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Day 1.Fly to Beijing |
Day 2. Arrive in Beijing Upon arrival at the Beijing airport, you’ll be picked up and transferred to the luxury hotel. |
Day 3. Beijing Our Beijing tour begins with a visit to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, as well as the Forbidden City, the best preserved imperial palace in China. After lunch, explore Summer Palace and stroll along the beautiful Lake Kunming. Summer Palace is described as a masterpiece of Chinese landscape, garden and design by UNESCO. Finally you'll enjoy an authentic Beijing Duck dinner. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and special dinner. |
Day 4.Beijing In the morning, visit to Great Wall of China, the country’s greatest landmark. We’ll stop and see the Beijing National Stadium, which is known as the "Bird's Nest" and hosted many events at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the afternoon we’ll explore Beijing's traditional alleys - Hutongs to experience the daily life of old Beijing people. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
Day 5. Beijing and Xi'an Today our guide will take you to visit Temple of Heaven, the largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China. After lunch, you’ll be transferred to the airport and take a flight to Xian, one of the cradles of the ancient Chinese civilization. Tonight, you’ll enjoy a unique Imperial Dumpling Banquet follow by the splendid Tang Dynasty Stage Show in Xian. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and special dinner. |
Terra Cotta
Xian is one of the most ancient capitals in China and here we’ll visit the world famous Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. The Terra Cotta Army, discovered in 1974 by a group of local farmers, is one of the most fabulous archaeological reserves in the world, which consists of life-size figures of warriors and horses of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor in Chinese history. In the afternoon drive by Big Goose Pagoda and Bell Tower. An option of Ancient City Wall with bike ride could be arranged upon your request. Food Amenities: American breakfast and lunch. |
Xi'an City Wall
Be transferred to the airport and take a flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, you’ll be picked up and driven to Hangzhou, one of the seven capitals of ancient China, known for its beautiful scenery and tea products. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
Day 8.Hangzhou and Suzhou After breakfast, take boat on the West Lake, one of the most beautiful scenic spots in Hangzhou and then admire the Su Causeway. Enjoy the Dragon Well Tea, one of China's most famous green teas, at Longjing Green Tea Village before stop at the Six Harmony Pagoda. Drive to Suzhou, one of China's top tourist destinations, which has been described as ‘Venice of the east’. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
Day 9.Suzhou and Shanghai Suzhou is acclaimed as “city of gardens” and the classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 and 2000. Today our guide will take you to visit the Liuyuan (Lingering Garden) and Silk Spinning Factory, where you can enjoy a silk fashion show. Then drive back to Shanghai. Optional: the astounding Acrobatic Show could be arranged upon your request. Food Amenities: American breakfast and lunch. |
Shanghai Metropolitan
Today’s sightseeing tour begins with a visit to Shanghai Bund and Shanghai Old Street (Cheng Huang Miao). Experience China’s premier shopping street – Nanjing Road and use your bargaining skills to acquire memento for this visit. After lunch, visit to Shanghai Museum and stroll around the Old Stone Houses Area. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
Two Rivers and Four Lakes
Morning is free at leisure. And then take a flight to Guilin, one of the best-known tourist destinations in China. You’ll be picked up at the airport, and then driven through the Two Rivers and the Four Lakes Scenic Area before check into your hotel. Food Amenities: American breakfast and dinner. |
Fisherman on Li River
Li River, one of China’s most famous tourist attractions, flows through Guilin and Yangshuo, which was listed as one of the world’s top ten watery wonders by America National Geographic Magazine. Today we’ll cruise along the Li River and enjoy the picturesque landscape like rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves and leisurely boats. The enchanting river trip ends at Yangshuo. You'll have lunch on the boat and go back to Guilin in the afternoon. Food Amenities: American breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
Hong Kong Harbour
After breakfast, you’ll board your plane for Hong Kong. Food Amenities: American breakfast. |
Victoria Peak
Today we’ll explore the dynamic city of Hong Kong. Firstly, visit to Stanley Market and Repulse Bay. Then take a sampan to see Aberdeen, a thriving floating community. You have the option of going to Victoria Peak where you can see unmatched city views. The afternoon is free for shopping or leisure. Food Amenities: American breakfast. |
Day 15.Depart from Hong Kong You’ll head to the airport and take your homeward flight. Food Amenities: American breakfast. |
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Fare add-on: Passengers departing from cities not listed above, please use the following add-on air fares: DC, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, Miami: $350 Other Eastern and Central Standard Time Zone: $450 Mountain Standard Time Zone: $350 Pacific Standard Time Zone: $250 Remarks: 1. Tour cost includes fuel surcharge. U.S. and China air taxes & fees (include 9/11 security fee) are listed clearly for your note. Please note airline fuel surcharge, U.S. and China air taxes & fees are beyond our control and therefore subject to change without prior notice. 2. All prices listed above are per person in U. S. dollars based on double occupancy. If three adults need to share one room and the third person asking for extra bed, the third person's price will be the same as others. 3. Children 11 years and under who share a room with two adults and do not ask for an extra bed will be charged the listed child fare or 75% of the regular adult price; if they need an extra bed in the same room with two adults, the cost will be 90% of the regular adult price. Children 12 and older will be charged at the regular adult price. 4. Early depart or late return is allowed, the ticket change fee is $50 per person each time, in addition to airlines surcharge for different air class and weekend if necessary. 5. Please contact agent for your preferred airline, additional cost may apply. Additional baggage charges may apply. 6. Price does not include Tour guide Tips and Chinese visa fee. |
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1, BANGKOK-PATTAYA 5 DAYS
D1, Arrive in Bangkok, Arrival in Bangkok, airport picking up, the rest is on your own.
D2, Bangkok – Wat Arun – Floating Market – Grand Palace – Pattaya (B, L, D) Take a boat ride tour around the Chao Phraya River, visits the Floating Market and Porcelain-encrusted Temple of Dawn and Grand Palace. Head to Pattaya.
Midnight delight: bird’s nest and Shark Fin soups, and Crab Meat Noodle.
D3, Pattaya – Coral Island – Alcarza Cabaret Show (B, L, D)Take a boat ride to the beautiful Coal Island, where you can attend all kind of optional water activities. In the evening enjoy buffet dinner at Royal Cruise Hotel and the famous Thailand exotic show afterward
D4, Pattaya – Nong Nooch Village – Elephant Show – Bangkok – Chopaya River Cruise – Four faces Buddha (B, L, D)
Visit the Siam Elephant Park with Elephant ride. Nong Nooch Village, explore the several Thai Culture and Traditional Shows. After Lunch, transfer back to Bangkok, visit the Jewelry Center. Evening, enjoy dinner in the Chao Phraya River Dinner Cuisine.
D5, Depart Bangkok (B), Home your sweet home.
Hotel: Bangkok: Radisson Hotel; Pattaya: Royal Cruise 4 star
Price: $399/pp all year round
2, SIEM REAP 3 DAYS
D1, Siem Reap-Angkor Thom & Angkor Wat (L/D)Upon arrival at Siem Reap, you’ll be transferred to the hotel. Siem Reap is a small colonial town, charming and pleasant enough to roam around, with some ine examples of French colonial architecture. We’ll then visit Angkor Thom starting from the South Gate. The ancient walled city of Angkor Thom contains the famous Bayon Temple with its 200 over enormous, mysterious smiling faces, the Elephant Terrace with its large sculptured royal elephants and garudas, the Terrace of Leper King, Baphuon, Phimean Akas, Royal Palace, and Woman and Man Pond. Continue to visit Ta Prohm - the temple that has been left largely in its natural state since its recovery. Surrounded by jungle, it’s labyrinth of stones like tentacles. Then lunch at restaurant.Afternoon: You’ll visit the marvelous Angkor Wat - One of the Seven Wonders in the world, the largest temple in the world, with a volume of stones equaling that of the Cheops Pyramid in Egypt. The temple was built by King Surya-varman II from 1113-1150AD, when the Khmer civilization was at the height of its development, represent one of humankind’s most astonishing and enduring architectural achievements.
D2: Siem Reap - Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Mebon and Pre Rup (AB, L, D)
Morning: visit Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Mebon and Pre Rup.
Afternoon: Visit TaKeo, Banteay Kdey, Srah Srang and Kravan, and view the romantic sunset on Phnom Bakheng. Dinner with traditional Apsara dance show.
D3, Siem Reap - Tonle Sap Lake & (AB, L)
Morning: Visit the standard living of ishing & loating Village at Tonle Sap Lake.
Afternoon: Visit Les Artisans D’angkor seeing the craftsmanship of wood and stone carving of Khmer artisans (Cambodian) and sightseeing tour with shopping. Then transfer to airport for departure.
Hotel: Angkor Land 4 star. Price: $499/pp all year round
Hotel: Sokha Angkor 5 star. Price: $599/pp all year round
3, 9 Days Vietnam Highlight & Ancient Angkor Kingdoms Tour code – VNC09
D1, Arrive Hanoi
Arrive Hanoi and transfer to your hotel.
D2, Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Although it is the modern-day capital of Vietnam, HANOI still retains the mystery and charm of past centuries. Narrow lanes and traditional shophouses invite an exciting exploration by walking, while its many beautiful public spaces
lakes, parks, tree-lined boulevards and monuments
give the city an air of elegance and harmony with nature unique among Asian capitals. Begin your day visiting the TEMPLE OF LITERATURE, a peaceful series of walled courtyards and graceful gateways, and one of the best serving examples of traditional Vietnamese architecture. Founded in 1070 and dedicated to Confucius, this was also the site of Vietnam's first university.
Continue to the miniature ONE PILLAR PAGODA. Also dating from the 11th century, this monument was rebuilt after being destroyed by the French in 1954. Today it stands near the vast HO CHI MINH MEMORIAL COMPLEX, a lovely park setting which is home to Ho Chi Minh's final resting place, as well as a museum and other memorials. Begin at the HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM, where visitors can pay respects to the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh. The Mausoleum is closed on every Mondays and Fridays and closes annually in October and November for restoration. Continue through the park to HO CHI MINH'S STILT HOUSE,the simple two-room dwelling where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1958 until his final days ( 1969). Preserved in the same condition as during his life, it may be viewed through the windows. Afterwards head to visit one of Hanoi's famous museums, the MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY (Closed on Mondays and Vietnam New Year), which brings to life the astonishing ethnic diversity in Vietnam, with art and artifacts from the 54 different ethnic groups that inhabit the country. Inside the museum are detailed descriptions of minority groups, with examples of their traditional clothing and way of life. Outside are faithful reconstructions of traditional longhouses, cemeteries and other distinctive ethnic buildings. In the afternoon, visit HOAN KIEM LAKE and Ngoc Son Temple, located in heart of Hanoi, which contains an islet with the tiny TORTOISE PAGODA. Enroute, pass other colonial landmarks such as the magnificent OPERA HOUSE (may be seen from the outside only) and ST JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL. From the lake, begin exploring the OLD QUARTER by CYCLO This fascinating network of narrow alleys and shop houses is also known as 'The 36 Streets,' each street being named after the merchandise traditionally sold there, ranging from fabrics to crafts to medicines to tombstones. A handicraft-lover's paradise and a endlessly interesting place to explore local life. The cyclo ride lasts approximately one hour.WATER PUPPET SHOW: a fantastic art form originating in the northern Vietnam, best seen in Hanoi.
