Feeling incredibly grateful to have been invited to the Global Traveler Tourism and Culture Event in beautiful Tianjin, China! Thank you to the organizers for this amazing opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate diverse cultures.

Due to some unexpected work commitments, I had to modify our tour programme. Sunflower was fantastic in finding alternative arrangements that would fit my time restrictions. Maggie was a very friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. The tour was very efficient. All the tickets were ready so the bullet train travel was easy and comfortable. The “beat the queue” tickets for the attractions made access quick. The cars were always in the right/best place all the time. Maggie and Sunflower made it into a very enjoyable experience and I would highly recommend them.

Tour guide Kris was a fun guide and I enjoyed her stories of life in China. The Binhai Library was an interesting library catering more to tourists than scattered studious patrons. Photos of the library include book edges that are printed on the shelves as well as actual books. A respectable English book section was available for those planning a deeper dive into the library’s content but keep in mind that it may be locked as it was when I visited. You can request that it be opened. The library is located in a Plaza with shops and 2 museums. We stopped by the Science Museum and I especially enjoyed the space exploration exhibits. The market we visited was a typical flea market that I would see at home in the US. Many open booths. I bought a few things for the fun of it and enjoyed the haggling between the shop owners and Kris. Good tour to spend on a Sunday after hitting other highlights in Tianjin during the week.

Excellent Tour!! Highly Recommend!! Sunflower Li gave us a memorable tour of Tianjin’s city highlights on May 1, China’s Labour Day. Our guide was witty and kept us laughing as we strolled through crowded streets sampling local cuisine and browsing through the shops. Our stops included Culture Street, Porcelain House and People’s Square. Given the holiday, there were many vendors and performances on the street. Very crowded and well organized! Fun!

Miss Kris was very knowledgeable and helpful. We had an excellent shopping tour with her. She found what we were looking for and advised on a reasonable price. Great bargains! Peking duck for lunch was delicious!

We had a wonderful trip organised by Sunflower. We were picked up from our ship in Tianjin, put on a bullet train by the driver to Beijing where Sunflower met us at the station holding a large sunflower! With a private car & driver she took us to Tiananmen Square discussing the history, lunch at a typical Chinese restaurant Hutong; the Temple of Heaven; the Forbidden City then booked us into our hotel. Sunflower had arranged a restaurant for dinner for us. The next day we went to the Great Wall then taken back to the bullet train. We were met the other end & taken back to our cruise ship. Sunflower speaks excellent English; is amusing informative & I can thoroughly recommend going on this trip.

My husband and I were picked up at our cruise ship (Oceania) by Miss Lina and a driver and taken to Beijing’s Forbidden City by car and train. We walked through the Forbidden City and were told of its fascinating history and culture. Her English was perfect! She took us all the way back to to ship when the tour was finished. We would gladly return and ask for her again. In fact we are thinking of sending her our granddaughter who speaks Mandarin for a week when she is in high school. Miss Lina was very friendly and very informative and we would recommend this tour to everyone, especially if you have a limited time in Beijing. We saw the best part!

My husband and I, with two friends booked two private days with Sunflower, being picked up each day from our ship, The Azamara Quest docked in Tianjin. It was a long journey from the port (3hours) but we had a very comfortable vehicle and Sunflower entertained us with lots of information about China and all the places we were seeing about us. The wall at Huangua Pass was spectacular . Amazingly we had it almost to ourselves. Everything about the day was very well organised. Sunflower had lunch with my husband and our friend Billy in a local restaurant which they really enjoyed. My friend Mary and I remained in our vehicle as I had a bad back and Mary had a bad knee and after the exertions on the wall we needed to rest!!! The roads were amazing. Long straight highways going on forever. The following day we were being taken to Beijing by Bullitt train with the strict proviso that we must be back at the dock by four pm. Unfortunately the train station is a long way from the port and because of fog the road we needed to take was closed which meant that it took two and a half hours to get to the station. Once there the security was incredible. Two lots of showing our passports and three lots of baggage checks. This was because the big holiday parade was taking place the following week in Beijing. Finally we were on the train, in business class seats and the experience was amazing. The seats allowed you to virtually lie flat. Tea was provided and snacks. Also slippers. I was sorry that the journey time was only 30 mins. We reached speeds of nearly 350k Because of the delays caused by the weather we only had one hour in Beijing but the driver showed us as much as we could see in that short time. The Forbidden City was closed and Tiannamen (?) sq was tightly secured because of the upcoming parade. However we managed a visit to the Temple of Heaven which was a sublime experience. . Sunflower had us back on our train in time and we arrived back at the ship in good time. Sunflower was so lovely. Kind and thoughtful and it was quite amazing how she got us through all the various queues in Tianjin Station and onto our train for Beijing. I’m quite sure we would have wandered around for days if we had to navigate the way to the train on our own! Although we missed out on Beijing the experience of negotiating our way through the station was amazing. My husband had wanted to go back each night to sleep on the boat but if I were making the trip again I would have an overnight stop in Beijing which would cut out much of the travelling. However the section of the wall we visited was so wonderful I’m glad we travelled there from Tianjin port and not to the much more crowded sections visited from Beijing. All in all we would have no hesitation in recommending Sunflower and her team. We felt very well cared for during our two days.

This experience was sensational with our tour guide Maggie. Everything was arranged from pick up from ship to return. Maggie was very informative. If you want a good experience book through Sunflower Tours and hope you get Maggie.

We were met at our cruise ship by Lina and a driver who took us to the bullet train in Tianjin so we could see Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City. Lina was a wonderful guide-very knowledgeable about China’s history and very personable. Her English was perfect and she was extreme it attentive to us, even helping with our bags. She was also very punctual keeping in mind that we had to return to the ship at a certain find. We would recommend this Sunflower tour to anyone and especially our guide Lina.

We were a group of 6 people traveling on a cruise. We stayed in Tianjin for 3 days, we went 2 days to Beijing and 1 day we toured Tianjin. We booked a tour with Sunflower Tours China and were very lucky to have Maggie as our tour guide in Tianjin. She was very knowledgeable, informative and very energetic. It was a real pleasure having her as our guide. I highly recommend this company if you are lucky enough to get Maggie as your guide, you'll be extra happy.

Thank you Sunflower for a wonderful day, we enjoyed every moment from the bullet train to a wonderful lunch at Dadong Restaurant and the delicious Peking Duck. Our time at the Summer Palace was also a highlight. We would recommend this day to all travellers who would like to experience history and have a lovely host to guide them

We had a fantastic day of shopping with John as our guide. He and our cab driver even taught us how to play Mahjong during our lunch. Pick up and drop off at the cruise terminal was easy - Great day!

We were met at cruise port and taxied to Train Station where we caught the bullet train first class to Tianjin. Unbelievable train ride, didn't feel like we were travelling at 279kms, but that's what the readout said! Taxied to Shi Family Mansion it was great to see rooms fitted out with furniture, and objects relevant to the period. Lunch, omg, 8 courses of the most amazing meals, 9 if you counted one that came out twice! Ancient Cultural street for sights and shopping, Would have liked to stay longer and shopped more, if we go back next time will do so. Sunflower Li was friendly, looked after us so well, drinks and snacks offered. A well of information throughout the tour. The taxis were luxurious people movers with plenty of room for everybody to stretch out. Definetly contact Sunflower Li and she will organize the tour to suit your needs. Take a camera, comfortable shoes and be prepared to be amazed.

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 class seats. We were taken to Tiannamnen Square and the Forbidden City, Sunflower was informative, knowledgeable and delightful. We got back to our ship on time, which is always a concern when taking a private tour. We highly recommend Sunflower Li!!!