China Discovery is one of the leading online platforms with 8,000+ positive testimonials, offering China tours and useful travel guide information to inbound travelers. It offers more than 1000 tours of different destinations, tour types and durations, as well as massive updated advice and news about China travel. It is still keeping growing fast and better.Provided services:Tailor-made private China tour packages, essential city tours,themed travel (family vacation, senior-friendly tours, hiking,photography, etc.), Yangtze River cruise…Major destinations:Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongqing,Guangzhou, Tibet, Silk Road, Yunnan, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xiamen,Huangshan, Pingyao, Luoyang, Guizhou, etc.
Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the exceptional organization and customer service, noting that staff members are extremely knowledgeable, accommodating, friendly, and deeply attentive to every single travel requirement from start to finish. Visitors also deeply appreciate the seamless transportation arrangements, comfortable accommodations situated in convenient central locations, and delicious authentic local food experiences that make their custom holidays entirely stress-free and memorable.
Some people also felt that navigating the local areas could present minor communication challenges due to language differences during their extensive tours. However, travelers emphasized that having expert guides and well-organized support made these minor hurdles completely manageable and easy to handle.
We had a fantastic trip to the Silk Road! Our travel consultant was extremely accommodating, knowledgeable, very responsive and professional. Our tour guides were also very knowledgeable of the history and customs of places we visited. They were very helpful and aim to please. Our tour drivers were very experienced and pleasant. They had to navigate challenging terrains as well as traffic jams everywhere. Overall, it was a wonderful experience! I would highly recommend China Discovery!
China Discovery crafted us the perfect mother and son trip
Our trip to China was absolutely amazing, and a huge part of that was thanks to Samantha from China Discovery. From the very beginning, she supported us every step of the way, helping us build a personalized itinerary perfectly adapted to our interests and travel style.
She recommended excellent activities and organized everything flawlessly. Every detail was taken care of, which made the entire trip completely stress-free for my son and me.
All the guides were experienced, professional, and very easy to interact with. We always felt welcomed and well taken care of throughout the journey.
Everything went perfectly from start to finish. We truly had an unforgettable experience and would highly recommend China Discovery -especially Samantha - to anyone planning a trip to China!
We had such a great and memmorable experience. We had the Yang Tse cruise as well as 2 separate tours: Jiujaigou and Zhangjiajie. Every step of the way was well organised and seamlessly smooth. All transfers: cars, coaches and trains were spot on and punctual without a single hitch! Everyone of the personal guides were professional, friendly and good English! Thanks to Samantha our tour consultant, highly recommended for such a perfect holiday !!! China, we will be back for more lovely time!!!
Really appreciate all Shirley Yang’s assistance with organising our Cruise from Chongqing to Wuhan June ‘26. We chose the executive suite after all information from Shirley and team. My husband loved it! It was our first trip to China from Australia. We had help via emails and advice until everything was sorted. Shirley Yang continued to update our details and check prior to trip and our disembarkation- with the transport transfer included in executive suite. You need to set up Alipay before you leave your own country. I also used trip.com mobile data for China mainland to always have access to emails whilst travelling. Everyone who looked after us on our trip was amazingly courteous - and thank goodness so many people are competent with translating apps if English wasn’t there. Our cruise assigned us English people to see to every need - we were so spoiled. Thank you Shirley and team🙏
I have used China Discovery in all 6 of my China trips & have found them to be so helpful & accomodating. By now, Mr. Wonder Wang, our agent understands our dietary requirements & will propose a suitable restaurant in the respective city. Hotel recommendations are also on point - always in a central location close to shopping streets. I love the flexibility of a customised itinerary, the services of the guides selected & seamless transportation arrangements made all my holidays with CD memorable.
I usually travel in an all ladies group & unfortunately we do not speak Chinese so, having a great agent deal with all logistics issues makes it breeze.
CD is reliable and I recommend their services to everyone.
What an amazing tour my husband and I have just had with China Discovery! 16 unforgettable days around Beijing, Yunnan and Shanghai, discovering the beauty of this unbelievable country.
Vivien, our travel assistant, was the first contact we had with the company, helping with planning and then assisting us throughout the tour: always caring, flexible, she understood the assignment and she crafted the perfect itinerary for us. We had a minor issue with a driver we didn't particularly like and she provided us with a different (amazing!) driver in just 2 hours time. Bear in mind that we were already on the road, so I didn't really believe this could be doable, but Vivien made it possible -and even offered dinner afterwards to make up for the issue. I believe this is where this company excelled, in my opinion: minor issues may happen when you travel, but the way you handle them changes the outcome completely. We truly felt taken care of!
Their guides and drivers are very high level: thank you Grace (Beijing), Tina (Kunming), Michael (Dali), Lobsang Gelek (Shangri-La) and Sandy (Lijiang) for making this trip extra special! These are people who are not just knowledgeable about their job: they go the extra mile all the time, offering extra tips, support to book extra activies, local knowledge to let you experience their cities and villages like a local would -and I find this priceless. In many cases we found not just guides, but real friends we hope to meet again in the future.