D3, Hanoi / Halong (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Enjoy your morning at leisure. After lunch, 3 hour drive through the green rice fields of the Red River Delta, to Halong City and check into your hotel.
D4, Halong /Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, join your boat for a magical 6 hour cruise round Halong Bay. Board your charming traditional wooden junk for cruising through the Bay. En-route lunch will be served. Following cruise by rock formations with such names as Stone Dog, Incense Burner (Dinh Huong), Fighting Cock (Ga Choi). At the core of the islets, there is one wonderful cave to visit as Surprising Cave ( Sung Sot), then stopping at Titov island. Sail past floating villages, fishermen casting their nets and pearl fisheries and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay. Late afternoon returning to Hanoi, where you will make you own arrangements for dinner.
D5, Hanoi / Siem-Reap (Breakfast)
Moring free at leisure. Later flight to Siem Reap.
D6, Siem Reap (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Visit Angkor Wat – The crowning jewel of Khmer architecture, ANGKOR WAT is the national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. The largest, best preserved, and most religiously significant of the Angkor temples, Angkor impresses visitors both by its sheer scale and beautifully proportioned layout, as well as the delicate artistry of its carvings. To approach the temple, first cross the vast moat, continuing along a broad causeway lined with naga balustrades. As you enter the main building, ascend through a series of galleries and courtyard before reaching the central sanctuary, which offers beautiful views back over the causeway and across the surrounding countryside. On the way, stop to enjoy the intricate stonecarvings that adorn nearly every surface, with some 1,700 Apsaras, or celestial dancers, sculpted into the walls. Along the outer gallery walls run the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which narrates stories from Hindu mythology, including the famous Churning of the Ocean of Milk. Angkor Wat is stunning at any time of the day, but sunrise and sunset are especially beautiful times to watch the play of light on the stones.
Visit Angkor Thom - The fortified city of ANGKOR THOM covers an area of 10 square km. Enclosed by a wall and wide moats, the city includes many of Angkor's most popular sights. Enter by the monumental SOUTH GATE over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant naga. Continue to the TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS and the TERRACE OF THE LEPER KINGS, former spaces for public cermonies, both adorned with dramatic bas reliefs. Visit the ruined BAPHUON, ROYAL ENCLOSURE and PHIMEANAKAS before continuing to the mysterious BAYON TEMPLE. In this temple, one of the most popular and compelling in Angkor, explore the galleries of beautifully preserved bas reliefs and ascend narrow stairs to reach the central sanctuary, where you will find giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle.
Visit Ta Prohm - TA PROHM: one of the most popular attractions of Angkor as much of the jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them.Visit a temple for sunset - Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
D7, Siem Reap / Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) AB, D
Moring flight to Ho Chi Minh.
A vibrant metropolis, SAIGON teems with energy, activity and motion. Everywhere you look, you see the meeting of traditional and modern life. The emerging modern skyline stands cheek by jowl with colonial buildings and traditional temples. Outside on the streets, young professionals zip by on motorbikes, chatting on cellphones; inside the quiet temple courtyards, worshippers pray amidst clouds of incense
Visit the area of the former US Embassy (viewed from the outside only, photography is inhibited)
Visit the Reunification Palace
REUNIFICATION PALACE: the Independence Palace of the South Vietnamese president, it was stormed by tanks on 30 April 1975, signifying the fall of South Vietnam. It has been preserved in its original state.
Visit Dong Khoi Street
DONG KHOI STREET: known as 'Rue Catinet' during the French years, this is a main shopping street in the centre of Saigon where there is a lot of choice of handicrafts and laquerware.
Visit Ben Thanh MarketBEN THANH MARKET: this is the central market of Saigon and the market and the surrounding streets make up one of the city's liveliest areas. Everything commonly eaten, worn or used by the average resident of Saigon is available here.
D8, Ho Chi Minh City AB
Free day at leisure or optional Boat trip - Mekong DeltaBoat trip on the Mekong River, visit land and fruits farm and a local house. Transfer back to Saigon.
D9, Ho Chi Minh / Hometown AB
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for flight home.
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INCLUDED SERVICES:
- English-speaking guide.
- Meals according to itinerary / Breakfast box in lieu of ABF when early morning flight.
- Boat ticket(s) according to itinerary.
- Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
- 1 complimentary bottle of drinking water and 1 cold towel per person per half day tour/ 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person per full day tour.
- Sightseeing incl. admissions fees according to itinerary.
- Accommodation in hotels as mentioned above or equivalent.
- Flight tickets: Hanoi / Siem Reap, Siem Reap / Saigon (Air taxes/fees are subject to change without notices)
Remarks:
1. Rates are in U.S. funds, per person, based on double occupancy. Tour cost includes fuel surcharge and Inter-Asia air taxes & fees. Please note airline fuel surcharge, air taxes & fees are beyond our control and therefore subject to change without prior notice.
2. Tour extensions may not include weekend surcharge. ChinaTour.com endeavors to follow the itineraries precisely: however, if flights are not available at the scheduled time, ChinaTour.com reserves the right to modify the air and land arrangements from smooth operation of the tour.
3. Tour fare based on double occupancy. If three adults need to share one room and the third person asking for extra bed, the third person's price will be the same as others. Triple rooms are on request and subject to availability. Hotels are subject to change; preferred accommodations subject to change to similar class accommodations..
4. Children 11 years and under who share a room with two adults and do not ask for an extra bed will be charged the listed child fare or 80% of the regular adult price; if they need an extra bed in the same room with two adults, the cost will be same as the regular adult price.
5. Please contact agent for your preferred airline, additional cost may apply. Additional baggage charges may apply.
6. Tour fare may not available for Dec 24-31 & Lunar New Year period, please call ChinaTour.com for more details.
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Hanoi Luxor Hotel
Halong Spring Hotel
Siem Reap Angkor Holiday Hotel
Saigon Lavender Hotel
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Hovotel Ha Long Bay 4*
Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa 5*
Legend Hotel Saigon 5*
Bangkok Century Park Hotel 4*
4, 12 Days Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand Journey Tour code – VCT12
D1,Arrive Hanoi
Arrive Hanoi and transfer to your hotel.
D2,Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Although it is the modern-day capital of Vietnam, HANOI still retains the mystery and charm of past centuries. Narrow lanes and traditional shophouses invite an exciting exploration by walking, while its many beautiful public spaces
lakes, parks, tree-lined boulevards and monuments
give the city an air of elegance and harmony with nature unique among Asian capitals. Begin your day visiting the TEMPLE OF LITERATURE, a peaceful series of walled courtyards and graceful gateways, and one of the best serving examples of traditional Vietnamese architecture. Founded in 1070 and dedicated to Confucius, this was also the site of Vietnam's first university.
Continue to the miniature ONE PILLAR PAGODA. Also dating from the 11th century, this monument was rebuilt after being destroyed by the French in 1954. Today it stands near the vast HO CHI MINH MEMORIAL COMPLEX, a lovely park setting which is home to Ho Chi Minh's final resting place, as well as a museum and other memorials. Begin at the HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM, where visitors can pay respects to the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh. The Mausoleum is closed on every Mondays and Fridays and closes annually in October and November for restoration. Continue through the park to HO CHI MINH'S STILT HOUSE,the simple two-room dwelling where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1958 until his final days ( 1969). Preserved in the same condition as during his life, it may be viewed through the windows. Afterwards head to visit one of Hanoi's famous museums, the MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY (Closed on Mondays and Vietnam New Year), which brings to life the astonishing ethnic diversity in Vietnam, with art and artifacts from the 54 different ethnic groups that inhabit the country. Inside the museum are detailed descriptions of minority groups, with examples of their traditional clothing and way of life. Outside are faithful reconstructions of traditional longhouses, cemeteries and other distinctive ethnic buildings. In the afternoon, visit HOAN KIEM LAKE and Ngoc Son Temple, located in heart of Hanoi, which contains an islet with the tiny TORTOISE PAGODA. Enroute, pass other colonial landmarks such as the magnificent OPERA HOUSE (may be seen from the outside only) and ST JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL. From the lake, begin exploring the OLD QUARTER by CYCLO This fascinating network of narrow alleys and shop houses is also known as 'The 36 Streets,' each street being named after the merchandise traditionally sold there, ranging from fabrics to crafts to medicines to tombstones. A handicraft-lover's paradise and a endlessly interesting place to explore local life. The cyclo ride lasts approximately one hour.WATER PUPPET SHOW: a fantastic art form originating in the northern Vietnam, best seen in Hanoi.
D3,Hanoi / Halong (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Enjoy your morning at leisure. After lunch, 3 hour drive through the green rice fields of the Red River Delta, to Halong City and check into your hotel.
D4,Halong /Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, join your boat for a magical 6 hour cruise round Halong Bay. Board your charming traditional wooden junk for cruising through the Bay. En-route lunch will be served. Following cruise by rock formations with such names as Stone Dog, Incense Burner (Dinh Huong), Fighting Cock (Ga Choi). At the core of the islets, there is one wonderful cave to visit as Surprising Cave ( Sung Sot), then stopping at Titov island. Sail past floating villages, fishermen casting their nets and pearl fisheries and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay. Late afternoon returning to Hanoi, where you will make you own arrangements for dinner.
D5,Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City [Saigon] (Breakfast)
Moring free at leisure. Later flight to Ho Chi Minh.Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), transfer to Hotel.
D6,Saigon / Tay Nihn /Saigon (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
From Saigon, drive to TAY NINH, the birthplace of the unique CAO DAI religion, a fusion of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam and native Vietnamese spiritual beliefs. Every day at noon, worshippers garbed in colorful robes flock to the CAO DAI GREAT TEMPLE to participate in the daily prayer sessions, which visitors may respectfully observe from the upper balconies. (Note: shortly before and during the annual TET festival (Vietnamese New Year) the daily ceremony of the priests in Tay Ninh may be cancelled without prior notice). Afterwards, continue to the CU CHI TUNNELS. Never discovered by American forces, these tunnels were an important Vietcong base during the American War. Stretching over 200 km, this incredible underground network, dug by hand out of hard laterite, connected command posts, hospitals, shelter and weapon factories. Today, you can walk through the area and learn about the day-to-day life of the VC, see the cleverly disguised entrances and elaborate booby-traps, and even venture inside the tunnels, some of which have been modified to accommodate tourists. Return to Saigon in the late afternoon.
