Our visit to Huangshan and the Yellow Mountains was 2 days and 2 nights filled with history, unbelievable views, interesting shopping, and great food; made all the better due to our amazing guide Selena. Having her with our group answering questions, leading us to the best views and pointing out the best places for snapshots, taking us to a favorite local restaurant, or helping to find the best deals in the market, is the difference between a good visit and a memorable one. Selena went above and beyond as our guide for this segment of our trip and made our time in Huangshan one of the highlights of our China tour.

Our family had a wonderful tour through China, last stop shanghai. Our guide there was Ocean, a very intelligent conscientious guide who whet our appetite to come back and spend more time in this charming city!

We arranged a 4-day, 3-night private tour of Huangshan for our group of 6 through Travel China Guide. This is just about the right amount of time if your goal is to explore both the front and back ranges and see as much of the mountain as you can. We started our tour exploring the Tunxi old street in Huangshan city, after being met at the train station by our tour guide, Alvin. Alvin spoke excellent English, was very knowledgeable about the area, and was patient and flexible with our group. The next morning, Alvin arranged the transportation to the park, storage of our luggage at a local hotel in the village (you carry only backpacks with you on top of the mountain), and the cable car ride to the top of the mountain. We started on the front mountain side by catching the cable car at Mercy Light Pavilion. We then hiked a short distance to see the picturesque Greeting-guest Pine and had lunch at the Yuping Hotel. After lunch, we hiked another couple hours and saw Lotus Peak, went through the Narrow Cliff, and climbed Turtle Peak, before finally arriving to our hotel for the 1st night, Baiyun Hotel. This hotel is an older facility with limited dining choices, but adequate for our needs. After checking into the hotel and a brief rest, we hiked the 1 hour to the Fairy Walking Bridge. Definitely worth the effort with spectacular views of the canyon and surrounding peaks. On the 2nd day on top of the mountain, we caught the funicular railway at Tian Hai Station to the bottom of West Sea Grand Canyon and then hiked backed up the other side of the canyon. At Alvin's suggestion, we hiked up the right side of the 2nd Ring and on the left side of the 1st ring to get spectacular views of both the canyon and surrounding mountains. The trails are very steep, so it took us about 3 hours to get back to the top. For a less physically-demanding experience, it's probably better to hike down and take the funicular back up the canyon. The weather in Huangshan can be highly unpredictable. Just as we arrived to our 2nd hotel, Xihai Hotel, it started raining and got very foggy, which prevented us from doing anything else the rest of the afternoon. Fortunately, the Xihai Hotel is new and modern with comfortable rooms, so it was a nice place to spend the rest of the day. They have an excellent dinner buffet, which is highly recommended even if you don't stay at this hotel. The next morning, the rain stopped and the fog lifted just in time for our descent down the mountain. We got fantastic pictures of the peaks surrounded by mist and low clouds. After exploring parts of the back mountain in the morning, we made our way to the White Goose station to take the cable car back down the mountain. After picking up our stored luggage at the local hotel in the village, Alvin arranged a delicious lunch at a restaurant close to the Huangshan north train station, so that we could take our high-speed train back to Shanghai afterwards. All in all, our Huangshan tour was a memorable experience and one of the highlights of our trip to China. Definitely highly recommended and a must see for nature lovers. Using an experienced tour company like Travel China Guide to arrange all the trip details and guide us on our tour was also worth it.

We booked the trip to Huangshan, traditional village and old town with Travel China Guide. It was a private tour for 10 of us. Pick up and drop off were all on schedule. Our English speaking guide, April, was amazing! She is pleasant, passionate, knowledgeable, patient, puncture, caring and fluent in English. She is also a nature lover. We have learned different plants and herbs from her during the tour. It was one of the most memorable and reliable tours we ever had. Great job!

We travelled to the Yellow Mountains with Travel China Guide earlier this month. We were 2 families traveling with 5 kids aged between 9-14. The beauty of these mountains is simply breathtaking and you can see how these craggy peaks covered in mists have inspired Chinese paintings for centuries. Our guide Bruce spoke excellent English and made the trip very comfortable. He was friendly and chatty and engaged well with our kids Our 2 day trip started when we arrived in Huangshan in the afternoon and spent the evening exploring the charming Tunxi old street. The next morning we left for the yellow mountains and took the cable car up to the the national park. We got the day to explore the mountains walking to the various viewing points with Bruce, each more spectacular than the other. The next morning we headed back to the base of the mountain via cable car and then drove to the picturesque Hongcun village where we had a delicious lunch before heading on to the next part of our tour. The weather on the mountain is unpredictable but we were very lucky! Despite thunder storms at night we were fortunate that the lightning had stopped during our cable car trip or else we might have experienced a delay. The trip to the yellow mountains was definitely a highlight of our China travel and we’d highly recommended it.

