We spent three days with Thomas Gao. He is an excellent guide, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and very fit! You will run out of energy before he does. He is also a very nice man to talk to about China generally. We are very happy customers.

Thomas spoke good English, knowledgeable, professional and took care of our family with kids very well for 3 days. Very beautiful view of mt Huang, ancient village Xidi and Hongcun. The tour is private and can be tailored accordingly to suit your requirements. No shopping, no deposit. Contactable via email and Whatsapp. Just bring cash to pay him later.

Thomas is an honest and experience guide. He is very focus on his business and keep to the itinerary. He is always on time and helpful. Despite the wet weather, my family had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. I was surprised there is no upfront deposit and payment only on the last day.

Highly recommend Thomas for this private tour. He provides the best guidance on the route for Huangshan Mountain in order to able to see all the highlights and beautiful sceneries. He also plan out the itinerary for us to Xidi and Hongchun herritage village.

Thomas is a very attention and helpful guide. He's very information and knows I'm out of Huangshan and Jiuhuashan. He even helps us with our luggages when hiking up to Huangshan due to we have seniors and young kids. Thomas also brought us to a very reasonable price restaurant for xiaolongbao and best chicken soup we ever had.

Thomas was an amazing guide!! On the first day we went to hongcun village. No need to go to xidi, hongcun was enough. Hongcun is a maze!! Without Thomas it would be very hard to navigate. Thomas was very knowledgeable about the village and ancient customs. He also explained the meaning behind the words written on the plaque. He answered all our historical questions and more. He also brought us to a delicious dining place to eat dinner at. The dumplings and noodles were great! On the 2nd day we went to Huangshan mountain. We went to a local breakfast palace to eat that wasn't expensive. Very local and the food was amazing. He also gave us spiked shoes to wear as the mountain had ice and was slippery. If we had gone ourselves we would never have made it far into the mountain given that we didn't know you need spiked shoes. The tour was amazing and I wished I could have spend more time in huangshan. The car he took us was spacious we were travelling with 6 people. Best tour I been to in my life. I will come back to huangshan and tour with Thomas again. Highly recommend everyone book Thomas!!

Mr Gao was very reliable. He booked a mini bus for us to bring us around for 4 days. Very helpful with the luggage and knowledgeable with the facts of the places we went. Very fit as well. He could climb huangshan without perspiring or panting.

Escape to China's picturesque mountain and idyllic village - Hongcun which was listed in UNESCO. We are all in our 60s and we're hesitant about going to Huangshan. Fortunately we had Thomas Gao who is very experienced and patience and English speaking guide. A well planned trip and we enjoyed the 3 days to nights trip very much. Keep up your good work Thomas Gao.

It was a rainy day when we arrived in Huangshan in the early morning, we thought we could only stay in the hotel. Our guide, Thomas, suggested that we visit both ancient villages Hongcun and Xidi on the first day and go hiking to Huangshan summit on the other day. Thomas told us the history of both ancient villages, the stories about the houses, and the historical figures. We learnt a lot and am too excited to share all the amazing stories with our friends. We were lucky. The weather was fine when we hiked to the Huangshan summit. Thomas knows the mountain very well and knows all the good spots. He explained to us why the mountain looks so beautiful with some foggy. Thomas is a kind, understanding, and friendly person. He lent us the hiking sticks when he knew we didn't have it. He also took us to visit Tunxi old street before dropping us to the train station on our last day in Huangshan. His English is perfect, we had a great time. Our friends already asked for his contact information and are planning to go to Huangshan for their next trip. We highly recommend him.

Thomas is really amazing. He picked me up at the railway station and managed all i needed to do this tour in the yellow mountains. Thomas knows these mountains very well and knows the good spots and places. His English is perfect. I had lots of good conversations about our countries, nature and life. I really recommend him!!

we did a 2 days private tour which includes a 7-seated private car that drove us everywhere we want to go! we visited both unesco villages, but only hiked for the sunset and sunrise because unfortunately we were not fit enough to hike to the other peaks. we end up not seeing any sunset or sunrise though because it was very foggy :( BUT the peaks itself were actually magnificent to look at (check my pictures). the tour guide spoke english perfectly and he was actually super understanding, flexible and friendly. he let us sleep in when we were really tired and let us change the schedule however we want during the tour. also, if you guys have no idea what to do or where to eat, just ask him everything. he helped our itinerary a lot. overall, it was a really enjoyable yet tiring trip. i would definitely recommend this to everyone that have not hiked mount huangshan but are interested to. so so thankful to the tour guide and also the driver!!!

We did a one day Hiking tour to the Yellow Mountains and a one day cultural walk to Hongcun Ancient Village with Guide Thomas. Thomas also picked us up and to took us back to the train station. The hiking day was just perfect and every thing went really smoothly as there were almost no queues this weekday. We did a very good size tour, 5 hours, getting up at the east of the mountain and down at the west, perfect for us. Hongcun was very interesting and Thoms shared many stories and took us to a local farmers restaurant. Food was delicious. You can ask for less oil on the traditional egg dish and it will be just perfect. Thomas has been timely, friendly and knowledgeable thru the whole trip. He loves to share stories and will do so. more than happily. We are happy to recommend his service.

We're a group of 6 that had a great time. Thomas was patient and took great care of us. He provided us with raincoats and spike shoes in the event we needed that. Thomas can easily converse in English over Wechat where we got most of our pre trip admin sorted out. We stayed at Xihai Hotel and it was splendid. Do not pack more than what is essential, you need to hike with whatever you bring up with you.

With experience guide Thomas, we had a memorable trip up Huangshan summit; spectacular scenery of Sea Cloud.

Once my event at Hangzhou was confirmed I contacted Thomas thru his Wechat published Hongcun and Xidi Heritage Villages. Thomas had kindly arranged pick up from the Railway Station the evening before the tour supposed to start. On the agreed day, Thomas punctually met us at the hotel's lobby, git acquainted and proceeded taking us to the entrance base to the Huanshang Mountains. We took a coach to the east cable car line station. The cabke car ride was fir about 10 minutes and upon reaching the final station, the journey continued on foot for 10 km to reach the peak and down to the other cable car of the west line to descent. Reached the peak we did and what we did today was probably the most steps I have made in a day in my entire life. But reaching the top was worth the effort as we got to see awesome views of the mountains and the surroundings. Thanks Thomas for challenging us to hike upto the peak. The second day's visit to Hongcun and Xidi Heritage Villages was equally fascinating. Both listed under Unesco's Heritage sites, the villages were surely not to be missed when visiting this part of China. Overall, my visit to Huangshan could not be as smooth without having Thomas to guide us around. Thank you Thomas for all your professional services.