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The very best in China.

Best China Tours 2026/2027

We’ve taken our best and most popular China Tours and assembled them here for you.

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Claiming you create and lead the best China tours is a bold statement – but we’re prepared to stand by it. Understanding our customers seek an authentic experience of China, regardless of where they travel in this incredible country, we strive to bring the kind of care you’d expect to find in exceptional tour providers like ChinaTours.com.

What’s our approach to the best China tours?

Our approach to best China tour design is based on sound principles. Focus on the rich history, culture, and contemporary evolution of China. Work with hotel and travel partners who share our values of doing the right thing by our customers. Source the best available local guides in every China destination.

Why do it this way? Well, we know it’s the people on the ground, like our wonderful guides and drivers, who help make beautiful travel memories for our customers. That’s why on our best China tours you’ll meet real locals who’ll share their love and enthusiasm for their city. Access to a different guide in every destination on tour opens the window for travelers to China’s diversity. It also helps build important bridges of understanding across cultures, beliefs and individuals. We believe delivering tours this way makes a meaningful difference in the world. Are they China’s best tours? We think so!

What’s different about our best China tours?

Our best China tours are distinguished by the careful planning we undertake in their design. Having explored China with thousands of travelers from around the world and listened to their feedback, we’ve continued to refine and evolve our tours. We believe this is the best way to create beautiful travel memories for our guests.

With the destinations, sights and travel options on each tour thoughtfully curated by our team of travel consultants, you can be confident we’ll bring China to life for you in unexpected ways.

Shouldn’t the best China tours be something special?

Absolutely!

Highlighting all that is beautiful and unique about China’s history, culture, nature, sites and attractions in every destination, it’s possible to tick off loads from your China bucket list with a tour from top rated vacation packages. Think the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, pandas, Yangtze River, Silk Road, Tibet, and much more.

All our small group best China tours have no more than 12 travelers. Allowing you to connect more personally with your bilingual China tour guide, you’ll have all your questions answered and receive all the assistance you need, when you need it. Appreciate four and five star accommodation in every destination, and take advantage of ultimate flexibility with private and custom tours available. And make the most of your travel time with absolutely no commission-based shopping stops. No matter which one of our China tours you choose, you’ll enjoy an experience of real China.

Beautiful travel memories? Here we come!

Best China Guided Tours

Best guided tours of China can be found with the very best guides. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Design the best tours, then assemble the very best guides to create beautiful travel memories. Well, that’s exactly what we’ve done because we understand the important role a tour guide plays in our customers enjoying and remembering their travel adventure.

When you book one of our best guided tours of China, you’ll discover what’s unique about our approach and our people. You will learn many of our guides have worked together with us for a long time; some have even been with us for over ten years. Not only does this make us happy, but it also makes our customers happy too. We’re also pleased to say our guides take their work seriously. In fact, they recognize their role leading the best guided tours in China is about more than counting heads and organizing entry tickets to sights. They see themselves as cultural bridge builders, playing a vital role in developing understanding and relationships between different people.

Apart from being genuinely friendly people, you can relax on our best guided tours of China, knowing you have 24 hour direct access to your guide in every destination and that they’ll take care of every detail. You might ask, but are they experienced, bilingual, and China experts? Our answer to that is a resounding yes! And like us, they love the details. Wherever you are in China, they’ll help you uncover and discover the very best in culture, cuisine, traditions, and history. Sounds to us like a beautiful travel memory in the making.

Want to learn more about our guides? Simply get in touch.

Best tours to China

The best tours to China will not only make great travel memories; they will surprise and delight you along the way too. That’s why we do everything we can to make your China tour easy, enjoyable, and thoroughly memorable. From your initial enquiry through to follow up after your China vacation, we pay attention to every detail because we understand that’s where the difference is made. We call it the ChinaTours.com difference. When you’re on one of our best tours in China, you’ll discover it too. Enjoy what our customers love about the very best tours to China.

