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AgateTravel.com has long been appreciated by our customers. Especially TravelChinaGuide.com, our brand in China and Asia tours established in 1998, has made a great success. Hereunder are rave reviews from the most popular social travel websites like Tripadvisor, Trustpilot, and Product Review.
- TravelChinaGuide Xi'an
Traveler Overview 5.0 Based on 2600+ traveler reviews
- sasazz99Apr 28, 2024Amazing Xi'an and Terra Cotta tourOur private tour in Xi'an exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide, Roger, was friendly and knowledgeable. He helped us to navigate the crowds at the Terra Cotta Museum. He provided information so that we can appreciate each site we have visited. Roger also arranged for us to watch Tang Dynasty show with the banquet which was delicious. Xi'an has a lot to offer. We went to Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall Park, Muslim Bazaar and more. We could have added an extra day to go to Huashan...Full TextOur private tour in Xi'an exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide, Roger, was friendly and knowledgeable. He helped us to navigate the crowds at the Terra Cotta Museum. He provided information so that we can appreciate each site we have visited. Roger also arranged for us to watch Tang Dynasty show with the banquet which was delicious. Xi'an has a lot to offer. We went to Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall Park, Muslim Bazaar and more. We could have added an extra day to go to Huashan Mountain as well. Highly recommend Travel China Guide and special thank you to Roger for an amazing Xi'an tour.Collapse
- JessApr 22, 2024Wonderful Tour in XianThis customizable tour around popular sites in Xian exceeded all of our expectations. Roger, our incredibly friendly and knowledgeable guide, went above and beyond to make sure we had the best experience from start to finish. We learned so much about China’s history and culture from him as we visited various sites throughout Xian. We also were provided plenty of drinking water, introduced to delicious Chinese dishes, and were safely picked up and dropped off at our hotel each day. At the...Full TextThis customizable tour around popular sites in Xian exceeded all of our expectations. Roger, our incredibly friendly and knowledgeable guide, went above and beyond to make sure we had the best experience from start to finish. We learned so much about China’s history and culture from him as we visited various sites throughout Xian. We also were provided plenty of drinking water, introduced to delicious Chinese dishes, and were safely picked up and dropped off at our hotel each day. At the conclusion of the tour, we were escorted all the way to the security gate at the airport to ensure everything went smoothly due to the language barrier. Highly recommend Roger and this tour to those looking for a wonderful experience in Xian.Collapse
- Yk CApr 19, 2024Strong leg ; lots of water ; Sun glass Sun tantvlotion and wind breaker with high UV factor is a must UVPlaces visited (terracotta ,Song of Eternal Sorrow Show, Mount Hua) of are great experience.
Roger our tour leader is well trained and knowledgable on each place of interest . His explanation is simple and explicit.
Especially Terracotta, knowledgable explanation is a must. Else you only see statues.
Mt Hua view and scenery is magnificent;however you need to have strong legs to hurdle through. Sun glass and suntant lotion are a must. - Mariano VegaApr 17, 2024Tour with Carol Chen while in XiamOur Tour Guide, Carol was a walking encyclopedia of local knowldgege. Her enthusium and energy-related information was contagious. Carol took us to many hidden shopping stores and the best restaurants where only locals know and saved us a lot of money...if you are in Xiam, please do yourself a favor a seek out Carol since her knowledge of the region and her English was OUTSTANDING.
- Stay46496628918Apr 16, 2024Amazing to see these artefactsTerracotta warriors are stunning. I would recommend reading the Wikipedia page first and visiting the pits in the order 3,2,1. They are very busy but foreign visitors are very rare.
We got there by public transport following the accurate directions given by Travel China Guide. You will need AliPay for the bus but can pay cash on the metro system. For both we showed on our phones the destination we wanted as we don’t speak Chinese.
At the site you need the most left hand queue for ...Full TextTerracotta warriors are stunning. I would recommend reading the Wikipedia page first and visiting the pits in the order 3,2,1. They are very busy but foreign visitors are very rare.
We got there by public transport following the accurate directions given by Travel China Guide. You will need AliPay for the bus but can pay cash on the metro system. For both we showed on our phones the destination we wanted as we don’t speak Chinese.
At the site you need the most left hand queue for entry if you don’t have a Chinese mainland ID and they will scan your passport and let you in seamlessly.
