China Family Tours 2025-2026: China Tours for Families with Kids
China is an ideal country to travel with kids thanks to its great diversity of cultures, landscapes, cuisines, and profound history. Our portfolio of China family tours is carefully designed to bring you memorable and enjoyable experiences with your kids.
Join one of our China family tours, parents and kids will get a chance to explore some of China’s top kid-friendly destinations with deliberate, flexible paces, local culture-related classes, and plenty of unique family-fun experiences. Our family-oriented activities include hiking and picnic on the epic Great Wall, waving hands to the cute pandas, learning to make your own clay warriors at Xian Terracotta Army, enjoying the wonderful Kungfu performance by monks in Shaolin Temple, and many more.
All China tours for families can be tailor-made according to your interests and preferences.
100% Personalized Itinerary
Your passionate travel advisor will attentively listen to your ideas and customize an unforgettable China family tour arranged with all private transfers, flexible itineraries, family-friendly accommodations, insider accesses and top-notch service that you’d expect.
Private Guide & Vehicle
Taking from their own travel expertise and deep knowledge, our local guides will provide insights that go beyond what is typically found in guidebooks. The quality and enjoyment of your family tour in China can be significantly enhanced.
Family-friendly Activities
Enrich your China family holiday with both fun-filled trips and hands-on cultural programs. There are valuable chances your children to learn while sightseeing and playing. So whether you will travel with teenagers or toddlers, you can expect a truly once-in-a-life-time family travel experience.
Unbeatable Support
With your 1-on-1 travel consultant and local guides, you can take advantage of support from start until the end of your trip. And because our experts can arrange everything, all you have to do is relax and enjoy your vacation.
The Most Popular China Family Tours
Below are our best-selling private China tours for families with kids, covering family-friendly activities and experiences in China’s top tourist destinations. You can also get inspiration from these tours and contact our travel consultants to customize your own trip.
Best highlights of China tour for family to visit the Great Wall, Terracotta Army, with rickshaw ride in hutongs, pandas in Beijing Zoo, and cycling on Xian City Wall.
Explore the Forbidden City’s intricate palaces, Chinese cooking in Yangshuo, have fun at Ocean Park Hong Kong.
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Travel with kids to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, and Shanghai, experiencing Toboggan down the Great Wall, Chinese Calligraphy class, make dumplings…
Discover China’s signature highlights: Mutianyu Great Wall, Chengdu Research Base, Yangtze River Cruise Delights, with flexible Shanghai exploration.
Enjoy enriching experience like dumpling making, calligraphy learning, and Tai Chi training, and connecting deeply with Chinese traditions.
Exciting toboggan rides at Mutianyu Great Wall, making mini clay warriors, learning to make dumplings by yourself to experience on this family-friendly travel to China.
Unlock the beauty and elegance of Chinese calligraphy, make your own mini terracotta warrior, plant or harvest crops in the Chinese countryside.
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Parents and kids will participate in a 2-hour Kung Fu training class, get up close to the adorable giant pandas, and admire mutianyu Great Wall with cable car.
China Family Tours to Single City/Destination
These are kid-friendly city breaks, offering in-depth discovery and experiences in a single city, like Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, and Yunnan. You can also add any of these tours to your China tour itinerary.
Unveil China’s ancient capital by visiting Xian’s historical landmarks. And you children will love being dressed in Tang Costume at Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Visit Longmen Grottoes and enjoy a Kungfu show at Shaolin Temple in this private China trip with family.
Experience one of China’s most stunning deserts – Shapotou, with camel rides, sand tobogganing…
Travel with kids to Chengdu, for panda Volunteer Program, learning to take care of pandas and cook Sichuan dish.
Snow mountains, Erhai Lake Cycling, Tie-dye, diverse ethnic culture, ancient towns, Thangka painting, and local family visit are on this family adventure.
Embark on a thrilling safari adventure with kids. Engage in cultural activities like paper cutting and Chinese knot-making.
Wander through Longji’s stunning rice terraces, explore Guilins wild caves, bamboo raft along the Yulong River, bike through idyllic landscapes.
Play games in the Forbidden City; Enjoy a toboggan ride down the Mutianyu Great Wall, practice Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven, sail on a dragon-shaped boat…
See real China family tours reviews from our clients on Trip Advisor
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June 5, 2024 Read More
We had a wonderful family trip in Xian. Noble Liu, our local guide is professional, very knowledgeable about history and passionate about his job.
We had visited Terracotta and Han Yangling in one day. We also managed to squeezed in Tuo Ling Legend which showcase the Silk Road (with live camels, water and rotating seats). We would not hesitate to recommend Noble Liu and China Xian Tour for anyone who plans a family tour to China.
May 29, 2024 Read More
It was a great experience engaging China Xian Tour for our family trip to Yunnan. One of the tour guide in Shangri La showed his expertise and experience in taking care of us and the children. The driver was friendly and smiling throughout the trip. Hotels in Dali and Lijiang were also a great experience with excellent service. We had a great trip.
May 24, 2024 Read More
We did a tailored 5 days China tour of Shinaghai, Suzhou, Zhujiajiang and Hangzhou. Our private guide for 4 days in Shanghai, Suzhou and Zhujiajiao was Maria. She was incredibly knowledgeable, professional and enthusiastic about sharing her love of local history and culture. For our day trip in Hangzhou we had Lulu as our guide and she was also fantastic.
