Family run private travel agency. San Jose, California. English & 中文.
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About us · 关于我们

A family business, years in the making.

China Elite Travel began with a single question. After years of guiding American visitors and friends across China, our founders kept hearing the same thing from their parents and friends back home in California. The trip sounded wonderful, but the planning was exhausting. The flights, the language, the hotels, the medical appointments. Local knowledge was also essential to ensure the quality of the trip, they had gotten to experience China firsthand from the perspective of locals who have lived there all their lives. Demand started growing until it became clear that there was a need for a dedicated travel agency to handle the requests.

So, a small team in Beijing started doing exactly that. We have served many happy customers since then and recently opened a team based in the US to serve the West Coast directly. Same philosophy. Same standards. Same trusted advisors picking up the phone.

We do not think of ourselves as a tour company. We think of ourselves as a small group of Chinese-born and proud individuals whose job it is to show you the best of what China has to offer, tailored to your needs.

Today we host a small number of private journeys each year, kept that way by design. Wellness journeys, cultural tours, family milestones, post-procedure recovery, and the occasional honeymoon. Every itinerary is private, every guest is paired with a senior advisor, and every trip is built from scratch around the people travelling.

We do not work with online booking agents or third-party tour operators. We do not take commissions from hotels. We answer our own phones, and the majority of our team is born and lives in China, with frequent visits to personally ensure every property we recommend is of the highest quality and consistency.

If that sounds like the kind of trip you have been waiting for, we would love to hear from you.

Jackie Zhang
FOUNDER & LEAD ADVISOR
What we believe

Six principles, strictly held.

i

One advisor, start to finish

You speak with the same person from your first call until you are safely home. No call centers, no scripts, no being passed around.

ii

Transparent pricing, in writing

Every cost named upfront. No hidden fees. If we cannot deliver something, we will not promise it.

iii

Senior & mobility aware

Elevator-access rooms, gentle pacing, accessible vans by default. Comfort is the standard, not the upgrade.

iv

Medical grade coordination

Hospital appointments, translation, follow-up care. Handled with the same precision we bring to your itinerary.

v

On the ground, 24/7

Our local team in China is reachable any hour you are awake. Most calls answered in under five minutes.

vi

Reschedule friendly

Life happens. If you need to move your dates for whatever reason, just call and let us know.

What our guests say

Don't hear it from us, hear it from our guests

★★★★★

They handled every detail. The airport, the hospital appointment, even my mother's tea preferences. We came home rested, healthier, and already planning to return next spring.

Hongshen Chen, Palo Alto
10-day wellness journey · Beijing
★★★★★

My 78-year-old mother had not been back to China in 40 years. Evelyn's team took care of everything, including her favourite jasmine tea waiting in the hotel room. She cried happy tears.

Helen W., Cupertino
14-day senior cultural tour · Beijing & Xi'an
★★★★★

I went for the hospital screening and ended up loving the cultural side just as much. The whole thing cost less than my US deductible. Coming back next year.

David L., San Mateo
10-day medical & cultural journey · Beijing
★★★★★

Everything was easy. Real humans on the phone, no surprises, no high pressure. My husband and I are not great with technology and they made the whole thing simple.

Margaret & Joe T., Sunnyvale
12-day senior cultural tour · Beijing
★★★★★

The Peking duck dinner was unforgettable. So was the hutong noodle shop our guide took us to the next morning. They cared about both equally, which is exactly what we wanted.

R. Patel, San Francisco
10-day culinary tour · Beijing
★★★★★

We took the whole family. Three generations, one trip. They designed the itinerary so my kids stayed engaged and my parents stayed comfortable. No small feat.

The Liang Family, Berkeley
14-day family heritage tour · Beijing
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We would love to hear from you.

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