If you wanted an English speaking guide lots approach you inside but we wanted to go by ourselves which worked fine for us.Collapse
- TravelChinaGuide Beijing
Traveler Overview 5.0 Based on 2800+ traveler reviews
- RobertMay 7, 2024China holiday made easy, stress free.Travel Guide China was an excellent choice for our trip to China. Communication before and during arrangements was great. Arrived in Beijing late at night because of flight changes, but our driver was there to pick us up and take us to our hotel at midnight. Crown Plaza was a great choice for our accommodations, great staff with great service and a great breakfast buffet. Candy was our tour guide making our trip a great experience. She has an excellent knowledge of all the places we ...Full TextTravel Guide China was an excellent choice for our trip to China. Communication before and during arrangements was great. Arrived in Beijing late at night because of flight changes, but our driver was there to pick us up and take us to our hotel at midnight. Crown Plaza was a great choice for our accommodations, great staff with great service and a great breakfast buffet. Candy was our tour guide making our trip a great experience. She has an excellent knowledge of all the places we visited. Her personal touch was amazing from the first day to our last day. I also have to mention Candy being a great photographer with many suggestions for taking great photos. Candy made sure we boarded our train properly, escorting us through the gate to our proper train seats. Service was excellent! I also have to mention our driver who was always there to pick us up with a bottle of water.Collapse
- Susan SMay 7, 2024Best Decision When Visiting ChinaTaking this tour with Travel China Guide was the right move when visiting China. They are very organized and true to the itinerary they offer. The driver picked us up at the airport for our arrival and took us to the hotel. The next morning our amazing tour guide Candy, met us at the hotel lobby to start our tour. Candy was very informative of every aspect of the tour. She was very understanding of our needs during the tours (bathroom stops, shopping for souvenirs, meals, etc). They...Full TextTaking this tour with Travel China Guide was the right move when visiting China. They are very organized and true to the itinerary they offer. The driver picked us up at the airport for our arrival and took us to the hotel. The next morning our amazing tour guide Candy, met us at the hotel lobby to start our tour. Candy was very informative of every aspect of the tour. She was very understanding of our needs during the tours (bathroom stops, shopping for souvenirs, meals, etc). They always had water bottles ready for us in the car and for us to take with us on the tour. The hotel in Beijing ( Crown Plaza) was great. The breakfast buffet was amazing. They offered a ton of options for breakfast. Candy was with us on every step of the tour. She made sure we got seated on our train to head to our next stop. Candy made it very easy for us to get around. She knows how everything works and she made sure we had everything we needed all the time.Collapse
- Paulo OssApr 30, 2024Unforgettable BeijingExcellent! Everything worked perfectly!
Our guide was Candy and she was very good and caring.
Our drive also took great care of us, Mr Wang.
Candy and Mr Wong, thank you so much for taking care of us!!!
Highly recommend!!! - Alla GApr 27, 2024TravelChinaGuideChina providing an excellent service!We have a very good guide Mary. She is passion about China history and very knowledgeable in everything. Very punctual, always on time, always friendly .
We stay in the very nice hotel with excellent breakfast variety. Very clean, very friendly staff speaking good english and always willing to help.
China is a beautiful place with a very friendly people.
We enjoyed every moment there! - Birgit Helene JApr 26, 2024Excellent guide.Pleasant, interesting, and comfortable tour. The guide (Selina) was really excellent. Offered great service and care, and she is highly skilled and proficient in communicating. All in all we had a great tour to Jingshan Park, the Great Wall, and around in Beijing including the Bird's Nest and the Olympic Park.
(Unfortunately Tiananmen was closed all day, the guide did her best in two trials and several inquiries! A day after we learned about the Beijing half-marathon so that explained the closure for necessary preparation.)
Traveler Overview Based on 388 traveler reviews
- FDFabio DigiglioItalyOct 18, 2023ExcellenceTCGT is a company you need for an “all inclusive” trip in China. Emily arranged for us a perfect tailored itinerary based on our preferences. Hotel, transports and guides were professional, gentle and fluent English-speaking. We thank TCGT for such wonderful and perfect vacation in China and we highlight its services to everyone.
- WRWilliamSep 27, 2023Beautiful Scenery in SwitzerlandBeautiful scenery. Hotel proximity to train stations was generally good. 3 star rooms varied greatly, from very good to average. Sizes of rooms varied the most. Bathrooms were generally newly refurbished.
- GEGérardJul 9, 2023I strongly recommendFor these last weeks (may, June 2023) I traveled alone in China. I strongly recommend to go through the Travel China Guide Tours internet site to book your train e-ticket. It is the easiest and fastest way to do it. If you have any problems you can contact them, they speak English, they are understanding. With them you can easily change or cancel your bookings. Thanks to them my trip was easy to organise day to day.
