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Beijing Travel Reviews

China Highlights is totally legit and they planned our visit in Beijing perfectly, they were also great with being flexible to meet our unique needs and timelines, with multiple changes on the fly. Our guide in Beijing, William, was amazing as well! William was friendly, kind, thoughtful, funny, and also was great at keeping us on track timing-wise (as we didn’t make this particularly easy for him lol). Cannot recommend both China Highlights and William to anyone else looking to visit China for the first time!
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Beijing was prettier and far less crowded than anticipated. Colin aka Po Po, our guide, enhanced the experience with his knowledge and wicked sense of humour. He made every moment special for us.We spent about three days in Beijing and surrounds. China highlights offerings were high quality, including accomodation, car, driver, guide and selection of real local restaurants. Being vegetarian wasn’t an issue at all. Visiting historical quarter of Beijing along with Hutong walk and Confucius Beijing temple were unique experiences- which became more special with Colin’s interest in philosophy and wonderful global perspective. Despite language barriers- we were greeted by scores of locals with genuine smile and curiosity. We shall be back (hopefully with Colin) to explore this wonderful culture.
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We had a group tour for our clients and William was our guide. He was knowledgeable, kind and flexible throughout the tour. Our clients loved the way he explained diverse topics. We would recommend him for our future groups too.Thank you William and God bless!
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Tom was a Perfect Guide and made my Trip a Great expérience! Driver is also great.I visite d q lot of good places.I enjoyed BBeijing a lot
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"Una experiencia inolvidable. La organización del tour fue excelente, y lo que realmente marcó la diferencia fue NUESTRA GUIA LIDIA. Siempre atenta, clara en sus explicaciones, simpática, y con una actitud cálida y muy profesional en todo momento, lo que hizo que cada lugar cobrara vida. Gracias por una experiencia tan bien gestionada y humana."
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Xi'an Travel Reviews

My friends and I are here to celebrate a couple of birthday's one being a big special one. Visiting Xi’an was an unforgettable experience, made truly exceptional by our incredible tour guide Crystal . From start to finish, she went above and beyond to ensure every moment was seamless and special. Nothing was ever too much trouble—her kindness, deep knowledge of the city’s vast history, and genuine care made us feel so welcomed and cared for, we had a great laugh with her, my friend gave her a new name, "Pocket Rocket " she was so fast and got things done. Thanks to her, we not only saw the sights but truly connected with the culture. I would % recommend her to anyone visiting Xi’an, I doubt you'd find a more dedicated or thoughtful guide. She's passionate and thoroughly enjoys her job.
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Susan of China Highlights was a terrific guide. She knew the best entrance for seeing the Terra Cotta Warriors, helped us get Hanfu costumes at reasonable cost and gamely took photos for us, secured tickets to a wonderful Camel Legend show about the Silk Road, took us to an interesting heritage museum to learn about the Tang Dynasty, and as a special treat, introduced us to local residents and their activities. At her suggestion, we also went to the right part of town at night to enjoy the old city wall lighted up.
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As part of our China Highlights Tour my wife and I spent 2 nights and one full day in Xi’an. What a day it was! Guide Jenny and a driver picked us up early at our hotel and during the hour drive out to see the Terra Cotta Warriors Jenny explained the history of Xi’an and the region. She is highly knowledgeable and speaks English perfectly clear. Once there she gave us a thorough tour. We continued discussion at lunch before going to see a show, then to a tour of the Xi’an City Wall and finished the day with snacks at the Muslim Quarter. Jenny never lost energy and gave us more than our money’s worth. Very highly recommended!
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Our trip to Xian was fantastic. Our guide Sherry and the driver where both Great. They accommodated our early morning starts. Sherry was very knowledgeable on all things Xian. Our driver was lovely and always picked us up with a smile. Sherry took us to amazing restaurants, we loved the food and all the history she was able to tell us.
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Had a memorable experience in Xian thanks to Jerry our tour guide. Very knowledgeable, witty, fun and jovial guide. He's also a foodie which meshed with our personality perfectly. We finished our tour with a big bowl of noodles suggested by Jerry. Generally our experience has been great and we look forward to returning one day.
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Chengdu Travel Reviews

