China · VIP
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 vip experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Choose Mutianyu, Badaling, or a quieter unrestored section of the Great Wall. An English-speaking guide such as Lucy, Sherry, or Cindy handles the history and logistics, while your private car provides hotel pickup, water, snacks, and flexible free time. Cable cars are included at Mutianyu and Badaling.
“Lucy was a brilliant and paceful guide into the Great wall and Summer place.”
Spend two private days with an English, Spanish, Russian, or German-speaking guide and driver. Visit Beijing’s imperial landmarks, eat Peking duck, ride a cable car or chairlift at Mutianyu, and explore hutongs by rickshaw. Guides such as Cathy, Lisa, Erica, Alice, and Kelly are praised for history, family care, photography, and flexible pacing.
“Our tour was amazing! Lily was very informative, attentive, engaging, flexible and helped us a lot during our stay in Beijing. She went above and beyond to make sure that we were enjoying the tour and the city. I highly recommend this company, and Lily specially.”
Spend seven hours exploring Lantau Island with a guide such as Anna, Ricky, Jackie, or Simon. Ride the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car, visit Tai O’s stilt houses, see the Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery, and choose a vegetarian lunch. An optional boat trip may reveal pink dolphins, but the jewelry-shop stop divides opinion.
“Excellent- cable car return, vsitng a monastery, big Buddha and a boat trip in an old fishing village. Everything worked like clockwork and tour guide Pearlne very knowledgeable and lots of fun - she did a superb job. Very blessed with perfect sunny weather.”
Start with a 7 PM hotel pickup and explore Yuyuan Old Street, the Huangpu River, Lujiazui, and Xintiandi with a private guide and driver. The VIP cruise deck gives you an open view of the Bund lights. Guides including Tom, Mary, Autumn, Linda, and Roy are praised for clear English, local insight, and help with photos.
“Tom was a great tour guide with vast knowledge of Shanghai history and provided a meaningful tour. We both enjoyed this cruise and private tour and recommend it to anyone wanting to see Shanghai!”
Enjoy a 3 to 4-hour private evening tour with hotel pickup, a driver, English-speaking guide, VIP seating on the Huangpu River cruise, and optional entry to Shanghai Tower’s 118th-floor deck. Guides such as Cassie, Lucy, Lea, Roy, and Annie are praised for clear explanations and helpful photos. Dinner is optional and served at a local restaurant.
“The experience was excellent. Lucy was an excellent tour guide. The food was amazing. 100% recommended!”
Spend about four hours pairing a Beijing roast duck meal with the Chaoyang Theatre acrobatics show. Pickup covers city-center hotels inside the 4th Ring Road, while other hotels meet at Prime Hotel. Expect a local-style performance, shared dishes, and a guide such as Sam, Cynthia, William, or Michael, though dinner quality and seating can vary.
“Outstanding show performance. the only hassle was that it took an hour to pick up and drop off people from other events. If we had gone directly from hotel to show, I would have given it a 5 star rating.”
Start with downtown Guilin hotel pickup around 8:00 AM, then cruise from Zhujiang Pier to Yangshuo for about four hours. You’ll pass karst peaks, farms, villages, bamboo groves, and waterfalls while enjoying a Chinese or Western buffet lunch. There is no English-speaking guide, but a QR code provides multilingual commentary.
“Beautiful river! But really overpriced, we have paid 3 times more than the actual price of the tickets! The first class toilet was broken.”
Spend about eight hours traveling from central Beijing to Mutianyu with a private English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, entrance ticket, and hotel pickup included. Priority access helps you skip the shuttle bus queue. You get roughly four hours at the wall, with an optional cable car or toboggan ride at your own cost.
“Great experience not to be missed. Our guide, Jessica, made the whole trip even better. She is a wonderful guide with a wealth of knowledge and history of China.”
You get four days of private transport and a professional guide through Zhangjiajie’s main sights, including Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Golden Whip Brook, Yellow Dragon Cave, the Grand Canyon glass bridge, and Tianmen Mountain. Guides such as Rose, Jason, Lina, and Ronan are praised for flexible planning. Your hotel and cable cars are extra.
“All three days were amazing. Definitely some of the best views I’ve seen in my life. The engineering behind the attractions it’s also great.”
Travel from your Beijing hotel or airport to Badaling in a private car with a Mandarin-speaking driver and translator device. Complimentary VIP access helps you avoid ticket queues and public shuttle buses. Choose transfer-only service or add a private guide, then pair the wall with the Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, or another approved stop.
“Sun Zhisheng is an excellent guide and very helpful. We had a great day at the wall. The car is very comfortable and the driving was very pleasant. Thank you for a great experience!”
You’ll cruise the Huangpu River for about 60 minutes from a VIP seating area, with views of the Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Pudong’s brightest towers. A private guide such as Cassie, Sunny, Michael, or Annie handles transport and city context. Add dinner at a local restaurant, not aboard the boat.
“Annie was amazing. Looked after us well to make sure we didn't get lost in crowd. Gave good history of city. Very friendly and highly recommended. Thanks for an amazing experience Annie.”
Spend three hours seeing Shanghai by night with a private English-speaking guide, downtown hotel transfers, and a 50-minute VIP cruise on the Huangpu River. You’ll see the Bund, Shanghai Tower, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and colonial riverfront buildings before or after a local restaurant dinner featuring dishes such as soup dumplings, pan-fried buns, and scallion oil noodles.
“Cassie was a wonderful guide! She was very kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. She gave great recommendations for dinner and took plenty of photos for us on the cruise. Grateful to have her as a guide!”
Spend 6 to 16 hours at Beijing’s Shuiguo luxury spa club, using hot spring baths, saunas, salt caves, volcanic rock rooms, and salt baths. Your ticket includes a locker, towel, sauna clothes, unlimited fruit, drinks, Haagen-Dazs, and Lavanila ice cream. Massages and special treatments cost extra.
“I can’t recommend this highly enough. For people who aren’t used to this kind of thing, because it’s not common in our countries - just go for it. Super relaxing and cleansing experience. The guide provided all the information I needed and the staff were very helpful”
You’ll ride in a private vehicle from central Beijing to Badaling, use VIP access and a round-trip cable car, then pair the wall with sites such as the Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, hot springs, or Juyongguan. Guides including Cindy, Lily, Edward, and Jack have helped travelers get quieter routes and useful photo stops.
“Awesome tour day with an excellent guide! Jack was on time, professional, full of fun facts and historical info, and answered all of our questions well. He helped us add an acrobatic circus performance to the day and brought us to a wonderful local restaurant. Highly recommend having Jack take you to the Great Wall or any other Beijing tour!”
Take a 5 to 10 minute boat ride from one of five West Lake piers to Santan Yinyue Island. Explore the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon at your own pace, then return from several possible piers. The $19 ticket includes the cruise and island admission, but boat comfort, English help, and pier information can vary.
“Able to take out time was positive Negative - would be better to have more flexibility of a chance to get back to starting point”
Pick a wall, a palace, a river or a kitchen.
