China Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“Lazy Travelers in Beijing”

Being lazy travelers, we did NOT want to get up early for our tour of the Forbidden City (no longer so Forbidden), but John INSISTED that we meet him downstairs in our hotel lobby at 7:00 am. So reluctantly, we met him there, coffee in hand. Well, as much as I hate to admit it, had we not arrived early at the Forbidden City, we would have been swallowed not just by a horde of tourists but by multiple hordes of tourists (though none of them Mongolian hordes). We would have lost well over an hour just to get in, leaving less time for the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and other shorter visits. The next day, even worse, we had to be downstairs at 6:30 am to get to the Great Wall. Once again, we arrived just before huge numbers of other tourists, so many that if they had been extras in a movie, 90% would have been created with computer graphics because hiring that many extras would be prohibitively expensive. The next day was even worse. We had to be downstairs at 6:30 AM to get to the Great Wall. But if we hadn't gotten there as early as we did, we would have had to wait in line long enough for them to build another Great Wall, which might have been nice, because the existing one, though big, long, and impressive, is kind of dated. Leaving aside getting up early, John was a terrific guide. On the way to the sights, he talked about their history and, in doing so, taught us a little about the overall history of this amazing country, as well as touched on modern China and how it is influenced by its past. John arranged for a van that was surprisingly comfortable, and, being very lazy travelers, we hated to leave it every time we had to get out. Though it would take a dozen years to really know Beijing, John showed us more of the city and taught us more about it than we ever could have expected in a fun and diverting way.

John T.

(4 reviews)

Dear Thomas, Rarely do we encounter an gentleman and your family group who combines extensive erudition covering countless fields with such charming, effortless humor; every conversation with you guys is not only educational and eye-opening but also full of laughter and warmth. Thanks a million for your quick and great review, and thank you so much for choosing our travel service, take care! Let me know when your friends or family wanna travel to China in the near future! Our team will look after them well！ BR John

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Moon is amazing! He is knowledgeable, calm and was expertly able to think about alternative options due to my personal mobility issues. He went above and beyond to give me an excellent experience. Do not hesitate to book with Moon!!!!

“Our trip was cancelled due to the typhoon. ”

Unfortunately we had to cancel due to the typhoon and our flights to China were cancelled. We hope that next time we can visit China and we will connect with gowithguide.

Apple S.

(2 reviews)

It’s really a pity that we are not able to do the tour. You are always welcome to China! Looking forward to showing you around in the future.