D7,Ho Chi Minh City [Saigon] / Siem Reap (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
A vibrant metropolis, SAIGON teems with energy, activity and motion. Everywhere you look, you see the meeting of traditional and modern life. The emerging modern skyline stands cheek by jowl with colonial buildings and traditional temples. Outside on the streets, young professionals zip by on motorbikes, chatting on cell phones; inside the quiet temple courtyards, worshippers pray amidst clouds of incense. Begin your tour of this exciting city with a tour of the historic center, strolling along DONG KHOI STREET, formerly known as the Rue Catinat, the main shopping thoroughfare and heart of old colonial Saigon. Pass by classic European-style landmarks such as the ornate CITY HALL (HOTEL DE VILLE), the old OPERA HOUSE (both may only be viewed from the outside), and pay a quick visit to the neo-Romanesque NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL and the CENTRAL POST OFFICE.
Afterwards dive into modern history with a tour of the REUNIFICATION PALACE. Formerly the Independence Palace of the South Vietnamese president, this 60s style was famously stormed by tanks on April 30, 1975 signifying the fall of South Vietnam. It has been preserved in its original state, and the original tanks remain on display near the entrance gates. Continue to the harrowing WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM, which comprehensively documents the travails of the long Vietnam- American War. Inside are detailed photographic exhibitions; outside is a collection of tanks, planes and weapons. A powerful experience, this museum is guaranteed to provoke strong emotions. Afterwards driving to the historic center to visit EMPEROR OF JADE PAGODA, one of Saigon's most interesting pagodas.
In the afternoon, head out to CHOLON (CHINATOWN). Explore the highlights of this fascinating area, beginning with a brief visit to BINH TAY MARKET, the vast wholesale market selling every kind of good from dried foods to T shirts to electronics. Continue to THIEN HAU PAGODA, build by the Cantonese congregation and dedicated to the heavenly goddess. End your tour at the central BEN THANH MARKET, where vendors display a vast array of goods and handicrafts, appealing to every taste. Later fly to Siem Reap.
D8,Siem Reap (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Visit Angkor Wat – The crowning jewel of Khmer architecture, ANGKOR WAT is the national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. The largest, best preserved, and most religiously significant of the Angkor temples, Angkor impresses visitors both by its sheer scale and beautifully proportioned layout, as well as the delicate artistry of its carvings. To approach the temple, first cross the vast moat, continuing along a broad causeway lined with naga balustrades. As you enter the main building, ascend through a series of galleries and courtyard before reaching the central sanctuary, which offers beautiful views back over the causeway and across the surrounding countryside. On the way, stop to enjoy the intricate stonecarvings that adorn nearly every surface, with some 1,700 Apsaras, or celestial dancers, sculpted into the walls. Along the outer gallery walls run the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which narrates stories from Hindu mythology, including the famous Churning of the Ocean of Milk. Angkor Wat is stunning at any time of the day, but sunrise and sunset are especially beautiful times to watch the play of light on the stones.
Visit Angkor Thom - The fortified city of ANGKOR THOM covers an area of 10 square km. Enclosed by a wall and wide moats, the city includes many of Angkor's most popular sights. Enter by the monumental SOUTH GATE over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant naga. Continue to the TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS and the TERRACE OF THE LEPER KINGS, former spaces for public cermonies, both adorned with dramatic bas reliefs. Visit the ruined BAPHUON, ROYAL ENCLOSURE and PHIMEANAKAS before continuing to the mysterious BAYON TEMPLE. In this temple, one of the most popular and compelling in Angkor, explore the galleries of beautifully preserved bas reliefs and ascend narrow stairs to reach the central sanctuary, where you will find giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle.
Visit Ta Prohm - TA PROHM: one of the most popular attractions of Angkor as much of the jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them.Visit a temple for sunset - Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
D9,Siem Reap / Bangkok (Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Bangkok.
Arrival to Bangkok airport and transfer to hotelOvernight in Bangkok.
D10,Bangkok (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Show)
Regal dignity and Buddhist Serenity unfold as you visit the Grand Palace complex, former residence of the Thai royal family, and Coronation Hall. Visit the Jim Thompson House, furnished with priceless antiques, porcelains and works of art. This evening, enjoy a classical Thai dance performance with a dinner of sumptuous traditional specialties.
D11,Bangkok (Breakfast)
Today is at leisure to explore Bangkok on your own.
D12,Bangkok / Hometown (Breakfast)
After breakfast, you will bid farewell to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bangkok.
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INCLUDED SERVICES:
- English-speaking guide.
- Meals according to itinerary / Breakfast box in lieu of ABF when early morning flight.
- Boat ticket(s) according to itinerary.
- Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
- 1 complimentary bottle of drinking water and 1 cold towel per person per half day tour/ 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person per full day tour.
- Sightseeing incl. admissions fees according to itinerary.
- Accommodation in hotels as mentioned above or equivalent.
- Flight tickets: Hanoi / Saigon, Saigon / Siem Reap, Siem Reap / Bangkok. (Air taxes/fees are subject to change without notices)
Remarks:
1. Rates are in U.S. funds, per person, based on double occupancy. Tour cost includes fuel surcharge and Inter-Asia air taxes & fees. Please note airline fuel surcharge, air taxes & fees are beyond our control and therefore subject to change without prior notice.
2. Tour extensions may not include weekend surcharge. ChinaTour.com endeavors to follow the itineraries precisely: however, if flights are not available at the scheduled time, ChinaTour.com reserves the right to modify the air and land arrangements from smooth operation of the tour.
3. Tour fare based on double occupancy. If three adults need to share one room and the third person asking for extra bed, the third person's price will be the same as others. Triple rooms are on request and subject to availability. Hotels are subject to change; preferred accommodations subject to change to similar class accommodations..
4. Children 11 years and under who share a room with two adults and do not ask for an extra bed will be charged the listed child fare or 80% of the regular adult price; if they need an extra bed in the same room with two adults, the cost will be same as the regular adult price.
5. Please contact agent for your preferred airline, additional cost may apply. Additional baggage charges may apply.
6. Tour fare may not available for Dec 24-31 & Lunar New Year period, please call ChinaTour.com for more details.
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Hotels:
Super-value:
Hanoi Luxor Hotel
Halong Spring Hotel
Siem Reap Angkor Holiday Hotel
Saigon Lavender Hotel
Bangkok Century Park Hotel
Deluxe Hotels:
Hanoi Melia Hotel 5*
Hovotel Ha Long Bay 4*
Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa 5*
Legend Hotel Saigon 5*
Bangkok Century Park Hotel 4*
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* Your referrals will receive a $50 per-person savings on their first vacation.
* Referral credits are not applicable toward initial deposit, not transferable, can’t be combined with our Travel Free Program.
* Travel Credits are valid for one year from date of issue.
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* Program of Referral is not valid for any customized tours, or Free Trip Program.
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After you reserve your trip, you’ll receive a credit worth 5% of your trip cost. You can apply that amount toward a trip departing after the one for which you earned the credit. Credits are valid for one
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is PoorHi May Lin,
Just a note to tell you our tour returned safely and we had a fantastic time! All went pretty much as planned, and it was amazing. I made comments on the tour guide sheets in each city. If you would like additional details, please ask.
By the way, Air China transferred our mileage to United Airlines afterall.
A friend of mine is interested is traveling to China. If you don't mind, I will give her your contact information.
Many thanks for all your help and kindness!
With best wishes for continued success,
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0430C
Itinerary: Beijing/Xi'an/Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou
Custoemer: Carolyn. B
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Hello Carolyn:
Again, a most wonderful and excellent experience.
There is a huge economic disparity between the classes. Wealthy citizens all drive Audi. And not the little A-4 but the "flagship" A-8L or the A-6L. As you know, a sign of status and achievement is to drive a luxery car. (Audi, Mercedes, Lexus, Jaguar, Porsche, etc). Poor people still buy from street vendors and ride bicycles.
Our tour guides were very professional. In Beijing we had June. She shared a great deal of knowledge. Unfortunately, some of the members of our tour did not show here proper respect. They wanted to set their own schedule. If they say anything bad about June, it must be ignored. June is a professional deserving respect.
In Xi'an we had Jerry. He was even better than June. So much information to share about the wonderful history and culture of China.
In Shanghai and the two other cities we had Peter. He was the best, but again, all three were professionals. He shared his excellent knowledge and imparted a wealth of information about Chinese culture and history.
I will share my experience on TripAdvisor and will be giving a top review. Your tour offers exceptional value.
Not only was the trip excellent, but your coordination of everything in advance was perfect. For example, you handled the Visas perfectly. Your service was excellent in all regards. That is as important as the trip.
Sincerely.
Calvin W
Tour Code: LS410418B
Route: Shanghai beijing suzhou hangzhou
Client Name: Calvin W
Location: Hockessin, DE 19711
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Hi May.
I had a very enjoyable time on my trip to China with China tours. What was given and explained in the
itinerary of this trip was exactly what we received.
The tours were good and the food and hotels were very good, better than expected. I did find some of the
shopping a little long, but that is me personally and it certainly did not put a bad spin on the trip.
When I became ill everyone was very helpful and nice. I can't say enough about Tony the hotel rep who
checked on me numerous times to see how I was feeling.
The three tour guides were excellent; all with a different style. I did not see any guide become rude
or unhelpful to anyone on the tour.
Thanks for a great trip.
Pat
Tour Code: 12LS0413D
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May Lin,
We enjoyed the trip immencely and we have recommended your company for a source of service. Your offer was almost too good to be true, but everything about the tour was great. The participants were all great and it improved the tour with all of the other tour participants. The family with the baby was actually one of the high lights of the group. The mom and dad had the best behaved child. They did have the ticket problem at every airport with the added ticket, but the tour guides and agents worked with them and took good care of the family. I know it was a hassle for them but the tour guide could not have done more than what they did to assist and make matters right.
The trip was excellent from all aspects and I would be interested in any future offerings.
The hotel accommodations and the food experiences were great. The room accommodations at Shanghai was the only place that could have been improved, but the location and food was good and we had been spoiled at all of the other locations.
