Su K

Su K

Singapore

Reviewed on November 15, 2024

Wonder has been great right from the start. Very responsive to emails and questions making the trip very easy. Everything was taken care. From picking up to hotels, tours and tour guides were well organised. All the tour guides spoke very good English. The transport vehicles were comfortable. This was our second tour with China Discovery. The first one was to Guilin. I would recommend China Discovery.

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Date of Experience: October 14, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
Joy B

Joy B

Britain

Reviewed on November 5, 2024

Evelyn Ma of China Discovery based in Chengdu organised this trip for us. Evelyn was exceptional in communication and service, and organised a wonderful trip for us on the Century Paragon. The drop off and pick up service was exceptional (Nancy our driver was a delight) and Lucas on board looked after us extremely well. I have no hestitation in recommending Evelyn to organise your trips!

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yichang, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 1, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Evelyn
Pearl

Pearl

Mauritius

Reviewed on November 6, 2024

We wanted to visit different places in China and contacted China Discovery. Jack Li was our consultant and was very responsive to our queries and even provided valuable recommendations to our family of 5 people travelling. We discovered a lot through our local guides (Eric in BeiJing, Lisa in Xian, Ruby in Chengdu, Jeff in HuangLong, Gigi in JiuZhaiGou and Jacques in ChongQing) and drivers, not only of the sights, but also the food/local delicacies. The guides could speak English/French and Chinese which was very helpful for my parents. Jack informed the guides that my parents were elderly, and they were all very considerate and flexible in the daily plans to accommodate us. We also went on a cruise on Yangtze River, arranged by China Discovery. All the transfers (airport to hotels by van, or train tickets between cities) and entrance fees to the sights being visited were arranged by China Discovery so we had nothing to worry about. We booked our own hotels, although this could also have been arranged by the consultant. I would recommend China Discovery and Jack Li to help you plan for a hassle-free trip to China. Thank you again.

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yichang, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 14, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
yellowcups

yellowcups

Singapore

Reviewed on November 5, 2024

We had a wonderful trip in China as expertly arranged by Jack Li. Jack was flexible with multiple changes to our itinerary, some on short notice as well. Throughout the trip he was promptly responsive and attentive to our needs. The hotel and travel arrangements exceeded our expectations, and the hotel locations were all central which made it easy for us to self-explore on our free time in the evenings.

The local guides in Beijing (Linda), Luoyang (Fey), Chengdu (Nicole) and Chongqing (David and Jasmine) were excellent. They were friendly, spoke English and flexible as well. Fey arranged a surprise birthday cake for me during the trip which was so sweet! Nicole was very patient and attentive to my parents when they struggled during some mountain trips, which I really appreciated.

I highly recommend China Discovery to anyone planning a trip there, it will save so much time and thinking!

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Luoyang, Henan, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing
Date of Experience: March 20, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
Nader P

Nader P

India

Reviewed on November 4, 2024

China Discovery did an amazing job of our recent trip to Sichuan. From our very first interaction with Phoebe at China Discovery the whole process was super smooth and totally professional. Everything was perfectly organised. We found them to be very helpful and generous in the way they dealt with us and I would highly recommend them.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, Chongqing
Date of Experience: October 26, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Phoebe
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Travel21204855473

USA

Reviewed on November 1, 2024

My wife and I just completed a 21-days China tour from HK to Beijing with China Discory. From the start, our trip consultant, Jack Li, did a wonderful job of keeping us informated of trip options and pricing. His responses were always prompt. China Discovery toke care of all the planning including transportations, hotels, and entry tickets to sites. Local drivers picked us up and dropped us off at each location. When we had some minor glitch in pickups, I could always communicate with Jack for assistnace.

All of our local guides were excellent and engaging! They provided information on sites, cultures, histories, people, and foods. They helped us navigate the no-so-easy access to local attractions and best way to avoid the overwheming crowds at many sites. For this trip, they were the heart of China Discovery and made the trip enjoyable and meaningful! All of our local guides were independent workers but they all liked working for China Discovey because it is very responsive to their issues and customer issues.

Our local guide at Zhangjaijei even helped us navigate the Chinese health system when my wife had to visit a hospital for an unexpected illness. He took us to the hospital at night, stayed with us through the visit, and brought us back to the hotel after the visit.

In my opinion, China Discovery is the best way to visit China if you don't have local connections or comfortable with the Chinese language. Let them do all the hardwork and you just show up and go!

Destination(s): Hong Kong, Guilin, Guangxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yichang, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Shanghai, Xian, Shaanxi, Beijing
Date of Experience: October 10, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Jack
Ahuva B

Ahuva B

USA

Reviewed on October 31, 2024

Excellent trip everything was very nice very professional. The hotels was clean and very nice. The tour guide which is speaking English did his best. We enjoyed everything that arranged for us. All this trip went very smoothly. Thank you very much. Great company and great travel agent his name is Leo Li that answer all my question immediately Thank you very much for all the professional care. Ahuva Bar Zion U S A California.

Destination(s): Zhenzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Henan, Chongqing, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 18, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Leo
Jeffrey C

Jeffrey C

USA

Reviewed on October 27, 2024

A group of 8 of us took a multi-cities tour in China (Chengdu, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Zhangjiajie and Guangzhou), with all the logistics and sightseeing arranged by China Discovery. From the time we arrived at the airport in Chengdu to the conclusion in Guangzhou, our group was amazed by the coordination of local guides at different locations. From check-ins to sightseeing--no details were left unattended. Hotels were very nice, clean and comfortable with excellent breakfast included. The group had such a great time, took a lot of spectacular scenic pictures that we'll treasure in our memories for a long, long time. Everyone had such a great time that we all look forward to visiting China again--working with China Discovery, of course.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Date of Experience: October 5, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Jack
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Melbournevisit_12

Malaysia

Reviewed on October 18, 2024

Wong WY

Malaysia

Reviewed on October 18.10. 2024

My connection with China Discovery went back to April 2023 when we started planning a trip to Xingjian and Silk road.

We were very happy with the arrangement by Wonder and in particular his prompt and accommodating responses. We had a memorable trip in 2023. Hence there is no hesitation when we planned another trip to Chongqing in 2024 that we should be looking him up to arrange another private tour for us.

We totally enjoyed both trips and they were lasting memories.

Many thanks to our travel consultant Wonder Wang for curating fantastic itinerary for us and has been ever so patient and accommodating.

I have no reservation in recommending Wonder to my friends and relatives who wish to visit China in depth.

Destination(s): Xingjian & Silk Road (2023 Sept). Chongqing (2024 Sept).