  • Less time in traffic because our four and five star hotels are centrally located.
  • Feeling refreshed on arrival in every city because we only arrange sensible departure times (that means no ‘red eye’ travel or pre-dawn departures).
  • Seeing more of the country because of the comfortable (and fun) travel on China’s bullet train network.
  • An experience of real China and its people as shared through the eyes and lives of our friendly and enthusiastic bilingual guides.
  • Safety and comfort with our new coaches and cars – and great drivers with the confidence to navigate China’s sometimes challenging traffic conditions.
  • Local bespoke shopping allows insights to the best of local traditions, culture and crafts in every location.
  • The chance to savor the best Chinese cuisine, whether it’s authentic street food or the finest restaurant dining experience.

Ready to explore? Let us plan your next travel adventure.

One of the best China tour companies

Travel with one of the best China tour companies and discover what thousands of other customers have – that a real experience of China makes for beautiful travel memories. As travelers ourselves, we live and breathe China tours. Inspired by our founders, Mr. and Mrs. Li who have worked hard to create one of the best China tour companies for travelers from the USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Australia, our whole team strives to meet our values:

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.
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.
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.
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.

But don’t take our word for it. We invite you to read hundreds of five star reviews on TripAdvisor from customers who have loved their travel adventures with us. Choosing just one or two reasons ChinaTours.com is one of the best China tour companies is a little challenging, so we’ll make it easy for you by sharing what our customers tell us.

In summary, the organisation was fantastic. Everything went as planned, and the guides were all very helpful and easy to talk to. The hotels were fine throughout.

Organization [was] very good. All the guides were very kind, helpful and prepared.

We were so pleased that we chose ChinaTours.com after reading reviews from Tripadvisor to customise our itinerary. 

If the approach of one of the best China tour companies aligns to your values of authentic and meaningful travel experiences where you truly uncover every destination, we’d love to see you on tour.


China Tours 2026/2027

6 Days China Ancient Capitals - A Tale of Two Cities


Destination
Beijing Xi’an
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

6 Days China Ancient Capitals - A Tale of Two Cities

6 Days China Ancient Capitals - A Tale of Two Cities

8 Days Golden Ring of China


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

8 Days Golden Ring of China

8 Days Golden Ring of China

11 Days Beauty of China


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Guilin Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

11 Days Beauty of China

11 Days Beauty of China

12 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

12 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze

12 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze

13 Days China Wonders & Pandas


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Guilin Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

13 Days China Wonders & Pandas

13 Days China Wonders & Pandas

13 Days Grand China with Panda


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

13 Days Grand China with Panda

13 Days Grand China with Panda

10 Days Essence of China and Magical Avatar Mountain Tour


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Zhangjiajie Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

10 Days Essence of China and Magical Avatar Mountain Tour

10 Days Essence of China and Magical Avatar Mountain Tour

10 Days Golden Ring of China with Hong Kong


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Shanghai Hong Kong
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

10 Days Golden Ring of China with Hong Kong

10 Days Golden Ring of China with Hong Kong

10 Days Best of China with Pingyao Ancient Town


Destination
Beijing Pingyao Xi’an Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

10 Days Best of China with Pingyao Ancient Town

10 Days Best of China with Pingyao Ancient Town

10 Days Splendid China Tour with Water Town


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Hangzhou Suzhou Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

10 Days Splendid China Tour with Water Town

10 Days Splendid China Tour with Water Town

10 Days Best of China and Pandas


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

10 Days Best of China and Pandas

10 Days Best of China and Pandas

11 Days Images of China and Tibet


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Lhasa Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

11 Days Images of China and Tibet

11 Days Images of China and Tibet

12 Days Golden Ring of China with Taipei & Hong Kong


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Hong Kong
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

12 Days Golden Ring of China with Taipei & Hong Kong

12 Days Golden Ring of China with Taipei & Hong Kong

14 Days Zhangjiajie Avatar Pandora Wonderland


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chongqing Yangtze River Zhangjiajie Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

14 Days Zhangjiajie Avatar Pandora Wonderland

14 Days Zhangjiajie Avatar Pandora Wonderland

13 Days Highlights of China with Holy Tibet


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Lhasa Chengdu Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

13 Days Highlights of China with Holy Tibet

13 Days Highlights of China with Holy Tibet
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14 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze & Taipei


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai Taipei
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