The tour was a real education and an experience we would not want to miss. China and the people are so nice and the experience of seeing the cities and getting the insight provided by the your guides was almost perfect. I cannot recommend any changes for improvement. Oh. One of the extras that really needs to be a part of the standard tour is the canal boat trip at Souzshaoe. Peter was able to include that as an add on, but everyone in the group agreed that that was one of the high lights of the trip. David and Cindy and Peter our three guides get the highest marks for their jobs in assuring that we saw the best China Tours had to offer. Thanks for allowing us to participate. Keep us on your future offerings.
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0412B
Itinerary: Beijing/Xi'an/Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou
Marilyn, Pete, Cathy and Ken
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I just wanted to submit praise for our tour guide \"Hyphen\" in Shanghai for our tour there from April 23-April 26. Not only was he knowledgable and extremely helpful, but he went the extra miles to help us, including when we got stuck in the airport for a few hours without a flight. We are grateful for his support and guidance, and just wanted to send our thanks and praise. We also wanted to say thanks for a great tour package -- we would recommend Chinatour.com to our friends.
Sincerely, Mary Luger
Tour Code: 12IND-D0420D
Mary L, Arizona
Itinerary: Beijing, Shanghai, Wuzhen
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Hi Sherry,
I wanted to THANK YOU SO MUCH for making our trip and Hayley's birthday so extra special!!!We had an amazing time on the tour and have been telling all our friends about it.
Enjoy the summer,
Stuart
Thanks for all your help and take care.
Monique
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0412B
Itinerary: Beijing/Xi'an/Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou
Customer: Stuart Fingerhut
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Dear Carolyn,
I can't say enough good things about it. My husband, son and myself immensely enjoyed the whole tour. It wasn't perfect, but nothing is when you're traveling especially with a child. We fell in love with your culture, food and great bargains. It truly exceeded our expectations. We will definitely want to tour with you again. We are interested in other places in Asia, Europe etc... Any groupon deals coming? Please let us know.
Tour Code:12GP12-D0405B (Groupon special deal)
Mrs. Vilo, New York, NY
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Hi Carolyn,
I overheard this individual make bad comments about the tour and the food and I completely disagree with her. I Have told everyone how wonderful the experience was and that I recommend all my friends and family take similar tours with your group. I was surprised how good the food was and how nice the tour buses and hotels were. I recognized that we were paying a very low price and did not expect the accommodations to be as nice as they were. I became very close with many of the other members of the tour, and we all discussed how this one individual was way out of line with her comments. We realize that going to the shops and spending money was a way to supplement the trip and make it more affordable for everyone. I would not have been able to visit China without such a great deal from China Tour!
The guides and drivers were all very knowledgeable and very friendly. They really made the trip a great experience. I had Richard(Beijing), Jerry(Xi'an), and Ricky(Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai) as my main guides. These three guides were so awesome, I would recommend them to anyone taking a tour to China. Jean also lead us on one of the optional dinners, she was great as well. I was shocked at how much history the guides all new about the places we were visiting. They all went out of their ways to make sure we had a great experience and learned about the history and culture of China.
Thank you and your group for making the trip so amazing.
You can feel free to share my feedback with anyone you wish.
Thanks,
Mr. Alex S
Tour Code:12LS0413D (livingsocial special deal)
Philadelphia, PA
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Hello Carolyn,
We arrived back from China yesterday and were absolutely thrilled with our tour. Everything was perfect. The guides were fantastic. Richard in Beijing and Richard in Xian were fantastic. Peter Wu from Shanghai was extremely helpful and very knowledgeable about the cities we traveled to. I would like to thank you for your help arranging the hotel rooms for all 3 of us. Each room was set up perfectly. You were also very speedy in returning our passports and visa's back to us. Please forward this onto any manager or supervisor to let them know that we were thrilled with our trip and will be return customers thanks to you and your great tour guides.
Sincerely,
Tour Code:12GP12-D0329B
Routing: Beijing Xi'an Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou
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Hi Carolyn,
Please pass on to our tour guide, Mr. Lot, that I really enjoy his friendly ”all-out” services that he provided during our China trip. He deserves 2 thumps up! I will never hesitate to commend him to other groups. It’s really a compliment to Lot’s great service.
Also our driver was just like a father to all of us. His kind gestures during the entire Beijing trip was just wonderful.
Thank you for providing us that wonderful people.
Thanks and Regards,
Otty J. Sukadi
ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc.
Tour Code: 12PBJ-D0308A
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Dear Carolyn,
Just want to thank you for the GREAT time my friends and I had in China. Thanks to you, everything went especially well, the hotel we stayed (Four Points by Sheraton) was just PERFECT …. Love the beds. The guides, esp. Lot (Guide in Beijing), Cindy (Xi’an) and Hyphen (Shanghai) were so friendly and fun. I would like to mention especially Lot, he is a superb tour guide, very friendly, understandable and patient. Please convey to him that my group and I very much appreciate his time with us.
Thank you Carolyn, I will surely be happy to commend you to others in my country.
Take care and God bless you.
Lana Gerungan
Administrative Assistant
ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc.
Tour Code: 12PBJ-D0308A
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Hi Carolyn,
All 3 of us had a wonderful time. We really enjoyed Alan, Jerry and Hyphen.
I have taken many trips. This was the best trip in my life. Really. Thanks to you and all the tour guides so much for the wonderful memories!
Ms. KUROWSKI
Client Information:
New York, NY
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0123A
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Hi Carolyn,
I want to thank you for all your help with the trip we recently took with Groupon Group. Everything was great and overall it was an amazing experience, from climbing the Great Wall to the Shanghai's Market. We loved China and would definitely look into collaborating with you again for our future trips to China.
Mr. Pena
Client Information:
New York, NY
Tour Code: 12GP8-D0122A
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My partner and I just finished Tour Code: 12GP12-D0315A this last week. I want to thank you for a remarkable trip in every way. One of our very best Groupon purchases ever!
We had never done a group tour before and were a little nervous. May Lin was very helpful as we prepared for the trip. Both in e-mails and on the phone she provided friendly, professional and timely help for our every question.
The trip itself was amazingly well done. The hotels were always excellent, our 3 tour guides were very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. In particular, Zhao Wei in Beijing was an extraordinary professional. Melanie and Frank were also terrific.
We couldn't believe how much was packed into the 12 days, we never would have had half the experiences on our own. We also had a great group of 32 people traveling together very well. All went smoothly and added up to a trip of a lifetime.
You may feel free to use any of this letter as quotes and we look forward to our next travel opportunity with you.
Thank you,
Barry Collodi
Carl Desiderio
Client Information:
New York, USA
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0315A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Shanghai-Suzhou
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Hi, Ray,
We just wanted to let you know that the China trip was great! We enjoyed it very much. The tour guides, Michael and Nora were outstanding. Please let it be known to China Tour that they were great.
Thank you for all your help!
Client Information:
West Chester, PA
Tour Code: IND-C0203A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Shanghai
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Hi Sherry, just wanted to give a good comment on our trip to Xi'an. Our tour guide Jerry (Chi) Zhang was the best! He went far and beyond to keep us happy. He is too good of a tour guide and person, and we will surely miss him :)
So far the rest of trip has been great too, the guides and hotel staff have done their best to keep everyone happy. Thanks for everything.
Kind regards,
~Jim Quijano
Client Information:
Jimmy Quijano
Tour Code: 12GP12-D0123A
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Hi Jessica,
We so much enjoyed our 10-day tour through China. I think my favorite places were the Great Wall, the Li River trip, the terra cotta warriors in Xi'an (amazing!), and the Museum in Shanghai. It was very cold the day we visited the Forbidden City, and the children didn't last long outside, even with winter coats, hats, mittens. We bought several nice items during the trip, including a piece of furniture which will be shipped to Boston by February. The guides were informative and flexible, the drivers very good (hard to drive in Shanghai and Beijing, so I saw!). The food was good earlier in the tour, but not so delicious in the factories and by the end of the tour. And for us, every meal was all much too much food. We threw so much away; I felt wasteful! But it was convenient not to have to find our own meals.
I will certainly highly recommend China Tour to my friends and colleagues. Thank you for this wonderful experience--once in a lifetime! (Although, my husband and I are thinking we should do the Silk Road tour, without the children, some time in the future).
Hope you had/have wonderful holidays. Thank you for your efficient and friendly correspondence. Your quick replies to all of my inquiries, especially early on, was the reason I chose China Tour over the other two companies with whom we were corresponding. And the good price tag was also a huge factor in your choice of tour companies.
Best, Monica
Client Information:
Monica, USA
Tour Code: IND-D1215B
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Gulin-Yangshuo-Shanghai
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Mei
I thought I should email to tell you how very much we enjoyed the trip. It was excellent in every way – the pleasant and knowledgeable guides, the delicious food, the high standard of accommodation, the very complete selection of attractions included, the well thought out itinerary – really everything was just so very good. I have been singing the praises of chinatour.com to many people here who are interested in the trip we did, and the very reasonable price for the exceptional value we thought the tour was. So don’t be surprised if you end up with lots of people from Australia contacting you about trips. We sincerely thank you for all the assistance you gave us.
Terry L.
Wanguri, Austrialia
Tour Code: IND-D0925A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Gulin-Yangshuo-Longsheng-Chongqing-Yangtze River cruise-Yichang-Shanghai
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May Lin,
Just yesterday, we returned from our 22 day cruise and 3 day Bejing tour you planned for us. I wanted to let you know that our driver and guide Leena were wonderful and went above and beyond their duty to show us an amazing time. Thy out did themselves. They were very attentive, helpful & patient and great to be around, throwing in some "surprise" stops on our tour that we didn't expect. Leena even suggested some extra evening activities for us to do. We feel like we have had a great introduction to Bejing and would highly recomend your company for any future Asian travels.
Best Regards,
Linda K.
San Diego, CA
Tour Code: IND-D1010F
Itinerary: Beijing 4 Days 3 Nights
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Dearest Carolyn ,
How nice you are! You care so much about us. Our trip was wonderful and memorable. I am so sorry to reply your e mail so late. I just came back yesterday morning. Everybody in our group was amazed to join this tour with China tour.com and was amazed by all the care for our group of 16. All guides was knowledgeable, friendly and funny too. I brought a lot of things such as snacks, T- Shirt , key chain , posters , books and video from China tour.com office in Beijing etc. I have 4 big luggages and 2 carry-ons. Wow, a lot of stuff and zillion of photos. I am going to send you some of my pictures later.
Best, Gino
Orlando, FL
Tour Code: GMY15-C0905C
Itinerary: Beijing-xian-chongqing-yangtze River cruise-yichang-shanghai
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Dear Carolyn,
Indeed, it was really a great pleasure working with you with our travel tour. We really appreciate it for the excellent job you did for us. I will be contacting you again in the next few months. I am hoping that you will help me again in the near future.