Date of Experience: September 2023 & 2024

Trip Type: Traveled as couple

Tour Customized by: Wonder

Destination(s): Chongqing
Date of Experience: September 10, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Siew K

Siew K

Malaysia

Reviewed on October 12, 2024

Our contact in China Discovery (CD) was Shirley Yang. She was very knowledgeable and patient in answering our queries. It was my first time on a cruise and she gave me the confidence to commit to the Yangtze River Cruise.

The actual journey was calm and smooth so I really did not suffer any bad effects during the entire cruise. Shirley also assisted in matters outside of the cruise such as bookings on the high speed rail and how to get Didi rides once on land.

We really enjoyed our time in Chongqing and took some local tours there as well as Yichang where the cruise ended.

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei
Date of Experience: September 28, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Shirley
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Pooi-Fun L

Singapore

Reviewed on September 29, 2024

We had a wonderful time travelling to Chongqing, along the Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie and Nanjing! China Discovery was able to customise our itinerary for our private tour, and our travel consultant, Rita was able to quickly adjust our trip itinerary when our flight to China initially got cancelled.

The trip was very well-planned - allowing us to maximise the number of sights we saw while ensuring the pace was not too hectic and tiring for us. While there were slight hiccups, the local tour guides were very helpful in addressing any issues we had along the way! When our flight back to Singapore got cancelled because of Typhoon Bebinca, the Nanjing tour guide and driver made sure we got to the airport the next day safely to catch the flight that we rebooked. The local tour guides also gave very good restaurant recommendations, so that we could try the delicious local cuisine.

All in all, a pleasant experience booking our trip through China Discovery!

Destination(s): Dazu, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang, Hunan, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Date of Experience: September 5, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Rita
Sangers

Sangers

UK

Reviewed on September 21, 2024

Wonder Wang from China Discovery was assigned to us as our travel consultant.

He was friendly, professional, flexible and attentive to all our requirements. He went above and beyond for us, nothing was ever too much.

We visited Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Yichang, and Shanghai. The hotels, transfers, personal tour guides for each City, and cruise were great and all very well planned.

All our questions, in advance, and during the trip were responded to over email very quickly and we felt very well looked after by a profession team.

Our itinerary was over 13 days, visiting Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, a Yangtze river cruise and Shanghai. We got to see and experience a lot in that time. The local guides were fantastic in their knowledge, English and were very helpful. The drivers were very prompt and provided smooth transfers.

A huge plus point for us was the constant communication, our emails were answered by Wonder very swiftly and even during our trip, there were changes to our flights, etc. which Wonder handled so efficiently. This certainly put our minds at ease!

We would like to thank the whole team at China Discovery for all their hard work in providing such a special experience for our first time in China and for all the kind gifts and birthday cake for my wife!

Highly recommended tour company. Top notch customer service. If only every country had a China Discovery

We would definitely use them again!

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei, Shanghai
Date of Experience: September 4, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wonder
KIM P

KIM P

USA

Reviewed on September 6, 2024

China Discovery delivered on every promise. We loved our visit to China and our private tour with China Discovery made that happen. Very nice hotels, great breakfasts, extremely nice guides. Can not say enough good things about the company organization

Destination(s): Beijing, Shanghai, Yangtze River, Chongqing, Chengdu, Leshan, Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Date of Experience: August 15, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
Monica W

Monica W

Germany

Reviewed on August 21, 2024

Cannot be more satisfied with Ms Wing Zeng from China Discovery, Chengdu. She always answered our mails patiently, promptly. Professional. Will definitely use China Discovery again for our next tour to China. Thank you for making our China tour memorable.

Destination(s): Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Leshan, Sichuan, Chongqing
Date of Experience: August 6, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wing
Victor G

Victor G

Singapore

Reviewed on August 20, 2024

We went on the Century Glory Cruise to the 3 Gorges on the Yangtze River .

The cruise was better than we expected and the entire crew with English speaking tour guides on the land excursions were confident,patient and helpful.

It was certainly a happy memorable trip.

Big shout out to our agent April Zou for her kind assistance and recommendations.

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei
Date of Experience: August 11, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: April
Rachel B

Rachel B

USA

Reviewed on July 26, 2024

My mom and I recently completed a 3 week dream trip to China. I worked with Mr. Leo Li to customize our trip to see everything we wanted to (the Great Wall, terracotta warriors, pandas, and Shanghai) and asked for some additional recommendations for our trip. Throughout the 3 weeks we explored Beijing, Xi'an, Cheongdu, a yangtze river cruise, Shanghai, and Guilin (if you are going to China do not miss Guilin! It is stunning). Leo was so accommodating, responsive, and helpful each step of the way. We opted for a private tour for the three weeks and it was so nice having a tour guide and driver for just the two of us, especially in the high tourist areas. If you're considering traveling to China, I cannot recommend China Discovery and Leo enough!

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Lhasa, Tibet, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Guilin, Guangxi, Shanghai
Date of Experience: June 18, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Leo
Charles Z

Charles Z

USA

Reviewed on June 28, 2024

It was a great experience touring across China in 15 days! We were a 5 people small private group including 3 high school graduates. Thanks to Leo, our trip advisor at China Discovery , the trip was well arranged and coordinated. We all had a good time!

We planned our trip a few months ahead. We communicated with Leo via phone and emails. Leo always answered questions quickly and informatively. Due to train schedule and cruise schedule changes after our booking, we had to make changes our tour arrangements. Leo patiently explained the situation and making great efforts to make arrangements to accommodate our needs.

We visited popular sites in Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chong Qing, Yangtze River (Cruise), Zhangjiajie and Shanghai. For every trip leg, local guides would pick up and take us to train stations. They accompanied us in all site visits. They also made arrangements for lunches. These local tour guides are professionals. They are very knowledgeable and speak good English. With the help of those local guides we were able to efficiently and yet comfortably visited so many places in a short period of time. The high speed trains are amazing. It was fast comfortable. A great way to travel from city to city! The weather was good for the most part of our trip. It got a little hot and humid starting mid of June in southern China, when the Southern rainy season starts.

We all enjoyed our trip. I highly recommend China Discovery for China tours in a small private group setting.

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Shanghai
Date of Experience: June 5, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Leo
528trigger

528trigger

USA

Reviewed on June 21, 2024

Mr Wonder Wang, our travel consultant, worked with us from the planning phase to the final reality. He responded to my emails quickly, listened to me and answered my questions patiently and clearly.

During our 23-day trip April 28- May 20, we were taken care of from the moment we arrived in Kunming airport to the last minute we were dropped off at Beijing Train Station. All tour guides and private drivers were professional and personal. Big shout out to few guides: Vicky in DaLi, Evan in ChengDu, DeLia in JiLiang/ Zhangjiajie NP, and Mike in Beijing. All that made our travel life so much more fun and more memorable.

