Customer Stories
After customizing tours for an average of well over 10,000 customers per year since 1998, we still uphold our original vision of creating custom trips. We believe travel is a personal journey. It should not follow the crowds, and it should be about what you want and what you like.
We are happy that our over-20-year commitment to personal service has been recognized by our customers. We are more than happy that we have helped them create their own travel memories and stories and deepen their understanding of Chinese culture and China today.
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One Night in the Snowfield
Unlocked Menu for Ben from the UK
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Saving Thanksgiving
Unlocked Menu for Laura's big family from the US
We had such a great time in Xi'an thanks to our tour guide, Windy, and all those at China Highlights. They even flew In a Thanksgiving turkey and had it cooked for us at a 5-start hotel because our American family was sad to be missing out on that this year. The director and his wonderful wife even hosted us at his home for Thanksgiving. They really went the extra mile!
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Flying on Wheels
Unlocked Menu for Kailash and Runqi from the US
Spent 3 days cycling with Chris in Yangshuo. Fantastic experience. Chris knew all the best routes so that we did not have to worry about where to go, what to pack, etc. He gave us a behind the scene experience of Yangshuo without tourists, and great food from kitchens of people that grew their vegetables in the garden. We had fruits as we cycled along – oranges and strawberries – direct from the tree / shrub.
The cycles were in good condition we did about 300km over 3 days and Chris altered the plans based on our interests and desires. We even got local sweets … he is great, spoke great English, was very supportive and helped us avoid tourist traps all along :)
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The Embrace of the Jungle
Unlocked Menu for David and Kassi from the US
The trip was an eye opening tour of Xishuangbanna and southern Yunnan. We learned a lot about the area, the people, and cultures that made up the southern tip of Yunnan, an area we wanted to explore. We loved hiking through the jungle, eating traditional dishes, and trying things such as eating banana tree stalk. Our hiking guide was fantastic! He was showing us the virtues of the banana tree and how you can survive off it in the jungle. As we hiked he would pick out certain plants, mushrooms, and fruits that were edible and we would try them as we moved along. Another part of the trip we loved was learning about the tea farms and the process of making tea. We loved making our own tea cakes and trying various vintages.
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Little Princess's Birthday Cake
Unlocked Menu for Elizabeth from Estonia
Guilin, Yangshuo. Fantastic vacation! Well organized, including really nice surprise for the birthday child. Many thanks to @China Highlights and to our guide @Chasen!
Read His Story:
Elizabeth was about to have her fifth birthday during her family trip in Guilin. Our travel expert Lily noticed this during the trip planning, so she discussed with our team: how to give Elizabeth a special birthday surprise. No little girl can say no to Elsa! Ms. Chen, the director of our local office in Guilin asked the bakery to work overtime to make a Frozen-themed cake, and our driver Mr. Huang delivered it to our guide Chasen in Yangshuo. All the efforts were worth the happy smile of Elizabeth. Our customers' "little princess" enjoyed some of the most beautiful scenery on her trip while eating cake with her family.
What Our Customers Said
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
During Golden Week holidays we spent 7 wonderful days in Guilin, Longsheng and Yangshuo. Thanks to Carol for a well organized and stressless trip and also to our tour guide Henry who was always very knowledgeable and supportive. He did a great job making the trip comfortable and enjoyable for us. moreOct 2022, Anja
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Amazing trip to Guilin and Yangshuo
Thanks to Gary Wei and China heights for an amazing customised three day excursion in Guilin. Really enjoyed caving, the rock climbing and a relaxing afternoon with stand up paddle. Gary our tour guide was able to find paths off the beaten track and often time there were no other tourist to be seen. He also went out his way to make sure we’re well provisioned and took his own initiative to not only be our tour guide and our own photographer, providing us with many more and different memories of the trip. We would highly recommend both china highlight and especially Gary Wei as your local guide for a worry free, non stress trip. moreOct 2022, Yujie Z
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Guilin and Yangshuo
We had wonderful holidays in Guilin and Yangshuo during the golden week. Our guide Linda was able to plan the activities in a way that we manage to visit several places in short time. It was something very special to be the first person to go rafting and on the “wild” hiking to the top of the mountain to enjoy a beautiful view. Thanks to Linda we had an unforgettable holiday with many special moments. moreOct 2022, Karla
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Lovely getaway during National holidays to Yangshuo
Thanks to Sharon from China Highlights to organize such a great customized trip. A big shoutout to our amazing tour guide Gray. He made sure that traveling even during such a busy period of time was such a joy. Gary went out of his way caring for us. And his photography skills are spot on to have beautiful memories also captured in the digital way and not just in our hearts. We loved our time in beautiful Yangshuo and will be definitely back to Guilin anytime soon. moreOct 2022, Adriana Peiris
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Perfect holidays in Guanxi!
We had a wonderful experience in Guanxi. Our tour guide Henry was not only well informed about sights, history and local hotspots, he managed to make our trip to Guilin, Longcheng and Yangshuo interesting, funny and relaxing all in once. He really knows how to give interesting insights to parents and kids and took perfect care for both of our families. The tour organization was great ! moreOct 2022, Daniel
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Great experience
I travelled to Guilin with friends and was really amazing. China Highlights is a very professional agency that will take care of every detail. Our guide was Frank, very passionate and helpful all time. Great experience moreOct 2022, Daniela G
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Explore Guilin by Bike
We had 4 amazing days with China highlights in Guilin. Our Guide Steven made it a perfect experience! It was definitely one of our most memorable trips we ever had and thanks to China highlights and our guide Steven everything went so smooth that we didn’t have to worry about anything - perfect holiday! moreSep 2022, Benedikt P
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Explore Guilin by Bike
We had a very special kind of tour, kicking off with a hike at the Longji rice terraces, followed by two days of cycling through the countryside and mountains with some challenging but worth the view uphill parts, starting from Daxu to Xingping, where we had a delicious lunch at a well chosen restaurant and then took the ferry to spend the night at a lovely hotel on the island. From there we started the second part of the tour through the mountains to Xianggong hill for the perfect view of the river bend - the nature at our whole way at these days in the countryside was just stunning and the more arduous parts of biking uphill (with very good rental bikes by the way!) were definitely worth it! We ended the biking tour with a last part along the river before we checked in for our last night at a beautiful lodge hotel with perfect river view. We finished our beautiful time here with a bamboo raft on the river which was the perfect calm and relaxing end of our unforgettable trip to Guilin & Yangshuo. Steven chose the perfect route for our biking tour according to our fitness level and was helpful, funny and just made it a perfect experience. moreSep 2022, Benedikt P
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I was all cosy and snug asleep by 9pm with a fully belly courtesy of our hot pot chef Lucy. Now sitting outside while Chef Lee cooks a delicious breakfast. Yesterday was a unique and incredible experience. Lucy and Mr. Lee are THE BEST. They are great guides and I'll definitely be returning for more China Highlights tours.