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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We booked a private tour with them to Xi'An and Dunhuang. We had professional and helpful advice from the outset and the tour was tailored to our interests. It was great to have one person who was d... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fuss free booking online. It comes with free cancellation and changes to booking if there's any change in travel plans. Staff are very responsive to email query. I was attended by its Travel Consultan... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We made a 10 days private tour in China with Travel China Guide, visiting Beijing, Shanghai, Yang Tze River Cruze and Xian. We had memorables moments, All guides were kind and very flexible with our d... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tcg is absolutely top to set everything about your journey in China. They are always up to answer your questions before and after purchasing. In case (for us just one time of 5 different trains) o... See more

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  2. Cultural tours provider
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  4. Railway ticket agent
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As the largest online tour operator in China, TravelChinaGuide Tours offer many choices of holiday plans leading you to explore over a hundred worldwide destinations. Best deals on small group tours, tailor-made private tours, flight and train tickets bookings are available with guaranteed quality service.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Trip in China

I travelled with my daughter on June.
It was my husband's wishlist to visit his great grandfather's land, however both of us couldn't speak mandarin at all.
When my daughter told us that she booked the trip, we were quite worry because none of us never been to China before.
However, when we arrived there, we really enjoyed the trip.
The tour guide, Kitty was very friendly and helpful.
We felt so pampered and this is the best trip we ever had.
Thank you Kitty for your genuine service and care.

21 August 2019
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Dear Happy,

You are so kind to post this lovely review. It is a great pleasure that you were satisfied with our tour service, especially Kitty, our guide in Beijing. We are also happy that your family had a great tour and could finish your husband wishlist in Beijing. Thanks for your support and wish to serve you in China again.

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Memorable china trip and tick my parents bucket list

I booked the land tour on First week of June this year since I cannot speak mandarin.
At first I've a bit nervous because I brought 3young kids and my aging parents.
After communicating with Lexi the consultant, I felt ease. I have been changing the plan so many times back and fort but she never failed to reply and gave me suggestions.
And prior our departure, the guide, Kitty messaged us to make sure everything was alright.
During our trip there, I couldn't feel any worry at all. Kitty was very passionate with the kids, my kids were so happy and looked forward everyday.
She also helped my parents too, we really felt being pampered.
Thus, our trip was very memorable for my family especially my parents who were eager to see China as their bucket list.
Thank you so much Lexi and Kitty for your services. Keep the good works !

21 August 2019
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Dear D4v1n1nd4h,

We are thankful for taking your precious time and writing the review regarding your tour with us. Besides, we are more than excited to know that you recognize the service of our travel consultant Lexi and Beijing guide Kitty. From your words we know that Kitty made your Beijing tour smooth and your family had a memorable time which we are really happy to see. Thank you for your kind recommendation and wish we will have another chance to serve you in the near future.

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing journey in PDRK

TravelChineGuide organized my trip to PDRK from Dandong by train in summer 2018. It was an unforgettable experience. As photographer, I appreciated the the suggestions of the agency to avoid any problem at the borders and in Pyongyang. In addition to the the tour planned with the agency, I went to see a beautiful night show, a park outside the capital and walked in a Pyongyang road for nearly 1 hour with my two "guides" (not so easy to see Pyongyang out of a car....). I took more than 1000 pictures using 3 cameras (also from the train) and had no problems on the way back at the border; I was asked to delete 4 pictures by my two "guides" in Pyongyang. I highly recommend TravelChineGuide if you want travel in PDRK.

20 August 2019
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Dear Riccardo,

Thank you for sharing your tour review with us! It is a great joy to see that you had an amazing tour with us. From your words we learn that you were satisfied with both our tour booking service and also your train trip itself. Thanks for your highly praise on our service and we hope that you can use our service again in the near future.

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booking our tour with Travel China…

Booking our tour with Travel China Guide Tours was really very easy and everything worked out 100% fine. I can honestly recommend booking tours via this company.

20 August 2019
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Dear Udvarhely13,

Thank you for traveling with TravelChinaGuide! We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us and thought our tour booking easy to use. Your satisfaction is our best rewards. We really appreciate your support and hope to serve you next time.

