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Dec 22, 2025Travel China Guide can be trusted.I went on the7-day Classic Xinjiang Tour. I had an amazing experience. The guides and the hotels were very good. I went from the top of snow-capped mountains to the deserts and befriended many Uyghurs on the way. I was hesitant to book with Travel China Guide initially, but after lengthy email exchanges with Kina, I took the plunge and decided to book with her. As a westerner, we are worried about online scams, and I was worried about booking with a China-based company. I wasn't sure if they were ... Full TextI went on the7-day Classic Xinjiang Tour. I had an amazing experience. The guides and the hotels were very good. I went from the top of snow-capped mountains to the deserts and befriended many Uyghurs on the way. I was hesitant to book with Travel China Guide initially, but after lengthy email exchanges with Kina, I took the plunge and decided to book with her. As a westerner, we are worried about online scams, and I was worried about booking with a China-based company. I wasn't sure if they were registered or even genuine. Being able to connect with Kina via Wechat was an important factor as I knew that Wechat users have to provide genuine ID before being registered and this would be a deterrent for scammers. However, having said that, I do think that TCG could have been more transparent and actually told me that they didn't operate the actual tour and had given me the name of the actual tour operator. I say this because I saw the same tour being advertised by other tour companies and there was conflicting information about the tour itinerary and the starting dates. This added to my anxiety about which of the tour resellers were genuine. I hope my comments will help CTG to better reassure foreigners who contact them in the future. Collapse
TeresaOslo_Norway
Dec 22, 2025Perfect guiding by our English speaking guide LizPerfect tour with our wonderful English-speaking guide Liz. Everything on the tour description was followed in detail. She explained, answered questions, took nice pictures for us, gave us orientation about Chinese names and numbers, introduced the places we visited and made sure we were comfortable throughout the tour. Thank you so much for a wonderful and memorable tour. Our group was lucky to have you as tour guide. I’m sorry I forgot your Chinese name.
Jonathan F
Dec 21, 2025Great half-day tourLily, our tour guide was great. She spoke fluent English and had extensive knowledge about Xian, Qi Dynasty and the Terracotta Warriors. She answered all of our questions.
The minibus ride was clean and bottle water was provided. There was also no pressure from anyone to buy any souvenir. I highly recommend the half day tour.
Teresa moore
Dec 21, 2025Shanghai to BeijingWe booked this private tour from Shanghai to Beijing as we couldn’t find a group tour that travelled in this direction on our required dates. I was slightly sceptical when we booked as we were encouraged to pay by bank transfer, this is due to the high credit card fees that are charged in China. I was also a little apprehensive that we didn’t get much communication after booking. When sending an email all questions were responded to quickly. Train and flight times are not confirmed until very close ... Full TextWe booked this private tour from Shanghai to Beijing as we couldn’t find a group tour that travelled in this direction on our required dates. I was slightly sceptical when we booked as we were encouraged to pay by bank transfer, this is due to the high credit card fees that are charged in China. I was also a little apprehensive that we didn’t get much communication after booking. When sending an email all questions were responded to quickly. Train and flight times are not confirmed until very close to the trip. Everything however, was perfect! Our guides in each city met and departed us at airports/stations. All spoke good English. We were given guides mobile numbers prior to departure. All drivers were in polite and cars were clean and well maintained. We saw everything that we expected to see and there were no hidden extras. The hotels were of a really good standard and well located in the cities. I would highly recommend. Collapse
Marcus F
Dec 21, 2025Highly recommended tourOur tour guide, Jacky, took us to the Terracotta Warriors Museum, the pagoda, and the Xi’an City Wall. Throughout the day, he shared engaging and insightful background information about each site, and his English was very good. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour, with a big shout-out to Jacky for making our day trip in Xi’an such a fulfilling and memorable experience.
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Michael Fulgenzi



Jun 03, 2025Tour mount Hua ShanThe one-day tour to Mount Hua Shan, organized by Lilian and led by Waldner, was perfectly planned and executed. All wishes were fulfilled. I’d be happy to join again another time.
Peter Hurle



May 28, 2025china travelas with all our experience with travel china it all went to plan with no drama we have used travel china a few times in the past and will again in july and have recommended them to our friend who have also said they have been great- LBLee Barrett




May 02, 2025Golden Triangle & Yangtze tour.I booked the Golden Triangle & Yangtze tour which I took for the first couple of weeks of this month. From the moment I landed in Beijing to leaving from Shanghai, everything was meticulously planned and ran like clockwork. It was a brilliant and fascinating couple of weeks, the guides spoke perfect English and were very informative, and the organization from Wendy Lee from start to finish was perfect.
I would happily and heartily recommend Travel China Tours to anyone. - CHChristine




