Great weekend tours with Odynovo to Chengdu and Luoyang Communications with Don were very quick, it was easy to book even just 4 days in advance trip with trains, hotels and tours. I did private tour to Dujiangyan China Giant Panda Garden and Mountain Qingcheng from Chengdu (1.5 hrs drive). Kevin, the tour guide, was excellent. It would have been not possible to find your own way on Mountain Qingcheng, as you need separate tickets for bus, entrance to the park, short boat ride on the lake and cable car. You also need to figure out the trails. I learned about history of Taoism, saw several temples and pagoda at the summit. Be aware that there are a lot of steps and very crowded in August with very long queues for boat and cable car, but it worth it. 2.5hrs visit to see both giant and red pandas was very nice. You could see them pretty close in a nice setting at the foot of the mountain, and there is no separation glass like in some other locations. My 2nd tour was to Luoyang (3-4 hrs by train from Beijing). During 2 days, we visited Shaolin temple famous for kung fu, White Horse Temple (the 1st Bhuddist temple established in~ 68 AD) and the most amazing UNESCO site of Longmen Grottoes (starting ~520 BC) with 150,000 statues from about 2 cm height to the tallest of 14.7m. My tour guide Linda looked very well after me and shared her historical knowledge. I would use this tour company again for tours in China.

Amazing service! We had a wonderful time in China! Our tour company went above and beyond for us and provided us with exceptional service. All of our accommodations and meals were top notch. Special thanks to our tour guides, especially Alice, who was beyond kind and gracious and we will remember. She took special care of us and was extremely helpful and attentive to the toddler in our group. Would definitely recommend Odynovo.

A wonder-filled tour of Guilin My partner and I had a private tour and our tour guide was Merrick. I can't recommend him too highly because he is a very lovely sensitive person and the best guide. He looked after us perfectly, he heeded what we said we needed and supplied it. I would recommend our driver for Guilin (and the other areas) too.

Amazing experience in Xian Our trip was absolutely amazing!Kevin (Kevin Yan) was incredibly smart, polite, and resourceful.He constantly found thoughtful ways to make us feel comfortable and safe throughout the journey.Thanks to his guidance, we were able to truly appreciate the richness of Chinese culture and gain a deeper understanding of everyday life among the local people.If you are planning a visit to Xian, he is your best option by far.We are leaving Xian with a lot of memories and a really good friend

Amazing shirt trip to Xi’an Me and my mum love the Trip to Xi‘an. We met our guide Lola and the driver at the train station. Everything was very well organized. Even tough we only had a little bit over a day we made the most out of it. Lola was extremely knowledgeable and her English was perfect. Visiting the Terracotta-Warriors was definitely one of the highlights of our trip! Lola showed local food which was also amazing. The transfer to the airport went very smoothly and we had plenty of time. Thanks for the amazing time and organization. 10/10 would recommend!

Perfect guide! We had the most wonderful time with our guide, Vina, provided by Odynovo. She was fantastic. Her knowledge of the Terracota Warriors and the recommendations of what to do were spot on. On our tour of the Terracota Warriors, she gave us an insight into the history and renovation process in detail. We kept feeling bad - thinking we were taking too much of her time, and she insisted we weren’t. She was so patient with all of our questions. Her excitement rivaled ours - always the sign of a great guide. We moved out experience with her!

Amazing experiences in Beijing and X'ian with lovely guides and all round service from Odynovo I have found Odynovo whilst searching for tour options for my trip with friends. From the start, they were very responsive and patient with all the questions and putting together the best trip possibly for us. Alex, was a gem and made sure to check in at every step of getting things organized. Our tour guide Dina in Beijing , gave exceptional service and made sure we got the best photos and really helped with communicating while we were there. Our guide Cathy in X'ian was a wealth of information and made sure we got the most of the short time that we had to see the sights. the drivers were also very accommodating and helpful. I would not hesitate to recommend this company for your travel planning needs, they were really great.

Great trip to Beijing with Odynovo Beijing guide Eva. We spent wonderful days in Beijing. Eva is very engaged, always ready to help and resolves any problem. We received a lot of information and met a wonderful, interesting woman.

Amazing time in Beijing We had a wonderful time with our Beijing guide Eva! Everything was very well organized and she was extremely knowledgeable. She very kindly answered all our questions and made sure we understood everything. She gave us a lot of historic information and explained the cultural practices very well. We highly recommend Eva as a guide! 10/10 would book again!

Wonderful private tour to China for second time We've used Odynovo Tours for a private tour in China both last year and this year. They are extremely well organised by very lovely people and can be negotiated if you're not entirely happy with what has been suggested. Nothing is overlooked and having no Chinese language at all presents no problem. Having a private tour with a tour guide and driver for each place to be visited is very personally gratifying.

Perfect tour in Beijing with Sisi Sisi made our trip to Beijing memorable. We could not have gotten a better guide. She was knowledgeable and truly cares for us. Everything was perfect. We wanted to swim in the Ice Cube Olympic Swimming Pool and she was as excited as we were! Her timing was always perfect. She was right there with us all the time. She was so worried about us on the Great Wall - she acted like everything we saw was her first time - her excitement was so contagious! Thank-you Odynovo and Sisi!