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Loved the Tour

I had never heard of Travel China Guide Tours. I found them through an online search. I was hesitant about using them, but I am glad I took that leap of faith!
I was on the 11-day tour, which was very well run Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Shanghai. Candy, the first guide in Beijing met us at the airport. She was very warm and welcoming.
We stayed in Sheraton Hotels on most of the trip. The breakfast buffets were outstanding. You could have a traditional Western breakfast, but you could also have Asian items. You could not eat all the choices (although I tried :).
We hit the major must-sees at each location. There were different guides in each city. Candy, Carol, Wendy, and Ocean, were knowledgeable, gave a lot of insight on local customs and history, and helped you enjoy your time at each stop. Take advantage of the optional night tour in Shanghai. As an aside, don't be afraid to take the subway in Shanghai. The subway is clean, inexpensive, and everything is subtitled in English. Also the stops are announced in English (after the Mandarin announcement). I would take the subway to the airport using the magnetic levitation train--one of the few in the world.
In each city the guides hosted a lunch and or dinner. The food was excellent--a wide assortment of Chinese specialties. However, the highlight was a home-cooked lunch in the apartment of a local Beijing resident.
I recommend this company; I really enjoyed my trip and have memories for a lifetime. I think you will as well.

18 August 2019
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Dear Lisa Johnson,

Many thanks for taking your valuable time to post your China tour feedback. We are pleased that you are satisfied with the whole journey from the hotel accommodation, tour schedule to the meals. We feel more than excited that you trust us and spent a good time accompanied by our guides in each city. Your satisfaction is the great reward and power to us. Also, you are so kind to share your Shanghai subway experience with other clients. Do as you said, taking subway in Shanghai is convenient, inexpensive and fast. We really appreciate your support and hope serve you next time. Have a nice day!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent travel agency

I have used the services of Travel China Guide for many years; I purchase train tickets from them. They are very professional, very fast to reply to messages. All in all excellent service and I recommend them very highly.

15 August 2019
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Dear Dan Ralescu,

It is a great pleasure to hear from you again! We wish you are all well these days! We are more than pleased to know that you found our booking service always satisfactory and our operator professional. Your admiration is truly a valuable gift for us and encouragement too. We will work harder and harder in the future and we will look forward to have another chance to serve you. Please feel free to contact us!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

High speed train travel

Last November, I traveled from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by high speed train. I bought the train tickets through the Travel China Guide. Everything was very easy, the staff was friendly and helped me to have a wonderful trip.Thank you Travel China Guide

14 August 2019
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Dear laurentia pascu,

Greetings from TravelChinaGuide! It is a great pleasure to hear from you again! We were very honored to have the chance to serve you. Your satisfaction is always our motivation for improvement. Every members in our team is looking forward to another chance to serve you. Please feel free to contact us at any time, we will always be ready to serve you!

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Travel China Guide Tours provided awesome service!

Travel China Guide Tours provided exceptional service from start to finish. They were very flexible and accomodating as we planned our trip. Even to the point of booking additional nights at the hotels before and after the tour to facilitate our flight schedule.

All the hotels and meals were wonderful. The guides were all knowledgeable and nice. We had a wonderful time

10 August 2019
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Dear Franklin Tate,

We are grateful for your review on our service. What a nice thing to hear that you have enjoyed our overall China tour service, including our guides, meals, hotels and booking procedure! It is also pleasant to see that you had a wonderful time in China. Thanks for your recognition and we hope you will join us to explore other holiday destinations in Asia again soon!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptionally Well Organised Tour

We 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).

9 August 2019
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Dear Cathy O'Brien,

Thank you very much for your glowing tour review. We can't be happier to know that you have an amazing private tour with us. We can see how much you have enjoyed the tour in each city from your words. Nothing makes us happier than receiving the positive feedback about our service from our valued clients. Thanks again for your recommendation on our company and wish to serve you again soon.

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We very very pleased with the service…

We very very pleased with the service from Travel China Guide tours. They assisted us in getting our train tickets more than once on our trip through China. They were always delivered to our hotel on time and exactly what we ordered. They were easy to communicate with, very professional, with excellent customer service. We highly recommend this group.

8 August 2019
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Dear Kris Bell,

Thank you so much for posting this lovely feedback for our train ticket booking service. We are glad that you liked our service a lot, especially the delivery option. Every members in our team will keep working hard for any possible improvement as the best reply to your recommendation. We will look forward to another chance to serve you. Please let us know at any time!

