Amazing News for Selected Country Travelers!
Visa-Free Access to China
Great news for our esteemed customers from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Malaysia! You can enjoy China's beautiful culture and scenery visa-free for 15 days until December 31st, 2025. No extended waiting, less hassle, and more time for planning your perfect China adventure.
And for our fortunate travelers from Singapore—you can relish visa-free access to China for up to 30 days, indefinitely!
Seeking a Longer Stay or Arriving from Other Countries? Try China Highlights' Port Visa Service
If your home country isn't listed above or if you aim to discover China for more than two weeks, no worries — we offer our Port Visa Service! Once your tour booking is confirmed with us, we can arrange your visa for just US$50 (valid until June 30th, 2024). Forget the stress of embassy visits and visa interviews.
If you are planning a China trip for 2024/2025, don't miss the private tour packages we offer with promotions below. Any of them can be customized according to your schedule and interests. New experiences offered only by China Highlights may give you some inspiration for a unique China trip during your vacation time in 2024/2025
Top 4 Promoted China Tours for 2024/2025
These are our most popular four China tour itineraries, which visit all the classic sights. 80% of first-time travelers start their tailored-China-tour journey from these itineraries. Please ask your personal travel advisor about our promotion policy when inquiring about any of these tours!
- The best choice for first-timers
- Discover the picturesque rural China
- The best choice for panda fans
- Be a panda keeper
- The best choice for nature lovers
- Witness the Hallelujah Mountains
- Top family itinerary
- Experience China's countryside life together
New Tours for Exploring China in 2024/2025
The tours below are newly-designed for travelers who would like to discover the hidden beauties of China, immerse themselves in local culture or local life, or take on some new challenges. Any of these itineraries below can be changed or combined as another leg of your China tour.
- Ideal for a second China tour
- Explore more natural beauty and ethnic cultures
- Best for retired couples
- Main cities and core destinations of Silk Road
- The best for a bucket list trip
- A grand trip including China's highlights
- Best for culture fans
- Meet Chinese ethnic minorities
New Experiences for Your China Tour in 2024/2025
China Highlights creates new experiences every year, allowing travelers to find those hidden gems on less-traveled roads, to understand China's culture by practicing it, to try new and exciting outdoor activities, and to uncover the stories behind the sights and people. Discover the real China with our exclusive experiences below.
Discover real reviews of Highlights Travel Family's best-rated service across trusted platforms.
Beijing with Helen and China Highlights
China Highlights, and specially Helen (her name is 韩琳 Han Lin), made everything possible for us to visit the most important places and the places we wanted, organized and reorganized our agenda so that we would not have any problems or surprises (for example, we had planned things on Monday that were not available, and they adjusted our program so we could still see them, at the right time) and kept us on time, at every place. We were picked up everywhere, looked after, got recommendations on restaurants, food, etc., in other words, we were completely taken care of. 韩琳 (Helen) listened to what we wanted and took us to places outside our agenda, took the metro with us, helped us with anything from Pekin Opera performances to a visit to the Hongkiao Market, to how to take care of dirty clothes. My birthday happened during our trip and she had a cake, a candle, a lighter, drinks and made sure we celebrated it atop the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall (yeah, they did that!). We could not be happier with the way China Highlights and 韩琳 (Helen) assisted us! more
May 2024, Diego Ramirez
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GWC BJ
Olivia has been an excellent guide and host for my family in Beijing. Our day trip to the Great Wall was most enjoyable and comfortable. She is very attentive to details and looked after our elderly folks with care. Olivia is very adaptive to the needs of the group as we had to pivot from the cable car to chair lift due to the long queue for the cable car ride. She also made a great suggestion for us to catch a production called Golden Mask Dynasty. The show was nothing but grand and spectacular. It was an awesome day! more
May 2024, 398geoffreyg
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China Highlights private tour for 9 days
The tour guide assigned was Lily Liu & Driver Su. Lily added me on WeChat prior to the travel date and ensure information was passed down to me. She was waiting for us at Beijing airport and welcomed us.The tour we had with Lily and Su was great. She brought us to all the places in our itineraries and was knowledgeable in all the places. The food recommended was great too. Both of them are always earlier to wait for us everyday. more
May 2024, consemor
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Best Time to Visit China
For comfortable weather conditions, the best times to visit China are spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October).
For a quiet experience, avoid China's public holidays: National Day holiday (October 1–7) and Chinese New Year Holiday (15 days before and after February 10th in 2024), and school summer holidays in July and August.
For the best prices: visit in the low season from November to December.
How many days for a classic tour?
For a classic tour, we recommend you spend at least 8 days at the most classic destinations — Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an. Our 8-day Golden Triangle itinerary fits this recommendation perfectly.
Here are recommendations of what to see in the top five China destinations:
There are no fixed itineraries for our tours. Our travel advisors can change the itinerary according to your schedule, interests, and budget.
Which city to enter/leave China from?
The most popular China gateway cities are Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, with huge international airports and plentiful attractions.
Our tours can start from whichever gateway city you prefer.
How to get a China visa in 2024
Foreign citizens normally need a visa to visit China. We recommend you apply for your China visa one to two months before your travel date. Applying for a visa with the help of a visa company may save you a lot of hassle. See more on China Visa Requirements and China Travel Restrictions.