- PaulSep 28, 2022Tour of Xi'an and Terracotta ArmyA highly enjoyable one-day tour of the Terracotta warriors and Xi'an City walls, as well as the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Muslim Quarter. Everything was taken care of, and Susan was an excellent, thoughtful and knowledgeable guide.
- Bob V.2 reviewsJan 06, 2020Excellent trip with Travel China GuideGreat experience! Guides were very knowledgeable, friendly and were outstanding communicators. Itinerary was followed expertly. Tour was well organized with a variety of experiences and attractions. One highlight was the home-cooked lunch in a Chinese family's apartment. Very nice lady and a fabulous cook! Other experiences, choice of hotels and restaurants were all first rate. A couple that I wasn't too excited about in advance turned out to be fun and informative beating my expectations. My tour was a great way to learn about China's past and present! Very pleased with my trip!
- Alan Stranex1 reviewNov 19, 2019Our Travel China Guide Tour was really greatOur trip was really great. Our experience before, during and even after the trip was most satisfying. Communication of all we wanted know such as itinerary, other internal travel and even electric fittings was efficiently handled. We were greeted on arrival at the airport and helped to secure our bullet train option to get back to Beijing from Xián. We found our two guides helpful and prepared to do extra (even wrote out some helpful Chinese for us) and were patient with our varied tour group....Full TextOur trip was really great. Our experience before, during and even after the trip was most satisfying. Communication of all we wanted know such as itinerary, other internal travel and even electric fittings was efficiently handled. We were greeted on arrival at the airport and helped to secure our bullet train option to get back to Beijing from Xián. We found our two guides helpful and prepared to do extra (even wrote out some helpful Chinese for us) and were patient with our varied tour group. We were very comfortable with our dining and accommodation. The tour buses were comfortable and the drivers unintrusive. There were some surprises including the chair lift to the Great Wall and the Kung Fu Show. A nice "surprise" in Xián was the Tang dynasty music and dance show after a dumpling meal! Tai Chi and other activities in the City Wall Park were wonderful. I'll have to go back as I didn't quite master the use of chopsticks but we foreigners were usually provided with forks. When it came time to say Goodbye we were taken to a convenient spot for transport to the train station. Thank you Travel China Guide Tours for everything.
PS Our Guides even e mailed us some special photos after the trip.Collapse - Simarjot1 reviewNov 06, 2019Excellent Time in BeijingBooking with Travel China Guide Tours was fantastic. I learned about the city beforehand through their website, and was interested in the various tours they offered. Our consultant, Emily, made it very easy and comforting to book a day trip during our short stay in Beijing. Our tour guide, Kitty, was very helpful in guiding us through Beijing. She picked us up straight from the hotel, took us to the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the Olympic Park, and the Mutianyu Great Wall, all the while...Full TextBooking with Travel China Guide Tours was fantastic. I learned about the city beforehand through their website, and was interested in the various tours they offered. Our consultant, Emily, made it very easy and comforting to book a day trip during our short stay in Beijing. Our tour guide, Kitty, was very helpful in guiding us through Beijing. She picked us up straight from the hotel, took us to the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the Olympic Park, and the Mutianyu Great Wall, all the while explaining the wonderful sights we were seeing. We definitely couldn't have done it ourselves! I would absolutely book with them for another tour China tour. Thank you once again Emily and Kitty from Travel China Guide Tours!Collapse
- Jan Murphy1 reviewOct 24, 2019A great holiday experience in ChinaThis was our first experience holidaying in Asia and Travel China Guide Tours was there for us every step of the way. Right for the start the holiday was tailor made for us and we had the same rep helping us along the way, she was extremely helpful, replying to any questions or queries we had almost immediately, which was most impressive taking into account the time difference between England and China. The holiday lived up to our expectations and probably exceeded them, I was quite nervous...Full TextThis was our first experience holidaying in Asia and Travel China Guide Tours was there for us every step of the way. Right for the start the holiday was tailor made for us and we had the same rep helping us along the way, she was extremely helpful, replying to any questions or queries we had almost immediately, which was most impressive taking into account the time difference between England and China. The holiday lived up to our expectations and probably exceeded them, I was quite nervous visiting this part of the world but going as part of a guided tour was great. The hotels and restaurants were great, the tour guides looked after us well and were all very knowledgeable. I would certainly recommend them and would certainly book with them again.Collapse
- Tom Glaister1 reviewSep 20, 2019Magnificent China tourMy grandson was studying for a semester at Seoul National university and suggested that we tour for sometime before returning to Canada. I came across Xi'an Marco polo International Travel service Co. Ltd. when exploring the website of CVAC (China Visa application center) in Toronto. As neither of us had travelled in the "Far East" before, had little knowledge of China, and did not speak Mandarin, we thought it sensible to have tour guides from a company familiar with the country I am glad we...Full TextMy grandson was studying for a semester at Seoul National university and suggested that we tour for sometime before returning to Canada. I came across Xi'an Marco polo International Travel service Co. Ltd. when exploring the website of CVAC (China Visa application center) in Toronto. As neither of us had travelled in the "Far East" before, had little knowledge of China, and did not speak Mandarin, we thought it sensible to have tour guides from a company familiar with the country I am glad we did! Our itinerary was carefully planned, and went fully according to plan. Our tour coordinator, Vera Yu, assisted us with the itinerary, paperwork and documentation for arrival in Beijing, and even arranged to meet us in Xi'an.