We highly recommend Chinadiscovery, especially Mr Wang, to our friends and anyone that is interested in visiting China.

Thank you, Mr Wang, for all your hard work and patience helping me planning this grand trip that would last a lifetime. Hopefully we will talk to you in a near future when we plan a trip to visit northwest part of China.

Destination(s): Beijing, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Yunnan, Chengdu, Leshan, Emeishan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Shanghai
Date of Experience: April 28, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wonder
USO2000

USO2000

USA

Reviewed on June 15, 2024

We just came back from amazing 3 weeks in China. Usually I plan all our trip myself, occasionally purchasing tours in some locations, but it was our first trip to China, we do not speak the language, so I decided to explore options to hire tour guides. We started with booking our Yangtze river cruise when I was contacted by Phoebe from China Discovery. She was very professional, details oriented, patient as we changed our dates and requests several times. She provided all details and answered all our questions immediately. We decided to book other tours with her as Phoebe seems like know what we are looking for and need. She customized the tours offered on their official website, adding some sights and activities we wanted.

Before the trip she kept reminding about some to do stuff for the trip.

Eventually, I planned our entire China itinerary, we were had tours with different guides in Beijing and Xian (I booked them before starting to work with Phoebe), we used China Discovery in Zhangjiajie N.P., Chengdu, Chongqing, 4d/3n Yangtze river cruise, Yichang and Huangshan, and we were independent in Shanghai. China Discovery also booked all our internal flights and train tickets, hotels, and upgraded us to business class for one flight with no additional cost. Navigating some parts of the country, for example Zhangjiajie N.P., is difficult without knowledge of Mandarin. Even in Beijing and Shanghai, very few people speaks English, therefore having a knowledgeable local guid is a must specially if you visit a country for the first time,

All our guides (Tim, Jason, David, Nancy and Jessica (June)) spoke good to great English. They made sure we are comfortable, had plenty of water, their recommendations for food was very good. They adjusted our schedule as needed.

The choice of hotels was very good. And, of course, the program was very good tailored. I suggest to install WeChat, it is the best communication tool with your guides to setup meeting points, and report the problem to main office if any and make last minute adjustments if necessary.

I highly recommend China Discovery as your tour agency in China. We certainly planning to come and discover different part of this great country and will hire China Discovery again as our travel operator.

Destination(s): Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei, Huangshan, Anhui
Date of Experience: May 16, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Phoebe
Reed L

Reed L

USA

Reviewed on June 1, 2024

We took a wonderful tour to Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu in May. The tour was arranged through China Discovery by Phoebe Gao. We are extremely delighted about how well the tour was planned and executed seamlessly and flawlessly. I gave Phoebe a 5-Star+ rating for her efforts in making all the arrangements, including hotels, train tickets, and everything with the parks and attractions. Their local tour guides are great as well. I must single out Melody (Wang Ting) in Zhangjiajie who made our visit there easy and effortless, through the mountains, lakes, cave and towns. We could not have expected more from her service. We came back with great memories, photos, and an unforgettable experience with the team of China Discovery.

Destination(s): Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Chongqing, Chengdu, Sichuan
Date of Experience: May 16, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Phoebe
Eddy H

Eddy H

Australia

Reviewed on May 30, 2024

We just came back from a private 22 day private trip arranged by China Discovery. Our travel consultant Jack Li, was patient in planning our trip and gave us a lot of good information. He was able to change our travel plans at the last minute also. Communication was fast and efficient. The travel guides we had were also very knowledgeable and kind. Some speak very good English, but some not so good. The hotels that they booked were above our expectations. Mostly are 5 stars. And the restaurant for our lunch were pretty good as well. Overall, we had an enjoyable trip and I recommend Jack Li for his efficient and good planning.

Destination(s): Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Yunnan, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang, Hunan, Guilin, Guangxi
Date of Experience: May 2, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Jack
Rex D

Rex D

Canada

Reviewed on May 15, 2024

I found China Discovery on the Internet and I asked them for a customized private tour of multiple cities across China for 4 people (two retired couples). Wonder Wang was the travel consultant responded to me with a proposal which included Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, Yangtze River Cruise, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang Ancient City, Shanghai, Xiamen and Wuyishan. Wonder was very responsive to our questions and provided updates, made adjustments to our travel plan before and during our travel. He made all arrangements for hotels, inter-cities trains/flights, local (English speaking) tour guides, drivers and vehicles. We traveled with ease and enjoyed all the destinations. We were met by local tour guides at each destination train station/airport. They were all friendly and attentive to our needs. We appreciate their efforts, together with the drivers, to navigate through sometimes heavy traffics to bring us to all attractions as planned in the itinerary. Hotel accommodations were exceptional. Local lunches were tasty and in large portions.

Destination(s): Beiijng, Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Guilin, Guangxi, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang, Hunan, Shanghai, Xiamen, Wuyishan, Fujian
Date of Experience: March 20, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Yon Y

Yon Y

UK

Reviewed on May 14, 2024

Tracy from China Discovery who helped to organise our tour is brilliant! She replied to all our queries promptly before and during the trip. If there was any issue during our trip, she acted and resolved them immediately and willing to go the extra mile to ensure our trip was an enjoyable experience.

Destination(s): Guilin, Guangxi, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, Xining, Qinghai, Lhasa, Tibet
Date of Experience: March 30, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Tracy
alvin c

alvin c

Singapore

Reviewed on May 14, 2024

Overall the tour was enjoyable and China Discovery is very reliable and trustworthy.

We were met on arrival in Shanghai as promised.

We booked this tour because of our Royal Caribbean cruise arrived Shanghai on 26 April, couldn’t changed the date. This 12 days tour coincided with China May Day holiday and most places of interest were crowded.

However we did enjoy the Yangtze River cruise and Beijing very much.

Beijing tour guide Jackson Lui was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Thank you China Discovery especially Ms Rita Jiang for arranging the tour for my group.