Feb 13, 2025The service provided by Wendy Lee…The service provided by Wendy Lee (Travel Consultant): Very responsive and efficient! Although our arrival @ 0200hrs to KUNMING, she considered we were with young children and arranged the guide and driver to pick us up to our hotel for rest.
The itinerary were well informed and updated via responsive email.
We are also happy and satisfied with the service and attitude of the guide and driver. - SQSohail Qasim




Oct 26, 2024WOW experience with Travel China Guide ToursOver a period of a month used Travel China Guide Tour multiple times for information and reservations. Easy reservations for train travel or group tours, great assortment of tours, wonderful trip advisors, knowledgeable tour guides, well facilitated tours, very helpful and responsive team. Keep up the good work.
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David L.



May 27, 20242 for 1 Warriors of China tour reviewe took the '2 for 1 Warriors of China' tour leaving May16 2024 back to Sydney May27 2024.
The tour guide in Beijing - Robin and the tour guide in Xuzhou / Hangzhou/ Shanghai - Celery, both did an excellent job. Well done.
Trip overall was good, except the Shaolin temple visit was not worth going for me and the tour guide there needs more training I felt.
The gratitude cost should be clearer, it is actually compulsory because it is also for the driver and the team behind the scene purchasing ... Full Texte took the '2 for 1 Warriors of China' tour leaving May16 2024 back to Sydney May27 2024.
The tour guide in Beijing - Robin and the tour guide in Xuzhou / Hangzhou/ Shanghai - Celery, both did an excellent job. Well done.
Trip overall was good, except the Shaolin temple visit was not worth going for me and the tour guide there needs more training I felt.
The gratitude cost should be clearer, it is actually compulsory because it is also for the driver and the team behind the scene purchasing various tickets and making sure the tour goes smoothly.
You will need to have cash, not many places accept card. May be use Wise or master card to draw cash.
Try to travel with smaller luggages because the train rides in and out with big luggages can be hard. You can place the Small bags on the overhead compartment.
Bring roll on deodorant, one of the train ride security confiscated spray deodorants and opened alcohol.
If you are travelling southern China, sign up with SkyPearl to pre-book seat on line.
All up 7.5/10.
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Fabio



Oct 19, 2023Excellent!TCGT is just an excellence regarding China tourism and tour tailoring.
From the beginning to way back home they assist and help you with professional and gentle guides.
Emily - our travel consultant - is a fluent English speaking always ready to organise and fix properly any detail, also during the trip.
As other guides we met, all of them very professional, English speaking and nice persons.
We appreciated any side and accommodation, either a very full but well organized itinerary with professional ... Full TextTCGT is just an excellence regarding China tourism and tour tailoring.
From the beginning to way back home they assist and help you with professional and gentle guides.
Emily - our travel consultant - is a fluent English speaking always ready to organise and fix properly any detail, also during the trip.
As other guides we met, all of them very professional, English speaking and nice persons.
We appreciated any side and accommodation, either a very full but well organized itinerary with professional drivers.
If you are planning a journey in China, don’t miss TCGT! Collapse
Cathy



Jun 17, 2019Exceptional Tour CompanyWe used Travel China Guide for a customised 15 day private tour of China for 4 people, and had the most amazing time.
This company is exceptional - I was nervous about using a foreign travel company, but once I started corresponding with Emily, everything quickly fell into place - despite me sending about 20 emails over the course of 4-5 months to tweak different parts of our tours. Emily was so organised, the day tours and travel arrangements all worked without a hitch. They will also send you ... Full TextWe used Travel China Guide for a customised 15 day private tour of China for 4 people, and had the most amazing time.
This company is exceptional - I was nervous about using a foreign travel company, but once I started corresponding with Emily, everything quickly fell into place - despite me sending about 20 emails over the course of 4-5 months to tweak different parts of our tours. Emily was so organised, the day tours and travel arrangements all worked without a hitch. They will also send you a letter to assist with your China visas. We used We Chat in China to communicate with the Guides, who were all brilliant.
No hesitation is recommending this company. (Note they trade as Xi'an Marco Polo International Travel Service). Collapse
Greg



Mar 09, 2019Great 14 day China trip including Tibet with TCGI can highly recommend TCG. The trip was exactly as advertised and certainly met or expectations. I booked the trip online and our consultant Wendy was very helpful. All of our guides were very knowledgeable and spoke English well. The cost was reasonable and we did not encounter any unexpected fees.
Kathy M



