Dear Clare,

Here we are back at home after our fantastic trip to China. Thank you so much for doing all the organisation and making the holiday so memorable for us. We saw everything we wished for and were able to enjoy the travelling as well as all the sights. Our guides were all very different characters and all great!

Tiu in Beijing gave us a wonderful introduction to the Chinese people as well as to the sights. He was engaging and amusing as well as knowledgeable. It would be difficult to name one experience in Beijing as the best but we will never forget struggling along the Great Wall with people from all over the world. Clare, our Yangtze guide,was serious, thoghtful, kind and helpful. I felt she had a particularly difficult task as she was travelling with us on the boat and eating meals with us as well as being our personal guide.She was consistantly polite and helpful, clearly took her work seriously and was wonderful company. I felt we got to know each other well and parted as friends. I was so pleased that we were able to see the Yangtze, particularly the Little Gorges before the first big innundation next year. In Xian, Lynn really contributed to our enjoyment. She was proud of her region, it's history and heritage and communicated her enthusiasm to us.What sights she was able to take us to! The Terracotta Army was astonishing. I find it difficult to put my feelings about it into words but we have the pictures, both real and in our heads, to remind us.Sean loved the birthday present that she chose for him - a bronze wine cup. Finally Annie in Shanghai was able to show us some of a modern city - mostly in the rain! That did not dampen our - or her - enthusiasm! The Jade Buddah temple was lovely and I particularly enjoyed the tranquility of the Yu Gardens. Hongkong was a good last stop on the tour. It felt more like a European city and helped us re-acclimatise for home. It was easy to make our way around without a guide and we used the brief time we had there very well, and even managed to take a trip to Kowloon on the Star ferry. I must also mention the travelling between the various locations. All the fights were fine and we found the bus journey from Wuhan to Sashi particularly fascinating.The guides for the transfers here and in Chongqing were also helpful. You will see from this email that we loved it all and, despite Sean having come back with a Chinese virus(!), have already recommended this personal tour arrangement to friends. I will send our evaluation sheets by post. Please pass on our best wishes and comments to all our guides and thank you once again for all your efforts on our behalf.

Very best wishes,
Sandy Boyle

• Client's Information: Sandy Boyle, United Kingdom

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