Destination(s): Shanghai, Yichang, Yangtze River, Chongqing, Xian, Shaanxi, Beijing
Date of Experience: April 26, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Rita
Chriss

Chriss

Germany

Reviewed on May 13, 2024

We booked a 10-day private tour for 2 people with Rita Jiang, China Discovery. Start from Shanghai, flight to Chongqing, 3 nights Yangtze River cruise to Yangshuo, from there transport by car to Zhangjiajie, 3 nights, visit to Zhangjiajie National Park, Tianmen Mountain with Glass Skywalk and Tianmen Carve. Our guide was Tony. Onward transport by express train to Guilin. There we were already met by Peter, our guide, and taken to the hotel. The next day we went on a river cruise on the Li River to Yangshuo, in the evening we saw the Impression Liu Sanjie show. We had booked a higher seat category, which included private access and covered seats. The surcharge was manageable - the show was another highlight of our trip. Highly recommended. Other attractions in Yangshuo were Ruyi Scenic Park, in Guilin Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Daxu Ancient Town and a trip to the Longji rice terraces. The entire planning worked more than perfectly. Rita had already warned us in advance that there would be a lot of tourists due to the Labor Day holidays. In Zhangjiajie we decided not to use the Bailong Elevator. The wait to go up would have taken 3 hours. Tony, our guide, was prepared and had a plan B, we hiked 8 km to another cable car and had a great view of the national park. Tony spoke perfect English and gave us a lot of interesting information. We can say the same about Peter, our guide in Guilin. He looked after us very well and was extremely concerned about our safety. Both guides brought us safely to the train. The restaurants they chose were absolutely delicious. Our wish to change the 2nd class ticket we had booked for the train to Guilin to 1st class was made possible by Rita, even though almost everything was fully booked. Rita looked after us very well from the first contact. From the tips for the trip to being reachable during the trip. Our flight from Shanghai to Chongqing on Sunday morning was canceled. Rita tried to contact us several times at 6 a.m. to inform us. She had already booked a new flight. We felt well looked after and informed throughout the entire trip. The travel information sent in advance was very helpful. The hotels were all surprisingly nice, we often got an upgrade and therefore very large rooms. The WeChat app was very helpful. In China, communication, payment and taxis (Didi) are mainly done via the app. Foreigners can store their credit card here. Rita and the guides were available at all times via WeChat. We booked mobile data through Holafly. A little more expensive, but with unlimited data volume. Google Translator, Google Maps and WhatsApp worked via the stored VPN. We would book with Rita again in a heartbeat and recommend her to friends. 10 out of 10 points for Rita, Tony, Peter and our drivers and a big thank you for the very impressive and eventful trip.

Destination(s): Shanghai, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Guilin, Yangshuo, Guangxi
Date of Experience: April 26, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Rita
Pacjustin

Pacjustin

UK

Reviewed on May 7, 2024

China Discovery are an excellent agency for China travel. They are reliable, creative and very professional. I highly recommend them

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan
Date of Experience: April 10, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
Thomas L

Thomas L

USA

Reviewed on May 6, 2024

Overall we had good times during the trip. Great cities, hotels, food and amazing sceneries throughout our visit. Evelyn Ma and Yangtze River Cruises company had tried everything they could to fulfill our needs. Other than mishaps in pick up arrangements they did excellent jobs in meeting our expectations. Trip could have been much more enjoyable if people don’t smoke in public.

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Guilin, Yangshuo, Guangxi, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Shanghai
Date of Experience: April 2, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Evelyn
Yun chi L

Yun chi L

Canada

Reviewed on May 5, 2024

Jack Li of Chengdu Bamboo/ China Discovery Travel organized this excellent 14 days tour of Beijing, Chongqing and Chengdu for groups of 10. The itinerary was well planned to cover most of the popular sights with excellent local guides to explain the history and the significance of each destination. All the hotels he chose were in central locations so we could get to explore each city in the evening. Jack even went out of his way to book an Opera for us at the Beijing Center of Performing Arts and a few special dinners in Beijing and Chengdu. All the local guides were fluent in English and be able to provide information about the present day life of local people.

We would not hesitate to book future tours with the Chengdu Bamboo travel as well as recommend our friends to Jack Li.

Destination(s): Beijing, Chongqing, Dazu, Fuling, Chengdu, Leshan, Sichuan
Date of Experience: April 14, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Jack
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GrandTour15195021802

Singapore

Reviewed on April 29, 2024

We would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to Leo and his company for making our recent trip an unforgettable one.

We were very happy that Leo managed to accommodate our requests promptly. The food was nice and the cruise activities and sightseeing (off shore sightseeing) were interesting and beautiful. The guides provided (David, Gila and Sally) were very professional and exhibited excellent attitude in providing a great service to us. The group had a wonderful time thanks to Leo's organisation and arrangement.

We highly recommend China Discovery and look forward to more trips to China in the future.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei
Date of Experience: April 20, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Leo
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H0pe77

Singapore

Reviewed on April 29, 2024

Our family of six (2 adults, 2 teenagers, 1 child and an 82-year-old elderly parent) had a wonderful vacation in Yichang, Chengdu, Chongqing with a cruise down the Yangtze River.

We are deeply appreciative of Samantha, who was our tour consultant from China Discovery. The trip was well planned and fuss-free. Samantha is meticulous, organised, has good command of English and listens to customers. Kudos to Samantha for the well thought out schedule, seamless coordination with drivers and guides across the various cities and going the extra mile to connect us with cruise ship staff. Our needs were met at every step, even before we arrived at each destination. She checked in on us regularly and provided advice along the way, even though she was not physically with us. She took care of everything such that the teenagers said they felt pampered!

We also sincerely appreciate Evan, our guide in Chengdu for his care and professionalism. He is knowledgeable, enunciates well (both English and Mandarin), puts customers' needs first and saw to matters that were beyond his role.

We highly recommend China Discovery, Samantha as a travel consultant and Evan as a guide to anyone planning a trip to China.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Hubei
Date of Experience: March 9, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Samantha
young s

young s

USA

Reviewed on April 25, 2024

My American friend Emily and I visited the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on the President 8 cruise on March 25, 2024. It was a perfect trip to see the beautiful Yangtze River and the spectacularity Three Gorges Dam. At the this unforgettable trip also made our dream come true for many years. We booked the trip via wechat and with the help of our customer service officer Phoebe was very professional and patiently answered all questions regarding the cruise itinerary and cabin type. With Phoebe's help, our trip is going really well. We are very pleased with the service of President 8 and Phoebe and thank all the staff who served us on this trip!

Destination(s): Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River, Chongqing
Date of Experience: March 25, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Phoebe
Elsie L

Elsie L

Singapore

Reviewed on April 23, 2024

We contacted Rita Jiang from China Discovery after having read the reviews about her services. Indeed, she planned a private tour for my husband and myself as we wanted to celebrate his birthday in China. She organised the trip very well; the tour guides speak English at the 4 places. They explained it comprehensively and informatively. The domestic flight and bullet train tickets were arranged by her. The drivers ensured that we were picked up and dropped off at the places of interest, airport, train station and hotels smoothly.

The Terracotta warriors at Xian, the Yangtze River - visiting the 3 Gorges Dam, the half days tour conducted at Yichang and Chongqing and finally, the Chengdu Panda Research Centre were the highlights of the tour. We were surprised by the sheer size of the SanXi Museum in Chengdu. But, more importantly, we felt the service and care were of very good quality.