We will definitely book more trips with China Discovery: China is a country full of so much beauty (and beautiful people!) and it needs to be fully explored, possibly with the help of a trusted local organization. Sometimes there could a bit of a language barrier and huge crowds: we felt so lucky we could just relax and let our expert guides/drivers take care of us. I can't wait to see where our next itinerary with China Discovery will bring us :)
We did South China Tour in May with China Discovery and we were very impressed from day one, when we started planning the trip with Shirley Yang who was so supportive in all our requests and made a tailored trip to remember. Also the 5 guides (Guilin, Zhangjiajie, Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-La) made the trip so smoothly, we never had any issues during this quite complicated tour, changing airplanes, trains, vans, hotels, quite an impressive accomplishment. Will recommend this company for their professionalism and quality, thanks so much!
Superb service, flexible, prompt and reliable; a great way to realize your China dream
I seldom write reviews, only now and then when I am super impressed. Shirley Yang of Chinadiscovery (CD, Chengdu) and her staff are one of those people. We engaged them for two trips recently: one inside Guangdong (the GBA trip) for 2 wks in Nov of 2025, and the other in Mar of this year, an HSR trek from Chengdu to Guizhou, Guangxi, and Guangzhou, about 10 days.
A long-time California resident, I have traveled to China on and off for the last 50 years. My friends and I either joined one of the tour packages offered by local agencies or "private" tours arranged by friends here in Canada or in Hong Kong. So I seldom got involved in the mechanics of putting one together.
The last few years and the last few trips have been different. We planned the general outline of the trip (cities, places, sights, etc.) and then engaged a China-based agent to execute and to fill in the details, CD being one of the agents we worked with. The result has been exceptional. And I will not hesitate to use them again.
I shall mention only the key points: Prompt cross-ocean (cross-time zone) communications that you wouldn't believe - they don't seem to sleep; no language issue, Chinese or English; attention to detail and the prompt incorporation of the unavoidable iterations and changes; small groups of 5-9 not a problem; ... Of course, we also glean their expertise and suggestions to flesh out the final itinerary.
The attention to detail applied to the trip as well. Special needs and the inevitable unforeseen circumstances were handled promptly and professionally. Of special note is that we chose to pick our restaurants/menus, always seeking our guide's input, and I think that worked out to our mutual satisfaction. The proverbial have your cake and eat it too.
If there is a concern, it might be cross-border payment; the transfer of funds might encounter hiccups depending on your own banking situation, mainly because of some US sanctions in place. Not an issue with CD, but can be with other China-based agencies. Just a possibility, and it is nothing that cannot be overcome.
This is second trips arranged by china discovery travel agency. Shirley Yan is excellent. Her English and Chinese are great. First trip to the greater bay area. 9 older folks had a wonderful time, visited our village and ate best Cantonese food. I met my cousin. We went to Wong Ma Ma local cuisine which the Guide Louis brought us there. What an experience.
They arranged us to take the high speed to train to Chiu Shan , enjoying the local culture, watching the opera.
We went to Garden botanical garden in Canton,
I highly recommend an arranged private trip for old people like us from China discovery.
The tour was well-planned, and we felt safe and well looked after the entire time.
The drivers and guides were fantastic. A special shout-out to our driver, Ms. Liu (Dali to Shangri-La), for her steady driving and friendly nature. Our guides were all incredibly knowledgeable and flexible with the itinerary. Sophie was wonderful to work with from start to finish—so resourceful and helpful with every request—and our guide in Lijiang also took excellent care of us.
Regarding hotels, we had a great stay overall. Thank you to the Kunming hotel team for listening to our feedback; after an initial noisy room with weak AC, they took care of us on our return stay with a quiet, cool room. The only downside was the Holiday Inn at Shangri-La. The extra bed provided was a creaky, foldable cot that caused a backache. Since all other hotels provided proper third beds, you might want to flag this for future guests, particularly older travelers.
Thanks again for a great experience. Should the opportunity arise in the future, we will look to book with your company again!
I have 3 different trips with 3 different group of friends/ family arranged by China Discovery, my agent was Shirley Yang for all 3 trips
1) 1st Trip in 2024 to Guilin, Zhangjiajie (12 days)
2) 2nd Trip in 2025 to Tibet (14 days)
3) 3rd Trip, recently to Yunnan (12 days)
Our agent Shirley Yang was professional and detailed. China Discovery is able to customise our trips according to your budget, duration, and place of visit.
Will join the 4th trip in future.