Ellen was great tour guide, she is passionate about her home country, she knows a lot of in depth information about the unique mountains and life in villages history. She tried to do everything to remember our stay as a nice experience.

Joe was our tour guide to our four days and three nights trip to HuangShan and Hongcun through Travel China Guide. He is very knowledgeable, informative, pleasant and helpful. His command of English is excellent !! He helped us to plan this front mountain hike up and come down from the back mountain. We took the cable car from Mercy Light Temple to Jade Screen and hike from there to Beihai Hotel. It was a difficult hike but it was well worth the effort. Because Joe knows the mountain like his back yard. We experienced the mountain, the trees, the rocks, the culture, and the history through his eyes. The weather on the mountain changed constantly. He was be able to re-arrange the hikes accordingly so we can see the best of the different peaks. The hotel, transportation and the meals are all well planned. Two nights stay was perfect for us so we can have time to explore and enjoy the mountain. Joe introduced us to the Hongcun after the mountain visit. It was such a nice visit to this treasure.He get to know the tradition, the culture and the people. Joe does not just have wealth of knowledge about HuangShan and Hongcun but he also has infinite patient when we wondered off or tired! We enjoyed his guiding. We also appreciated Joe's support and understanding. It has become the best and unforgettable part to our whole China trip!

Louise was my guide during a recent visit to Huangshan. She was very informative and pleasant and her command of English was excellent. Arrangements had been made for an overnight at the top of the mountain with lots of hiking and plans to watch the sunrise. However Mother Nature had other other plans. It was very foggy and cold. In fact it snowed! Being an optimist, I suggested that we meet at 5:30am in case the weather improved. Although I’m sure she knew this was a fool’s errand, Louise agreed. She texted me to cancel the plan when she woke up at 5am and couldn’t see out the window. She was a really good sport about it, too. Although our activities were extremely limited by the ice underfoot, Louise still managed to make the visit very enjoyable.

My 4 days at Huangshan was a wonderful experience. My tour guide Ellen strategically toured me to each of the sightseeing point in 3 days. So many things to observe and absorb ... many mountainous sceneries, sea of cloud, above the cloud, waterfall cloud, culture, and historical architectures and more. Perfect weather in late January and the snow came at my last day on the mountain which gave me a chance to experience the cold winter there. The hike along each route was breath-taking and Ellen did a great job in explaining the history behind each area. The hotel stay, transportation, and meal were perfectly organized and everything went smoothly as planned. Ellen is a skillful tour guide who make my trip very enjoyable. Will tour Huangshan again in a different season. Thank you.

My family spent 3 days in the Huangshan area with our wonderful guide Bruce from Travel China Guide over the new year. Bruce was fantastic and recommended a itinerary change to fit in with the expected weather which proved to be a great idea. The mountains spend more time in mist and to catch a sunny day is not likely but due to the change of itinerary we spent a day on the mountain in brilliant sunshine. The mountains are beautiful and had a sprinkling of snow so they looked magical. However I strongly suggest you spend a night in the mountain to get the full benefit of it. Most people only do day trips and considering it takes a bit of effort to get to the mountain top you really need to spend the night on the mountain to get the most time on it. As well you can get up and see the sunrise which was beautiful. We have used TCG several times now over the past couple of years and have found them to be responsive and flexible and all their guides have been great. Thank you Bruce!

At the start of January we spent four wonderfully enjoyable days in Huangshan thanks to the efforts of Travel China Guide. The local guide was informative, knowledgable and went out of his way to make our visit a success. We enjoyed the atmosphere, intricate carvings and delicious tea of Tunxi Ancient Street as well as excellent meals at several local restaurants. Hongcun and Nanping Villages were attractive and full of interest. We could see why they have been popular for use as film locations. The trip was crowned by our journey to, and stay amongst, the peaks of the Yellow Mountains. Our guide had adjusted our itinerary to ensure that we made the most of the weather, avoiding a snow storm but then being able to enjoy the beauty of the resultant snow covered scenery. The pre-dawn glow over the mountains, the Sea of Clouds filling the valleys, the wonderful rock formations and the beauty of the trees are all essential elements of any visit. Our guide led us from one magnificent view to another. All this expertly organised for us by the people at Travel China Guide.