Destination(s): Xian, Shaanxi, Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River, Chongqing, Chengdu, Sichuan
Date of Experience: April 12, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Rita
Don F

Don F

USA

Reviewed on April 22, 2024

We were a group of 6 on a China Discovery 13 day tour of China. We traveled to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chonqqing, and Yangtze River Cruise.

Tracy Tan was our contact person at China Discovery. She was very easy to work with and she handled all of the details for our trip. I highly recommend Tracy!

The tour was EXCELLENT!

Jamie our guide in Beijing was a 10 Star Guide, the best guide I have ever experienced. (I have used about 40 guides in the last 6 years.) He spoiled us with his attention to details and his concern for our interest. He arranged for a wheelchair for me on the 2nd day as I was having an issue walking that day. It was a temporary issue, but Jamie was the one that suggested get a wheelchair and he pushed me around all day.

All the other guides did an excellent job. The tours selected were very good and we enjoyed all the attractions.

When we arrived in Chengdu, our guide, Bay had presents (Chopsticks, Bookmarks, & Panda Bears) for us and that was appreciated by the wives

All the hotels were 4 stars and we enjoyed each and everyone. Novotel Xinqiao was our favorite.

The restaurants and homes that we visited were very good.

The river cruise was very nice, we upgraded to premium cabins once we got on the boat at a much less cost than if we had booked the premium cabins in the beginning. The food on the boat was ok, but we felt it could have been much better.

The transportation was very good with plenty of room for the 6 of us and baggage.

The pickups and drop offs were excellent.

We were very pleased with the quality of the hotels, meals, guides, transportation and communication.

I highly recommend China Discovery for your next trip to China.

Destination(s): Beijing, Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Changsha, Hunan
Date of Experience: March 24, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Tracy
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ashok a

USA

Reviewed on April 22, 2024

We are a group of 4 family members.All senior citizens from United States. We requested Jack Li from China Discovery to design a 20 days custom tour to visit and experience Shanghai, Zhangjiajie , Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River Cruise,Chongqing, Lhasa Tibet and Chengdu. Jack did an excellent job of designing the tour. We traveled to Hong Kong on our own. At our request Jack booked us on the High Speed Rail from Hong Kong to Shanghai. Over 1000 miles in 7 hours.Great experience. All the places we visited in the tour were well curated. All arrangements made for Hotels,Vans and English speaking guides were good.We took 3 within China flights, all arranged by China Discovery, traveled on the highways over 1000 kms. The 5 days Yangtze River Cruise was excellent. Jack obtained travel permits for Tibet.

We found Jack Li to be a competent person to organize a tour of this kind. We would highly recommend China Discovery and Jack to anyone planning a trip to China.

Destination(s): Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Yangtze River, Dazu, Chongqing, Lhasa, Tibet, Chengdu, Leshan, Emeishan, Sichuan
Date of Experience: March 20, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Jack
Irene Iim

Irene Iim

Indonesia

Reviewed on April 14, 2024

Evelyn is the one who make me decided our yang tze cruising tour..she did a pretty good job.. very helpfull and a very fast response to all my question from the beginning.

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: March 21, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Evelyn
Purwitanto

Purwitanto

Indonesia

Reviewed on April 1, 2024

We are traveling to China in October 2023 using private tour services from China Discovery. We wanted a customized tour so we used a private tour, because we don't speak Chinese so it was a bit difficult to travel alone.

From the start, from asking, they were very responsive. Vivien as a tour consultant was very helpful and very responsive in answering all our questions and emails. He helped create an itinerary and customized the itinerary according to our wishes.

The price is much more expensive than regular tours because it is a private tour but it is very worth it.

The tour went smoothly and almost everything was according to the itinerary, there were some adjustments due to circumstances. Everything is well organized. Starting from pick-up and transportation used while there.

The tour guide used was also quite good. Everyone uses English, although there are some whose English is not clear, it is still natural and understandable. Special kudos to Sarah our guide in Chengdu who helped with every effort to organize Wechat. This is very important, without it we would have experienced many difficulties throughout the tour. Also to Lobsang our guide at Shangrila, who is very good at taking photos and very communicative. Guides in other places are also friendly and helpful.

Maybe the guide in Jiuzhaigou needs to explain more about each object in Jiuzhaigou and be more proactive, but the people are quite nice and friendly.

Thank you for giving souvenirs, we didn't expect to get souvenirs.

Overall we are very satisfied using China Discovery's services.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Western Sichuan, Aba, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shangri-La, Lijiang, Kunming, Yunnan
Date of Experience: October 9, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Vivien
Esther G

Esther G

Malaysia

Reviewed on March 21, 2024

It was our 1st trip with China Discovery and pleased that we had such a wonderful time. Thanks to our tour consultant Rita Jiang who customised our private tour of 4. Hotels were excellent. Drivers were reliable and Rita also made sure we were received by guides at every entry points. She arranged all our high speed train tickets from Chongqing to Zhangjiajie and returned to Chongqing from Fenghuang Ancient Town. Our guide at ZJJ, Anna was fabulous from the start. She was knowledgeable, patient, punctual and helpful.

The Grand Canyon of ZJJ, the Glass Bridge view was spectacular and the Tianmen Mountain was magical and heavenly. These amazing views made one feel like coming back again. Overall a wonderful and unforgettable experience with China Discovery.

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Xiangxi, Hunan
Date of Experience: March 8, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Rita
Rosemarie S

Rosemarie S

USA

Reviewed on March 12, 2024

The Most Amazing 21 Days - that is what I would name this vacation . If you really want to get to know the country, people, history and also see beautiful sceneries, then this is the trip for you.

The tour was well planned and we had very personal attention. The tour guide and driver would pick us up at the train station or airport, we then tour the particular city or town with them, had also some free time to explore on our own and then were brought again to the train station or airport. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and spoke good English. Since it was just my husband and I we could ask all the questions and could adjust schedule to weather and/or interests. The hotels were all 4 or 5 stars and were quite comfortable.

A highlight was also the River Cruise since we really could interact with the other guests, which in our case were Chinese traveling for Chinese New Year.

Here are the places we visited: Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongqing (start of river cruise), Zhangjiajie, Shanghai, Xian and Bejing.

Destination(s): Hong Kong, Guilin, Guangxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Shanghai, Xian, Shaanxi, Bejing
Date of Experience: February 13, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Rita
Jefry L

Jefry L

Australia

Reviewed on January 20, 2024

I was initially hesitant about using an online travel agency, but the numerous positive reviews for China Discovery encouraged me to try their services. This turned out to be an excellent decision – they are genuinely one of the best travel agencies I've encountered, no exaggeration!