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered train tickets for my china…

I ordered train tickets for my china trip in November 2019 and Travel China Guide Tours was excellent. My tickets were all at my hotel when i arrived from Vancouver and i had no problems at all. The train system in China is amazing. Don't hesitate to use Travel China Guide Tours.
Thanks Ian

7 August 2019
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Dear ian mcfaul,

Greetings from TravelChinaGuide! It is nice to hear from you again! We are very glad to have the chance to serve you last year and we do appreciate your support of our ticket booking service. It is also a good news that you liked the rail system in China. We hope your experience will encourage international travelers to use train service more. Thank you for your kind support and sharing!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Way to Experience China

In May 2019, I traveled on the 9-Day tour that visited Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin and Yangshuo. It was nothing short of an unforgettable experience. This was my first time in China and I was the only solo traveler in my group. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and shed many insights into the daily lives of the locals and they had an abundance of stories and facts that kept the group engaged and learning at all times. My group consisted of 14-people and so it was a small enough group that we were all able to get to know each-other over the course of the tour.

The agenda contains all of the necessary destinations for tourists (The Great Wall, Terracotta Army, Elephant Trunk Hill, etc.) as well as many unique places and experiences (visit with a local family, home-cooked meal, etc.) that you would most likely not be able to partake in normally. The part that I liked the most was that after the each day's tour (usually between 5-7pm), you are free to explore the city you are in. The guides are very helpful in this regard as they will give you recommendations on places to go, things to do, and where to eat. Another feature that I liked was the ability to add days on either end of the tour. I added one day onto the beginning so I had two free days to be so

Lastly I would like to acknowledge the customer service of TCG; simply put, they are amazing. During the trip, I had multiple problems ranging from my luggage lock's combination being reset on accident to my return flights being cancelled, which caused me to have to arrange for a hotel in Beijing for a night before I flew home. They were able to assist me with all of these problems while still making the trip a memorable one.

Bottom line: If you are looking for a tour company that meets/exceeds expectations while providing you with a very memorable experience in China, then look no further than Travel China Guide. They have an experienced team and very flexible tours to choose from. I would highly recommend this TCG to anyone traveling to China for the first time as well as anyone who has been but wants to experience China on a more personal level.

1 August 2019
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Dear Simon Aytes,

How kind of you to have posted this inspiring review! Thank you for recommending our tour company. We are grateful for your review on our service. What a nice thing to hear that you enjoyed our stress-free small group tour. We are proud of having such professional and attentive tour guides who always make their great efforts to provide high-quality service. Your satisfaction is the best reward for them and all efforts we have done to make your trip smooth are worthwhile. Thank you again for your encouragement to our work. It is our sincere hope that you will join us to explore other holiday destinations in China again soon!

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleasant tour of Beijing and Great…

Very pleasant tour of Beijing and Great Wall. Travelling in a small group is a pleasure versus a full bus load. Tour guide very nice and made the day memorable. I would use this company again

1 August 2019
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Dear Lawry Trevor-Deutsch,

Thank you for sharing your tour review with us! It is a great joy to see that you had an excellent Beijing tour with us. Your satisfaction is the great encouragement for us. We really appreciate your support and hope serve you next time. Have a nice day!

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent services!

I bought a train ticket through Travel China and everything went super smoothly. I had a few questions once I got to China and they answered all of them super fast. Payment was also super easy. Would definitely use their services again.

31 July 2019
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Dear Charlotte Perrine,

Greetings from TravelChinaGuide! We are very glad to have the chance to serve and we are glad that you found our service easy to use. Your satisfaction is a great encouragement for us and is our motivation for constant improvement too. We will look forward to a second chance to serve you again. Please feel free to contact us at any time if there is anything we can do for you. Thank you for your kind support and recommendation!

Best Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very comfortable way to buy train tickets

We have bought train tickets several times at Travel China Guide. It was very easy to find tickets for the connections you are looking for. After purchase we got a voucher, written in English and Chinese. That´s why it was very easy to change the voucher and collect our tickets at the train station in China. The ride on the train was very interesting and exciting. On our next visit we will travel by train again - and we will buy our tickets here.

25 July 2019
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Dear Steffen O.,

Thank you so much for sharing your booking experience of using our train ticket booking service. We are very glad that our instruction for ticket collection could help international travelers at station. We believe your experience will give other future travelers more courage to experience our service and train service in China. We will look forward to another chance to serve you. Please feel free to contact us at any time, we will always be ready to serve you!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Doris was awesome in booking multiple…

Doris was awesome in booking multiple tours for our China trip. There was one instance where we needed to rebook, but she handled the refund promptly and was able to get us another time without hassle. We highly recommend the service.

