China · 1-DAY TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 1-day tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Lantau Island day trip to Big Buddha and Tai O fishing village with a guide, snacks, optional Ngong Ping 360, plus possible dolphin watching.
“For my first tour ever!! Gracie was more than perfect she not only gave us instructions to and from locations she gave us an amazing culture history lessons from fishing villages to the big story she’s a must book her English is perfect!!!”
A smooth bus day trip from Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall with admission and park shuttle, plus optional cable car add-ons.
“We took a ride to the Great Wall for a couple of days. Our Guide Maggie was very friendly and helped us to set our route and purchase the tickets. Overall 5 hours were more than enough, we took the cable car from tower 14, then went to 20, then back to the other direction to nr. 1 and went to nr. 6 to slide down. We still had around 1,5 hours left so we took a lunch and coffee break and went slowly back to the bus.”
Bus day trip from Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace with English guide, tickets, and time to explore.
“I can’t sum up how amazing my trip was! Michael planned everything seamlessly even though I was the only one in his group in the overnight option. Two full days at the Great Wall was amazing and I would recommend taking the time and Read more”
Full-day Suzhou and Zhouzhuang trip from Shanghai with Master-of-Nets Garden, included lunch, and a canal gondola ride.
“Tom was a Shanghai native and knows the city and its environs like the back of his hand. The town of Souzhou and the water village are definitely worth seeing!”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai with hotel pickup and optional bullet train. Gardens, canal streets, boat ride, and lunch options.
“Excellent tour. Our guide Annie was great. She provided good explanation and her English is excellent. Good sense of humour as well. Knowledgeable about the history.”
Private Suzhou day trip from Shanghai by bullet train, guided gardens and canal views. All-inclusive option adds boat, rickshaw and lunch.
“Very informative tour with spectacular views and knowledgeable guide. Well worth the cost and highly recommend”
Private day trip to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Summer Palace with lunch, hotel pickup, and quieter views from the ramparts.
“The tour was confirmed, but because they didn't fill the spots for the small group tour, we were not given a guide and the entrance fees were not covered. We were told the day before the tour about the change, making any chance of scheduling an alternate tour impossible. The driver we had was nice.”
Private one-day Shanghai tour with a German guide, covering the Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, and Pudong skyline, plus flexible add-ons.
Ride a Shanghai bullet train to Linhai for the Southern Great Wall, East Lake, and Ziyang Old Street food, with an English private guide.
“First of all, Daniel is the perfect guide. He is very helpful, cool and his english is perfect! Mine isn’t. It was a great and well organized trip to the wall… a long day but a good one. A must when you are not visiting Beijing. Corinne & Jerry from Luxembourg”
Private Li River cruise Guilin to Yangshuo with English guide, onboard Chinese lunch, countryside tour, and West Street time.
“1-Day Guilin Tour to Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, Bamboo Boat & Night Show This tour was truly amazing, made even more special by our excellent English-speaking guide, Mr. Jeff. He is caring, attentive, and took very good care of us Read more”
Bullet train day trip from Shanghai to Suzhou with Humble Administrator’s Garden, Pingjiang Road rickshaws, Panmen Gate, canal boat, lunch.
“We recently took a private tour in Suzhou with our guide Berlin, and it was an absolute delight! Berlin's knowledge and enthusiasm about the city's history and culture were infectious, and she went above and beyond to accommodate our last-minute requests. The tour was expertly organized, from picking us up at our hotel to arranging bullet train tickets and local transportation. We enjoyed a scenic boat ride, visited iconic monuments, and savored a delicious local lunch. Berlin's professionalism and warm hospitality made our trip truly unforgettable. Highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for an immersive and stress-free experience in Suzhou!”
Southern Great Wall day trip from Shanghai by bullet train with hotel pickup, lunch, garden, and Ziyang Old Street, led by a private guide.
“This was a great trip for us, a train trip to a medium sized lake and to a very beautiful, well maintained and large traditional garden without crowds, followed by a walk on the ancient city wall, and then a swift walk through a cute shopping street. Seeing these places with a fantastic, knowledgeable and easy-to-get-along-with guide was wonderful. The guide was skilled with time management. It was just my partner and I with the guide, so the sightseeing was adapted for our interest (no interest in shopping! ). I would recommend the trip based on the above. Downsides are below - knowing in advance is helpful. Need to know:…”
A private, English-guided Beijing day with hotel pickup and one day to shape your own sights, from Forbidden City to the Great Wall.
“It was the worth experience ever. When we payed for tour we got an email address of the tour operator. We payed 3 days in advance It was a fake. The email didn't exist. It was bouncing back!!!. Unfortunately we didn't have time to investigate as we were in Moscow and our time was limited. We hopped to contact our guide from airport by phone. In airport we got SMS from Michele What you want to do? We replay that we want him to meet us at 10am in our hotel. He replay that he want to book a car for 2000rnb to drive us around. We wanted to have…”
Full-day Hangzhou trip from Shanghai with Six Harmonies Pagoda, Meijiawu tea ceremony, and a West Lake boat cruise for $169.
“We were very pleased with the excellent service from our guide Tom, he communicated well in English and provided an interesting commentary of this amazing area. The only issue was sitting in traffic for a couple of hours. Understand this is Read more”
Private day trip from Beijing to crowd-light Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs, with hotel pickup, lunch, guide, and smooth pacing.
“An awesome day all around. Jily was very knowledgeable about both the Great Wall and the Tombs, as well as general China history.”
Pick a landmark, a landscape or a meal, and start the trip there.