Fi Fi has been an amazing and very accommodating tour guide in Chengdu. She is very knowledgeable, patient, enthusiastic, cheerful and engaging. Excellent and very happy with the service!!
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Helen, our private guide in Chendu, was just the best. An ABSOLUTE 6 Star Guide. She met us from the airport, calmly reviewed out 3 day itinerary, checked all was as we expected, and then spent 3 days ensuring we have the best time possible. Helen was lovely and was very flexible to our needs, and changed a few things for us. She took us on so many unscheduled activities, such as a Local Street Foodie tour, which was just fabulous, and tea in the local park, with ear cleaning, and a “marriage market” (although we couldn’t offload our daughter there !). Helen seemed to be telepathic in understanding what we wanted, and you could see she was thinking and adjusting everything all the time, to suit us. If I was running a Tour Company I would get her to train everyone. Helen from Xian - 6 Stars ******.
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We went to the panda research centre, spent a day exploring chengdu, and took a trip out to huanglong and Jiuzhaigou. Evan was our guide for everything and he was brilliant! I’d highly recommend spending a few days in Chengdu to explore the beautiful city. Evan really gave us an insight into local life and he really did make our trip one to remember!
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Our trip to Chengdu as a family of 5 was amazing. Everything went very well, our lovely tour guide Helen picked us up from the airport and planned 2 days full with many beautiful sights in and around Chengdu. Helen is a very knowledgeable, kind, funny and very energetic person. Her positive and outgoing personality is very refreshing and it kept us moving and wanting to visit more things. We visited the Panda sanctuary and research centre, we ate many delicious local foods and visited the Leshuan village with the Happy Buddha. Everything went well, Helen was always on time and we felt very good around her. We are very grateful to have met Helen and we kindly recommend her to others who are looking for an amazing adventure in Chengdu.
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We had great days in Chengdu with our guide Helen. She is a nice women with knowledge about the history of Chengdu. We visited Buddha Park in Leshan and of course the amazing Pandas. We also can recommend the tea house park. It's a great experience - tasting tea and enjoying the atmosphere in this park while seating, drinking tea and watching the locals. Helen was able to answer all open questions. If you would like to buy smth special, she is doing her best to organize it for you. We can highly recommend Helen as a guide. Thank you for this wonderful days.
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Guilin Travel Reviews

This was my first trip abroad and I was not sure what to expect. Our tour guide Lele in Guilin was beyond amazing. Lele provided us with extensive knowledge about the culture and its history. Lele was very accommodating and managed our family with ease and grace. Lele took the time to engage with us each personally throughout the trip which made the tour even more meaningful. Lele was always punctual and highly organized during our trip. Simply put, Lele makes it feel as if you are touring abroad with your best friend. You almost forget that you are away from home. Thank you China Highlights for your amazing tour and thank you Lele for your highly extensive level of professionalism and grace. If you have the opportunity to take a trip with this company do not hesitate. It is worth it.
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We visited Guilin and Yangshuo a few days ago using China Highlights. Our guide Henry and the driver Mrs. Zen were outstanding from start to finish. Henry has a warm engaging personality and deep knowledge of the areas.I definitely recommend China Highlights to anyone interested in exploring this area.
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Gary, our Guilin guide, is really wonderful. He is respectful, always watches out for our safety, and makes sure we are comfortable and fully enjoy our trip. He took us to many beutiful places in Guilin. He is the very best guide and we are very lucky to have him and we give him our highest recommendation. When we return to Guilin we want him to again be our guide. Looking forward to my next Tai Chi lesson, Gary!
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My family and I had the most wonderful guide - Ethan, who ensured we had a memorable trip. Ethan was excellent at explaining the history behind Beijing’s landmarks and places and was always prepared to answer any questions we had. Additionally, he took us to great restaurants for our lunch, where we were able to enjoy different aspects of Chinese cuisine. Both professional and friendly, Ethan truly made our trip special and we enjoyed every second of it! We highly recommend him as Beijing’s tour guide. Thank you Ethan!
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We chose China Highlights for our trip because we read some very good reviews from people who had gone on holiday with elderly relatives, which was exactly our situation. China Highlights were excellent from the outset, with great input from Camilla to help us formulate and finalise a suitable tour itinerary. Our guide in Guilin,Frank was outstanding in all aspects, being knowledgeable, friendly,enthusiastic, helpful, resourceful, patient and kind. Our driver, too,was patient, tolerant and kind. Daily timings and activities were flexed to meet our needs, including stopping whenever we neededto and even adding an extra activity. The few problems that arosewere resolved quickly and effectively without any demur.
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Tibet Travel Reviews

