Chongqing Travel Reviews on Tripadvisor.com

We contacted Rita Jiang from China Discovery after having read the reviews about her services. Indeed, she planned a private tour for my husband and myself as we wanted to celebrate his birthday in China. She organised the trip very well; the tour guides speak English at the 4 places. They explained it comprehensively and informatively. The domestic flight and bullet train tickets were arranged by her. The drivers ensured that we were picked up and dropped off at the places of interest, airport, train station and hotels smoothly.

The Terracotta warriors at Xian, the Yangtze River - visiting the 3 Gorges Dam, the half days tour conducted at Yichang and Chongqing and finally, the Chengdu Panda Research Centre were the highlights of the tour. We were surprised by the sheer size of the SanXi Museum in Chengdu. But, more importantly, we felt the service and care were of very good quality.

We were a group of 6 on a China Discovery 13 day tour of China. We traveled to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chonqqing, and Yangtze River Cruise.

Tracy Tan was our contact person at China Discovery. She was very easy to work with and she handled all of the details for our trip. I highly recommend Tracy!

The tour was EXCELLENT!

Jamie our guide in Beijing was a 10 Star Guide, the best guide I have ever experienced. (I have used about 40 guides in the last 6 years.) He spoiled us with his attention to details and his concern for our interest. He arranged for a wheelchair for me on the 2nd day as I was having an issue walking that day. It was a temporary issue, but Jamie was the one that suggested get a wheelchair and he pushed me around all day.

All the other guides did an excellent job. The tours selected were very good and we enjoyed all the attractions.

When we arrived in Chengdu, our guide, Bay had presents (Chopsticks, Bookmarks, & Panda Bears) for us and that was appreciated by the wives

All the hotels were 4 stars and we enjoyed each and everyone. Novotel Xinqiao was our favorite.

The restaurants and homes that we visited were very good.

The river cruise was very nice, we upgraded to premium cabins once we got on the boat at a much less cost than if we had booked the premium cabins in the beginning. The food on the boat was ok, but we felt it could have been much better.

The transportation was very good with plenty of room for the 6 of us and baggage.

The pickups and drop offs were excellent.

We were very pleased with the quality of the hotels, meals, guides, transportation and communication.

I highly recommend China Discovery for your next trip to China.

We are a group of 4 family members.All senior citizens from United States. We requested Jack Li from China Discovery to design a 20 days custom tour to visit and experience Shanghai, Zhangjiajie , Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River Cruise,Chongqing, Lhasa Tibet and Chengdu. Jack did an excellent job of designing the tour. We traveled to Hong Kong on our own. At our request Jack booked us on the High Speed Rail from Hong Kong to Shanghai. Over 1000 miles in 7 hours.Great experience. All the places we visited in the tour were well curated. All arrangements made for Hotels,Vans and English speaking guides were good.We took 3 within China flights, all arranged by China Discovery, traveled on the highways over 1000 kms. The 5 days Yangtze River Cruise was excellent. Jack obtained travel permits for Tibet.

We found Jack Li to be a competent person to organize a tour of this kind. We would highly recommend China Discovery and Jack to anyone planning a trip to China.

Evelyn is the one who make me decided our yang tze cruising tour..she did a pretty good job.. very helpfull and a very fast response to all my question from the beginning.

We are traveling to China in October 2023 using private tour services from China Discovery. We wanted a customized tour so we used a private tour, because we don't speak Chinese so it was a bit difficult to travel alone.

From the start, from asking, they were very responsive. Vivien as a tour consultant was very helpful and very responsive in answering all our questions and emails. He helped create an itinerary and customized the itinerary according to our wishes.

The price is much more expensive than regular tours because it is a private tour but it is very worth it.

The tour went smoothly and almost everything was according to the itinerary, there were some adjustments due to circumstances. Everything is well organized. Starting from pick-up and transportation used while there.

The tour guide used was also quite good. Everyone uses English, although there are some whose English is not clear, it is still natural and understandable. Special kudos to Sarah our guide in Chengdu who helped with every effort to organize Wechat. This is very important, without it we would have experienced many difficulties throughout the tour. Also to Lobsang our guide at Shangrila, who is very good at taking photos and very communicative. Guides in other places are also friendly and helpful.

Maybe the guide in Jiuzhaigou needs to explain more about each object in Jiuzhaigou and be more proactive, but the people are quite nice and friendly.

Thank you for giving souvenirs, we didn't expect to get souvenirs.