Our consultant, Rita, was outstanding. She even responded to my emails during New Year's! Despite the short notice and a last-minute change I requested, our itinerary was efficiently organised and finalised just three days before departure. Rita's patience and willingness to accommodate our needs were truly remarkable.

Upon arrival in Chengdu, we were greeted by Jane, our tour guide. She was incredibly kind and went above and beyond to assist us in every way possible, making my family and I feel exceptionally welcome.

Our journey included visits to Jiuzhaigou and Chongqing, and in each city, we were guided by different, yet equally impressive guides. Every experience was remarkable, thanks to their expertise and knowledge.

Moreover, the accommodation was excellent; we stayed in very comfortable hotels in every city. I wish I could delve into more details, but to keep it brief – my family and I thoroughly enjoyed every single aspect of our experience with China Discovery.

I wholeheartedly recommend China Discovery and will definitely be booking with them for my next visit to China. They made our trip an unforgettable experience!

Destination(s): Chengdu, Emeishan, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, Chongqing
Date of Experience: January 6, 2024
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Rita
Sany L

Sany L

Indonesia

Reviewed on January 9, 2024

What made our trips enjoyable was when we started with a trustworthy travel consultant. Wonder is a very responsible consultant. He did not only answer my email fast but also very patient guiding me through all the process.

We chose to start from Yichang, then joined the Yangtze River cruise, continued with visiting Chongqing and ended up in Guangzhou.

Our local guides Nancy, David, and Jack are very responsible person. They are very knowledgeable, and speak English fluently. That helped us to understand the long history of the places where we visited. The restaurants that they recommended were also nice. Overall we're very happy with our trips and satisfied with the services.

For my next trip to China, I'll continue using China Discovery and Wonder to be my consultant. Thank you so much for helping us having this wonderful trip.

Destination(s): Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Date of Experience: December 29, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Ricky L

Ricky L

Indonesia

Reviewed on November 28, 2023

tq so much for China Discovery for arrangement due our trip in China, Wonder as our contact person for arranger our trips are so helpful and always monitoring our trips from we before departure till we are all arrived safe in our home, i recommend Wonder, he is so much helpful and understandable. We using their service before and never disappointed us till now, always pleasure and will using their service in coming trips.

Destination(s): Beijing, Chongqing, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Shanghai
Date of Experience: November 11, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Ramsey S

Ramsey S

USA

Reviewed on November 26, 2023

We are active senior travelers who prefer our own itinerary and pace. Having China Discovery handle all the logistics gave us all the flexibility we want. All our email inquiries were handled promptly and thoroughly. As expected, we were met by guides and drivers at per the arrangements. The guides were all fluent English speakers with excellent local knowledge.

We have been to China about a dozen times so our 20 days itinerary is a little more out of the way and more demanding than the standard Shanghai-Beijing-Xian routes. China Discovery came through and made our journey a joy.

Good job.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Sichuan, Wulong, Chongqing, Changsha, Fenghuang, Hunan, Jiujiang, Shangrao, Jiangxi
Date of Experience: October 28, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Rita
410adrian

410adrian

UK

Reviewed on November 21, 2023

My daughter arranged an extremely varied 8 day tour for me through Tracy Tan of China Discovery. The first three days were spent around Chengdu, including the panda breeding, Dujiangyan irrigation scheme, Qingcheng Taoist mountain, Leshan giant Buddha, and local markets and parks in Chengdu. This was followed by the highlight of the trip, a one day tour of the Jiuzaigou National Park, which, as a hydrologist, I thought was the most wonderful water feature that I had ever seen around the world ! After a quick introduction to Chongqing we boarded the Victoria Anna ship, for a memorable cruise through the Yangtze River gorges, culminating in a private tour of the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Dam site on the last day.

The whole tour was excellently managed by Tracy; I particularly liked the company’s flexibility, allowing an interchange of day’s itineraries at short notice when I felt unwell, and then replacing a late cancellation of an internal flight with a suitable car and train alternative to ensure that I did not miss the departure of the cruise ship. All the guides, Sarah, Peter, Ken and Jacky were excellent and very knowledgeable, and their respective drivers very safe and professional.

I was a bit disappointed by the side trips offered during the cruise, but this might just have been the dull overcast weather experienced on those days. Other highlights were the evening shows on the cruise with an excellent compère, eating green tea ice cream on the road to Leshan, viewing the red pandas closeup, and watching the illuminated skyscrapers from the ship departing Chongqing in the evening.

Remember to take some very warm clothing to view the Jiuzhaigou National Park during the best season of the year (late Oct-early Nov), when the foliage colours are best, as the previous week they had experienced snowfall there, and the hotels are unheated !!

Also suggest another attraction which has just opened in Chengdu, and might be worth adding to the tour itinerary - the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum located in Pidu District - housed in a wonderful modern out-of- this-world building, which would be a good contrast to the notable historical sites that were already included in the tour.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Leshan, Dujiangyan, Jiuzhaigou, Aba, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yichang, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 20, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Tracy
Marius K

Marius K

Canada

Reviewed on November 19, 2023

We appreciate the excellent coordination by Vivien Li and the great services provided by her team, including the guides and the drivers.

Destination(s): Xian, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guilin, Guangxi, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Guangdong, Macau
Date of Experience: October 24, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Vivien
kristle-aun

kristle-aun

Malaysia

Reviewed on November 15, 2023

6D5N Chongqing, Yangtze cruise, Yichang

A big thank you note to Mr. Wonder Wang for organizing our trip and we appreciated his prompt replies and good service. It was a pleasant and wonderful trip to China.

Here, we would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Nancy of Yichang. Our Yichang flight to Guangzhou was cancelled without notifying us. We arrived at the airport only to be informed of it. Nancy swiftly took action and changed our flight from Wuhan-Guangzhou-KL and rushed us to the train station to take the high speed train to Wuhan. We managed to arrive in time and back in Kuala Lumpur now. Nancy proves to be a very efficient and reliable guide. Thanks!

We look forward to having more trips with China Discovery and in fact, we have already recommended China Discovery to many of our friends and family. Keep up the good work!

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: November 9, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Denise H

Denise H

UK

Reviewed on November 7, 2023

I was fortunate to be asked to speak at the Cleaning Show in China so took advantage of the trip to add a weeks holiday to see as much as I could. I soon realised I needed some help and that was where Phoebe Gao of China Discovery came in, Phoebe looked at my wish list and managed to fit as much as possible into the 8 days I had available. The Panda Keeper experience was the highlight for me but everything Phoebe organised ran smoothly and she provided excellent local guides whose knowledge of the areas was first rate. I highly recommend the service Phoebe provided, she stayed in contact throughout the trip and managed any last minute changes I requested ensuring that this trip is one that I will always remember.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Leshan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 21, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Phoebe
Mona L

Mona L

Malaysia

Reviewed on November 6, 2023

We had a superb holiday in China this time. We took the Yangtze cruise onboard Victoria Anna & also visited Zhangjiajie national park. We had a few brief stops in Chongqing, Yichang & Changsha.