Our visit to Lhasa was incredible ... not to be missed. Our local guide, Pem, was not only very knowledgeable about each of the sites we visited, he was also very passionate about his culture and his religion. We learned so much from Pem in just a few short days. Thanks. Another local guide, Grace, was also very pleasant and great at personalizing the area. Both guides chose fantastic local restaurants for lunch, suitable for relaxing with some conversation. Our hotel had oxygen machines and cannisters in the room to aid with altitude issues.
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Absolutely loved Lhasa, it was amazing, what a place! Our brilliant guide, Cheozom, walked us through years of history and culture and took us to all the key sites with kindness and good humour, making sure we could focus on enjoying it while she took care of every detail. Just a great trip!
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We had a fantastic trip to Tibet, Lhasa and Shigatse, visiting monasteries and attractions. We were lucky to have a very knowledgeable and friendly tour lead Gelek, very helpful and ran things smoothly.
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Tibet's landscape is amazing with a mix of religious practices.The view of Mt. Everest was breathtaking.Our guide Mr James/ Jiang was awesome. My entire family loved him.
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Suzhou Travel Reviews

We just had a two day tour from may 28th in Suzhou with our guide Brenda. She is very experienced and knowledgeable about the city and its history. She was always available for questions and tips online even at night. We loved how she presented the history in a comprehensive way that did not overwhelm us but rather contributed to the landscape. She was very flexible in adjusting the schedule to our needs. She picked authentic delicious restaurants for lunch just as we requested. It was an amazing experience, and we would recommend her as a guide at any time.
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My partner and I spent two and a half days in Suzhou last week, with an itinerary arranged by China Highlights. The area in and around the city was a high spot of our 2-week tour in the region around Shanghai. Fabulous museums, ancient canals and historic gardens. Our Suzhou guide Brenda was topnotch; extremely knowledgeable about both old and new China and a lovely person to spend time with too. We preferred Suzhou to Hangzhou, I must say.
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We had a fun 6 days private tour to Wuxi, Yixing, Suzhou and Xitang where MI 3 was filmed. Our tour guide Brenda is very knowledgeable about Chinese history, rearranged our schedule to avoid holiday crowds, took us to local restaurant where we got to try delicious authentic local specialties, and gave us great recommendations we requested outside our tour like restaurants in Shanghai and spa for massage. And she took many pictures for us :) Highly recommend.
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Abbiamo visitato la piccola Venezia della Cina con i suoi bei canali, giardini e stradine. La nostra guida Tracy è stata molto cordiale, disponibile e molto efficente nel spiegare i vari aspetti dei luoghi visitati. Il suo inglese e la pronuncia sono perfetti. La consigliamo vivamente!
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Brenda showed us around Suzhou for 2 days and we had a great time! She is a proper local with lots of knowledge about the history of Suzhou, we learnt about plenty throughout the two days. Her english was excellent, and I would recommend to anyone who needs a friendly, knowledgeable guide to Suzhou. Thanks again Brenda
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Shanghai Travel Reviews