Overall we are very satisfied using China Discovery's services.

It was our 1st trip with China Discovery and pleased that we had such a wonderful time. Thanks to our tour consultant Rita Jiang who customised our private tour of 4. Hotels were excellent. Drivers were reliable and Rita also made sure we were received by guides at every entry points. She arranged all our high speed train tickets from Chongqing to Zhangjiajie and returned to Chongqing from Fenghuang Ancient Town. Our guide at ZJJ, Anna was fabulous from the start. She was knowledgeable, patient, punctual and helpful.

The Grand Canyon of ZJJ, the Glass Bridge view was spectacular and the Tianmen Mountain was magical and heavenly. These amazing views made one feel like coming back again. Overall a wonderful and unforgettable experience with China Discovery.

The Most Amazing 21 Days - that is what I would name this vacation . If you really want to get to know the country, people, history and also see beautiful sceneries, then this is the trip for you.

The tour was well planned and we had very personal attention. The tour guide and driver would pick us up at the train station or airport, we then tour the particular city or town with them, had also some free time to explore on our own and then were brought again to the train station or airport. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and spoke good English. Since it was just my husband and I we could ask all the questions and could adjust schedule to weather and/or interests. The hotels were all 4 or 5 stars and were quite comfortable.

A highlight was also the River Cruise since we really could interact with the other guests, which in our case were Chinese traveling for Chinese New Year.

Here are the places we visited: Hong Kong, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongqing (start of river cruise), Zhangjiajie, Shanghai, Xian and Bejing.

I was initially hesitant about using an online travel agency, but the numerous positive reviews for China Discovery encouraged me to try their services. This turned out to be an excellent decision – they are genuinely one of the best travel agencies I've encountered, no exaggeration!

Our consultant, Rita, was outstanding. She even responded to my emails during New Year's! Despite the short notice and a last-minute change I requested, our itinerary was efficiently organised and finalised just three days before departure. Rita's patience and willingness to accommodate our needs were truly remarkable.

Upon arrival in Chengdu, we were greeted by Jane, our tour guide. She was incredibly kind and went above and beyond to assist us in every way possible, making my family and I feel exceptionally welcome.

Our journey included visits to Jiuzhaigou and Chongqing, and in each city, we were guided by different, yet equally impressive guides. Every experience was remarkable, thanks to their expertise and knowledge.

Moreover, the accommodation was excellent; we stayed in very comfortable hotels in every city. I wish I could delve into more details, but to keep it brief – my family and I thoroughly enjoyed every single aspect of our experience with China Discovery.

I wholeheartedly recommend China Discovery and will definitely be booking with them for my next visit to China. They made our trip an unforgettable experience!

What made our trips enjoyable was when we started with a trustworthy travel consultant. Wonder is a very responsible consultant. He did not only answer my email fast but also very patient guiding me through all the process.

We chose to start from Yichang, then joined the Yangtze River cruise, continued with visiting Chongqing and ended up in Guangzhou.

Our local guides Nancy, David, and Jack are very responsible person. They are very knowledgeable, and speak English fluently. That helped us to understand the long history of the places where we visited. The restaurants that they recommended were also nice. Overall we're very happy with our trips and satisfied with the services.

For my next trip to China, I'll continue using China Discovery and Wonder to be my consultant. Thank you so much for helping us having this wonderful trip.

tq so much for China Discovery for arrangement due our trip in China, Wonder as our contact person for arranger our trips are so helpful and always monitoring our trips from we before departure till we are all arrived safe in our home, i recommend Wonder, he is so much helpful and understandable. We using their service before and never disappointed us till now, always pleasure and will using their service in coming trips.

We are active senior travelers who prefer our own itinerary and pace. Having China Discovery handle all the logistics gave us all the flexibility we want. All our email inquiries were handled promptly and thoroughly. As expected, we were met by guides and drivers at per the arrangements. The guides were all fluent English speakers with excellent local knowledge.

We have been to China about a dozen times so our 20 days itinerary is a little more out of the way and more demanding than the standard Shanghai-Beijing-Xian routes. China Discovery came through and made our journey a joy.

Good job.

My daughter arranged an extremely varied 8 day tour for me through Tracy Tan of China Discovery. The first three days were spent around Chengdu, including the panda breeding, Dujiangyan irrigation scheme, Qingcheng Taoist mountain, Leshan giant Buddha, and local markets and parks in Chengdu. This was followed by the highlight of the trip, a one day tour of the Jiuzaigou National Park, which, as a hydrologist, I thought was the most wonderful water feature that I had ever seen around the world ! After a quick introduction to Chongqing we boarded the Victoria Anna ship, for a memorable cruise through the Yangtze River gorges, culminating in a private tour of the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Dam site on the last day.