The tour was magnificent,although strenuous for me as a senior,and covered many of the sites and cities we had heard of over the years. Hotels were beyond our expectations, and cheap, from what we experienced in North America. Hotel meals were generally excellent but we preferred to eat in local cafes; this was much cheaper and not at all difficult as most cafes had pictures of their menus posted outside, and staff were always helpful. In fact we were sometimes overwhelmed with how friendly and helpful Chinese people are.
On the Yangste cruise, where we were the only Westerners, several crew members spoke some English, and the public announcements were often repeated in English or the benefit of non-Mandarin speakers.This cruise was spectacular giving much insight into daily life in China, and culminating in the magnificent 3-Gorges Dam.
In Shanghai we went on our own with a bus tour of the city, a river cruise, and walking.I must add that I felt safer walking a night in Shanghai than I have felt in many North American cities. The Shanghai Bund (river walk), night lights on the Huangou river, and the Shanghai tower should be on everyone's bucket list.
I just wish we had more time available!Collapse
Traveler Overview Based on 92 traveler reviews
- FabioOct 19, 2023Excellent!TCGT is just an excellence regarding China tourism and tour tailoring. From the beginning to way back home they assist and help you with professional and gentle guides. Emily - our travel consultant - is a fluent English speaking always ready to organise and fix properly any detail, also during the trip. As other guides we met, all of them very professional, English speaking and nice persons. We appreciated any side and accommodation, either a very full but well organized itinerary with professional drivers. If you are planning a journey in China, don’t miss TCGT!
- CathyJun 17, 2019Exceptional Tour CompanyWe 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...Full TextWe 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).Collapse - GregMar 09, 2019Great 14 day China trip including Tibet with TCGI can highly recommend TCG. The trip was exactly as advertised and certainly met or expectations. I booked the trip online and our consultant Wendy was very helpful. All of our guides were very knowledgeable and spoke English well. The cost was reasonable and we did not encounter any unexpected fees.
- Kathy MFeb 15, 2019Perfect tour to see the best of ChinaThey were amazing, a truly memorable trip all went to plan with no additional costs. My 8 day China trip was very organised with no problems, we were kept busy sight seeing every day, we stayed in the best hotels, ate the best Chinese food our guide Candy was amazing and very helpful and went beyond her job. Thoroughly recommend Travel China for all your travel. Would love to do another tour with them.
- AmandaFeb 12, 2019Exceptional trip run by exceptional peopleWe booked a small group tour from Beijing to Xian then Chengdu to Shanghai, and Travel China Guide Tours also arranged extra flights for us to go on to Guangzhou afterwards by ourselves. Everything about the trip was professional and beautifully organised, from our first enquiries by email to the trip itself. We travelled by internal planes and train. The guides in each city were great, the hotels were lovely and all of the meals that were part of the package were exquisite and plentiful and in ...Full TextWe booked a small group tour from Beijing to Xian then Chengdu to Shanghai, and Travel China Guide Tours also arranged extra flights for us to go on to Guangzhou afterwards by ourselves. Everything about the trip was professional and beautifully organised, from our first enquiries by email to the trip itself. We travelled by internal planes and train. The guides in each city were great, the hotels were lovely and all of the meals that were part of the package were exquisite and plentiful and in wonderful restaurants (unlike other trips that friends of ours have done through companies based in the UK). A fantastic insight into Chinese culture. We cannot recommend this company highly enough and would love to travel with them again to other areas of China. It far exceeded our expectations.Collapse
- DenisJan 03, 2019Travel China Guide, great experienceWe used the services of TCG twice. One time in 2004 to vist China. And again in 2018 to visit Vietnam. It is a very relliable company. The guides, drivers, hotels, airplanes and visits were excellent. You can choose their package or build your own, which we did. Great service. Especially with Wendy Lee. I will do business again with TCG in the future. Maybe to visit Myanmar.
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