Recy
Recy, Manila
Tour Code: PBJ0401-D0929B
Itinerary: Beijing
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Hello Shelly,
Just wanted to let you know that we had an amazing time in China and Tibet last month. Everything was well organized and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The hotels, transportation, food were great. In particular, Michael Zhang, our national guide, was excellent.
Thank you for all your help putting this trip together. Best wishes,
Anna and B. Bonnell, Nanaimo, Canada
Tour Code: Private Tour--E0904A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Tibet-Chongqing-Yangtze Cruise-Guilin-Yangshuo –Shanghai
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Hi Shelly,
I am now back in Canada and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed our recent 20 day Chinatour.com tour.
We were looked after so well by our national guide, Michael, from the time we met him in Beijing airport until we sadly said goodbye at Guilin on our way home. The local guides who met us at each destination were also helpful, open and friendly. We learnt so much about the history of China, as well as everyday life, from all of the guides. We really appreciated them sharing their personal knowledge of each region.
China's world-class tourist destinations were just as amazing as we had anticipated they would be and the hotels we stayed in were first class. The included restaurant meals gave us a great choice of local dishes, so that everyone ate well. I will certainly recommend Chinatour to my friends.
Alison S., Nanaimo, Canada
Tour Code: Private Tour--E0904A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Tibet-Chongqing-Yangtze Cruise-Guilin-Yangshuo –Shanghai
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Hi Ray
I wanted to thank you for booking a great trip! The hotels were great, especially the Beijing Capital Hotel - I would highly recommend it - the hotel itself is amazing plus it's location is perfect - and for such an affordable price.
I had a great time in China!!
Mari
Mari B., Hawaii, NY
Tour Code: IND-C0827A
Itinerary: Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin & Yangtze River
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Hello May Lin,
So, we are back home now after an experience of a lifetime, and a wonderful holiday in China.
I want to thank you for all the arrangements made to make our tour so enjoyable. From the time we arrived in Beijing, being met at the airport, transferred, and checked in to our hotel, to our departure when the tour ended, ChinaTour.com was so well organized, and took care of every little detail. Our whole group wholeheartedly agreed this was the best tour ever.
All the tour guides in each of the cities we visited were very professional, knowledgeable, extremely helpful and very friendly. They made our tours very interesting, and a lot of fun. We were all very impressed by how capable they were in ensuring that everything went smoothly and seamlessly.
The hotels were all excellent, as were all the meals and food. The transportation and tours were handled very efficiently, and the shows and Yangtze cruise were simply fascinating and breathtaking.
All in all, we enjoyed our tour with your company, which made our first visit to China so memorable.
Thank you May Lin, and we will recommend ChinaTour.com to all our friends.
With our best wishes to you,
Chai and Maurice B.
Chai and Maurice B., Hawaii
Tour Code: GMY15-A0905C
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Yangshuo –Yangtze Cruise-Shanghai
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Dear Jeffrey:
We had a good time. Our members of the group wants me to thank you for the arrangement. The hotel is good, The buses are in good condition and the drivers are excellent. And the guides are excellent.. I definitely will recommend your company to all my friends.
Thanks again for your effort to make our tour pleasant.
Sincerely,
Shung-Ming L.
Thousand Oaks, CA
Tour Code: CT10-B0907IND
Itinerary: Beijing-Urmuqi-Turpan-DunHuang- Lan Zhou - Xian
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Dear May Lin
Thank you for everything. Our tour was perfect. Great service.Hotels and guides, transportations and meals,etc. were as good as you offered.
Myriam & Daniel
TAMPA, FL
Tour Code: GBC12-D0808A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Yangshuo -Shanghai
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Hello Carolyn,
My friend Jessica and I arrived safely in Shanghai and met with the driver. There were absolutely no problems meeting him or with any of the trains we caught. The driver was wonderful and we managed to communicate with each other very well. All of the train tickets worked out amazingly well. Thank you for all of your help. I will be here for the next 3 months, and will contact you about booking future trips.
Thanks again for all your help and your kind email :)
Nicole
Chicago, IL
Tour Code: W-D0810B
Itinerary: Shanghai-Wenzhou-Shanghai
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Hello Carolyn,
We had a good trip overall. We certainly enjoyed China and are happy with your overall service.
I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that we are very pleased with your personal professionalism and service. You have been a delight to work with. I am sure we will have an opportunity to work with you again when we plan a trip to Tibet.
Naveen
San Jose, CA
Tour Code: GMY15-B0725A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Yangshuo-Chongqing-Yangtze-Shanghai
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Hello Carolyn, our tour was fabulous. You did a great job of staying in touch with me, giving me information, and negotiating with me just to book the tour. Our guide Chen was wonderful and did a fabulous job. He catered things to our interests and made sure we all were happy. He was very fun to be with and we were all sad to say goodbye. The hotel was also great. Touring with your company was definitely the way to see Beijing.
Shannon
Utah
Tour Code: IND-D0805E
Itinerary: Beijing
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Hi May. We loved China. Your company service was OUTSTANDING! What a great service and attention to details. We specially loved Lina in Beijing, Fei in Xian, Ana in Hong Kong and Deni in Guilin. I need a favor: I need a copy of the electronic ticket receipts in order for getting mile credit with Delta airlines of the flights that you bought me. Please email them to me.
Thanks
Juan
Boca Raton, FL
Tour Code: IND-D0807A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Shanghai-Hong Kong
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Hi May,
Our trip to China was fantastic. All the guides were very helpfull and a wealth of knowledge. Cynthia (Xi'an) and Nora (Shangai) were outstanding, they both went the extra to make our trip a memorable one.The drivers were all capable and the vehicles comfortable.
The entire trip from the moment we started to book it, to our arrival home was effortless and went like clockwork.
We have passed on your details to a friend who is interested in doing a similar tour. I hope they find it as easy as we did.
Regards,
John & Mary
Deagon Qld, Austrilia
Tour Code: PYZ-D0713E
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Chongqing-Yangtze River-Shanghai
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Hi Sherry,
We arrived home early this morning! We all have a little jet lag, but
we are still excited about the wonderful time we had. It was a
whirlwind of activities with so much to do. Each guide was unique and
perfect for the area we were visiting. Everyone did a great job of
meeting our itinerary, but allowing us the option to have some down time if needed.
The visits with both Welfare Institutes were more than we expected.
We brought pictures we took when our daughters adoptions took place.
In Wuhu, they contacted Kendall's nanny (who had recently retired) and
she joined us for lunch. It was a wonderful connection. When we went
to Hanchuan, the workers and caregivers from when Carlin was adopted
were retired and unavailable. They brought us to the original
institute so Carlin could see the place she was found and see the rooms she played and slept in.
Both Institutes welcomed us with large signs and joined us for lunch.
We really appreciate all the arrangement you made to make this such a
memorable visit. I've attached a few photos.
The food was plentiful with a large variety- we really enjoyed it.
The hotel accommodations were very nice. Everyone was friendly and
welcoming to our family.
Sherry, I especially appreciate you being so accessible to answer
questions and do all the planning behind this trip. We have never
taken an organized tour before. I was so happy we chose China Tour.
I was able to relax once we arrived and know that everything would be
taken care of- even if flights were cancelled or a schedule was
changed- it was taken care of before we were even aware of the problem.
Sincerely,
Pat
Churchville, PA
Pat, Kenneth, Carlin, Kendall
Tour Code: IND-D0802A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Chengdu-Hefei-Wuhu-Hankou-Hanchuan-Wuhan-Shanghai
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Hi May,
Wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our tour in May. Weather, travel arrangements, lodging & food all exceeded our expectations. Your tour guides were professional, knowledgeable, and helpful (especially Margaret in Beijing who went well above the call of duty to assist in a personal matter).
We have already recommended you to our neighbors, who are planning on going to China next year. We look forward to returning to China and perhaps adding on other Asian destinations.
Thanks to you and your associates for a terrific job!
Dennis & Celeste
San Jose, CA
Tour Code: GBC12-B0509A
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an- Guilin-Yangshuo-Shanghai
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Dear Sherry,
I wanted to take the time to thank you and your staff for an amazing trip to China. The Baldwin family enjoyed every minute of the trip because of your tour guides and itinerary. With each stop on our tour, we got a perfect host or hostess who was not only knowledgeable about the city, but also a wonderful person who took care of all of us--from 9 years old to 60 years old! I cannot imagine a better experience.
We also liked the pace of each itinerary as well as the unique qualities each guide brought to the journey. We all had our own favorite parts of the trip--none was the same!
I appreciate your professionalism and prompt attention as we planned and booked our trip and felt confident that we were being well taken care of when we were in China. Thank you again for a fantastic experience. We have highly recommended your company to our friends and family. We cannot wait to return when we get another chance to do so.
Sincerely,
Kyle, Amy, Emily, and Will Baldwin
Larry and Melissa B.
Kyle,
Amy,
Emily
Will B. Larry
Melissa B.
Tour Code: IND-D0722A
Itinerary: Beijing - Xi’an - Shanghai
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Sherry
I want you to know that we all had a wonderful trip in China and truly appreciate all your work in setting it up for us. I have only one suggestion: On the day you visit the Forbidden City don't schedule any other walking tour, it was exhausting.Even Jason who is 16 and healthy was extremely tired with sore legs. All of our guides were wonderful. They were all friendly, knowledgable, and very organized. I want to especially praise our guide ,Daisy, in Guillin. She went out of her way for us and was an absolute joy to be with. I hated to leave her. She noticed that Jason did not eat well one day and she made a special trip to bring him a pizza for his dinner. I was frightened of the ski-lift up the mountain and she rode with me, patted my hand, chatted with me and kept me calm so I had a wonderful ride. If I'm ever back in China I hope I can spend time with her again. Thanks again and be sure I would recommend you and your company to everyone. Also, our favorite part of the trip was Guillin. It is absolutely beautiful countryside and we really enjoyed the farm visit. We met other tourists on the boat who also said they enjoyed Guillin the most.
Kay M.
Kay M.
Mr. Robert M.
Mrs. Kay M.
Mr. Jason B.
Tour Code: PYZ-D0627D
Itinerary: Beijing - Xi’an - Guilin - Yangshuo - Yangtze River Cruise - Shanghai
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Dear May Lin,
I just wanted to thank you for everything! The
tour was great, and everything went as planed. All of our tour guides
were really nice and help with everything they could. It was a
wonderful experience!
Ana
Mexico D.E.
