Who designs your itinerary
Vivian Luojing founded Enjoyu in 2012 after years of watching group tours move people through China at the speed of the coach, not the place. The company has stayed deliberately small since: a handful of trip designers in Guangzhou, working with a network of local guides and drivers in each destination rather than employing a coach fleet.
That structure is the whole point. A Beijing guide who has walked the Mutianyu wall four hundred times is worth more than a national guide reading from a script, and it is only possible if you book locally rather than centrally.
How a trip gets built
Four steps, and you only pay at the third.
- 1. You tell us the shape. Dates, how long you have, who is travelling, and the two or three things you would regret missing. A paragraph is enough.
- 2. We send a route, not a brochure. A day-by-day plan with the travel time between each stop written down, and an honest note on anything that does not fit. Usually back within 24 hours.
- 3. You pick the hotel class and we price it. 4-star and 5-star quoted side by side, line by line: hotels, guide, driver, trains, entrance fees. You see what each upgrade actually costs.
- 4. We book, and stay reachable. One WhatsApp number for the whole trip, answered by the person who built the itinerary — not a call centre in another time zone.
- No shopping stops. No jade factories, no silk workshops, no tea ceremonies that end in a showroom. If you want to buy silk or tea we will tell you where locals buy it and you can go yourself.
- No commissioned detours. We do not take a cut from restaurants or shops, so we have no reason to send you anywhere except where we would send a friend.
- No hidden fees. The quote you approve is the price. Entrance tickets that are included are named in the itinerary, and the ones that are not are listed as excluded.
- No overselling the itinerary. If five cities in eight days means you spend it in stations, we will say so and propose a shorter route. We would rather lose the booking than run a trip we know is bad.
- No pretending we are something we are not. We are a private tour operator, not a government body, not an embassy, and not a visa agency. We are not affiliated with any government agency.
- Hotels in the class you chose, with breakfast.
- A private English-speaking guide and a private vehicle with driver, every day of the itinerary.
- All entrance fees named in the itinerary, including timed-entry sites that sell out.
- High-speed rail tickets and internal flights between the cities on your route.
- Airport and railway station transfers, with a driver meeting you by name.
- A 24-hour WhatsApp line for the duration of the trip.
What we refuse to do
This is the part most operators leave off the page, so here it is in plain terms.
What every quote includes
International flights, China visa fees, most dinners and travel insurance are not included. Our cost breakdown explains what each line actually runs to.
Where we are
Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in southern China. That matters for two reasons: it is one of the country’s main international gateways, so we know the arrival process first-hand, and it puts us in the same time zone as your trip — when something changes on the ground, we are awake.
We run trips across mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. You can see the full list on the destinations page.
What we are, and what we are not
| We are | We are not |
|---|---|
| A private tour operator, since 2012 | A government body or embassy |
| Based in Guangzhou, China | A visa agency — we explain the rules, we do not process applications |
| Working with local guides and drivers in each city | A coach operator selling fixed group departures |
| Paid by you, the traveller | Paid commission by shops or restaurants |
| Reachable on one WhatsApp number through your trip | A call centre in another time zone |
How we write our guides
The travel guides on this site are written by the same team that runs the trips, and they are checked against primary sources rather than other blogs. Visa rules in particular change often — China expanded visa-free entry several times through 2025 and 2026 — so every visa page carries a last-updated date and a link to the official consular source. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Start with the China visa-free guide if entry rules are your question, or the month-by-month weather guide if you are still choosing dates.