China's Imperial Cities Tour

October 17, 2009 from Australia

Hi Grace,

We have just returned to Brisbane Tuesday of this week after a fantastic trip.  Please see my detailed comments below.  In summary, we are very pleased with the China Highlights package that you put together for us – everything happened as planned and without any problems at all. Thank you particularly for arranging our 2-berth compartments on the Beijing-Xian overnight train, which we much enjoyed. We were the envy of other travellers we met on the train, who simply couldn’t get such a compartment.

Great Wall at Mutianyu; Forbidden City are the most memorable attractiond we visited. Wallace in Xian was the most outstanding tour guide. Wallace has excellent English and really went beyond what might be expected to provide a very high level of professional service. He is in our view the best of your guides that we experienced. We also most enjoyed the Xian Citylion International.

There are lots of WOWs in our tour. The Great Wall (of course!); The Lesser Three Gorges tour (transfer to smaller vessel from Yangtze Cruise ship) – the river here is much cleaner and the scenery more spectacular than on the Yangtze itself.

An evening at the Beijing Opera is not to be missed. The Xian City Wall tour was a complete and pleasant surprise for its size and construction features. A tour of the Forbidden City is not to be missed (Western clients should first see the movie “The Last Emperor” for a useful background).

Thank you very much. I would be pleased to recommend you and China Highlights as a reliable and professional tour operator.

Cheers,

David Baker, Brisbane, Australia.

November 2, 2009 from United States

Hi Rebecca,

We've finally made it back home.  First day of work starts today. 

We had a wonderful China trip. Yellow Mountain is the highlights. I think we all loved its natural beauty. The Great Wall would be a close second.

Our guide Nancy in Beijing did a great job, because her English was very good, she had the most agreeable disposition, and was highly flexible.  

Most of the hotels and meals were up to standard, the best being the Bund Hotel in Shanghai.

Definitely the light show in Yangshuo is a WOW factory for all of us.  This is NOT to be missed!

Here are my suggestions about China trip: 1) Do not travel to more than 4 cities in a two week time period.  You miss some good things, and rushing about between attractions will make you more tired..  2) Beware the pollution in cities like Beijing and Xi'an.  Wear a mask.  3) Definitely see the Yellow Mountain.  The natural beauty is astounding.

Absolutely, we would like to recommend your company.  I already have done that, in fact.

Thanks for everything!

Earnest