Feb 15, 2019Perfect tour to see the best of ChinaThey were amazing, a truly memorable trip all went to plan with no additional costs. My 8 day China trip was very organised with no problems, we were kept busy sight seeing every day, we stayed in the best hotels, ate the best Chinese food our guide Candy was amazing and very helpful and went beyond her job. Thoroughly recommend Travel China for all your travel. Would love to do another tour with them.
- Clients: RAMIRO CIBRIAN
- Country: Spain
Dec 20, 2025
For Europeans in general and for Spaniards in particular China is a most fascinating country. There is so much to visit and to know! This was, of course, a limited tour, but it included the capital, Beijing, and three important cities: Xi'an, Guilin and Tianjin. In all of them there are important historical and touristic sites to visit. I am sure there other cities in China which are also important, Shanghai among others, but the four cities we visited this time are second to none. In Guilin, the Lee River Tour is a must. In Xi'an, the terracota warriers' Museum. And Tianjin has aldo important things to see. We were very pleased with the vicit to the TV Tower, which gives an impressive perspective. The British quartier and its Stadium are also very worthwhile to see. In Beijing the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall are unavoidable. We were very pleased with the support that the China Travel Agency provided. It was effective, efficient and at reasonable prices. An agency like that is essential for independent travellers, as we were.
- Clients: Sherilyn My-Linh Tran
- Country: Switzerland
Dec 19, 2025
I have booked through TravelChinaGuide for the second time, and once again it has been an excellent experience. Everything works perfectly and smoothly. The best part is the full support and the fast communication. You always receive quick responses, and all questions are answered promptly. The service is simply outstanding.
The tours are very well planned, all guides speak good English, and they are always very friendly and interesting. The drivers are also excellent and drive very safely.
The hotel arrangements have all been great so far.
I will continue to book through this platform whenever I travel to China and will definitely recommend it to others.
Thank you for the great experience and the excellent service.
The tours are very well planned, all guides speak good English, and they are always very friendly and interesting. The drivers are also excellent and drive very safely.
The hotel arrangements have all been great so far.
I will continue to book through this platform whenever I travel to China and will definitely recommend it to others.
Thank you for the great experience and the excellent service.
- Clients: Jorge Brenes
- Country: Costa Rica
Nov 18, 2025
Our trip to China was absolutely amazing! This is the second time we’ve used this agency, and everything was perfect—just as it was on our first trip. The local guides were exceptional: knowledgeable, friendly, fluent in English, and always in tune with exactly what we wanted to see and do. The hotels were very comfortable and centrally located, making each day’s logistics smooth and efficient.
All of our transportation—whether by van or plane—was extremely well organized, and we never encountered a single issue. The food was delicious everywhere we went, and the country itself is truly stunning, from its landscapes to its culture and history.
We are especially grateful to Emily for the wonderful support she provided throughout the entire process. Her attention to detail and care made our trip even more memorable.
We had such a fantastic experience, and we genuinely can’t wait to come back and explore even more!
All of our transportation—whether by van or plane—was extremely well organized, and we never encountered a single issue. The food was delicious everywhere we went, and the country itself is truly stunning, from its landscapes to its culture and history.
We are especially grateful to Emily for the wonderful support she provided throughout the entire process. Her attention to detail and care made our trip even more memorable.
We had such a fantastic experience, and we genuinely can’t wait to come back and explore even more!
- Clients: John Wai
- Country: Canada
Nov 13, 2025
Had a fantastic trip thanks to our travel consultant Emily Xin and the knowledge of the tour guides (special shoutout to Angela in Beijing, Celine in Xi’an, Michelle in Zhangjiajie)! We appreciated Emily’s speedy response and her suggestions and flexibility to finalize our private tour itinerary. The service provided by our tour was impeccable which included the pickup from each city, the professional tour guides, and the drop off at each of the cities whereby the person made sure we were checked in for our transportation to the next city and that we had all the needed information for boarding. The tour guides made this trip much more memorable with their knowledge of the visited site, advised us where to go for the best view, and shared their strategies to try to avoid the bigger crowds. We appreciated that the tour guide was able to make arrangements to accommodate a very last minute activity change due to better weather conditions. Many thanks to Emily, the tour guides, and the drivers for a memorable, worry-free, and enjoyable stay in China!
- Clients: Georgieva
- Country: Bulgaria
Nov 9, 2025