Kenny was an absolutely amazing guide. She told us about the history of Shanghai and a lot of the wonderful sights. She also was able to quickly make changes to tour arrangements on the fly due to weather.
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We just spent three wonderful days in this very special city.First day we were guided by Sean from China Highlights who showed us some of the most important touristic points, the TV tower, the bund, the garden.Friendly and with very good humor, he not added a lot of information but also entertained us. The following two days we were by ourselves, but Sean provided valuable insights. We walked through the French concession, exploited shikumen architecture, visited the narrow streets of Tian Anzi and later on the third days, the Shanghai museum and people’s square and took profit of the inumerous stores for some shopping .Great trip, great value.Thanks, Sean
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Qi, our private guide in Shanghai, was very good. She was very flexible to our needs, and changed a few things for us. Qi was charming and helpful and good to chat with.Also I’d like to acknowledge and recommend Vanessa from China Travel who worked with my wife to create a perfect 15 day China tour plan for us. Vanessa was very responsive and understood what we wanted. We had a private tour, and I know this can be expensive, but if you can afford it the private tour is well worth the money.
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Great days in Shangai with Lucí, a very kind and profesional tour Guide She has traveled a lot and she is very fluently in Spanish and English
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My wife and I took a 15 day tour of China; commencing 24/04/2025 and ending 08/05/2025 and of this, we spent 3 days in Shanghai; from 06/05/2025 to 08/05/2025. We thoroughly enjoyed our visits to the various historical sites in Shanghai of; The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, French Concession Region, Shanghai Tower and the one day shopping around the city; which were all planned exceptionally well. To our tour guide, Ms Kenny, thank you sincerely for looking after us really well and sharing your immense knowledge on the sites and locations around Shanghai. The facilities of the hotels and vehicles provided were also of high standard and we sincerely thank China Travel and Kenny for organizing and presenting us with fond memories China and Shanghai. Thank You.
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Zhangjiajie Travel Reviews

ZJJ has amazing views, incl the Tianmen Cave and Avatar mountains. Tour guide Sara was very informative. Stories of the Chinese minorities were interesting.
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China Highlights organized our trip to Zhangjiajie in such a perfect way so we could experience the Tianmen Mountain (the Cave, the Glass Walkway), the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Bailong Sightseeing Elevator & Tianzi Mountain Cable, Yuanjiajie) and the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon (Baofeng Lake, Glass Bridge, the zipline) and more. Thanks to our guide David Nearby, our trip was so amazing! He took us to all the special spots, took care of us and being so knowledgeable, gave the best experience. David Nearby thank you!
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The landscape was indeed breathtaking. Our guide Mrs. Lilly was Amazing in making us feel at home and educate us about the place. She was super helpful with everything. A great guide makes the real difference and she did it
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We visited Zhangjiajie for 3 full days as a part of our 2 weeks China holiday.Zhangjiajie Is quite special and must visit place. Our guide Dai Dai was truly awesome. She made sure we beat the queue everywhere and took us through the most unique spots in a flawless way.Overall arrangements from China highlights were great.
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I and my wife spent two gorgeous days inside the Zhangjiajie National Park. Our guide Abbie and the travel company China Highlights were able to organize a wonderful experience. No queue at all, we were able to spend all our time looking the amazing picks, making pictures, listening all the stories about different pick names that Abbie told us, walking in the beautiful nature and along the river. The visit to the park took more than 5 hours a day and we walked for more than 10 km. At the end of the daily activities we had very good lunch. The guide was able to provide us walking sticks, rain jackets, sneaks and fruit overcoming our little problems, making our experience even more pleasant.
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Lijiang Travel Reviews