Tour Code: IND-D0630B
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an- Shanghai
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Hi Ray,
Finally, my husband and I were back to U.S. on 6/30 early morning.
I am writing to you to express our deep appreciation for your help. We enjoyed our stay at Four-points Sheraton Hotel in Beijing. Thank you for helping us frequentlyy to make or extend our researvation. You are a kind and wonderful person. Best regards to your future.
Xue Lan Rong & Cong Yuan
Professor Xue L Rong and Cong Yuan from North Carolina USA, May 2011
Tour Code: CT10-B0529A
Itinerary: Slik Road 15 Days with 15 Days extra nights Beijing
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Hi Ray,
We had a wonderful trip. The hotels , the food, the guides. The guides were always there for us and on time. We were never left at the airports, alone. These young men were knowledgeable and professional. I can't say enough and all my friends were extremely happy also. Thank you China tours and thank you, Ray.
Linda Bucaria
Linda Bucaria at Long Island NY USA, May 2011
Tour Code: INDC0515A
Itinerary: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Yangtze River, Tibet & Hong Kong
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Dear Ray:
Hope all is well and you are in great spirit.
Thanks for the services you have provided to SAGE college.
The group have been very satisfied and impress with the travel arrangement
in China .
Looking forward to work with you again,
Best regards
Ben kahn
Professor Ben Kahn - Albany NY USA (May 15)
Tour Code: INDC0516D
Itinerary: Beijing, Xian, Guilin & Shanghai
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Hi, Just wanted to tell you we had a wonderful trip. You did everything you said you were going to do. Our guide and driver were great. We could not have done all the things we did by ourselves. I will not hesitate to recommend your company.
Doris Holmes
Mumtaz D. Holmes & P. Parker, USA, May, 2011
Tour Code: Private Tour -IND-D0331C
Itinerary: Beijing
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We are back home now.
Our entire stay in China was very interesting, entertaining, and also a learning experience.
Thank you and your staff for organizing and implementing such a pleasant and efficent tour.
Please convey our regards to all the tour guides that provided guidance and assistance to us during our stay in China.
Best regards,
Mumtaz
Mumtaz Hasan K. & Atia Mumtaz K., USA, May, 2011
Tour Code: Private Tour - IND-D0415B
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an -Shanghai
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We had a wonderful trip.We will definetely recommend China Tour to our friends. We would lik eto get a message to our guide in Shanghai. She first name is Omi. She gave us her email address but we are having a problem getting through to her. As you know we fly stand by. She was worried about leaving us at the airport not knowing if we would get on and asked us to call her when we had our seats. We did not have time to call her. We would just like to let her know how much we appreciated her concern and let her know we made it home just fine. Could you please forward thsi message to her for us?
Sincerely,
Nioka R.
Christopher R. & Nioka R. , USA, May, 2011
Tour Code: GMY15-D0425D
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Lhasa-Chongqing-Yangtze-Shanghai
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I just wanted to let you know that was the best trip we have ever had. Your personal service was excellent, everything went extremely smooth. The Hotels were all great, the food was excellent, and most important All of your tour guides and drivers were excellent! They really made the difference. We had great service from all of your people. I will definitely recommend your company. This was a trip of a lifetime. You, your company, tour guides made it such a pleasure. Thanks again for all of your help. Thanks for making a dream come true.
Thanks again
Brian & Arlene McElroy
Westhill, CA, MAR, 2011
Tour Code: Private Tour-PYZ1401
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Lhasa-Chongqing-Yangtze-Shanghai
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Just to let you know that we had a good time. Thank you for all your assistance. Definitely I will recommend your travel agency to my friends who want to travel to China and of course you....for being a wonderful agent.
Mr. & Mrs. S./Rema V.
Cupertino, CA, March, 11
Tour Code: GMY15
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Yangshuo-Chongqing-Yangtze-Shanghai
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Hi May:
we just got back from our China tour, I can't wait to give you my evaluation of the tour, as overall we all had a great time, thank you for arranging such a great trip for us. Here are my overall review of the trip:
Beijing:
The pickup and drop off at the hotel was prompt and efficient.
Our tour guide, jessica, was excellent and her willingness to work with us on what we wanted to do was outstanding. We also enjoyed the company of Fiona Lu.
Our accomodation at Oriental Bay was great, the area has improved since I last stayed there in 2005.
Our food was good, but I think the Peking Duck dinner could have used more presentation when they slice the duck.
The tour itinenery was very good, much improved from the last 2 times.
Xian:
We had no problem with our transportation, everything was very prompt.
The places we visited were very informative, and it wasn't as busy as our last visit in 2008.
Titan Times was great, much better than the last hotel we stayed in 2005 and 2008.
Our tour guide, Howard, was good and knowledgeable; however, we like for him to improve on his honesty. On several occasions, he was not preceived as "up and up" by our group. An example was when he try to charge us more to go to a "underground Museum".
We also missed going to the Wild Goose Pagoda, which is the only mentioned spot that we missed from the whole trip.
Overall, however, Xian had the best food selections for the whole trip.
Shanghai, Hanzhou and Suzhou
Our tour guide met us at the airport right on time.
Our guide, Hyphen, is young and enthusiastic. We enjoyed his forthcomingness and eagerness to please. He's also very knowledgeable of his subject matters.
All the hotels were excellent, we especially enjoyed the breakfast buffets in those hotels.
Generally the food served were very good selections and everyone enjoyed the different types of food.
Our itinenary was also very good and we enjoyed all the places we visited.
Overall:
Everyone had a wonderful time, we can't wait to go back; so maybe in a year or two, I'll be contacting you for a trip to Three Gorges or Guilin or Pearl River Delta. We sincerely appreciate all your hard work, please express our gratitude to all those who helped on this tour and share this e-mail with them.
Lastly, can you get the e-mail addresses for Fiona and Jessica for us? We have some pictures to share with them.
Aloha and Mahalo
James Shiu
USA, Mar, 2011
Tour Code: D0318A
Itinerary: Beijing Xi'an Shanghai Hangzhou Suzhou 10 Days
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I will recommend you and your excellent service to all my friends and other school colleagues. All your tour guides, especially the guide director, were working so hard to make sure everyone enjoyed the trip. The whole trip was well above my expectations.
Because of your great service, I organized a 2nd trip to China 4/14/2011--– 4/24/2011 with 25 students and parents using your company again. Guess what, the 3rd trip is planned for the summer 2012.
Thanks again.
Zhi M. K
Piscataway, NJ, Jun, 23 2010
Tour Code: Private Tour
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Suzhou-Hangzhou-Shanghai
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Singapore, Jan 10, 2011
Tour Code: Private Tour
Itinerary: Shanghai,Xi'an,Guilin, Yangshuo,Beijing
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We had a wonderful time in China. All of our guides were equally great and informative. They were all extremely professional and did everything they could to make our trip very pleasurable and memorable.
Your organization has selected guides and drivers that took excellent care of all our needs. I will recommend your organization to my friends and family in the future.
Thank you
Rochelle Sarah, R.
Los Angeles, USA, Dec 15, 2010
Tour Code: GBC12
Itinerary: Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai
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Trip was excellent. Tony and th eother guides were perfect people and made everything very easy for our group. I would have been lost without them.
Please feel free to send me a list of questions to fill in. I will recomend you and your company to everyone I know travelling to China.
Thanks for all your help.
Stephen (Ireland)
Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, Oct 27, 2010 - Nov 1, 2010
Tour Code: IND-A0822E
Itinerary: Shanghai & EXPO 6 Days
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I just wanted to say thank you so much to you and Chinatour.com for arranging our itinerary in Beijing. It was definitely a life changing trip to China. My friend and I truly enjoyed our time there--including the tour, the tourguide, the accomodations, and of course the sites.
Hopefully, it won't be too long before I can return and explore the other cities of China and also do business with you and your company once again.
Thank you again.
Lee
Lee, Vallejo, CA, Oct 2010
Tour Code: PBJ0401
Itinerary: Beijing 4 days Private Package
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This is to say thank you for the wonderful trip we made.
There was not a single delay or any kind of problem. We were only four persons in the group and we enjoy a lot because it resulted in a personalized tour.
The hotels were not five but “six stars” in quality, service and luxury.
We can recommend your VIP tour to any person who wants to know China in a perfect way.
Muchas from Costa Rica.
Federico and Muchas, San Jose, Costa Rica, Sep. 2010
Tour Code: GG16-A0919G
Itinerary: Grand Yangtze Cruise 16 Days - Beijing, Xi’an, Yangtze River Cruise Downstream, Shanghai, Hong Kong
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I just wanted to write and thank you for helping us have a wonderful vacation, my mother and I both enjoyed China. I can't wait to go back!
I was wondering if it would be possible to forward on our ticket information for both international and local China flights? We are both members of Star Alliance and would like to collect the points :)
Thanks again for everything and I will not hesitate to recommend you to all my friends and family who are interested in travelling to China now that they've seen our pictures.
-Candace
Candace, Ottawa, Canada, Sep 2010
Tour Code: B0919E
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai
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We were very happy joining your tourist group in Beijing.
Please deliver our special thanks to our tour leader Mrs. Sui. She did an extraordinary job
for us.
Also we will strongly recommend your company to friends and families.
Thank you again.
Ruth
Ruth, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sep 2010
Tour Code: PBJ0401
Itinerary: Beijing 4 days Private Package
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Hi May Lin,
I was going to write to you to give you my comments so I am glad to receive your note.
The trip was excellent! Nothing went wrong. I even made some changes along the way without any problem. Everybody's attitude was great in particular Lily in Beijing. At times we wanted to do things on our own in our way and everybody was always willing to accommodate us and even help us through with our whims.
You can for sure use us as reference anytime you want.
We loved our trip to China!!!!!!
Eduardo
Eduardo, Aug 2010
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This is a very belated thank you, but I wanted you to know how much we enjoyed our experience with chinatour.com. You were always so helpful with all my questions, and provided good details and follow-up on everything. We had a fun, fast-paced tour, but we truly did experience so much of China during our trip, May 23-June 6, 2010. I must tell you that the accommodations, plane rides, food, and travel itineraries were awesome.
Our guides were all very professional and knowledgeable, especially our national guide, Jing. Jing was well-organized, and worked well tomeet the needs (sometimes demands) of the group while juggling the time constraints of the travel schedules. All in all, she was very professional, pleasant, accountable, and really did an outstanding job on our tour. I've already recommended chinatour.com to others. Les published a photo of our family standing in front of the Forbidden City in our local newspaper, and so many people have called or asked us about China and the trip. When we tell them all the things we saw and did, they are amazed. Some have traveled to China before, but they did not experience the level of service and variation in tour options. The Expo in Shanghai was the icing on the cake, and I hope to visit China again in the near future. I would like to spend more time in Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, the Yangshuo, and the countryside. I would also love to visit Hong Kong too. Well, I just wanted to thank you and the rest of the company for a great time. By the way, we also met the owner of chinatour.com in Beijing. He was staying in the Oriental hotel with us and we just happened to meet him in the elevator. Again, mahalo for everything.