A huge 'Thank you' to Rita Jiang from China Discovery for her excellent organization which makes our trip unforgettable. On this trip, we traveled on plane, cruise, trains (high speed & normal trains), buses & cars. The transfer service from on location to another was so well organized.

Our guides and drivers are very polite, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot from them.

We will definitely come back again

Destination(s): Chongqing, Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: October 24, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Rita
gbg03

gbg03

UK

Reviewed on November 4, 2023

I had an absolutely incredible time in China with China Discovery. My trip (Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha, Shanghai, Qingdao, Beijing) could not have gone any smoother. Every tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and every hotel was great. Every place that I visited was also absolutely spectacular in terms of scenery.

I also want to give a special mention to my travel agent Rita Jiang for putting up with me and my intricate demands (even at the last minute). I would highly, highly recommend China Discovery to anyone who wishes to visit China, especially the more "niche" parts which Western-based travel agencies do not typically offer.

I will definitely be travelling with them again!

Destination(s): Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Changsha, Hunan, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shandong, Beijing
Date of Experience: June 21, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Rita
Wilson N

Wilson N

Singapore

Reviewed on October 23, 2023

Ms. Wing Zeng from China Discovery was very prompt and enthusiastic in helping with the planning of my Jiuzhaigou/Chengdu/Chongqing/Wulong trip in September. I picked the local tours that I was interested in and China Discovery weaved the locations into a 2-week itinerary with transport and accommodation included. The local guides were also very friendly and knowledgeable, which made our trip very rewarding and memorable.

Destination(s): Jiuzhaigou, Chengdu, Guanghan, Sichuan, Wulong, Chongqing
Date of Experience: September 16, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Wing
Manxman88

Manxman88

Belgium

Reviewed on October 18, 2023

We had a wonderful trip in China, from north east to south west. Meeting old friends and discovering new regions we did not know exist. A big part of our trip we got help from China Discovery, who did a brilliant job in organising, guiding and realising our wishes beyond our expectations. Johnson Wang from China Discovery was very helpfull and quick in communication, have helped us with making the itenary of our trip and listening very careful to our wishes (Places of interest, speed - and way of travel). We went to Beijing and the North Easton our own, after that China Discovery organised the rest of trip to Xining (City, Qinghai lake, Caka lake) with excellent local guide Sally and driver Bai (Both highly recommended!) and the Yangtze river cruise from Chongqing to Yichang. Magnificent views, friendly people, super service and great food is our rememberance of this trip! We are looking forward to next trip!

Destination(s): Beijing, Xining, Qinghai, Chongqing, Yichang, Hubei, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: September 10, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Couples
Tour Customized by: Johnson
Ricky L

Ricky L

Singapore

Reviewed on October 9, 2023

I recently returned from my awesome 17 Days China Vacation in Beijing, Chengdu, ChongQing & Yichang with my native Beijing friend. I made all our reservations for Hotel stays in Chengdu, Chongqing & Yichang and the 4D/3N Yangtze Cruise via China Discovery based in Chengdu from Singapore. The above reservations process was attended by their customer service advisor Ms Wing Zeng which was completed speedily, smoothly and efficiently. Ms Zeng was kind enough to followed through all my reservations from Hotel check-ins, cruise registration and post vacation responses to ensure there were no hiccups. I thank China Discovery and Ms Zeng for their good Customer Support, Assistance and Reliability during my Vacation period. Good Job China Discovery and keep up your efficiency and good customer support Ms Zeng. My wife, I and our Chinese friend took the Xinjiang Landscape Tour to northern Xinjiang which includes Rainbow Beach, Hemu Village, Kanas Lake, Karamay, Lake Sayram, the Grasslands, and Dushanzi Grand Canyon. The tour was arranged by Ms. Tracy Tan who did a great job incorporating our deviations to China Discovery's template tour making everything work seamlessly. We were in constant contact with her through WeChat during the tour. Xinjiang is about the size of Alaska so the distances between locations requires several hours to navigate so bring plenty of snacks and some things for entertainment when the guide is not providing information. We went in late August until early September so the crowds were minimal for a Chinese tourist destination. The scenery is spectacular, the people are warm and friendly, but expect some jostling for position to get on the many park buses by the Chinese domestic tourists...what we consider rude, a country with a population of 1.4 billion considers as culture. The itinerary states that there is a family visit in the Hemu Village, but it's actually a staged performance in a cozy log cabin. Weather prevented us from go up to the viewpoint as Kansas Lake. We did a ski lift cable car ride up to a peak in the Hemu village for some great views. A note of caution for those taking up the offers of free lance horsemen in the Grasslands area. The guest rides in the saddle and the horsemen sits bareback behind controlling the reins. They charge about $7USD for around a 15-20 minute ride which varies from a walk to a full gallop. Since the guest can only hold on to the saddle horn and no access to the stirrups the horsemen must secure the rider for safety by wrapping their arms around the waist and sometimes chest of the riders so for this reason any female contemplating doing a ride should have a backpack or some other barrier to prevent the horseman free access to areas that should be off limits. My wife thoroughly enjoyed the ride because a normal trail ride in China is someone holding the reins of your horse and slowly walking and her horseman was a perfect gentleman.

Destination(s): Chengdu, Chongqing, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: September 6, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Tracy
Milivoj Matkovic

Milivoj Matkovic

Croatia

Reviewed on October 8, 2023

Our trip :Shanghai to Chengdu, Chengdu to Chongqing and back. Since the first moment Ms.Ariel made and excellent plan with all necessary information’s. confirmation of our trip with all the details was ready in no time ! Excellent. Once we landed in Chengdu the driver was waiting for us and the transfer to the hotel was perfect even the traffic was chaotic. Next day we visit the Panda Sanctuary , and tank to great ability of our guide Jason we where the firs visitors to se the panda coming to the feeding place.( we that some unbelievable photos) Later during tha day we made a tour trough all the secrets of Chengdu city with Jason who is a perfect guide ! On our third day we went with a fast train to Chongqing where Mr.Oliver was waiting for us , and escort as to the hotel to leave our baggage .The city tour of Chongqing with Mr.Oliver was incredible .Next day we where escorted to the train station .(Special thanks to Mr.Oliver and the driver).On our arrival Jason was waiting for us we took the metro which in this festival time was another experience that we will never forget . Last transfer was from the hotel to the airport,everything soot and in time .A BIG,BIG Thank You to Ms.Ariel,Jason,Oliver ---- we had a wonder full as your service was VIP !!

