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A Tour Package is a China trip which has been constructed by China Highlights Travel and will include all the components to make your China visit an unforgettable experience as follows:
*Domestic fares including airfares, rail or road as specified in the tour
*Accommodation as specified
*Meals as specified
*Guide and driver
*Taxes and fees as specified
We do the organization so you just have to enjoy your trip.

1. Independent China Packages
Does you small group of family or friends (1-9 People) want privacy and freedom to change the schedule at short notice? Yes?Kthen work with our travel advisors to design an Independent China Package to suit your needs.

2. Organized Group Tours
Our experience guarantees that you see the best and get the best at the best price by joining one of our Organized Group Tours. The quality doesn?|t change we guarantee it!

Independent China Packages are usually small groups consisting of 1-9 people (individuals, family or friends).traveling together who want to enjoy the convenience and privacy of traveling in one vehicle by themselves. Choosing a PRIVATE TOUR will give much more flexibility with your itinerary and time. Your group will have an experienced private guide and driver at your disposal to ensure that you experience the best we have to offer. Groups of 1-3 guests will usually travel by air-conditioned car while groups of 4-9 will travel by air-conditioned van. Is you group 5 or larger? Check our price for a PRIVATE GROUP TOUR! You will be pleasantly surprised.

Organized Group Tours can be divided into 2 categories:

1. Single City/Short Tours
2. Multi-destinations China Packages

1. Single City Tours are 2-5 day packages focusing on the attractions of one city or geographical area. You will be welcomed by our guide who will meet you at your entry point whether it is the train station, airport or your hotel. You will then be able to enjoy a fully escorted tour to enjoy the sights in the comfort of one of our air-conditioned luxury vehicles.

2. Multi-Destination China Packages We have constructed packages that contain the most requested and popular sights and attractions in China. We combine the best of China with our experience and know how to give you a great tour at a great price. You will travel by luxury coach with the best drivers and guides who will ensure you lack nothing and you will met new friends with whom you can share your China experiences.

We We guarantee that you will not be disappointed by the quality or the value of our Private Tour or our Organized Small Group Tours. Our fixed departure dates for Organized Small Group Tours mean that you can plan your trip with certainty.

2.What kind of vehicles that you use? - Top

We know that you want to travel in comfort while you visit the many attractions that you have selected for your china tour. We are sure that you will be satisfied with the vehicles that we use. All vehicles are air-conditioned and have comfortable seats. We always provide a vehicle that is larger than required for the number of people in your group so that you have ample room to relax and to carry you bags and shopping. Our drivers are selected for their driving ability and knowledge. We use similar vehicles in our fleet throughout, but we have listed the main cites below with the vehicles.

City	Seating Capacity	Person Per Vehicle	Brand-Type of Vehicle
Beijing	2	1 to 2	Red Flag – 4 Door Sedan
	6	3 to 5	6 3 to 5 Golden Cup –Mini Bus
	6-15	5 to 8	6 to 15 5 to 8 Little Golden Dragon or Sichuan Toyota – Mini Bus
	15-22	9 to 14	15 to 22 9 to 14 Medium Golden Dragon – Small Bus
	30	over 15	30 over 15 Grand Golden Dragon - Coach
Shanghai	6	1 to 4	Golden Cup - Mini Bus
	12-16	5 to 8	Ford – Mini Bus
	19-22	9 to 11	Little Golden Dragon – Small Bus
	30	over 12	Medium Golden Dragon - Coach
Guilin	7- 9	1 to 6	Geruisi/Fengxing/Hyundai–Mini Bus
	13- 19	7 to 12	Toyota – Small Bus
	20-31	13 to 17	Little Golden Dragon or Luosha – Small Bus
	32-39	18 to 28	Medium Golden Dragon - Coach
	over 40	over 28	Grand Golden Dragon or Dayu - Coach
Tibet	5	1 to 4	Toyota Landcruiser – 4WD
	11	1 to 9	Golden Cup - Mini Bus
	23	10 to 20	Toyota- Small Bus
	33	20 to 33	Golden Dragon - Coach
Hong Kong	2	1 to 2	Mercedes Benz – 4 door sedan used transfers
	7	1 to 4	Toyota - Mini Bus
	20-24	5 to 9	Toyota – Small bus
	43	over 10	Toyota - Coach

3.What's a private tour? - Top

 Private Packaged Tour gives you the opportunity to enjoy many highlights and privileges that the other two methods can not provide.

• Private cars or minibuses – A clear, air-conditioned car or minibus that will hold all the members of your group is at your service while sightseeing in a city or town, except when sightseeing is arranged by the cruise ship. Only your group will share your vehicle. Your group will usually use planes, trains or public express buses when transferring between cities or towns. Private cars or minibuses are not available except by special request and extra charges would apply.
  