The whole tour was excellently managed by Tracy; I particularly liked the company’s flexibility, allowing an interchange of day’s itineraries at short notice when I felt unwell, and then replacing a late cancellation of an internal flight with a suitable car and train alternative to ensure that I did not miss the departure of the cruise ship. All the guides, Sarah, Peter, Ken and Jacky were excellent and very knowledgeable, and their respective drivers very safe and professional.

I was a bit disappointed by the side trips offered during the cruise, but this might just have been the dull overcast weather experienced on those days. Other highlights were the evening shows on the cruise with an excellent compère, eating green tea ice cream on the road to Leshan, viewing the red pandas closeup, and watching the illuminated skyscrapers from the ship departing Chongqing in the evening.

Remember to take some very warm clothing to view the Jiuzhaigou National Park during the best season of the year (late Oct-early Nov), when the foliage colours are best, as the previous week they had experienced snowfall there, and the hotels are unheated !!

Also suggest another attraction which has just opened in Chengdu, and might be worth adding to the tour itinerary - the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum located in Pidu District - housed in a wonderful modern out-of- this-world building, which would be a good contrast to the notable historical sites that were already included in the tour.

We appreciate the excellent coordination by Vivien Li and the great services provided by her team, including the guides and the drivers.

6D5N Chongqing, Yangtze cruise, Yichang

A big thank you note to Mr. Wonder Wang for organizing our trip and we appreciated his prompt replies and good service. It was a pleasant and wonderful trip to China.

Here, we would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Nancy of Yichang. Our Yichang flight to Guangzhou was cancelled without notifying us. We arrived at the airport only to be informed of it. Nancy swiftly took action and changed our flight from Wuhan-Guangzhou-KL and rushed us to the train station to take the high speed train to Wuhan. We managed to arrive in time and back in Kuala Lumpur now. Nancy proves to be a very efficient and reliable guide. Thanks!

We look forward to having more trips with China Discovery and in fact, we have already recommended China Discovery to many of our friends and family. Keep up the good work!

I was fortunate to be asked to speak at the Cleaning Show in China so took advantage of the trip to add a weeks holiday to see as much as I could. I soon realised I needed some help and that was where Phoebe Gao of China Discovery came in, Phoebe looked at my wish list and managed to fit as much as possible into the 8 days I had available. The Panda Keeper experience was the highlight for me but everything Phoebe organised ran smoothly and she provided excellent local guides whose knowledge of the areas was first rate. I highly recommend the service Phoebe provided, she stayed in contact throughout the trip and managed any last minute changes I requested ensuring that this trip is one that I will always remember.

We had a superb holiday in China this time. We took the Yangtze cruise onboard Victoria Anna & also visited Zhangjiajie national park. We had a few brief stops in Chongqing, Yichang & Changsha.

A huge 'Thank you' to Rita Jiang from China Discovery for her excellent organization which makes our trip unforgettable. On this trip, we traveled on plane, cruise, trains (high speed & normal trains), buses & cars. The transfer service from on location to another was so well organized.

Our guides and drivers are very polite, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot from them.

We will definitely come back again

I had an absolutely incredible time in China with China Discovery. My trip (Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha, Shanghai, Qingdao, Beijing) could not have gone any smoother. Every tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and every hotel was great. Every place that I visited was also absolutely spectacular in terms of scenery.

I also want to give a special mention to my travel agent Rita Jiang for putting up with me and my intricate demands (even at the last minute). I would highly, highly recommend China Discovery to anyone who wishes to visit China, especially the more "niche" parts which Western-based travel agencies do not typically offer.

I will definitely be travelling with them again!

Ms. Wing Zeng from China Discovery was very prompt and enthusiastic in helping with the planning of my Jiuzhaigou/Chengdu/Chongqing/Wulong trip in September. I picked the local tours that I was interested in and China Discovery weaved the locations into a 2-week itinerary with transport and accommodation included. The local guides were also very friendly and knowledgeable, which made our trip very rewarding and memorable.