Travel China Guide organized our individual 16-day trip to China on the route Beijing - Shanghai - Luoyang - Shaolin - Xi'an - Chongqing - Zhangjiajie - Guilin - Yangshuo - Hong Kong. We were 4 women and relied entirely on Emily Xin's professional experience to draw up the itinerary, purchase train tickets between the cities, tours and book hotels. Emily was always available and answered all our questions extremely quickly and accurately, gave very accurate instructions and information. Special thanks to Emily, as she made our trip a reality and a dream come true. Thank you Emily! The hotels were wonderful (4 stars) with nice breakfasts, suitable for Europeans; the cars were new, comfortable and clean, water was provided, and the drivers were smiling and polite. I would like to specially thank to all ours guides - Selina, Bonnie, Kelly, Tracy, Yolin and Kim, who were with us and made our stay in China charming. They are incredible professionals and we congratulate them warmly and heartily! Once again, thank you for the excellent organization of our trip and I will highly recommend your company to all our relatives and friends! We will definitely return to China someday, as there is still so much to see and we will definitely trust your company and Emily again! Many many thanks!
- Clients: Stanley Loo
- Country: Canada
Nov 6, 2025
We were really fortunate to have Emily Xin serving as our travel consultant in the planning of our 7-day private Chengdu-Chongqing tour completed recently. As per our wishes, she arranged all things for our group of 7 adults without a hitch, including must-visit destinations, admission tickets, hotels, suitable tour guides, bullet train tickets, etc. Her strong diligence, responsiveness, knowledge, advice, and ability to serve cheerfully directly contributed to our successful tour planning. Her flawless arrangements with the local tour guides, who were knowledgeable and helpful throughout, enhanced the quality of our tour experience. Emily is no doubt a great asset to Travelchinaguide.com. Thank you very much Emily for all your help and hard work! I also appreciated your personally assisting me each step of the way, from start to finish.
- Clients: Kara
- Country: United States
Nov 3, 2025
My family of 3 travelled through china for a month from shanghai, beijing, xi'an, chengdu, zhangjiajie, and guangzhou including a short cruise seeing the three gorges dam.
From start to finish, we were very impressed. The tour guides spoke great english and two guides very good cantonese. We saw all the sites without feeling too rushed, except for parts of Beijing--but that was due to Golden week coming up. The accomodations were excellent for 3-star options, nearly every one was in a walkable part of the city.
Special thanks to Nicole, out trip organizer who had to re-plan everything a year later due to one of our member's passport snaffu.
From start to finish, we were very impressed. The tour guides spoke great english and two guides very good cantonese. We saw all the sites without feeling too rushed, except for parts of Beijing--but that was due to Golden week coming up. The accomodations were excellent for 3-star options, nearly every one was in a walkable part of the city.
Special thanks to Nicole, out trip organizer who had to re-plan everything a year later due to one of our member's passport snaffu.
- Clients: Mary and Mark Miller
- Country: United States
Oct 26, 2025
We just returned from a 5 day custom trip to China, visiting Beijing and Xi’an, and it was an unforgettable experience thanks to an outstanding team of guides, drivers, and coordinators.
From the very beginning, Wendy Lee, our overall travel coordinator, made the experience seamless. Her communication while creating our custom itinerary was excellent — she was responsive, attentive to our preferences, and ensured every detail of the trip was tailored perfectly to our needs.
In Beijing, we were incredibly fortunate to have Fen, our phenomenal driver. She was always early, greeted us each morning with a warm smile, and navigated the busy city streets with calm precision. Her professionalism, kindness, and cheerful presence added so much comfort and enjoyment to our time in Beijing.
We also had two wonderful guides — Li Wen Quan and Tom — who made the city’s rich history come alive.
• Li Wen Quan led us through the Great Wall and the Summer Palace, sharing fascinating stories and insights that deepened our appreciation for both sites.
• Tom guided us through Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven, blending deep historical knowledge with an engaging, personable style that made the day both educational and fun.
In Xi’an, our guide Rita was equally outstanding. She managed to fit so much into one amazing day — from the awe-inspiring Terracotta Warriors to a walk along the Xi’an City Wall and the bustling Muslim Street. Her passion for history and enthusiasm made the entire day flow beautifully and left us with incredible
memories.
Highly recommend this tour!
From the very beginning, Wendy Lee, our overall travel coordinator, made the experience seamless. Her communication while creating our custom itinerary was excellent — she was responsive, attentive to our preferences, and ensured every detail of the trip was tailored perfectly to our needs.
In Beijing, we were incredibly fortunate to have Fen, our phenomenal driver. She was always early, greeted us each morning with a warm smile, and navigated the busy city streets with calm precision. Her professionalism, kindness, and cheerful presence added so much comfort and enjoyment to our time in Beijing.