Les and Candace
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I just returned from my China Trip and this is a note to say that I and my family really enjoyed it. The trip was well organized and took us to all of the important places. The guides were superb and well- informed. They made the trip worry-free. We simply sat back and enjoyed China. I would like to specifically thank Jing, our Beijing guide who accompanied us throughout the trip. She was the consummate professional. She was pleasant, knowledgeable and addressed all of our issues no matter how small. My family left the tour at the end to go to Nanjing and although we had left the tour, I called her regarding a flight and she responded immediately. She was simply " The Best !!!!!"
Please also thank the local guides, Melissa, Andy and Lisa.
Thanks again for a wonderful vacation!! I will recommend chinatour.com to all of my friends who wish to visit China.
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We have just returned from the China Tibet 16 day Mystery Tour.
We were met promplty at every stop, and taken to and promptly picked up at each airport by the tour guides, who all spoke excellent English and were very friendly and knowledgeable. The food on the tour ranged from very good to excellent to outstanding. All the hotels were four or five stars, and the boat ride was a lot of fun. I was surprised about the room on the boat. We Recently took a trip down the Danube sponsored by grand Circle and the beds were rock hard and the whole room was extremely cramped. The rooms in the boat were like a small motel with two comfortable twin sized beds.
Everyone we traveled with gave the whole tour high marks, and all had a wonderful time. Feel free to have anyone call me if they would like my comments about the tour. Thanks
Tour Code: YT16-C0606B
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Mr. Tao Chen,
We returned from our 10 day tour of China very impressed. This was for us a very wonderful experience.
Your company has great hotels to stay at in the 3 different cities which we were at. Our tour tour guide in Beijing, Mr. Zhan, is very professional and always concerned about all 15 people on the tour. There was variety of food at each meal and location.
We hope to return to China with chinatour.com someday soon. We highly recommend this tour company.
Sincerely,
Jaime & Gregoria Vega
Client information:
Jaime & Gregoria Vega, Lauderdale Florida, May 2010
Tour Code: CD10-A0523D
Itineray: Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai
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Rocco and CarolViggiano, Mooresville, NC, May 2010
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We came back yesterday. We had a wonderful time in China. The hotels are beautiful. Our tour guide, Jessica was excellent & extremely nice & helpful!
I want to thank you & your boss in making our trip very pleasant & unforgettable!
May
May, Los Angeles, CA, May 2010
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Jeffrey, we are back from China. Everything was absolutely fantastic although pretty hectic. The days were very full with all the sightseeing. The hotels were exceptional especially the one in Yangshou with its antique furniture and the latest lighting technology.
Since I was in China in 1993, it was especially interesting to see the tremendous changes that have happened. We were astounded by all the skycrapers in Bejing and Shanghai and all the cars instead of bikes. Of course, we made the trip on Mag train to Tienjin.
The historical city of Xian and the beautiful countryside around Guilin brought some memories back to the China in 1993. By the way, the outdoor evening performance in Yangshou was fantastic. I can see why they asked the director to organize the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Shangahi was absolutely stunning. We wished we could have had a little more time there in order to see the Expo and various other places. Some of the people on the tour did stay extra days-we wish we had thought about that.
Anyway, all in all in was a great trip especially in light of that it will probably be my last one to China - too many other places in the world still to see including Vietnam and Ankor Wat. Let me know if you have tours there.
Brigitte
Brigitte, California, May 2010
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We returned home tired, but filled with many many memories and experiences. We love meet so many of your countrymen and seeing how much China is undergoing. A truly beautiful country with a vast and rich history.” This is very touching, and this is exactly the feeling I am expecting from my customers after they complete their China tours.
Thanks!
Michael
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Hello Sherry.
this is denise edwards. my husband and I got back from our tour in china. Just wanted to tell you wehad a really wonderful time and we made some new friends. thank you!
Denise
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I just came back from China yesterday. The trip and the wedding exceeded my expectations! You did a superb job putting it together with me and most of it worked very well according to our plan. All of the guests enjoyed the trip, the itinerary and you got many compliments. Lillie, our tour guide, was excellent, organized, conscientous and knowledgeable and everybody loved her.
I will certainly use your services in the future and recommend your services to others.
Jerry Agam, California, April 2010
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Dear Jeffrey,
We are back from our most wonderful trip to China. What a trip and what a country..
We wanted to THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for this absolutely AMAZING trip that you planed and put together for us and the great
service you provided us all along . We know all the work, effort and time that you put into planning it and leading it along. It was truly ahuge success. THANK YOU .
Your country is magnificent and so interesting. We fell in love with China, the people, history, customs and sites. We can't wait to go back to China with our kids.
Thank you for all your help.
Shula and Shraga
Shula, Los Angeles, CA, April 2010
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Dear Tao
On a happier subject, we had a remarkably smooth and fascinating tour of Beijing, X'ian, the Yangtze, Shanghai and Hong Kong thanks to your excellent arrangements. The hotels all deserve their five-star status; our rooms were lovely and, except for the hotel in Beijing, were in fine areas of the cities for walking and exploring on our own. The guides (except for the man in Chonqing) were first-rate in all respects -- excellent English, warm personalities, knowledgeable, flexible, solicitous. The drivers handled difficult traffic well; we always felt in good hands. The places we were shown were interesting and, in many cases, lovely. We were always met in a timely fashion by a friendly face. The Yangtze River boat was excellent, too, and we enjoyed the trip despite the poor, misty, rainy weather.
If I have an opportunity, I will certainly recommend your organization for trips to China. Thank you for arranging such a special trip.
Sara, Falls Church, VA, April 2010
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We have just recently returned from China where we spent an exceptional 16 days on your "Magnificent Yangtse" tour. Right from the beginning when your tour guide picked us up at the cruise ship port in Beijing to the final day when we said goodbye in Shanghai, the tour was truly "magnificent".
We were very impressed with our tour guides. They all proved to be extremely knowledgeable, friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our time with each and every one of them. They were especially helpful with our airport transfers. I don't know how we would have gotten along without them.
The tour itinerary was excellent and we enjoyed each and every minute. The meals, for the most part were great and the accommodation was first class. The tour buses were clean and provided ample room even for a guy my size (6'6" with long legs).
China itself is absolutely fantastic and we have no hesitation in recommending your tour company to our friends to show them the true magnificence of the country.
Thank you for providing us with a truly memorable experience.
Bob and Nette Lindsay
Clients information:
Vancouver, BC, Canada October 2009
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Chongqing, Yangtze Cruise, Wuhan, Shanghai
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Just to let you know that we enjoyed our trip to China very much. The first portion of our tour with the group of 24-27 people from Beijing to Shanghai was rather interesting. We are aware that a few people complained but they didn't speak for all of us. We were there to see China and it was shown to us. The hotels were nice and the food was good and plentiful. The cruise ship on the Yantze River might have been less than a 4 stars according to our standard but we were given the chance to upgrade for an extra $40.00 per night. We figured that they knew we would want better accomodation since the rooms we vacated were filled right away by Chinese tourists. Our tour to the Yunnan province was great. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the cultural aspect of the different minorities. The food was not as great as the first portion of our trip but I guess that by then we were just tired of chinese food. The hotel in Shangri-la was very cold. With the temperature going down to -6 degres at night and the heat turned on for only 2-3 hours in the evening, it was cold. We were given a room on the top floor and at the end of the building giving us 3 outside walls, it didn't help the situation. But we did have a good sleep. Our tour guides were all very good. Our driver in the Yunnan province was very skilled as a driver, but he couldn't speak one word of English. There wasn't much communication between us. We were a little surprised that my husband and I were alone on that tour. The company of a few more people would have been nice. It had his pros and cons. All in all we enjoyed the China experience and we will have good memories of our trip. For the money we paid we were well served.
Thanks again Shelly for organizing this trip for us.
Ed and Louise Stang
Clients information:
Calgary, AB, Canada October 2009
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Chongqing, Three Gorges, Yichang, Shanghai, Yunnan
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we just returned from our tour of the Kunming region and shanghai which we booked thru your company. it was fantastic, very good. All arrangements worked out well. our Kunming guide (Catherine) Chen Qin and the driver Miao Tong Guang were especially helpful and showed great concern for our welfare. They deserve to be complimented.
Thank you very much for a wonderful trip
Sincerely,
Ewa & Robert
Clients information:
West Chester, Ohio, October 2009
Itinerary: Shanghai, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La (Private Tour)
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Thank you very much for making our China trip such an enjoyable journey! Mark and I have a wonderful time and have learnt a lot more of China. Especially Mark, this is his first time visiting China after we immigrated 18 years ago.
As our national guide, you have been very resourceful, knowledgeable and professional. Our requests have been accommodated and we are well taken care of.
Hope we didn't cause you too much grief. Still vividly remember that you have to solve Amy's passport problem, Wanda's luggage issue in Xian airport and you and Jane tried to chase down taxi in Xian.
Nina and the rest of the group will be back today and will send you the pictures later.
Mark and I very appreciate everything you have done for us!
Thank you very much!
Julie Feng, Financial Analyst
Clients information:
Vancouver, BC, October 2009
Itinerary: Beijing, Taiyuan, Pingyao, Xi'an, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Mt. Huangshan, Hangzhou, Shanghai
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Vancouver, BC, Oct 2008
Itinerary: Yunnan Province
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The tour to China we booked with you was great and Mercedes and I were satisfied with your service. I did a video on the cultural show at Xi'an and I am attaching the part 2 of my video (which I liked most) for you and your officemates to see. If you would like me to send you parts 1, 3 and 4, just let me know through email. To see this video in High Definition, just click on the "HD" button on the lower right hand side of the screen. To see it in full screen, click the button after the "HD" button.
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If you want to, you can have this part of the video or the other parts (1, 3 and 4) attached to your website for your customers or future customers to see. A friend of mine, Mr. Angelo Caballes will be calling you to book for a tour package as soon as possible. (Will I have a commission?) He decided to tour with his wife to China after watching the video. Please give them a good deal just like you gave to us. Thank you and enjoy the video.
Pete and Mercedes
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Los Angeles, CA, June 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi'an-Shanghai 9 days
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Ricky Shepard had a wonderful time in China. He said the tours guides were very nice and informative, the hotels were wonderful and the meals were delicious.