We had a wonderful trip in China, from north east to south west. Meeting old friends and discovering new regions we did not know exist. A big part of our trip we got help from China Discovery, who did a brilliant job in organising, guiding and realising our wishes beyond our expectations. Johnson Wang from China Discovery was very helpfull and quick in communication, have helped us with making the itenary of our trip and listening very careful to our wishes (Places of interest, speed - and way of travel). We went to Beijing and the North Easton our own, after that China Discovery organised the rest of trip to Xining (City, Qinghai lake, Caka lake) with excellent local guide Sally and driver Bai (Both highly recommended!) and the Yangtze river cruise from Chongqing to Yichang. Magnificent views, friendly people, super service and great food is our rememberance of this trip! We are looking forward to next trip!

I recently returned from my awesome 17 Days China Vacation in Beijing, Chengdu, ChongQing & Yichang with my native Beijing friend. I made all our reservations for Hotel stays in Chengdu, Chongqing & Yichang and the 4D/3N Yangtze Cruise via China Discovery based in Chengdu from Singapore. The above reservations process was attended by their customer service advisor Ms Wing Zeng which was completed speedily, smoothly and efficiently. Ms Zeng was kind enough to followed through all my reservations from Hotel check-ins, cruise registration and post vacation responses to ensure there were no hiccups. I thank China Discovery and Ms Zeng for their good Customer Support, Assistance and Reliability during my Vacation period. Good Job China Discovery and keep up your efficiency and good customer support Ms Zeng. My wife, I and our Chinese friend took the Xinjiang Landscape Tour to northern Xinjiang which includes Rainbow Beach, Hemu Village, Kanas Lake, Karamay, Lake Sayram, the Grasslands, and Dushanzi Grand Canyon. The tour was arranged by Ms. Tracy Tan who did a great job incorporating our deviations to China Discovery's template tour making everything work seamlessly. We were in constant contact with her through WeChat during the tour. Xinjiang is about the size of Alaska so the distances between locations requires several hours to navigate so bring plenty of snacks and some things for entertainment when the guide is not providing information. We went in late August until early September so the crowds were minimal for a Chinese tourist destination. The scenery is spectacular, the people are warm and friendly, but expect some jostling for position to get on the many park buses by the Chinese domestic tourists...what we consider rude, a country with a population of 1.4 billion considers as culture. The itinerary states that there is a family visit in the Hemu Village, but it's actually a staged performance in a cozy log cabin. Weather prevented us from go up to the viewpoint as Kansas Lake. We did a ski lift cable car ride up to a peak in the Hemu village for some great views. A note of caution for those taking up the offers of free lance horsemen in the Grasslands area. The guest rides in the saddle and the horsemen sits bareback behind controlling the reins. They charge about $7USD for around a 15-20 minute ride which varies from a walk to a full gallop. Since the guest can only hold on to the saddle horn and no access to the stirrups the horsemen must secure the rider for safety by wrapping their arms around the waist and sometimes chest of the riders so for this reason any female contemplating doing a ride should have a backpack or some other barrier to prevent the horseman free access to areas that should be off limits. My wife thoroughly enjoyed the ride because a normal trail ride in China is someone holding the reins of your horse and slowly walking and her horseman was a perfect gentleman.

Our trip :Shanghai to Chengdu, Chengdu to Chongqing and back. Since the first moment Ms.Ariel made and excellent plan with all necessary information’s. confirmation of our trip with all the details was ready in no time ! Excellent. Once we landed in Chengdu the driver was waiting for us and the transfer to the hotel was perfect even the traffic was chaotic. Next day we visit the Panda Sanctuary , and tank to great ability of our guide Jason we where the firs visitors to se the panda coming to the feeding place.( we that some unbelievable photos) Later during tha day we made a tour trough all the secrets of Chengdu city with Jason who is a perfect guide ! On our third day we went with a fast train to Chongqing where Mr.Oliver was waiting for us , and escort as to the hotel to leave our baggage .The city tour of Chongqing with Mr.Oliver was incredible .Next day we where escorted to the train station .(Special thanks to Mr.Oliver and the driver).On our arrival Jason was waiting for us we took the metro which in this festival time was another experience that we will never forget . Last transfer was from the hotel to the airport,everything soot and in time .A BIG,BIG Thank You to Ms.Ariel,Jason,Oliver ---- we had a wonder full as your service was VIP !!

Our tour arrangements made by Zeva Du were flawless! We booked a Yangtze River Cruise on the Century Glory ship followed by a private tour of Beijing which included English speaking guides and a private car.

