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Our Tour Guides

When showing you China, nothing is more important than the person hosting you. They must be gracious, patient, flexible, have a pleasing personality and speak English well. Below you can see a selection of our guides but we have many more in our stable.

Our guides are selected and trained by American owner Peter Danford. Most travel agencies in China have no way to judge the English capabilities of a guide as they are unlikely to employ a native English speaker. We not only evaluate their language skills but also their personality.

Guides and Shopping

Our guides are not allowed to take guests to commission shopping factories. Most agencies run shopping tours (whether they tell you in advance or not, try asking them) and pay their guides and themselves with commission earnings. If you refuse to shop their attitude gets bad and affects your tour quality. We put the cost of paying our guides a good wage straight into the tour price so they are happy and not reliant on guests spending money shopping to earn their own salaries. Thus they concentrate on your needs and being the best hosts to you that they possibly can.

Itinerary Changes while on Tour

Your guide can work with you to be flexible should you wish to change your itinerary. If its a small change they will sort it out directly with you. If its a big change they may need to call our office to coordinate it and quote costs if you are adding on to the itinerary.





Destinations

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China tours
1 Day CNY 580
This tour takes you to three major sights outside of Beijing. The Sacred Way is walk down a central corridor featuring carved statues of animals and emperors. Mutianyu is one of the less touristy and busy sections, at least in comparison with Badaling. We include the cable car up, and you can go down by cable car or toboggan sled, it's your choice and no extra cost. We make two...

Beijing
China tours
4 Days CNY 2,810
This Beijing four day tour takes you on the highlights of the city and out of town to one of the better sections of the Great Wall. As with all our tours we offer superior guides, no commission shopping stops, meals in local restaurants and free bottled water in the vehicle. There are no hidden or extra costs, we even include the cable car tickets up at the wall and a free option to come down on...

Beijing
China tours
2 Days CNY 1,450
We pick you up from the Xingang port in Tianjin and return you back there after an overnight trip to see Beijing. As you are on a tight schedule we don't waste any time in commission shopping places, we just take you to the sights, feed you great Chinese food and give you a great hotel. The price gets less expensive the more people in your group, so if you can recruit others to join your...

Beijing
China tours
1 Day CNY 620
The buried army of Qin Shihuangdi is one of the largest and most stunning archaeological finds of the 20th century. Discovered in 1974 at Lintong, 35 kilometres east of Xi'an, the warriors and horses have deservedly become known as a Wonder of the World. This site is an archaeological find on a monumental scale. Literally an army of sculptured warriors, it is a stunning display that every...

Xi'an
China tours
1 Day CNY 2,950
This tour takes you from Beijing to Xi'an and back to Beijing in one long day. If you are short on time then this tour is for you. If you have more time then we recommend at least one night in Xi'an. Let us know if you would like this itinerary customized.

Beijing → Xi'an → Beijing
China tours
1 Day CNY 440
This one day tour takes you through the highlights of Shanghai. Get a bird's eye view of the city from the Oriental Pearl tower, visit a classical Chinese style garden, walk through China's best museum and enjoy an end of the day stroll on the Bund. We can customize this tour to your interests and add airport or train station transfers as well.

Shanghai
China tours
1 Day CNY 640
This tour begins and ends at your hotel in Shanghai. Taking in two of Shanghai's most picturesque water towns, you will see a lot of "old China: in one day outside the modern metropolis of Shanghai. Zhouzhuang is one of the largest and most authentic water towns. While there you will experience a canal cruise, which is a relaxing way to drift along, take in the scenery and snap...

Shanghai → Water Towns → Shanghai
China tours
9 Days CNY 8,230
This classic and popular China tour can be a great experience when well done. We give you our guides who are vetted by our American staff and don't surprise you with unscheduled shopping stops taking time out of your day and expecting to make an extra buck in commissions. If you are asking why our price is not the lowest then you should consider the extra expenses you might find in our...

Beijing → Xi'an → Shanghai
China tours
7 Days CNY 4,025
This itinerary follows the classic route of Beijing → Xi'an → Shanghai with a minimum of frills. By traveling via train you save two nights accommodation while riding China's comfortable, modern soft sleeper overnight train. There are 4 beds in a private, non-smoking, locking cabin. For accommodation we include safe, clean 3-star quality hotels. We offer you all the...

Beijing → Xi'an → Shanghai
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