Tours in China

3 Days Private Luxury Guilin Highlights Tour

When Tom from our team tried this 3-day private Guilin tour, we found a relaxed way to tick off the city's famous sights without the group-tour shuffle. You get a dedicated driver and guide, three lunches included, and a cruise down to Yangshuo where the karst landscape—those dramatic limestone peaks—takes over. It's pitched as family-friendly and works well for that, though the rhythm feels more like a curated sightseeing hit-list than deep exploration. Guilin itself is touristy but manages charm; Yangshuo's the real drawcard, with countryside vibes and enough to poke around in on foot.

2 daysfrom AUD $842

Private Guangzhou Tech Tour AI Robot AutoDrive Drone Delivery etc

★ 5.0 (43)

4 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $281

Private Guangzhou Tech Tour AI Robot AutoDrive Drone Delivery etc

When Mia from our Global Hobo crew ran this private Guangzhou tech tour, it felt like stepping into a near-future showroom — except you're actually living it. You get picked up from your hotel and spend 4–10 hours (your call) riding in driverless vehicles, watching drones deliver your coffee, and gawping at robots that play chess and football. The tour hits an AI robotics showroom, Alibaba's automated supermarket, Guangzhou Library's robotic book system, and a driverless metro. It's just you, a local English-speaking guide, and a driver, moving at whatever pace suits. Guangzhou's reputation as China's tech hub becomes visceral pretty fast.

Lantau Island Private Tour w/ Transport & English speaking guide

★ 5.0 (43)

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $860

Lantau Island Private Tour w/ Transport & English speaking guide

When Tom from our team did this Lantau Island tour, we got the full private experience: our own car, driver, and English-speaking guide for the day. Lantau feels genuinely removed from Hong Kong's urban sprawl—it's the island locals call the 'green lung', and you see why once you're past the cable car. You hit the Big Buddha at Po Lin Monastery, explore the rustic fishing village of Tai O (partly by boat), and if you're keen, spot pink dolphins in the waters between Hong Kong and the Macau-Zhuhai Bridge. The skip-the-line cable car access saves you from the usual queues. Six to seven hours gets you through the main spots without feeling rushed.

Top 3 Beijing City Highlights All Inclusive Private Tour

Top 3 Beijing City Highlights All Inclusive Private Tour

When Lily from our Global Hobo crew ran this eight-hour private tour, she hit Beijing's big three in one day: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven. It's the classic Beijing hits — the kind of itinerary that lets you tick off the major landmarks without getting tangled in tour-group queues. The city itself feels sprawling and intense, with pockets of calm in the courtyards of centuries-old compounds. Hotel pickups and a local lunch are bundled in, which takes the friction out of the day. It's pitched at people with moderate fitness who can handle a fair bit of walking across varied terrain.

8 hoursfrom AUD $191

Beijing to Datong See YunGang Cave, Hanging Temple (Bullet Train)

12 hours – 15 hoursfrom AUD $586

Beijing to Datong See YunGang Cave, Hanging Temple (Bullet Train)

When Ben from our team took this Beijing day trip, we caught the bullet train north to Datong to see two serious historical sites: the Yungang Grottoes, one of China's four major cave temple complexes, and the Hanging Temple perched impossibly on a cliff face. The whole operation—train tickets, guides, lunch, transfers—comes wrapped up and ready to go. You're looking at a solid 12–15 hours door-to-door, but it's the kind of packed day that actually works because someone else has done the logistics. Datong itself feels like a northern industrial town waking up; the tourists thin out the further you venture from Beijing.

Beijing Great Wall Private Day Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

12 hours – 17 hoursfrom AUD $809

Beijing Great Wall Private Day Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

When Mia from our team did this Shanghai-to-Beijing sprint, we learned it's properly ambitious—you're looking at roughly 18 hours door-to-door, with a high-speed bullet train each way and several hours on the Great Wall itself. The setup is straightforward: private guide, private car pickups in Shanghai, and your choice of 1st or 2nd class train. It's the kind of day that works if you're keen on the Wall but short on time, though the travel dominates the itinerary. You'll see why the Great Wall earned its fame, but you're not lounging around—it's go, go, go.

2-Hour “Ancient & Modern” Beijing Sidecar Tour (Day /Night)

2-Hour “Ancient & Modern” Beijing Sidecar Tour (Day /Night)

When Charlie from our team tried this Beijing sidecar tour, we found it's genuinely different — two hours zipping through hutong alleyways on a vintage motorcycle with sidecar, swapping positions halfway so both passengers get a proper feel for the ride. You're dodging through the city's oldest neighbourhoods, catching the modern skyline, stopping for snaps and local snacks, with a driver who knows the shortcuts and stories. It's touristy, sure, but it actually gets you off the beaten path and moving fast enough to see how Beijing's laid out — old tight lanes next to gleaming towers.

Private Great Wall Day Hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu Section

When Lily from our team tackled this hike, we started at the raw, crumbling Jiankou section of the Great Wall and pushed through five hours of uneven terrain to reach the tidied-up Mutianyu side. The contrast is stark — you're walking the same ancient wall, but one half looks like a ruin and the other's been lovingly restored. The area shifts from quiet and overgrown to well-trodden and tourist-filled by day's end. Both sections deserve the walk, and the cable car or toboggan descent saves your knees on the way down.

5 hoursfrom AUD $225

All-Inclusive Private Layover Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $278

All-Inclusive Private Layover Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall

When Tom from our team did this layover tour, he caught the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall — a UNESCO site that's genuinely well-maintained without the crushing Beijing crowds you'd hit elsewhere. The 8–9 hour run from either Beijing airport gets you up the wall via cable car, through restored Ming-era brickwork, and back to the airport in time for your connection. Private guide, lunch, and all the logistics are baked in, so you're not juggling tickets or transport between planes.

Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall Private Day Tour

★ 5.0 (41)