The boat cruise was perfectly wonderful! The accommodations were very comfortable, the food choices were satisfactory, the boat was lovely and the staff was amazing!

The shore excursions were interesting. We definitely recommend seeing the The Three Kingdoms Show by Beacon Fires!

Maggie, our tour guide in Beijing, was the best! She took great care with every detail. She was always on time and organized. She made history come to life with interesting facts and exciting details of each location we saw. She chose delicious restaurants for us to try and took extra time to help please us!

We definitely recommend requesting Zeva Du with China Discovery to make a trip of a lifetime come true!

China discovery is an excellent tour company, who tailor made a wonderful holiday for us. The local guides were excellent in their knowledge and enthusiasm, and their English was perfect. I would definitely use them again and can highly recommend.

Wonder, from China Discovery put together a great Yangtze River Cruise trip for my wife and I. He got us a one day tour of Chongqing to start the trip, with a knowledgeable, friendly tour guide. The boat he recommended (the Century Paragon) was perfect for us. It was very comfortable, the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, with almost all speaking English. The excursions were beautiful, each with another great tour guide. The last day we had a nice trip through the Three Gorges Dam Boat lift and yet another great tour of the dam. We'd definitely recommend the trip and Wonder!

Absolutely amazing tour. I had four days between getting off my cruise at Chongqing and catching another flight from Chengdu so I asked China discovery to create a private tour for me of these two cities. They sorted everything for me from transport, to hotels and all the activities and added in a show that I asked for. The tour guides were very knowledgeable about all the places they showed me and seemed excited to be sharing the knowledge of their city with me. They were happy to adapt the schedule as we went along to spend longer at places I wanted to and to rearrange timings when the weather required it. I absolutely loved this whole tour and would highly recommend China Discovery to anyone.

Working in China, it was challenging to go back to the UK for a holiday because of Covid 19, so I booked a trip through China Discovery (based in Chengdu). This trip took me to Xi'an, Gailin, and the highlight was a cruise down the Three Gorges to the Three Gorges Dam. My point of contact was Rita Jiang, and I was very impressed. At every new place, I was met by a guide who was knowledgeable and helpful. At no point did I feel stressed, especially with all the procedures of different health checks and so on. I found Rita very helpful and flexible to my wishes. She replied very quickly to my messages and was at all times professional. I highly recommend China Discovery and Rita. I will most certainly use her again for my next major trip.

I happened to be handled by Mr Wang, it turned out that the person was very friendly and good service

Too bad with Covid19, the paid tour had to be canceled

and the money was returned 100 %

Other times when I going tour China, I'll definitely contact Mr Wang from Chinadiscovery. com

Booked a short trip to Chongqing with China Discovery - Wonder. Everything was very well arranged, Wonder was constantly following-up about my needs and further experience during the tour.

Although Chongqing is pretty limited in terms of tourist attraction, the tour guide, Diana, make it enjoyable and even went extra mile accompanying me to the train station to change my ticket and make sure all was in order.

For more trips around China, I will definitly contact Wonder again.

We would like to thank our tour operator Ms Wing Zeng, all our drivers and tour guides (Melody in Shanghai, Cherry in Chongqing, Fay in Yichang, Derrick in Zhangjiajie, Vivien in Kunming, Peter in Shangri-La, Ya Lan in Lijiang) from China Discovery/Yangtze River Cruise/Tibet Discovery (based in Chengdu) for our holiday.

In December we had 17 amazing days - a very-well organised and detailed individual tour tailored for us to see and visit everything planned by us. During our we felt very safe and looked after at every stage.

The tour guides were also very informative and spoke English well. Special mention goes to:

The itinerary (Shanghai-Chongqing-3-night Yangtze River Cruise-Zhangjiagie-Kunming-Shangri-La-Lijiang-Shanghai) was perfect but the people implemented it were even better. Our tour operator, the guides, and the drivers were all professionals and worthy of high appreciation for a well-done job. We learned so much thanks to our local tour guides, and we are grateful to them for sharing their knowledge with us. Every place we visited was amazing with interesting history, culture, beautiful scenery and unbelievable landscapes. We enjoyed our relaxing Yangtze River cruise on Victoria Anna with all the activities on board and the arranged shore excursions very much. We really did have a great time.

The tour was our second trip arranged with Ms Wing Zeng, and we are very happy to have chosen China Discovery. If in future we have a chance to visit China again, we'll definitely do it with this company and we highly recommend it to our friends and other travellers.