14 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze & Taipei

14 Days Odyssey of the Yangtze & Taipei

13 Days Beauty of Mainland China & Taipei


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Guilin Shanghai Taipei
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

13 Days Beauty of Mainland China & Taipei

13 Days Beauty of Mainland China & Taipei

14 Days Best of China plus Yangtze


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Guilin Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

14 Days Best of China plus Yangtze

14 Days Best of China plus Yangtze

14 Days Iconic China with the Yangzte


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

14 Days Iconic China with the Yangzte

14 Days Iconic China with the Yangzte

15 Days Enchanting China with the Yangtze


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Guilin Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

15 Days Enchanting China with the Yangtze

15 Days Enchanting China with the Yangtze

16 Days China Highlights with Yangtze and Pandas


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Guilin Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

16 Days China Highlights with Yangtze and Pandas

16 Days China Highlights with Yangtze and Pandas

16 Days Lively China with Holy Tibet


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Lhasa Chengdu Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

16 Days Lively China with Holy Tibet

16 Days Lively China with Holy Tibet

17 Days Spectacular China Vista


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Guilin Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

17 Days Spectacular China Vista

17 Days Spectacular China Vista

17 Days Magnificent China & Holy Tibet


Destination
Beijing Xi’an Lhasa Chengdu Chongqing Yangtze River Shanghai
Tour Type
CustomPrivateSmall Group

17 Days Magnificent China & Holy Tibet

17 Days Magnificent China & Holy Tibet

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ErronW
ErronW
Reviewed on May 21, 2026
Tripadvisor score AMAZING holiday in Yunnan Province

May 2026 • Couples

This is our second China trip with China Tours. Thank you for organising such a fantastic trip Martha! Five stars experience in every way. We chose China Tours again for our trip to Yunnan, after we had a fabulous time in Beijing last year. It’s a 10-day tour which started in Kunming, and then we went to Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-la. From the moment we were picked up at Kunming airport, getting local sim card, dropped off at the hotel and the places we visited, everything was smooth and we were really taken care of.
The hotels were all excellent with great services and extensive options of breakfast included. The drivers were excellent, especially Mrs. Li who drove us from Dali to Lijiang and to Shangri-la, the car was very comfortable and spacious. We had different guides in every city, they are all very friendly, helpful, and they have deep knowledge of all the places we visited. Especially our guide Caroline from Lijiang and Tsesham from Shangri-la. We spent more time in Lijiang and Shangri-la so we had more time with our guides there. They are truly the experts of their respective cultures, they are attentive, insightful, very kind, and encouraging. We had so much fun! Thank you for making our holiday in China feel special and memorable.
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Jeff B
Jeff B
Reviewed on May 21, 2026
Tripadvisor score Fantastic experience

May 2026

Cannot say enough about this tour. Booking was incredible easy, communication, fantastic we had the great guides, including Lee in Beijing, Helen in Xi’an, Tracy in Chengdu, and John in Shanghai. Everyone was ineligible and brought you perspective. Everything was arranged perfectly, including in country, airfare and high-speed rail we elected five star hotels, and we were not disappointed. I would highly recommend this company.
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Navigate27423060359
Reviewed on May 12, 2026
Tripadvisor score Amazingly organised tours with incredible people

Apr 2026 • Couples

Booked back to back tours through China to visit the must see places people always talk about. First tour for 10 days covered Beijing (included Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall), Xian (Terracotta Army), Zhangjajie (visit the national forest via Bailong Elevator and Tianmen Mountain) and ended in Shanghai (The Bund and Yuyuan Garden). Next tour commenced a couple of days later visiting Chengdu (can't miss the Pandas) and Lhasa in Tibet (including Drepung and Sera Monasteries and Potala Palace). Guides are all fantastic. Thank you Jessica, Chris, Cindy, Lucy, Raymond and Tashi for making it such a memorable trip. So much more to see and will have to have another visit. Some hiccups with flights (delayed departures, cancellations due to bad weather) but through it all Lora was there to help find emergency accommodation and re-book flights (and thank you to Lucy and Tashi who had to deal with 2:00am flights and returns to airports when flight couldn't land). If our experience with China Tours is indicative of the service they provide then I have nothing but admiration for the organisation.
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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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