Destination(s): Chongqing, Sichuan, Chengdu
Date of Experience: October 3, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Ariel
Bonnie S

Bonnie S

USA

Reviewed on September 12, 2023

Our tour arrangements made by Zeva Du were flawless! We booked a Yangtze River Cruise on the Century Glory ship followed by a private tour of Beijing which included English speaking guides and a private car.

The boat cruise was perfectly wonderful! The accommodations were very comfortable, the food choices were satisfactory, the boat was lovely and the staff was amazing!

The shore excursions were interesting. We definitely recommend seeing the The Three Kingdoms Show by Beacon Fires!

Maggie, our tour guide in Beijing, was the best! She took great care with every detail. She was always on time and organized. She made history come to life with interesting facts and exciting details of each location we saw. She chose delicious restaurants for us to try and took extra time to help please us!

We definitely recommend requesting Zeva Du with China Discovery to make a trip of a lifetime come true!

Destination(s): Chongqing, Yangtze River, Beijing
Date of Experience: September 2, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as Friends
Tour Customized by: Zeva
paulajk1

paulajk1

UK

Reviewed on May 8, 2023

China discovery is an excellent tour company, who tailor made a wonderful holiday for us. The local guides were excellent in their knowledge and enthusiasm, and their English was perfect. I would definitely use them again and can highly recommend.

Destination(s): Xian, Chongqing, Yangtze River
Date of Experience: April 28, 2023
Trip Type: Traveled as
Tour Customized by: Rita
Yangtze River Cruise
dplattman

dplattman

USA

Reviewed on October 9, 2021

Wonder, from China Discovery put together a great Yangtze River Cruise trip for my wife and I. He got us a one day tour of Chongqing to start the trip, with a knowledgeable, friendly tour guide. The boat he recommended (the Century Paragon) was perfect for us. It was very comfortable, the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, with almost all speaking English. The excursions were beautiful, each with another great tour guide. The last day we had a nice trip through the Three Gorges Dam Boat lift and yet another great tour of the dam. We'd definitely recommend the trip and Wonder!

Destination(s): Yangtze River, Chongqing
Date of Experience: October 4, 2021
Trip Type: Traveled as
Tour Customized by: Wonder
Amazing individual tour of Chongqing and Chengdu
Christianah N

Christianah N

UK

Reviewed on August 16, 2021

Absolutely amazing tour. I had four days between getting off my cruise at Chongqing and catching another flight from Chengdu so I asked China discovery to create a private tour for me of these two cities. They sorted everything for me from transport, to hotels and all the activities and added in a show that I asked for. The tour guides were very knowledgeable about all the places they showed me and seemed excited to be sharing the knowledge of their city with me. They were happy to adapt the schedule as we went along to spend longer at places I wanted to and to rearrange timings when the weather required it. I absolutely loved this whole tour and would highly recommend China Discovery to anyone.

Destination(s): Chongqing, Chengdu
Date of Experience: July 20, 2021
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Jack
Stress free holiday
Phillip R

Phillip R

UK

Reviewed on July 9, 2021

Working in China, it was challenging to go back to the UK for a holiday because of Covid 19, so I booked a trip through China Discovery (based in Chengdu). This trip took me to Xi'an, Gailin, and the highlight was a cruise down the Three Gorges to the Three Gorges Dam. My point of contact was Rita Jiang, and I was very impressed. At every new place, I was met by a guide who was knowledgeable and helpful. At no point did I feel stressed, especially with all the procedures of different health checks and so on. I found Rita very helpful and flexible to my wishes. She replied very quickly to my messages and was at all times professional. I highly recommend China Discovery and Rita. I will most certainly use her again for my next major trip.

Destination(s): Yangtze River Cruise, Xian, Guilin, Chongqing
Date of Experience: July 2, 2021
Trip Type: Traveled as Solo
Tour Customized by: Rita
China Discovery tours is Bonafide
Netherlands

Netherlands

USA

Reviewed on January 22, 2021

I happened to be handled by Mr Wang, it turned out that the person was very friendly and good service

Too bad with Covid19, the paid tour had to be canceled

and the money was returned 100 %

Other times when I going tour China, I'll definitely contact Mr Wang from Chinadiscovery. com

Destination(s): Chongqing,Chengdu,Jiuzhaigou
Date of Experience: March 26, 2020
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Wonder
An enjoyable break
HoaSenSen

HoaSenSen

France

Reviewed on November 22, 2020

Booked a short trip to Chongqing with China Discovery - Wonder. Everything was very well arranged, Wonder was constantly following-up about my needs and further experience during the tour.

Although Chongqing is pretty limited in terms of tourist attraction, the tour guide, Diana, make it enjoyable and even went extra mile accompanying me to the train station to change my ticket and make sure all was in order.

For more trips around China, I will definitly contact Wonder again.

Destination(s): Chongqing
Date of Experience: November 10, 2020
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Wonder
ElmiraNick

ElmiraNick

Australia

Reviewed on January 12, 2020

We would like to thank our tour operator Ms Wing Zeng, all our drivers and tour guides (Melody in Shanghai, Cherry in Chongqing, Fay in Yichang, Derrick in Zhangjiajie, Vivien in Kunming, Peter in Shangri-La, Ya Lan in Lijiang) from China Discovery/Yangtze River Cruise/Tibet Discovery (based in Chengdu) for our holiday.

In December we had 17 amazing days - a very-well organised and detailed individual tour tailored for us to see and visit everything planned by us. During our we felt very safe and looked after at every stage.

The tour guides were also very informative and spoke English well. Special mention goes to:

The itinerary (Shanghai-Chongqing-3-night Yangtze River Cruise-Zhangjiagie-Kunming-Shangri-La-Lijiang-Shanghai) was perfect but the people implemented it were even better. Our tour operator, the guides, and the drivers were all professionals and worthy of high appreciation for a well-done job. We learned so much thanks to our local tour guides, and we are grateful to them for sharing their knowledge with us. Every place we visited was amazing with interesting history, culture, beautiful scenery and unbelievable landscapes. We enjoyed our relaxing Yangtze River cruise on Victoria Anna with all the activities on board and the arranged shore excursions very much. We really did have a great time.

The tour was our second trip arranged with Ms Wing Zeng, and we are very happy to have chosen China Discovery. If in future we have a chance to visit China again, we'll definitely do it with this company and we highly recommend it to our friends and other travellers.

Destination(s): Shanghai,Chongqing,Yangtze River Cruise,Zhangjiajie,Yunnan
Date of Experience: December 10, 2019
Trip Type: Traveled as Families
Tour Customized by: Wing

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