Our tour guide cum driver for Kunming, is Jack Lee. He took good care of us, especially when there is any descending or ascending hike during the trip. He gave excellent suggestion for dinner and even show us the authentic way to eat the food. We had a fantastic 6 days in Dali area. Our guide, 王立婷, is from the Bai ethnic group. She is very knowledgeable in the custom and history of Yunnan as well as the different Ethnic group of the area. We learn a lot of interesting things from her. If I were to go to Dali again, I will definitely look for her. The last stretch of our trip, is 3 days in Lijiang with our guide , 和绍春. He is from the Naxi Ethnic group. He shared with us his knowledge of his people and also how to handle high altitiude. Luckily for us, we had him to look out for us as some of us were unwell during and after the ascent of Yulong snow mountain. Last but not least, our driver, 卞师傅,spent 9 days with us and is a safe driver and a friendly person.
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Thanks to Camillia Jiang from China Highlights who created our itinerary we had a wonderful holiday in Lijiang and Kunming. Our guides in Lijiang Alice and Lulu in kunming were wonderful in taking care of our needs from the word go and made our holidays so much better.
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Our group of 8 had an amazing time in Yunnan with China Highlights!We’re on 9D8N tour in Shangrila, Lijiang, Dali and Kunming. Special thanks to Liberman (key coordinator) for his patience in meeting our many requests and changes, I’m really impressed with his good English competency, prompt responses and follow-up. We were blessed with great weather, sunshine when we visit Pudacuo and Songzhanlin, Hotel Indigo is an excellent choice for hotel stay in Shangrila. We were able to ascend Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang too, it was snowing slightly and the mountain was covered by thick white snow, making our experience a very special one. Thumbs up to Lijiang guide Jack, he’s one of the few guides who would hike up the mountain side by side with guests. Our special thanks goes to our guides - James (Shangrila), Jack (Lijiang), Alice (Dali), Lydia and May (Kunming). They have worked very hard to ensure our Yunnan experience is an amazing one with beautiful scenery, delicious food, great shopping! I will definitely travel with China Highlights again andwill highly recommend them to my friends.
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All our guides are local people, which is a great advantage for their local knowledge. Be it local history, customs, food and shopping tips. This trip started in Kunming which is a mile high city and ascended higher and higher. Those who are not familiar with high altitude will be better off listening carefully to their advices. Special shout out to Scarlett, our guide in Dali who went out of her way to take care of us even after we moved on to another city.. She had very good burgers delivered to our hotel when we did not want to venture out for dinner.
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Dali Travel Reviews

5 star goes to Jessica Yang. Very punctual, responsible, accomodating, approachable, friendly and knowledgeable. If you visit DALI and would like an overview and or an express tour to see the highlights, try to ask for Jessica Yang and your trip will be AMAZING. We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and will visit DALI again.
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China Highlights organised 11 days trip to China-Yunan was amazing. Our trip to Dali with Daisy was excellent. She is knowledgeable and helps us took lots of photo.
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Amazing views, restaurants and experiences - Dali is worth a travel and Daisy got yiu covered! Tailored schedules, authentic discoveries and cultural deep-dives. Daisy will be your go-to guide in Dali - highly recommendable!
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We had an amazing experience with Daisy as our tour guide. She was absolutely fantastic—friendly, positive, and incredibly attentive to our needs. From the start, she quickly understood what we as a family enjoyed, and tailored the trip perfectly. We loved the beautiful bike ride, the relaxing strolls through the old town, and especially the unforgettable tie-dye experience with a local family. She connected wonderfully with our children and made sure every detail was just right. The hotel she chose for us was also beautiful—truly a 5-star experience. Thank you so much, Daisy! We’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.
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We did not know what to expect as this was as our first trip to China - we are into the outdoors so we picked Yunnan as a destination, as it was knownfor its scenic beauty. We had heard about China’s progress in the past 30 years, but that did not prepare us for the amazing infrastructure, the excellence of telecommunications what is essentially a remote part of China- Imagine perfectly paved mountain roads with not a single pothole and 5G signal even in the most unlikely of places - mountain tops, deep gorges etc . The tour destinations and highlights were amazing. Just when we thought we had reached the height of our tour the next day gave us more jaw dropping sights. We have traveled a lot all over the globe, but we must say this trip gave us the biggest bang for the buck in our experience Our tour organizer, China Highlights was great. - ours was a private tour, just the two of us - the car was comfortable and everything ran like clockwork. Every tour guide we had on each part of our tour deserve special mention: May from Kunming, Scarlett from Dali, Eleanor from Lijiang and Anna from Shangri-La displayed passion, knowledge and dedication to their role. They were motivated good natured, humorous, and anticipated our every need. They were always concerned about our comfort and satisfaction. Our Driver Mr. Wang who drove us from Dali to Shangri-La, was safe and steady. Given the wonderful service that we received from these individuals and from China Highlights, we are already planning our next trip to China within the next few months. China, we love you and wish we had discovered you sooner!
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Kunming Travel Reviews

