and the Great Mosque in Xi'an. Taichi lessons in the City Wall Park and the Caligraphy class near the Pagoda were unforgettable experiences! We also had great lunches and dinners on these days, and Lily took great care of all of our dietary needs, including those of a couple of vegetarians, ensuring the vegetarians got a great selection of meals in the restaurant in Muslim Quarters as well as the wonderful opportunity we had when visiting a traditional family to have lunch with the family.

Lily gave us an excellent overview of the history of Xi'an and the various dynasties - specifically Tang and Ming - and the details behind the various monuments and museums we visited.

I'd say that Lily was the best guide ever I had in all my years of traveling in different parts of the world. Thanks to Lily, we had an upgraded flight (from economy to first class/front cabin) out of Xi'an to Guilin!

I also recommend Travel China Guide to anyone who wants to have a great travel experience in China (espcially, any first time visitor to China- I was one)! Less