Candy with Odynovo navigated our trip through the very busy Beijing even with the city areas shut down for National Military par Candy with Odynovo navigated our trip through the very busy Beijing even with the city areas shut down for National Military parade. She was mindfull with all our needs and slowness;) Candy always reviewed what we were going to do, so we were clear, and accomidated any requested changes.Pleasant, kind, personable, and knowledgeable explaining the history and culture of all the sites. Definitely worth requesting her for Beijing and the Great Wall.

What a trip. What an experience. With Odynovo. Our family of four - retired couple and two sons in their mid-20s - recently visited China (all of us for the first time). We traveled on a 23-day private tour we had put together with Odynovo. Ouritinerary took us to Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guilin/Yangshuo, Nanjing, Mt Huangshan, Suzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong.We absolutely loved the trip! Spending three weeks among the Chinese people, observing and admiring what they have collectively created and are creating in their country was truly an amazing experience for our family, one we’ll remember all our lives.Bottom line: We would never have been able to have this sort of experience without an outfit like Odynovo They organized and booked our hotels, high-speed trains, and airplane flights. Theyhired a guide and driver in each destination, arranged tickets and transport to all key attractions, and even handled most of our lunches.The itinerary planning we did with Odynovo’s help and guidance generated a series of simply incredible days in China. The coordination of our transport and lodging and guides freed us to focus on enjoying China, rather than on logistics. The guideshelped us process all of the things we were seeing and experiencing. They acted as part translator, part advisor, part teacher and we continuously enjoyed and benefited from their work.Overall, we’d rate Odynovo a “10 out of 10.” They completely delivered on their promise of a very special and immersive travel experience. They took most of the stress out of our traveling in anew (to us) and very different place, far removed from our usual holiday destinations in the US and in Europe. Whenever we had a “rough edge” Odynovo promptly set about trying to smooth it.Nobody was more important to the success of our China trip than Jasmine Zhou, our travel consultant and main contact at Odynovo. Jasmine was so amazing! She was endlessly patientand accommodating, and unfailing in her enthusiasm and creativity in helping us craft, and then enjoy, our visit to China.Here are a few additional shout-outs to guides and extra-special experiences in particular cities:In Beijing, our guide John (Jiang) delivered on the nearly-impossible: an uncrowded visit to the Great Wall (Jinshanling Section). Part luck, part ingenuity, he rearranged our schedule to take advantage of shifting conditions and local contacts to ensure we made it to the Great Wall despite intermittent closures due to weather. He also suggested a later-than-usual start to our day in Tiananmen Square to allow the early morning crowds to dissipate before we arrived, critical when traveling at a peak tourist time.In Xi’an, our guide Pong suggested and joined us for an extra evening excursion to Datang Everbright City, a beautiful shopping, dining and cultural area. The place was filled with Chinese tourists taking advantage of its beautiful architecture and bold colors and lights to don traditional costume and take photographs.In Chengdu, our lovely guide Sharlyn selected the most outstanding local restaurants of the trip, helping us to choose the tastiest selection of amazing Sichuan dishes.In Guilin, our guide Teresa went above and beyond by joining our younger son on an optional bike ride around Yangshuo (when the rest of us needed a break from the extreme heat of theafternoon.)And in Shanghai, we’d like to compliment the professionalism and service perspective of our guide Run. He opened his conversation with us by asking us what we were hoping to get out of our experience in Shanghai. He listened to our responses and then he organized our time exactly around the feedback we had given him. We note in particular his suggestion that we considertaking a nighttime small yacht cruise on the Huangpu river. This proved to be one of the highlights of our entire trip, and we never would have experienced it without his suggestion.What a trip. What an experience.A big thumbs up and many thanks to Odynovo, to Jasmine, and to our wonderful guides

Checking off a "Bucket List" trip to Beijing. We experienced the BEST Beijing tour in May. From beginning to end, our tour guide, Alice, and driver, Mr. Chow, were most accommodating, helpful, caring and knowledgeable of our sights. Tours were to the Great Wall (Jinshanling) and Forbidden City, hutong rickshaw ride and a surprise acrobatic show. I have had many international tours however, this tour, tour guide and personal driver, were EXCEPTIONAL!!! It's a no brainer if you tour Beijing and China, ask for Alice. In addition, David Tan, our Odynovo travel coordinator, was phenomenal as well.

Amazing Experience in Beijing thanks to Roy and his driver! We spent a total of 3 days in Beijing with Roy and his driver. Because of the timing of our trip which coincided with the 80th anniversary of China’s Victory Day, some of the attractions were closed, however, Roy was very accommodating and helped us see the most of what we could see. Roy was super knowledgeable about China’s history which was a great foundation to the start of our trip. He also gave fantastic food recommendations and we always left with our bellies full. We were driven around in an AC car which was so nice after the hot days and the driver masterfully navigated Beijing’s roads! We are so thankful to Roy and his driver for an amazing experience in Beijing! If we ever visit again, we will request him for sure!