William
Our second journey to China with China Discovery and Rita was an absolutely fascinating experience. The custom itinerary I created was flawlessly brought to life, taking our group of 20 travelers from Mexico across countless incredible destinations, including Beijing, Xi'an, Tibet, Datong, Guilin, Zhangxia Xie, the Longji Rice Terraces, Chongqing, and Shanghai. Thanks to the outstanding guidance of Jiang Rita, whose deep professionalism and extensive experience ensured everything ran perfectly, the entire tour went wonderfully for all of us. We returned home filled with wonder and deep gratitude, carrying an amazing collection of life-changing memories that have truly enriched our understanding and enjoyment of the world. Thank you to everyone.
Our agent Shirley Yang was so professional and detailed that made our trip through Yunnan province so streamlined and stress free.
We felt very confident with the guides and transportation she arranged for us .
We were so impressed with her services that we highly recommend her agency.
Denise & Paul
Australia
We've now traveled with China Discovery by Wonder’s travel arrangements around China several times. Every itinerary he has arranged has been perfectly tailored to our needs, making our travels smooth, enjoyable, and completely stress-free.
Our first trip with him was to Guilin and Yangshuo. We initially only knew we wanted to visit Huangyao, but Wonder designed a wonderful itinerary that included Guilin, Yangshuo, and a beautiful Li River cruise. Everything was organized flawlessly, from comfortable hotels to safe transportation.
More recently, when my senior parents came to China, we asked Wonder to organize four different trips for our family. He carefully considered every detail, including public holidays, travel distances, my husband's early departure, and my mother's fear of heights. Thanks to his thoughtful planning, we visited Suzhou, Zhangjiajie (the Avatar Mountains), Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town—a must-see!), Xi'an, and Beijing without feeling rushed or exhausted, while still experiencing all the major highlights.
Wonder is always available during the trip whenever you have a question or need assistance. His attention to detail, flexibility, and genuine care make every journey feel effortless. After several wonderful experiences, we now think of Wonder as our designated travel counselor, and we'll definitely continue using his services for our future trips. We highly recommend him to anyone planning to travel in China.
Our trip to China with China Discovery exceeded all our expectations. From the very beginning, communication with Shirley was excellent – she was always kind, responsive, and incredibly helpful. The entire itinerary was customized exactly according to our wishes, and every request we had was accommodated with great care and flexibility.
We would also like to express our sincere thanks to our guides. Richard in Chongqing and Abbie in Zhangjiajie were true professionals – knowledgeable, friendly, and always willing to go above and beyond their duties to make our trip as enjoyable as possible. Their passion, local knowledge, and genuine care made a huge difference to our experience.
Thanks to the entire China Discovery team, we were able to experience the beauty, culture, and hospitality of China in an unforgettable way. We highly recommend China Discovery to anyone looking for a perfectly organized and personalized trip. Thank you for giving us memories that will last a lifetime!
We have engaged China Discoveries to organise two of our trips to China, we enjoyed both the trips and we would like to thank Wonder for the good job done ,he is responsive and patient about amending the itinerary to our satisfaction. Most importantly the China Discovery has honoured their duty as a genuine tour organiser to our satisfaction. Keep it up.
Great experiences on China Discovery private tours
Wonder from China Discovery was recommended to us by a good friend.
My husband and I have been very happy with Wonder’s arrangement for each of the 4 -5 private tours we have been with China Discovery,
We have been recommending Wonder to others and they have not been disappointed.
We had a fantastic trip to Zhangjiajie. Our itinerary was put together by China Discovery and covered all of the sites and locations we wanted to see. We had fantastic service from Wonder Wang who took care of all of the details. Our guide for the trip (Anna) was wonderful. She took great care to look after us, even tailoring our itinerary to make sure the weather didn't spoil any of our visits. I have used China Discovery and Wonder Wang for several previous trips, and will be using them again for our next trip. We couldn't imagine getting better service.
I have used China Discovery twice, and both experiences were excellent.
The first trip was in late December 2023, when we visited Yichang, Chongqing, and Guangzhou. The second was in March 2026, when we traveled to Xi'an and Nanjing.
Wonder Wang was my travel consultant for both trips, and he was always professional, responsive, and highly responsible. He patiently answered all of my questions, paid attention to every detail, and made the planning process smooth and stress-free.
Our English-speaking tour guides were friendly, knowledgeable, and fluent in English. Both trips were smooth and well organized.
After working with Wonder on two trips, I would happily use China Discovery again and highly recommend Wonder Wang and China Discovery to anyone planning a trip to China.
This is my 3rd trip with China Discovery and once again it was amazing! Travelling into and through Tibet can be challenging when you don't speak the language, but China Discovery makes everything easy. Our guide was extremely experienced as well as knowing everything about the local culture. We traveled down through Tibet to Everest where we got to see the sunset and sunrise over the mountains. Amazing. Would reccomend this company to everyone.
China Highlights
Asia Odyssey Travel
Odynovo
China Travel
CHINA CULTURE TOURS
Travel China Guide Tours
Top China Travel
Trip.com