Apr 29, 2024 Read More
Best private family tour to Zhangjiajie. It was one of my most memorable trip. ZhangJiaJie is truly a fairyland! Our guide, Luzhen has been most attentive and explained thoroughly to us. Our family tour was 5 days and included visit to "Sky Kingdom", Tianmen Mountain and 2 other ancient cities. I particularly like FengHuang Ancient Town. Thank you to Sophia of Joy Travel (China Xian Tour) also. Thank you all!
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Our family had 5 days Guilin and Yangshuo tour. The tour was great. Our local tour guide Steven was very nice and helpful. His English was fluent. Our hotel was great. All the places we visited were amazing. Highly recommended!
March 17, 2024 Read More
We joined the 7 days Yunnan private tour. Sophia from Joy Travel agency (China Xian Tour) arranged one of the best private tours for my family. There was no fuss and rush. Everything was perfect. Places of visits in Yunnan were interesting and our local guides gave us good insights of the places.
Cultural Experiences for China Family Tours
There are a wealth of cultural activities available in China that can be especially beneficial for family vacations. These interesting and interactive activities offer a fascinating look into China’s rich history, traditions, and everyday life for both adults and children. Get inspired by below ideas and add them to your family tours to China.
Learn to make Chinese dumplings (jiaozi) or noodles with soybean paste at a traditional courtyard house of Beijing Beijing.
Take a panda volunteer day tour to Dujiangyan Panda Base to learn how to take care of cute giant pandas, feeding them and help to clean their home.
Time for parents and children to learn the traditional Chinese art! Write with a brush pen to create yourself the first calligraphy work.
Meet the soldiers of Emperor Qinshihuang’s Terracotta Army and then go to a workshop where kids can make their own miniature warrior.
Enjoy family fun with a lesson of learning from a local artist on how to perform a Chinese shadow play (an ancient form of storytelling) at Xian Small Wild Goose Pagoda or Gao Family Courtyard.
Visit a local family to experience the family life in China from visiting a local market to cooking popular home-made dishes.
With a short lesson, you and kids can learn some basic daily spoken Mandarin. What’s more interesting? Each of you can get a Chinese name.
It is an ideal family-friendly activity for active teens — to keep youngsters occupied. Learn the essence of Chinese Kung Fu while practicing intricate movements.
This Beijing evening tour will treat your family with authentic Kungfu performance.
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FAQs on China Family Tours
Below are the most frequently asked questions on China Family Tours from our former guests. Hope this may help you with tour planning. Our professional travel consultants are glad to provide you with recommendations and answer any travel questions you may have.
The iconic highlights in top tourist cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guilin, Zhangjiajie are must-sees for most travelers to China. However, if traveling to China with kids, the most recommended activities include hiking the Great Wall, enjoying close encounter with lovely pandas, watching a Kungfu show, cycling through the idyllic countryside of Guilin and Yangshuo, witnessing the amazing Avatar Mountains, and learning to make your own Terracotta Warriors. Our professional travel consultants will offer you more recommendations and customize your perfect family tour of China according to the age of your children and your specific preferences.
Given its vast area and superb diversity, China is good to be visited throughout the year. To travel weather-wise, the best times are April to May and September to October when the temperature is the most comfortable.
We offer hotels of different styles and levels to cater to different needs. Usually, we pick hotels with good location (near to the main attractions), excellent service and facilities. And for families with kids, we can arrange adjoining rooms, connecting rooms, extra beds according to your needs.
Food can be a concern when you plan a China tour with family. Fortunately, China offers a wide variety of dishes that can appeal to kids, from dumplings and noodles to steam buns and many kid-friendly dishes. Additionally, there are Western foods in most cities. Your local guides in every place will ensure a positive dining experience for your kids by helping you to select dishes.
Yes, all the activities included in our China family tours are kid-friendly, without adventurous elements. For hiking or walking in some tours, the time is usually no more than 2 hours. Our guides are experienced in family tour with kids, they know how to take care of the children, and are always ready to make your activity safety top-notch.
The Mutianyu Great Wall is the most recommended section for younger children. It is less crowded than the Badaling Great Wall, easier to hike and has battlements on both sides. You can either hike or take cable cars/toboggans to get to the top of the great wall. It is also the longest section of Great Wall in China, boasting unparalleled natural landscape.
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100% Personalized Itinerary
Your passionate travel advisor will attentively listen to your ideas and customize an unforgettable China family tour arranged with all private transfers, flexible itineraries, family-friendly accommodations, insider accesses and top-notch service that you’d expect.
Private Guide & Vehicle
Taking from their own travel expertise and deep knowledge, our local guides will provide insights that go beyond what is typically found in guidebooks. The quality and enjoyment of your family tour in China can be significantly enhanced.
Family-friendly Activities
Enrich your China family holiday with both fun-filled trips and hands-on cultural programs. There are valuable chances your children to learn while sightseeing and playing. So whether you will travel with teenagers or toddlers, you can expect a truly once-in-a-life-time family travel experience.
Unbeatable support
With your 1-on-1 travel consultant and local guides, you can take advantage of support from start until the end of your trip. And because our expects can arrange you everything, all you have to do is relax and enjoy your vacation.