  
• Private local tour guide – A local English-speaking guide (guide speaking other languages is available upon request) is available for your group in each city or town that you visit. The guide will take care of all tour arrangements. The guide is assigned to only your group, except if for Yangtze River cruises where the guide on the ship serves all the passengers
  
  
• Private driver – An experienced driver is at your disposal in each city or town.
  
  
• Flexible tour arrangements – You can be with your tour package arrangements according to your varying. This gives you the flexibility to change the visiting order or extend visiting time of some attractions.

4.What is the difference between Superior, Deluxe tours and Tourist Class Tours? - Top

The difference between Superior, Deluxe Tour and Comfortable Class Tour are reflected in the hotel which is provided. On most circumstances Tourist Class will quote to 3 star, 4 star will quote to Deluxe and 5 star will be Superior Class. In some cases however this may vary. If we consider a hotel does not reach the required standard we will use a hotel that is rated as five star in Deluxe Class. Range of tours uses the best of the best in hotels but also provides many other luxuries for discerning travelers.

5.What is the content of western breakfast and Chinese breakfast? - Top

A western breakfast will usually consist of buffet that contains - breakfast cereal, fruit, eggs, sausages, bacon and bread and toasting facilities.

A Chinese breakfast will usually include a number of hot dishes such as noodles,vegetables and rice congee (porridge) and will probably also include fruit.A selection of steamed buns containing meat or red beans will probably also be available.

Water and green tea is always available and black tea bags and coffee are usually available.

6.Do I need to include all the meals in the package? - Top

China Highlights used to include all meals for our clients traveling in China. But from the previous customer's responses, we find that most of our clients prefer to leave the dinners open on their own so that they can enjoy some time themselves after a day's tour with our guide and driver. They can choose either to go to a local restaurant for a little adventure or to have a simple dinner in the hotel where they stay. They may also prefer to choose a unique restaurant which appeals to their own unique interests. We have previous clients saying that they missed western food after 10 days' lunches and dinners all in Chinese style and at last they decided to skip the Chinese dinner in local restaurant and choose to have a western dinner in hotel.

If you decide to have local meals on your own in local restaurant in different cities, please do ask our guides' recommendations.

For some "off-the-beaten-road" destinations, we will take the liberty to include dinners in those places where we think it is better to get meals pre-arranged, because our clients may find it very difficult to communicate with the locals or hard to find a restaurant.

7.I have booked a private tour, but why bus transfers were not provided during my tour? - Top

Private tour indicates that you will have private car, guide and driver only at your service in each city or place when sightseeing. It does not include "Private transportation" between cities or places. We will use flights, train, ships or local buses for in-land transportation for either "Group tour" or "Private tour".

8.Are breakfasts included in my tour? - Top

Packages arranged by China Highlight always include breakfasts. If you book travel (plane or train) or hotel accommodation independently, then breakfast may not be included. Please confirm these details and advise your requirements.' 

9.Are your tour packages customizable (tailor-made by our travel advisor) - Top

Yes, all the packages we offer are customizable to meet your satisfaction. We know everyone wants something different, so our job is to work with you to design a perfect trip to China according to your preferences. Our purpose is to provide a personalized tour to you.

10.What's an organized group tour? - Top

Guests who participate our Organized Group tour will be contacted at your hotel by your tour guide the night before the next day's departure to arrange meeting places and times. Our coach (bus) and guide will go from hotel to hotel to pick you up if you have booked the tour for the day. Usually our organized group tour will have around 15 guests sharing one coach and one English- speaking guide. Organized group tours are usually less expensive and you have the chance to meet new people and share your experience with them. This tour does not have the flexibility of private tours.

11.I want to eat authentic Chinese food on my trip. Do you use local restaurants? - Top

Part of our commitment to "Discovery you way" is to give you the opportunity to discover as much about Chinese food and its many varieties as possible. Our guides are always ready to suggest a restaurant or give advice for those meals that are not included in the tour./P>

We try to take our customers to "real" local restaurants as part of our tours wherever possible. The food is authentic and atmosphere is created by the locals enjoying a very traditional part of Chinese culture; "eating". Noise is something that goes hand in hand with any Chinese restaurants so be prepared to compete with the local to be heard. Although Chinese food comes in many forms some meat & seafood dishes are served with the bones. Many people find this off-putting but it is traditional. There may be times when no English menu is available but in these cases our guide will always be available to assist.

Chinese food culture dictates that the ingredients used be as fresh as possible. Preparation times for some dishes can be longer than expected because the ingredients need to be prepared before cooking can commence. Please be patient, we trust that you will not be disappointed.

Smoking is still extremely popular in China and this includes restaurants. With a quarter of the population being smokers and almost no restrictions on smoking in public places, it is possible that it will have people smoking in the restaurant that we take you to and it is quite possible that smokers will be located at a table near you. It is difficult for us to avoid this and even harder to do anything about. These people are not breaking any laws.

We all know that "knowledge is power" so we trust that armed with this local information, our customers will be able to make choices that best suit them so that they maximize their enjoyment.

 

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