We had a great experience with China Highlights in Yunnan. The itinerary was well executed with good tour guides. I'd like to commend Lulu in particular, our tour guide in Kunming. She handled our family of 9 quite well and was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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Our time in Yunnan and Kunming was too short. We had a knowledgeable guide from China Highlights named Lulu. For English speakers Lulu majored in English. Our driver Mr. Han had very nice vehicle for us and like all the drivers with China Highlights his driving was fantastic. Lulu was patient for we were a bit stiff from 5 days of intense hiking prior to arriving at Kunming. The hotel: Cachet Boutique Hotel was perfect. The buffet breakfast was appropriate for Western and Eastern visitors. And the hotel restaurant/Biergarten had tasty German food options. The area around our hotel was easy to navigate and we were located within walking distance of the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway. The highlight of our trip to Yunnan province was the Ancient Stone Forest. It was peaceful, and I love how they name many stone structures. It is a manageable walk / hike for all ages in my opinion. For birdwatchers they have boards listing local birds. After the Forest we stopped at a point and eat restaurant-Fabulous. My husband was a happy man with his duck meal. Kunming parks and people very friendly. Lulu's friend has a wonderful tea distribution shop- wish we had room in our suitcases to load up on some of the wonderful teas she showed us. The tea shop owner was very informative. Lulu's friend studied tea production, distribution, and everything tea at University. I highly doubt we have a tea degree in the US. Due to colder temperatures the Jacaranda trees were just beginning to bloom the day before we left the area. Lulu was determined to find me some blooming jacaranda-and luckily she tracked down a few locations.
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Amazing experiences in Yunnan & Gaungix province with China Highlights. Memories for a lifetime!Our family group of 11 felt much joy, guidance, and knowledge from our local expert guides. Such wisdom & care from Rachel(Lijiang), Lee(Dali), May(Kunming), and Lele (Guilin & Yangshuo). Thank you! They are the best! Beyond exceeded our expectations in the best possible ways!! Highly recommend!!
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China Highlights had arranged everything very perfect and I travelled by train , airline and car. Especially the guide Luna had done everything that I had a smooth travel,the car allways picked up in time, we visited all booked places, tours etc. I will probably book again with China Highlights the next trip to Yunnan, Sichuan or Tibet and hope that guide like Luna will make the travel so easy
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The guides were all very good - professional, good local knowledge and language skills, and were all passionate about their work and seemed genuinely happy to be able to share details of their cities and cultures with us - special mention to Luna in Kunming, Jessica in Dali, Jack in Lijiang and Peter in tiger leaping gorge/Shangri-La - thanks to all of them for making our trip a great one!
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Huangshan Travel Reviews

