Acclaim from Social Travel Platforms
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
- SteveCSWMar 13, 2024Xian day tour with an amazing guide Lily.Our guide Lily is amazing! She is very caring, thorough and knowledgeable. The pace of the tour is very comfortable. No rushing around and very flexible. Would definitely join her tours again should I return to Xian.
- loriortonvuMar 12, 2024Best Tour guideCarol Chen was our tour guide in Xi’an, China to our group of 5. She was so sincere, caring, personal and professional. She always made sure that we had everything that we needed. She even helped walk with one member with mobility problems.
Carol’s English was excellent and easy to understand. She was so knowledgeable about each place that we visited. She made sure that we had all the information needed before visiting each place. She even recommended extra activities to do at the end of ...Full TextCarol Chen was our tour guide in Xi’an, China to our group of 5. She was so sincere, caring, personal and professional. She always made sure that we had everything that we needed. She even helped walk with one member with mobility problems.
Carol’s English was excellent and easy to understand. She was so knowledgeable about each place that we visited. She made sure that we had all the information needed before visiting each place. She even recommended extra activities to do at the end of each day. We would love to have Carol as a guide again.
We strongly recommend her and her company to anyone.Collapse - Constanza OFeb 18, 2024Amazing tourGreat tour, the guide Carol is really kind and interesting, she taught us a lot about the culture and the places we visited, she made the experience very entertaining. The tour is very well thought out, the itinerary works really well
- Nicola BJan 24, 20243-day trip to Xi'anDuring my three-day trip to Xi'an, I was fortunate to be accompanied by Lily, an exceptional guide who transformed my travel experience into an unforgettable adventure. Throughout the trip, Lily introduced me to the rich history and culture of Xi'an with enthusiasm, passion, and knowledge. I highly recommend Travel China Guide to anyone who wants to explore Xi'an and its wonders.
- Rob CJan 11, 2024Xi'an WinterXi’an was the second stop on our Travel China Guide tour and it was another sensational and memorable experience. We had required some travelling adjustments for this portion of our China trip our travel consultant, Emily Xin without any fuss, professionally and promptly sorted this out for us. Thank you so much, Emily.
Our guide in Xi’an, Celine was fantastic. Following an incredible high speed train ride from Beijing, she and the driver picked us up late evening from the Xi’an...Full TextXi’an was the second stop on our Travel China Guide tour and it was another sensational and memorable experience. We had required some travelling adjustments for this portion of our China trip our travel consultant, Emily Xin without any fuss, professionally and promptly sorted this out for us. Thank you so much, Emily.
Our guide in Xi’an, Celine was fantastic. Following an incredible high speed train ride from Beijing, she and the driver picked us up late evening from the Xi’an train station and helped us check in to a beautiful hotel in downtown Xi’an directly behind the Grand Tang Mall.
The following days had us seeing the Terracotta Army, making our own miniature warriors (so much fun), visiting the Wild Goose Pagoda, the ancient city walls, Great Mosque, and the Muslim Bazaar. Another place we visited include a walk along the Grand Tang Mall which during the night with the colourful lights, art and vibrancy is an amazing experience not to be missed.
Celine made this trip and the experiences so much more enjoyable, very personable, sharing her knowledge of the historic places we visited and organising and suggesting food that were all delicious.Collapse
- TravelChinaGuide Beijing
Traveler Overview 5.0 Based on 2800+ traveler reviews
- John TMar 14, 2024Spring Festival experienceOur tour was in the middle of the Spring Festival. The city was crowded with people and vehicles. Shops and restaurants were full. Youngs and Olds, family and friends were out to enjoy the new year. We stayed close to the city center. We walked or took the subway to our destinations. We had a great time.
- Ryan HMar 13, 2024Amazing tour of Beijing and great wallMy wife and I had a great time on our one day tour. We saw all the site and we're able to skip the lines using their group tour pass. Tom was very knowledgeable about all the sights and gave us plenty of time to take lots of photos along the way. We had a great driver that picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. When we come back to China we will definitely hire him again.
- Angus LMar 11, 2024Great tour with Tom from Travel China Guide to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Great wallGreat tour with Tom Xu on March 9th . Took us to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Great wall (we stopped for lunch before going up) all on the same day (9 hours). Picked us up at hotel in lovely car with driver. Very informative and excellent English, plus answered any questions on the sites we visited and explained with great detail. Would definitely recommend Tom and the tour company. First Class outfit I found,
- leapyear68Mar 7, 2024Loved our jam packed 2-day visit to BeijingWe had a great, jam packed 2-day tour of Beijing with Helen! We were very appreciative of China Travel Guide for offering such a compact itinerary since we only had 2 days in Beijing. Helen and our driver were terrific and kept the pace moving but comfortable with door to door service to maximize efficiency. Helen not only described the history of each spot but offered lots of additional information about life in China with fun facts and interesting tidbits.
Helen was super...Full TextWe had a great, jam packed 2-day tour of Beijing with Helen! We were very appreciative of China Travel Guide for offering such a compact itinerary since we only had 2 days in Beijing. Helen and our driver were terrific and kept the pace moving but comfortable with door to door service to maximize efficiency. Helen not only described the history of each spot but offered lots of additional information about life in China with fun facts and interesting tidbits.
Helen was super friendly, knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. She catered to our needs bringing us to an excellent lunch spot on day 1 and was flexible to skip lunch on day 2 as was our preference. She didn’t hesitate when we chose to hike up to the Great Wall either. We especially loved exploring the Hutongs and dropped us there at the close of our tour. Helen really customized our experience to meet our needs.
We throughly enjoyed our visit with Helen and China Travel Guide.Collapse - Vin cFeb 29, 2024Great tour to the Great Wall!It was a great tour, covering multiple sections of the wall, which all had its own unique beauty.
My guide, Kevin, was extremely knowledgeable about Chinese history and culture. He accommodated my preferences perfectly and paced the tour very well. Not to mention being a great conversation partner
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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