"I have frequently acted as a host for "high-end" tours, and have also travelled with A&K, Travcoa, and numerous luxury cruise lines. This was the best travel experience I can imagine!" SA, Toronto, Canada.

Imperial Tours was created in 1999 to provide excellence for the luxury traveler to China. We aim to offer tours that are at once aesthetic, luxurious and insightful, and have been validated with membership of luxury travel consortiums such as Virtuoso, Signature, and Destination Professionals. We are honored to have been accredited as a "Travel + Leisure" Magazine Superagent each year since 2002 and as a Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Such publications as National Geographic Traveler, "Departures", "The Financial Times", "Luxe Guides" and "Fodor's" have also endorsed our services.

Our Philosophy of Luxury Travel
Imperial Tours is unchallenged in the quality of service we can offer guests in China. We provide tours designed, managed and directed by specialists, replacing the trammels of mass-market itineraries, commission-paying restaurants and souvenir shops with experiences of great beauty and insight.

No other tour company is so dedicated to providing the best possible experience of China. Merely keeping abreast of the almost daily developments in China's luxury scene is no small task, and we continually update our selection of the best hotels and restaurants to incorporate the very best within our unique tours. No other travel company goes to as much effort in organizing privately-catered, poetic experiences for their customers.

Visiting celebrities and VIPs command great attention and respect. However, our guiding philosophy is to treat all guests equally Imperially. After all, we are not just providing a luxury tour. We have a greater role: we are introducing you to China. Imperial Tours' distinguishing characteristics are encapsulated in the following set of principles:

• A bilingual, intensively trained western China Host accompanies all our small-group and Ultimate China tours.
• Spacious rooms in the best available hotels.
• Top western and Chinese restaurants, including some featured in the international press.
• Exclusive & unique dining experiences.
• World-class destinations that are the best of their kind (if a destination is sensational but only has a 4 star hotel (e.g. Lhasa), we will offer it.)
• Best Chinese guides.
• If you are commissioning an expert, lecturers who communicate well and interestingly.
• Private tour itineraries customized to suit your interest and traveling style.

Please note that Imperial Tours does not offer services in less expensive hotels than the best available.

When comparing our services to those of another company, we suggest you might seek to examine:
1) In what category of room and in which hotel will you be accommodated?
2) At what kind of restaurants will you dine?
3) Will a daily visit to one or two shops be compulsory?
4) Are the guide's and driver's income dependent on what you purchase at tourist souvenir shops?
5) If you are inquiring about a group tour, what is the maximum size of the group?

Our Integrity, Your Financial Security
Imperial Tours participates in the Travel Money Protection Plan, which has been endorsed by American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). The funds you pay are received by Shelby Financial Corporation and held in escrow until the scheduled completion of your tour in China. For details of the plan, please click here.

"What fond memories I have of my trip to China - especially the guided tour of the Forbidden City and our wonderful luncheon at The China Club as well as the exciting performance by the Shaolin Warriors. I was so impressed by your detailed knowledge of the city."
The Late Eunice Kennedy-Shriver, Washington D.C.

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