Hi Eva,
Eva, I will send the photos of us together at the agency in the next day or two as well as some panda photos. EVA DID A FANTASTIC JOB IF MAKING OUR TRIP PERFECT FOR US. SHE LISTENED TO WHAT WE WERE INTERESTED AND FILLED OUR TIME WITH THINGS THAT WE MOST ENJOYED. WE WOULD RECOMMENT CHINA HIGHLIGHTS TO ANYONE PLANNING A TRIP TO CHINA. SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE ATTRACTIONS WERE THE GREAT WALL, SERA MONESTARY IN LHASA, HONESTLY EVERYTHING IN TIBET, DEFINITELY VOLUNTEERING AT THE PANDA BASE WAS THE TOP HIGHLIGHT, THE SHOW IN YANGSHAO, THE RIVER CRUISE IN GUILIN.CHRISTINA IN XI'AN WAS FANTASTIC BECAUSE SHE GAVE US SO MUCH HISTORY AND INFORMATION AND SHE WAS AWARE OF SIMPLE THINGS LIKE TELLING US WHEN WE WERE NEAR A TOILET. SHE ALSO GAVE US MORE SPACE AND ALLOWED US TO WALK AROUND A LITTLE ON OUR OWN AT MOST OF THE ATTRACTIONS INSTEAD OF STAYING RIGHT BESIDE US THE WHOLE TIME. RAINEY IN SHANGHAI WAS ALSO VERY GOOD, VERY FRIENDLY AND INFORMATIVE. THE ONLY GUIDE WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND WAS MICHELLE IN HONG KONG. WE FELT THAT SHE WAS CONDESCENDING ABOUT MAINLAND CHINA AND CONTINUALLY MADE JOKES ABOUT CHINA. WE ABSOLULETLY LOVE MAINLAND CHINA, MUCH MORE THAN HONG KONG AND WE DID NOT FEEL THE JOKES WERE APPROPRIATE, RATHER THEY WERE DISTASTELFUL . WE ENJOYED THE MEALS WE HAD AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS THE MOST, WE DID NOT ENJOY THE MEALS THAT WERE JUST FOR TOURISTS AND HAD A SET PREPLANNED MENU. WE PREFERRED TO EAT WHERE THE LOCAL PEOPLE EAT. THE MEAL AT THE RESTAURANT IN BEIJING CONNECTED WITH THE JEWELRY FACTORY WAS THE ONLY PLACE WE REALLY WOULD SUGGEST NOT GOING TO. WE DID NOT ENJOY THE FOOD AND DID NOT ENJOY BEING PRESSURED TO BUY PEARLS THERE. WE LEFT QUICKLY. EVA DID A FANTASTIC JOB IF MAKING OUR TRIP PERFECT FOR US. SHE LISTENED TO WHAT WE WERE INTERESTED AND FILLED OUR TIME WITH THINGS THAT WE MOST ENJOYED. WE WOULD RECOMMENT CHINA HIGHLIGHTS TO ANYONE PLANNING A TRIP TO CHINA.  ONE RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO GO TO THE GREAT WALL ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER ARRIVING IN BEIJING. WE FELT A LITTLE OVERWHELMED BECAUSE WE WERE TIRED AND HAD NOT ADJUSTED TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADA AND CHINA AND THAT DAY WE FELT LIKE WE MISSED OUT A LITTLE. I WOULD SUGGEST GOING TO THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN AND SUMMER PALACE FIRST AND THEN THE 2ND OR 3RD DAY TO THE GREAT WALL. I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE SHOW IN YANSHAO IN THE ITINERARY AND COST OF THE TRIP. IT IS PHENOMENAL AND WORTH THE PRICE BUT BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF THE TICKETS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONVIENT TO PAY FOR THEM WITH OUR PACKAGE. MY LAST SUGGESTION IS FOR THE TOUR GUIDES TO GIVE THEIR CLIENTS A FEW MINUTES OF FREE TIME AT EVERY ATTRACTION TO BE BY THEMSELVES AND LOOK AROUND. SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE WE WERE BEING RUSHED AND WE THOUGHT WE HAD TO GO THAT FAST TO BE FINISHED IN TIME BUT THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE DONE EARLY. I KNOW SOME ATTRACTIONS THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT BUT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TIME ON THE GREAT WALL WITHOUT OUR GUIDE SO WE COULD EXPERIENCE IT TOGETHER AND JUST TAKE IT ALL IN AND IN MANY PLACES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO HAVE JUST 10 OR 15 MINUTES TO WALK ON OUR OWN AND MAYBE TAKE A COUPLE EXTRA PHOTOS. MY LAST SUGGESTION IS FOR THE GUIDES TO TELL US HOW MUCH TIME WE COULD TAKE AT EACH PLACE SO THAT WE KNEW IF WE COULD TAKE LONGER. IF WE WERE TOLD WE HAD ____ HOURS AT THE SUMMER PALACE THEN WE COULD DECIDE HOW LONG WE WANTED TO TAKE A CERTAIN PLACES WITHIN THE PALACE. FOR YOUNGER TRAVELLERS LIKE OURSELVES (30'S) I WOULD RECOMMEND THE KUNG FU SHOW IN BEIJING INSTEAD OF THE OPERA, WE ASKED FOR THE OPERA TICKETS BUT DID NOT ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I THINK WE WOULD HAVE THE KUNG FU SHOW. TANG DYNASTY SHOW IS A MUST SEE, WE LOVED IT.
Tammy

• Client's Information: Tammy Jean, Canada
• Tour Starting Dates: October 1, 2008
• Tour Itinerary: 27 Days Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, Shigatse, Chengdu, Wolong, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guilin, Yangshuo, Hong Kong Tour
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