Private Customized the Silk Road Tour

As a solo traveller with barely any Chinese speaking ability I wanted to share the fantastic experience I had with Steven as my tour guide. Steven is an incredibly knowledgeable and articulate guide and always went the extra mile to make my journey as comfortable as possible. The Hexi Corridor is an amazing place and definitely worth the trip, if you’re on the fence about it I highly encourage you to just go! Again, thank you so much Steven, I only regret I didn’t have more time to explore with you.

We connected with Steven through WeChat, and he proved to be an exceptional travel coordinator for our journey through Dunhuang and Xi’an. Thanks to his professionalism and attention to detail, we were able to explore the cultural and historical wonders of China with ease and confidence. Steven took care of everything—from booking flights and hotels to arranging local transportation and English-speaking guides. His service was seamless, reliable, and tailored to our needs, allowing us to focus entirely on enjoying the experience. We truly appreciated his dedication and would highly recommend his support to anyone planning a trip in China.

I visited the Hexi Corridor with Steven Kang and couldn’t think of a better way to see the sites of the Chinese Silk Road. Mr. Kang is very accommodating and takes the extra effort to make sure your tour has everything you wanted. He is very knowledgeable on all things Gansu Province from 25+ years in tourism& Hospitality in the area. I recommend Steven Kang’s tour for anyone interested in Silk Road or Gansu. He was also Abel to take arrangements for me before and after his portion of the trip.

We had a great day traveling in DunHuang with Steven. Steven arranged for us an excellent private guide in Magao Grotto, we visited a total of 10 caves and were blown away by the site. It was also really fun visiting the Singing Sand Dunes, and hiking up the sand dunes to enjoy the view. Thank you Steven!

During October 2024 Steven Kang of Silk Road Angel Tours and I travelled from Kashgar (Kashi), through Xinjiang and Gansu, to X’ian and on to Chengdu in Sichuan. This took 18 days and with Steven’s gracious facilitation, was one of the highlights of my life. This was the second trip I have done with Steven (previously in June 2023) and my faith in Steven’s capabilities was completely justified. We travelled by car (18 days), train (4 journeys – none more than half a day) and plane (two evening journeys) … meeting in Kashgar and parting in Changdu. We used our preestablished itinerary as a ‘guide’ and went ‘off-piste’ whenever we liked (not often because Steven’s planning was pretty good). I was tired the first few days, but the even pace of the travel and plenty of time to rest up, meant I got stronger and stronger as the trip progressed. Steven had a deft hand at knowing when to linger, when to step out smartly and when to just soak all the marvelous stuff in – Steven is indeed a bit of a past-master at setting the pace. At 70 y.o. I appreciated that! Our trip tracked along the route that Buddhism spread from India to central China – in fact this became a theme for our journey and Steven was revealed as quite the expert in this area. Key milestones were the Kizil Grottoes outside Kuqa, Bezeklik Grottoes near Turpan, the exquisite Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, the long ride out to the dramatic Bingling Caves near Lanzhou, the mighty Maijishan in Tianshui (surely one of the wonders of the world!), finishing at the Leshan Buddha near Chengdu. When we add in the Dafo Reclining Buddha in Zhangye (seen in 2023, on the trainline between Dunhuang and Lanzhou) we have a stupendous core of experiences as a backbone around which one can add any number of genuine sights and locations. Steven has our itinerary. For those that like local food, we were able to get the real deal every day … the BBQ at the Kashgar Sunday Market, the cold noodles in a small village restaurant outside Turpan, the beef noodles for breakfast in Lanzhou down near the Iron Bridge, the fabulous dumplings in a sensational standout restaurant in Mt Emei township outside Chengdu, not forgetting the brand new Muslim restaurant in Zhangye (scrumptious, we went back twice!) where two schoolgirls bought an icecream ‘for the visitors’. Don’t be scared off by the sight of plates piled high with red and green chilis – the locals themselves leave all the chili on the plate, picking out the delicious veggies, lamb, beef and fish . In summary, if you get a chance to go to Gansu or Xinjiang, then do so … I can recommend strongly the services of Steven Kang as your professional guide.

Steven was very helpful and flexible ti help me thru my solo in Gansu. Lily was my guide. She was so knowledgeable, funny and made my trips more enjoyable.

We recently completed our 3 day private tour with Steven to Dunhuang/Zhangye and had a wonderful experience covering camel rides through the sand dunes, ancient Maogao caves, MoonLake Springs, Horse Hoof Temples and the amazing Danxia multi coloured hills. We are glad to have covered these two incredible areas with rich ancient history and Steven has been a great local guide, well organised itinerary and logistic support that is always on time. Steven’s local connection helped secured us with good VIP seats to the cultural shows and provided professional services with his impressive knowledge and China history which helped to enhance our China experiences. Overall, our group of 9 were well taken care of and I will not hesitate to recommend Steven/ChinaRoad AngelTours. He is also effectively bilingual in Mandarin although English tours is what he specialised.

Steven provide me with an excellent two day itinerary that allowed me to see everything that I wanted to in the Dunhuang area. He made the process easy and took all the headaches out of the logistics of getting from place to place and accessing the important things I wanted to. He is quite knowledgeable about the history of the area and I learned a lot from him during the two days.

As the owner of Silk Road Angel Tours, Steven is very professional, knowledgeable and speaks perfect English (he serves as the official interpreter in town as well). He was extremely professional in arranging to meet me with a private car at my hotel and to tour around the Dunhuang area and Gansu, and he customized my tour to see the Jade Gate, the Dunhuang Solar Power Plant (the world's largest) and the Mogao Caves. He even spent the next day taking me to the White Horse Pagoda and to the airport to catch my flight free of charge. As a local of Dunhuang and Gansu, he is very familiar with the local history, culture and specific sights and specializes in this province of China. Highly recommended!

My wife and I had an incredible visit to Dunhuang with Steve at Silk Road Angel Tours. Steve organized our amazing two day private tour with visits to the sand dunes, camel rides, an excellent show, and the breathtaking Mogao Caves. He also booked a beautiful hotel for us near the sand dunes and treated us to some delicious meals. The booking process with Steve was very easy and he was very responsive to any inquires or requests.