Travel to China from Toronto is becoming easier again. With more direct flights between Canada and China, travellers now have considerably more options than they did in the years immediately following the pandemic. In addition to services offered by Cathay Pacific and China Eastern, Air Canada has resumed non-stop flights between Toronto and Shanghai, further improving air connections and giving Canadians planning a trip to China greater choice and flexibility.
Effective February 17, 2026, Canadian passport holders can stay in China visa-free for up to 30 days! |
Laurus Travel – Your Best China Travel Partner in Canada
Founded in Vancouver in 1998, Laurus Travel is a Canadian company specializing in Asia travel with a focus on China, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Our premium small-group tours to Asia have won many accolades among Canadian travellers. You can find many reviews on our China tours on Google, TripAdvisor and other platforms, in addition to the large number of customer testimonials on our website.
Our reputation is built on exceptional service, transparent pricing, and carefully designed itineraries that showcase the very best of China. Laurus Travel has been consistently rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. We are also the only Canadian China tour operator recommended by Frommer’s, which has recommended Laurus Travel in every edition of its China guidebooks since its first edition was published over 20 years ago.
Why Canadians Love Our China Tours
Our China tours feature expert local guides handpicked by company owners, small-group size (20 maximum), centrally located luxury hotels, outstanding Chinese cuisine, and a vigorously enforced no-shopping-stops policy.
On our China tours or any tour we offer, you would not experience shenanigans often associated with group travel, such as cheap tourist restaurants, marching through endless tourist traps, or staying at so-called luxury hotels in the middle of nowhere. In other words, when you travel with Laurus Travel, your intelligence is respected and your dignity protected.
Since there are no shopping stops on our tours, the pace of our tours is relaxed, something discerning travellers truly appreciate.
China Tours from Toronto — Customer Testimonials
“Jacob was superb in every way. He was organized, knowledgeable, friendly, patient, listened to particular requests, took pictures, totally reliable. David (Guilin), amazing guy. Elaine in Shanghai was a close second.
The quality of the guides on this trip – both the group leader and all of the local guides – was really wonderful. They all spoke excellent English, were highly knowledgeable and were able to answer questions well. They chose very good itineraries, made sure we had excellent food and plenty of water, and time for breaks. I can’t say enough good things about them.”
Dr. Martin S.
Toronto, Ontario
“So you want to take a China tour. Family and friends have given you some leads on a possible tour company but you’ve found their recommendations to be a little too qualified with “howevers” and “buts” to instill you with confidence. So you go to the internet and find page after page of tour company listings and you begin to think that vacationing in your backyard is maybe not such a bad idea after all.
Well, before you give up, let me direct you to Laurus Travel and their comprehensive website at www.laurustravel.com. Not only can I recommend Laurus Travel without hesitation, I can do so with the confidence that the company will deliver a tour that will likely exceed your expectations. I can say this having recently taken Laurus’s 17-day China Odyssey tour with my wife who too has nothing but good things to say about the company and its founder and director, Julius Yan…”
Dean S.
Ottawa, Ontario
AWESOME is how I would describe my 14 day Essential China Tour. Tour content, accommodations, meals, & domestic travel all met high standards.
Heather, you run a first class organization. Your representatives – Jacob, Elaine, Paul, David, Alex – were very professional, well informed, congenial & engaged, providing extraordinary service & engagement throughout the trip. Also, internal support staff – Yuki, Adrianne – were very helpful.
Despite this being my first experience with Laurus, I can comfortably recommend you to friends & colleagues & would confidently consider Laurus first in my future travels.
A sincere thank you,
Paul D
Oakville, Ontario
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