Google “best China tour companies” and you’ll see a long list of companies claiming to be the best China tour companies. With advertisers listed on top of organic search results, you may feel overwhelmed by what you see.
Before you give up, know that one of the best China tour companies is Laurus Travel and we are here to prove that indeed you’ve just found the best China tour operator to make your dream vacation in the Middle Kingdom a great success.
As a premium China tour company, Laurus Travel has been around since 1998 with a track record that’s the envy of its peers. Consistently rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, Laurus Travel is the ONLY Canadian China tour operator recommended by Frommer’s. In fact, Laurus Travel has been recommended in every edition of Frommer’s China since the influential U.S. guidebook publisher released its first China guidebook over two decades ago. If that’s not enough, you can find lots of online reviews on our China tours in addition to the large number of customer testimonials on our website.
From: Pamela M
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:27 PM
To: Laurus Travel
Subject: Re: Laurus Travel China Tour Review
China Odyssey Tour & Hong Kong – October 20- November 9, 2016
Hello Heidi, we arrived back from China on Wednesday, November 9th, after fulfilling a long-time dream to visit the land of my father’s birth.
We were fortunate to find your company on the internet and booked the 19 day China Odyssey Tour, plus 2 days in Hong Kong. I want to express a whole-hearted THANK YOU to you and the Laurus Travel team for facilitating what was our first guided trip and one that will remain as our most memorable. There were many things we appreciated about your organization; there were a variety of tour options available for China and other parts of Asia as well as the size of the group. When I contacted you earlier in the year, you were quick to respond and supplied the information requested by us and our two friends who travelled with us, with no pressure for us to book. You followed up when I asked you to and you were very helpful in arranging the flights not only with our preferred airline but were able to secure reduced seat pricing for us. You also obtained our China visas very quickly and saved us a lot of pre-trip leg work. The reminders and travel tips, you provided prior to leaving, were very helpful especially since we were leaving our home for a significant period. Thanks again.
Now, on to the trip itself. On our arrival in Beijing we were happy and relieved to see the Laurus flag being held high by our smiling taxi driver. He didn’t speak a whole lot of English, just enough to let us know where he was taking us. We didn’t know what to expect since this was our first to Asia and as mentioned before our first guided tour. The Sheraton hotel in Dongcheng, Bejing, was extremely well appointed and our stay was exceptional. We ventured out on our own as we arrived one day early and were surprised as to how little English was spoken in Bejing and our Mandarin was at best, laughable. By pointing to the picture of Tiananmen Square on the map, our taxi driver was able to get us there quickly in spite of the rain. Later, we made our way to the recommended South Beauty restaurant close to our hotel and managed to order dinner by pointing to the pictures on the menu. The four of us ate dinner for about 10 people! Every dish was absolutely delicious and spicy. We received a telephone call that evening from Jacob Wei, our extraordinary tour leader, who gave us instructions for the next morning (spoken in perfect English)! What a relief!
China is in one word—Majestic. The splendour of its vast landscape, culture, beautiful people (many), rich history and the mixing of the ancient, well preserved monuments and buildings with the modern sky scrapers, as we saw in every city, particularly Shanghai, certainly exceeded anything we imagined China would be. Photos or print cannot capture or duplicate the reverence one feels when walking on the iconic great wall or experiencing the splendour of the majestic Yangtze River. We woke at 3am to watch the ship go through one of the locks.
The local guides were exceptional and added great dimension to the tour, in particular David in Guilin who eloquently shared so much of the history with us and was able to offer insight on life in modern day China as well. We thoroughly enjoyed Elaine’s female perspective who guided us in Shanghai and yes, she told us where to find the good shops!
A special thank you goes to Jacob Wei, our exceptional and much beloved tour leader who travelled with us, on each leg of the China tour. He was not only very well versed in the history, politics and culture of China but showed true compassion and genuine care for our group. We always felt safe as we knew that he was looking out for us, no matter where we strayed, trying to get the perfect photo. We nicknamed him our “warrior”. It was difficult to say goodbye to him on leaving China; We extended an invitation to host him and his family, should he wish to visit our beautiful country.
Hong Kong was over the top opulent and breathtakingly beautiful. Quite the jaw dropping experience seeing so many tall buildings and the view from the Peak was incredible. We found a wonderful Italian restaurant and although we enjoyed all the delicious chinese dishes in China, we were craving some Italian pasta by this time. We enjoyed our sightseeing day with Alex. who was also very knowledgeable and was amazed at how warm the water was at Repulse Bay beach.
I have nothing but praise for Laurus Travel and the entire team for putting together an amazing tour which exceeded our expectations. Thanks for making my friend’s birthday memorable with a birthday cake at lunch. What a thoughtful touch! Another great aspect of this trip was the friendships we made with the wonderful group of people from Canada & USA who shared this experience with us. We will be more than happy to endorse your organization and hope to travel with you on our next trip to Asia in two years.
Pamela M
Mississauga, Ontario
From: Jerry and Barbara K
Sent: April 22, 2019 8:33 AM
Subject: 14-Day Essential China Tour
We have done extensive traveling over the years, mainly on our own and our trip with Laurus was our first with a tour company. Our experience was outstanding and this was perhaps the best trip we’ve ever taken. Everything was excellent, especially the local tour guides. The food overall was superb with more than we can eat and the hotels, while a bit away from the central part of the city, were also excellent. Living on the East Coast we had some reservations about booking with a company in Western Canada but with e-mail and phone communication all paperwork and bookings were done without any errors.
We strongly recommend Laurus Travel to everyone looking for tours to China.
Suggestions: Provide tours to Europe and the Middle East as well. We had such an excellent experience with Laurus that we would like to use you for travel to other countries outside of Asia.
Jerry and Barbara K
Branford, Connecticut
From: Khaled T—— [mailto:—-@batelco.com.bh]
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:55 AM
To: ‘Laurus Travel’
Subject: RE: China Trip
Dear Julius,
My wife, Zahra, and I returned two days ago from our 15-day China Discovery tour. I should perhaps explain how we chose to travel with Laurus Travel. We live in Bahrain, a small kingdom in the Arabian Gulf near Saudi Arabia and Dubai, and not in Canada. When I surveyed the market of China tour online, there were many agencies. After considering the type of tours, their length (we wanted a 2-week tour) the profile of the agencies, and the cost of the tours I concluded that Laurus was the best for us as it catered to the expectations of Westerners (primarily Canadians and Americans), and your being of Chinese extraction insured good connections in China. Well, we were correct on both counts. Our experience was wonderful. My wife and I had traveled extensively in Europe and the USA, but have not had much experience with travel in Asia. I was a little apprehensive about the trip, particularly due to the language and culture barrier. We did not know what to expect!
… As we returned, we reflect on this two week dream of a trip which was made so easy, thanks to all our dedicated local guides and to your excellent planning, Julius, and to the work of all your helpful employees, and to name one, Heather, who was most helpful, prompt and cooperative in all the queries and requests we made. Thank you again for this wonderful trip, which we shall never forget, and I shall certainly consider Laurus travel to all future trips we may plan and shall recommend it to all our friends.
Professor Khaled T
Kingdom of Bahrain
