The 14 Best China Shore Excursions

1.8 Hour Private Excursion Cruise Ship Pick up Tour Driver & Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $742Our pick

Meet your private driver and guide at the cruise port for an 8-hour Hong Kong tour covering Victoria Peak, Hollywood Road, Man Mo Temple, Wan Chai, Aberdeen, Mongkok markets, Chi Lin Nunnery, and Kowloon Peak. Guides including Liz, Alan, Andrew, and Sydney have handled past departures. Lunch, snacks, water, and airport transfer options are included.

“This was the perfect private tour for my wife and me on our last day in Hong Kong. Alan and his driver picked us up (with our luggage) promptly in the morning and dropped us off at the airport at the end of the day. Alan had a unique appreciaRead more”

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2.6 Hour Private Shore Excursion Cruise Ship Pick Up Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $628

Start with cruise-ship pickup and explore Hong Kong with a private driver and guide. Expect Victoria Peak views, Hollywood Road, Wan Chai, Aberdeen’s fishing waterfront, Mong Kok markets, and Temple Street. Guides including Jacky, Sydney, and Liz have handled custom routes, luggage, weather changes, and local history.

“We had been to Happy Valley Races on previous trips to Hong Kong and couldn't find any tours so, we contacted Jackie at This is Asia Tours and they put together a fantastic tour just as we requested. Pick up at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in a pRead more”

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3.Tianjin Cruise Port: Tianjin City Highlights Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $320

This private Tianjin shore excursion gives you a personal English-speaking guide, driver, port pickup, admission tickets, and a flexible day plan. See the Porcelain House, Ancient Culture Street, Wudadao Museum, and Tianjin Eye in about nine hours. Ask whether Judy will guide your group, since she is praised for careful planning and excellent English.

“The trip to Tianjin was so good. I enjoyed the delicious meals (international food and local food). Nice to visit the local Buddha temple and Natural museum. Manufacturing industries for plane is so technological advanced , Moreover the peoRead more”

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4.Private Great Wall Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $248

Travel from Tianjin port or hotel to Beijing by first-class bullet train, then visit the Mutianyu Great Wall with a private English-speaking guide. Aaron and Kriss are named guides praised for smooth timing and helpful service. The tour includes transport, entrance fees, and a cable car, but not meals or the optional toboggan ride.

“It was very nice experience. Everything was organised perfectly and on time. Ms Kriss was excellent guide, helpful, gave us insight in China and answered all our questions. She adopted well to our requests and dumplings at railway station were just the right experience we were looking for. We can highly recommend Ms Kriss and Sunflower agency”

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5.2-Day Private Beijing Excursion with Great Wall from Tianjin Cruise Terminal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $506

From Tianjin Cruise Terminal, you’ll travel by private vehicle with an English-speaking guide to Mutianyu, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. The package includes a hotel, two lunches, breakfast, bottled water, and round-trip cable car service. Guides such as Linda and Jerry have been praised for friendly service, patience, and helpful local insight.

“Would reccommend this company for tours. My guide name was Jerry and he was an eccellent tour guide, very friendly, very patient and very helpful. Also very knowledgeable about the sites we visited. The great wall was the highlight and the meals were great especially the peking duck. Thanks again Jerry.”

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6.2 Days Beijing Group Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port without Shop Stops

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $245Best value

Travel from Tianjin Cruise Port to Beijing with an English-speaking guide, a Mutianyu Great Wall visit, one hotel night, and a full city day covering the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. The group can include up to 30 people, with guides such as Ren and Tony reported on past departures.

“Excellent experience from pre-tour communications to post tour service. Ren our tour guide did a good job showing us all the sights stated in the itinerary. Our only complain was the hotel. We went with a '5' star hotel (Crown Plaza). Our room was old with wall paper peeling off! On the whole we had a great time. Excellent value for the money!”

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7.Private Full-Day Classic Beijing Shore Excursion by Bullet Train from Tianjin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $388

Travel from Tianjin cruise port to Beijing by fast bullet train with a private English-speaking guide. Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, with options for the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, or Lama Temple. Guides named Sunflower and Lina have handled port pickups, train tickets, and tight cruise schedules.