23 July 2019
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Dear David,

Thank you for choosing TravelChinaGuide. You are so kind to post this review. It is a great pleasure that you were satisfied with our tour service, especially the service of your travel consultant Doris. Thanks for your recommendation and wish to meet you again in China.

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found booking train tickets with Travel China Guide a great experience.

I found booking train tickets with Travel China Guide a very easy process online. When I arrived at Chengdu Train Station to collect the tickets and could not find anyone that spoke English, I contacted Sunny Zhang (from Travel China Guide) and they were able to speak with the Ticket Office staff to allow me to get the pre-purchased tickets. Also when my air travel itinerary changed (before leaving Australia), I needed to change my train travel itinerary. I contacted the Travel China Office and Sunny was able to change my tickets and processed a refund, which I received within a few days back in my account. Overall I cannot speak highly of the great customer service I received from Travel China Guide, and particularly by Sunny Zhang. I feel she demonstrated a customer service which was well above my expectation. My wife and I were very pleased with her friendly help and assistance.

22 July 2019
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Dear Antonio Marasco,

Sincerely greetings from TravelChinaGuide! It is great pleasure to hear from you again and we are glad that you have been very satisfied with our service, especially our operator Sunny Zhang. We are very honored to have the chance to serve you. We do wish our service can help international travelers to travel smoother and easier in China. We will surely try our best to make constant improvement and we hope there will be a chance to serve you again! Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and great communication

Travel China Guide was easy to deal with from Australia and organised our train travel from Xian North to Beijing West without any fuss. Their communications were clear and detailed and easy to understand. True to their word they delivered our paper tickets to our hotel prior to our arrival.
We would certainly deal with them again if we need travel services in China.

22 July 2019
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Dear Mr Graeme Hudswell,

It is very kind of you to share your idea of our train ticket booking service online! We are glad that our booking service helped you a little bit during your train travel in China. Your trust and support is a valuable gift for us. We wish your review will be a good help to other future travelers. We will also look forward to a chance to serve you again! Have a good day!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best way to travel all over China without problem

I used Travel China the last year when I traveled in China with my son. We took trains and I wanted buy in advance ticket because the destination are very tourisitc. But it’s not possible to buy ticket on your own from foreign country if you’re not Chinese. You must pay with chinese credit card. Moreover tickets are avalable only one month in advance and you must buy very quickly your place because of the lot of many Chinese tourist. Consequently I used Travel China guide and I was very satisfied with them for many reasons. First of all China guide give an answer as soon as possible. Your mail has an answer very quickly. The agence works efficiently. They are all time with you if you have any question or problem. For the train tickets I wanted several destinations. I gave them what I wanted , they send you the planning of all the trains in China. Then I pay without problem with paypal. And their costs are no very high. To have tickets you have two solutions : you can recover at your hostel in China (they take tickets to your hostel) or you have a number and you recover in any station in China. I choose the second way. It was very easy. I was very relieved to take china guide. My travel was easier. In China the big problem is the language and you feel lost. I would like to go back in China in the future because I was very delighted. The country is marvellous. When I will go back I will contact Travel China guide again.
Excuse my English, I’m French. 😊

19 July 2019
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Dear Aline Rigaud,

Greetings from TravelChinaGuide! It is a great pleasure to hear from you again! We wish you are all well! We would like to say Thank You for your kind sharing of your last train trip in China! We do believe your detailed information about the necessity of advanced booking, using our booking service and ticket collection will be very useful for all other future travelers. Thank you so much for your kind sharing. We are very glad to have the chance to serve you and we will look forward to have a second chance soon. Please feel free to contact us at any time! We will always be ready to serve you. Wish you a nice day!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TCGT is a big help

TCGT was a great help to my travel in China last May 2019. I had a superb experience touring Chongqing. This wasn't made possible without the help of my travel consultant Lexi. She helped me plan my 5 days trip. The city was amazing. Then, I also had the chance to visit the county Wulong. It was so nice there. It was peaceful. I so love the nature. The karsts, the cave and of course the Three Natural bridges where one of the franchise movie of Transformers had been shot. It was just awesome. Thank you so much Travel China Guide Tours. Till my next destination.

18 July 2019
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Dear CHERRY,

Thank you for choosing our company to arrange your Chongqing tour. We are excited to read that Lexi's service met your expectation and left you a good impression. Your valuable support is very much appreciated. We all expect to meet you again and please feel free to let us know if you need any further help. Have a nice day!

Best Regards,
Customer Service

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