We also had two wonderful guides — Li Wen Quan and Tom — who made the city’s rich history come alive.
• Li Wen Quan led us through the Great Wall and the Summer Palace, sharing fascinating stories and insights that deepened our appreciation for both sites.
• Tom guided us through Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven, blending deep historical knowledge with an engaging, personable style that made the day both educational and fun.
In Xi’an, our guide Rita was equally outstanding. She managed to fit so much into one amazing day — from the awe-inspiring Terracotta Warriors to a walk along the Xi’an City Wall and the bustling Muslim Street. Her passion for history and enthusiasm made the entire day flow beautifully and left us with incredible
memories.
Highly recommend this tour!
- Clients: S Thornton
- Country: England
Oct 24, 2025
This was our second private tour with TravelChina, the first was in China during 2018 and the second we’ve just completed this October 2025, which was in India, the golden triangle. I really cannot find a fault with our private guided tour. We were four and none of us had been to India previously. Our tour began when we were met at Delhi airport by the TravelChina representative and our driver, Anand Sharma, who took us to our first hotel. We had the remainder of that day to relax and do our own thing. Each of our hotels were 4 stars, Crown Plaza’s and Holiday Inns. Each of them were perfectly clean and offered some wonderful food. Our tour included sites in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and each city had a separate tour guide. Anand, our driver throughout the tour, who spoke good English, had a very spacious mini bus with essential air conditioning, a good supply of chilled water and snacks. There was plenty of seating for the 4 of us and a guide, it was very comfortable. We had 3 guides who were interesting, considerate and with whom we had some good fun. They were all very knowledgeable and each of them were able to communicate to us the history, the occupants and the purpose of the architecture or construction that we were viewing. So it is a big ‘thank you’ from the four of us to Mahip who gave us a wonderful time in Delhi, amazing sites with a lot for us to think about, thanks for everything Mahip. At Agra we met our guide Masood, Agra has the Taj Mahal an incredible historic building. Masood was able to tell us all about it’s history as we watched the sunrise and then introduced us to a more recent historical object ‘Diana’s Bench’. Thanks for the photographs Masood, they were magnificent. In Jaipur we met our next guide Samee, who amongst other sites, took us to the Amber Fort. It’s not to be missed and of course Samee was able to to tell us all about the history behind it, fascinating. It started raining but it didn’t stop us from seeing Jantar Mantar a superb working observatory. We just hope that you got home OK that evening Samee, it was raining very hard.
Mahip, Masood and Samee, thank you all for the photographs that you took of the four of us, they were amazing.
Anand our driver was essential to the tour. He was with us from day one and had to deal with the driving and the traffic in the cities we visited. He’s a very patient man. He was also very punctual and dealt with all our needs whilst he was with us. In particular at the end of our tour he took us to the hotel we had booked for that night before we flew out of Delhi the following morning. However, we didn’t stay at this hotel so Anand helped us book another hotel and then drove us through Delhi to our new accommodation. Thank you for that Anand it was very much appreciated. I would not hesitate to use TravelChina again, they were always approachable and replied to my emails by the following morning. Excellent, I would certainly not hesitate to use TravelChina again for a private tour.
Mahip, Masood and Samee, thank you all for the photographs that you took of the four of us, they were amazing.
Anand our driver was essential to the tour. He was with us from day one and had to deal with the driving and the traffic in the cities we visited. He’s a very patient man. He was also very punctual and dealt with all our needs whilst he was with us. In particular at the end of our tour he took us to the hotel we had booked for that night before we flew out of Delhi the following morning. However, we didn’t stay at this hotel so Anand helped us book another hotel and then drove us through Delhi to our new accommodation. Thank you for that Anand it was very much appreciated. I would not hesitate to use TravelChina again, they were always approachable and replied to my emails by the following morning. Excellent, I would certainly not hesitate to use TravelChina again for a private tour.
- Clients: Lorraine Renwick
- Country: New Zealand
Oct 18, 2025
Our Travel China Guide 15 day tour of Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guilin, Zhangjiajie and Shanghai was absolutely amazing! The locations were all incredible and the entire tour was perfectly organised. The communication from our initial inquiries, booking, imparting information, answering our questions and replying to emails was excellent and always prompt. The service from the guides (especially Celine in Xi’an) and drivers was fantastic. This tour surpassed our expectations and we would highly recommend Travel China Guide Tours.