“The day we spent with Sunflower in Beijing was one of the highlights of our trip. The particulars were easily worked out via email. We were picked up promptly at our ship and transported to the bullet train, where she had secured us first clasRead more”

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8.Shore Excursion: 2-Day Private Beijing Sightseeing Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $431

Travel from Tianjin cruise port to Beijing with a private guide and driver, visit Mutianyu, the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City, and return to your ship after two lunches. Your Beijing hotel is not included, so book it separately.

“The service and trip was one of best experience we had. The translator was very knowledgebal and gave amazing attentive tour. Driver was excellent also. The lunch they provided during the two day trip was also memorable. I would recRead more”

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9.Hong Kong Private Shore Excursion 4/6hrs (with car – MPV)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $301

You’ll explore Hong Kong in a private 7-seater MPV with an English-speaking guide, choosing a 4-hour Kowloon route or a 6-hour trip adding The Peak, Tai Kwun, and Pottinger Street. Guides such as Kenniess tailor the day to your interests, with cruise-terminal and downtown hotel pickup included.

“Great guide with very good English skills. Very flexible. She mad great suggestions and really met our needs.”

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10.Private Great Wall & Forbidden City Guided Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $346

This private Beijing day trip links Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City with a private English-speaking guide and vehicle. Alice Ji is praised for clear English, strong historical knowledge, and excellent photos. Expect a long day, about 12 to 14 hours, with meals and Great Wall cable cars or toboggans extra.

“We had a great trip during our 12 hour layover with Alice Ji our trip was memorable and very informative. Alice Ji spoke perfect English and had so much historical knowledge for each of the locations we went too.”

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11.4 Hour Private Shore Excursion Cruise Ship Pick Up Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $519

Meet your private guide at the Hong Kong cruise port for a four-hour city tour with transport and luggage handling. You’ll visit Victoria Peak, Hollywood Road, Wan Chai, Ap Lei Chau, and Fa Yuen Street Market. Guides such as Jacky and Nicky tailor the pace and may use local transport when it helps you see more.

“Nicky was great. Saw everything we wanted to see. His car was clean and comfortable. His English terrific. Would definitely use him again.”

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12.Mini Group: 2-Day Beijing Excursion from Tianjin Cruise Port without Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $488

Use your Tianjin port stop for a focused two-day Beijing visit. A group of up to eight takes you to Mutianyu, then Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Cable-car tickets, port transfers, lunch, and an English-speaking guide are included. You arrange your own Beijing hotel within the fourth ring road.

“This trip was well organized, the driver was very good. The tour guide was very good and gave us lots of information, and ensured that we all kept together and no one got separated from the group. She also gave us plenty of washroom stops, and at the lunches ordered to everyone's taste and the food was great.”

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13.Private Shore Excursion: Customized 4-Hour Hong Kong City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $419

You’ll tour Hong Kong with a private driver and guide from This Is Asia Private Tours, visiting Victoria Peak, the HSBC Main Building, Hollywood Road, Man Mo Temple, Wan Chai, and Aberdeen Fishing Village. Guide Kyo has earned special praise for his friendly approach and tea-shop stop. Bottled water, snacks, transport, and entrance fees are included.

“Kyo was our guide , he is very knowledgeable and friendly , we enjoyed our trip especially visiting the tea shop. would recommend this for any one who comes to Hong Kong”

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14.Private tour – custom shore excursion for cruise passengers – 7 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $313

You get a private, custom-built Hong Kong shore excursion for about seven hours, using the Star Ferry, tram, bus, and MTR rather than a private car. Your guide can shape the day around Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Harbor, Kowloon, food, culture, and your ship’s schedule. English and French tours are available.

“Stephanie, our tour guide, was exceptional and customized our tour to meet our needs. This tour was during the demonstrations and she did an excellent job of working around them so we never had any issues. Her English was excelleRead more”

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