China Flexi-Tour

I really want to do any of them but no time is available......

You will get special service that other tourists will not get  in a rush group.

.I have read your itineraries and I find them very interesting. But before we decide on anything, we need to know how much other "extra money" do we have to put aside to tip the guide and/or the driver. We plan to go to several places during the trip, and which means I have to tip every guide and driver at the place I visit. I have heard from various sources that we have to tip the guide and the driver. Is this a common practice? and if so, what is the nominal amount required.

Dear Steven,

Tipping or gratuities are not common practice in most sectors of Chinese life, although it has become the norm to tip the tour guide and driver, hotel bellboy in recognition of their good service. Of course you do not have to,  however, anything you do give will be much appreciated.

Where the tour guide and driver are concerned, tipping become a standard part of this culture, even though it may not be in your home country. The guides are paid commission on sales of products at the shops that they take people too. China Highlights control this situation very strictly so that our customers are not continually taken to tourist traps. China Highlights guides and drivers are paid for their services so our customers are under no pressure to tip. However guides and drivers will always appreciate a sign that their services have been appreciated.