Many years ago I asked my dearest Chinese professor in Australia where was the prettiest place to visit in China, he said "Yellow Mountain"...well we made it there in May this year. And to have also met with and had our amazing guide Suki to look after us and share her beautiful Huangshan with us was a treasured memory never to be forgotten. What a stunning experience, not for the faint hearted in regard to climbing, however there are options which Suki found for us as my knee injuries were not up to excessive steps etc so changes were made to accomodate my capacity. Thank you so much Suki for an exquisite stay. Tunxi Ancient Street, overnight on Yellow Mountain, Xidi Village and Hongcun Village, everything was superb. Robyn and Patrick
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We travelled to Zhangjiajie in May 2025 . We are pleased to have Ann as our tour guide. She accommodated to our requests and guided us to shopping in the market and other places which were not part our original plan. I highly recommend her to anyone visiting here.
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Our guide was April. She was exceptional. She shared so much knowledge about herbs..nature..and Chinese traditional medicine. She has a great respect for nature and has great knowledge about the region. We visited the ancient city of Hongcun and then went up the yellow mountain. The home of the inspiration behind Chinese mountain landscapes. What a magical journey we had!
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Our guided trip with China Highlights to HuangShan and the Yellow Mountains was just outstanding and memorable. April Yao is a radiant person who took care of us like a cousine, passionately guided us in the Chinese and local culture, always answered our curiosity and smoothly adapted the journey to our wishes. Thanks to our driver, Mr John, who was caring and cheerful too. These 3 days couldn’t have been better, we didn’t visited China, we just lived it !
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Had the best time visiting Hongcun village, Yellow Mountains and Tunxi village! Tony was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable. I felt safe and well taken care of as a solo female traveler with not knowing any Chinese.
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Hangzhou Travel Reviews

Hangzhou and Wuzhen were part of our 10-day Shanghai-Hangzhou-Suzhou tour planned by China Highlights. Our local guide Susan - a Hangzhou native, was friendly, professional and shared with us the history, stories and food highlights of Hangzhou. From the boat ride on West Lake, tasting tea at Meijiawu, seeing the view from Chenghuangge, buying traditional (and modern) wares at Qinghefang street, visiting Hu Xueyan's mansion, to Wuzhen's scenic water town, Susan gave us many interesting bits of information at each place. She ordered a selection of local specialties for lunch on both days, all delicious and many we haven't tried before. Too bad we couldn't finish the food! She also gave us tips on what to buy and places to see and eat at in our spare time outside of the tour. Susan also made sure all our transfers and check-ins were smooth. Some kid-friendly experiences were fun for my 2 boys - tea brewing and tasting ceremony at Meijiawu, and clay pot making/painting at Wuzhen. We especially liked Wuzhen's picturesque vibe, with lots of interesting collated history and craft displays (e.g. lotus feet shoes, indigo cloth dye). Thanks to Susan and China Highlights for an enjoyable trip to Hangzhou and Wuzhen!
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Derek did a terrific job guiding us around the sights of Hangzhou and giving us outstanding restaurant tips. Also, my niece was not feeling well and Derek was prepared to take us to see a doctor if necessary. My niece enjoyed learning about the local education system from him.
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We recently travelled to Hangzhou and had a fabulous time exploring the West Lake area which was absolutely beautiful. Our tour guide, Jill, was very friendly and helpful and very knowledgeable. She planned a wonderful tour around her city and took us to the old town market street and treated us to the local dumplings. We also enjoyed the Hangzhou Memories show at West Lake. That was quite an impressive evening show! The next day she drove us to Xitang and showed us all around this water town and found a great place for lunch where she helped us order lunch. Jill was very kind and thoughtful and took good care of us while in Hangzhou.
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We had an amazing trip to Shanghai, Suzhou ang Hangzhou. China highlights organised the whole trip very well. Special thanks to Sophie who planned the trip for us. Derek, our tour guide in Hangzhou was a gem. He was very knowledgeable and very helpful. He spoke very good English. We had a great time thanks to Derek who took care of all our needs.
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We had the pleasure of touring with our guide who calls himself Eleven. He is engaging and energetic.. highly recommend
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Travelers' Choice
- China Highlights Beijing Awarded Travelers' Choice 2023 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Yunnan Awarded Travelers' Choice 2023 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Travelers' Choice 2023 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Xi'an Awarded Travelers' Choice 2022 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Travelers' Choice 2022 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Travelers' Choice 2021 by TripAdvisor
Certificate of Excellence
- China Highlights Beijing Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2019 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2019 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Beijing Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2018 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2018 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Zhangjiajie Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2017 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2017 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Shanghai Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2016 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Beijing Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2015 by TripAdvisor
- China Highlights Guilin Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2015 by TripAdvisor
- Certificate of Excellence for the year of 2012 from TripAdvisor