Thank you for helping to plan this wonderful adventure for him.
Very Sincererly,
Ruth Ann
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Baltimore, MD, July 2009
Itinerary: Xian-Beijing-Suzhou-Watertown Wuzhen-Hangzhou-Shanghai 12 days
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Please go to http://marandway.smugmug.com/ , click on the “China-Tibet-Hong Kong 2009’ gallery and enjoy the pictures from our recent vacation…..you can either start the ‘slideshow’ in the upper right or go through at your own speed clicking the ‘Next’ link in the centre of the screen above the large picture….a brief caption below the large picture gives some description……
Hope you enjoy….we certainly did !!
Mr. and Mrs. Mercer
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Richmond BC, May 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Lhasa-Chongqing-Yangtze Cruise-Wuhan-Shanghai 16 days
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It is so good to hear from you! You were sooooo great to work with while planning our China trip and the trip was so much more than we ever dreamed. As you know I took a 13/half year old and a 34 year old (ha!). You paired us up with a man about my age, who took two 14 year olds, a 17 year old, and a 23 and 24 year old. The two groups were an absolute perfect match. All those kids from young to older blended perfectly, like a family. As a matter of fact we are looking to take an annual vacation together each. I don't know how to say this but those kids "rocked" China! We loved everything you had planned and we loved the guides who who young and also became a part of the family. We are trying to match our female guide from Beijing and our male guide from Xian together. We told them if they get married we want them to honeymoon with us in America. We have invited both of them to come to America anyway and stay with us. They were awesome. The guide for the last part of the trip was very nice but was more of her job description...a guide. Please do not let our guides get in trouble for showing us wonderful times after they go off work. We actually kidnapped them. We were not crazy about the Best Western Hotel we stayed in but it was only for one night. I would suggest they change that. We were really upset when we had to change guides after Beijing. We told our guide that! We told him we had a fabulous guide in Beijing and wanted to keep her. He promised to make our time with him equally as good and he did. Everywhere we went was great. We loved the Great Wall. I came down the wrong way and had to get a young policeman who spoke no English to help me find my group. That was quite exciting. Somehow he got me back to them and I was no where close to where I should be. I gave him a Carolina Panthers hat. We enjoyed riding bikes on the wall of Xiam. We loved the Terra Cotta Museum. I bought a life size Emperor...The one that had the soldiers made. He is on a ship somewhere in the middle of the ocean on his way to his new home.right now. We learned so much at all the factories, silk, pearl, tea, etc.. We really helped China's economy because we dropped alot of money and we all gave out of money! The people of China were wonderful, we loved them. The driving in China must be the most insane in all the world! The food was really good. It was really nice when on the last couple of days our places of eating would have a little American food mixed in. Some of the younger kids were super picky and I thought they were going to wasted away from not eating on a couple of days. OMG..I have a huge suggestion. Please do not fly the groups thru New York ever. It is a 100% chance you are going to encounter a flying nightmare going thru New York. Read my blog The Joys Of Flying. It is the same story every time we fly through New York. Newark is not really better. Also our travel mates flew Continental and each seat had a tv and games and they had non stop snack, etc.. China Air had one big screen in the front of each section and showed the same movie going and coming. There was a great difference in the travel of the two airlines.I am recommending you guys to everyone. I want to thank you for being so great to work with and providing an excellent trip at an excellent price. I have started blogging but so far I have only written the funny after hours things and my flying nightmare. The man we were teamed up with...Charles Canady is going to put everyones blogs and pictures together and publish a book. I will keep you posted or better yet stay in touch with me because my brain is always going in a thousand different directions.
My blog at www.blogspot.com ....The Muses Of Mojo. Congrats on a new phone #. I know 7 is relationships...you said 8 is money and I learned in China that 9 is power so it looks like you have a pretty good number kid!!!! You can pass this letter on to your manager. By the way, like I told you earlier....You and our first guide that we loved so much seem to be twins!!!........7778
Marilyn Johnson
Clients information:
Charlotte, NC, August 2009
Itinerary: Xian-Beijing-Suzhou-Watertown Wuzhen-Hangzhou-Shanghai 12 days
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I am very happy I have booked the China tour for my daughter and my son-in-law from you. They had absolutely wonderful time in China. The tour guides speak perfect English during the whole trip. One of the tour guide also got the honeymoon cake for them. My daughter and son-in-law took a lot of pictures. I am showing them around to my friends and co-workers,at the same time, I am also telling them about your travel agency.
Wendy, I really appreciate your help and your hard work, especially during the very stressful and disturbing time ( swan flu season), you tried hard to provide your service and your emotional support to us in a very calm and professional way. You are a jewel of the company. please forward this e-mail to your boss. Tell your boss I definitly will recommend your agency to my friends. Best wishes,
Have a wonderful summer,
Mae
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NY USA, June 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Xi’an-Guilin-Yangshuo-Shanghai 11 days
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I have just returned from a most wonderful trip to China and want to express my appreciation to you and our guide Michael who could not have done more than what he did to make the trip a most memorable experience. The accommodations were great and we saw so many sights but at a pace that was comfortable. I would highly recommend your company to anyone planning a trip to China.
Best regards,
Patricia
Clients information:
White Rock BC, Canada, May 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Three Gorges-Shanghai 16 days
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Thank you for your help in upgrading my train trip which was a pleasant ride. We safely arrived Shanghai this afternoon to join our family and friends here. My Huangshan trip was very wonderful. Thanked to Bob Cheng who was our tour guide. He was very patient, very helpful and very professional. He is an excellent tour guide who made us feel very confident and comfortable throughout my whole Huangshan trip. I would recommend your company to my friends for China tours.
With regards,
Maria
Clients information:
North Vancouver BC, Canada, May 2009
Itinerary: Mt. Huangshan Private Tour
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We just return home last week from china.We can not thank you enough for all of your patient help. Your team in china are excellent. The national guide Tao (Tony) Wang in Beijing, Janet in Xian, Cindy in Guilin, Phil in Chongqing and Alex in Shanghai. They all are very friendly, helpful,knowledgable and enthusiastic,and their english was very good.The drivers were excellent, the hotels selected by chinatour.com were very well located and top of the line, great accommodations and great food.It surpassed all our expectation. The price was definitley worth every thing for the value we received. I would definitely recommend, chinatour.com to my friends.
Sam and Renuka Patel
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Marlboro, N.J 07746 USA, May 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Three Gorges-Shanghai-Hong Kong 18 days
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Thanks very much for helping out with the trip - everything was great. Tour guides were great, organization was perfect. This was probably one of the best trips we've had.
We can post comments and pictures on your website, if you'd like (when those are ready) - we had a photographer with us - should have some good one of the remote places.
Thanks again
Albert
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Brooklyn, NY USA, April 2009
Itinerary: Xi'an-Pingyao-Datong-Mt. Wutaishan 7 Days Private Tour
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Thank you Alex for the wonderful trip to China. We were most pleased with all the arrangements, hotels, guides, tours, food and even the weather! Since retiring we have traveled a great deal but we both feel this was our best trip! We would appreciate information on any other promotions available so that we might consider trips to China. India or Japan. Thank you for making this great trip possible.
Piet and Margaret Devries
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Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, March 2009
Itinerary: Beijing-Chongqing-Three Gorges-Wuhan-Mt Huangshan-Shanghai 13 Days Promotion Tour
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We had a great time on our tour of China! It was a blast! We all had very knowledgeable guides and wonderful drivers that took us around the cities.
We also had a great time trying many new delicious dishes from the various cities we visited yet some of us still were able to visit McDonald's, KFC, and Starbucks which was amazing. It seems that McDonald's and KFC taste better in China than USA. The stores are all much larger then here in the United States.
Thank you for giving us such a memorable trip for our family! I am so glad that Janet had chosen your company to plan our family tour in China. We will definitely be recommending CTS International to others!
I want to say, thank you to all your colleagues like Sunny Lu & Mr. Li (driver) in Beijing for 4 days & 3 nights; A-Mun and Mr. Li (driver) for our tour starting in Nanjing ending in Hangzhou but are from Shanghai; Ken local guide in Nanjing; Yao-Yao, Suzhou local guide; and Ellen "Rainbow" local guide in Hangzhou, truly a very beautiful garden city with Westlake!
See you soon!
Marilyn
Clients information:
Nov. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing-Nanjing-Suzhou-Wuxi-Shanghai-Hangzhou 11 Days Promotion Tour
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I hope you have had a good time during your recent visit to China.
We, my wife and myself had a wonderful time during the recent tour. It was very impressive everywhere we went. We had the opportunity to know part of the millinery culture of your very big and great country. No question that we would like to comeback someday and see more of China.
All the host guides we met were very nice and polite to us, including the drivers. In Beijing we met Ms. Fiona, in Xian we had Ms. Sherry, in Guilin was Louis, and in Shanghai we had with us Roy. All of these two young ladies and two young men as I said were great hosts to us, they had a positive attitude and a very professional behavior. I think it is my obligation to comment to you about our experience while we were in China and the marvelous treatment we received..
Tao, I would like to make a special mention about Louis. who was also as the others very kind to my wife and myself at every moment. He tried to explain to us as much as he could so we could learn the most of his beloved land. I believe this young gentleman has a great potential in your organization if he had the opportunity for even a higher role in the future..
Before closing, I wish to thank you once again for your prompt and kind attention preparing our tour.
Best regards,
Jose
Clients information:
Miami, Florida Nov. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai - 11 Days
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Firstly as I told you my husband had his operation April 1st and we were reluctant to take the trip. Due to tender loving care of Tao and your dear self we were treated with the utmost kindness and consideration .Many of our friends were concerned that we knew nothing of your Travel agency, but I can now assure them that we have never had a vacation as good as this one. I picked your agency because I thought you would know more about the country, and that proved to be correct.
The number of other passengers being 8 plus us total of 10 people was the nicest possible, as we were able to load and unload our buses with speed allowing us to get to our destination quicker. Each of the local guides seem to be more pleasant than the last a real pleasure to be in there company. I could never have imagined being able to see and d so many things in such a short time. It seemed to me it was just one marvelous sight after another.
The cruise portion gave us the opportunity to inter-act with nationals and expected them to be very serious, but they were fun loving and loved the Karaoke. They were so gracious and even applauded when Jim and I tried to dance in our running shoes as these were the only shoes we had with us.
The hotel's were splendid in every way, the meals were exceptional, the shows were marvelous and the scenery glorious .The sightseeing was tremendous I had never thought there would be so much to see and do. Seeing the farming as we toured the river, and the amount of oranges, rice and sugar cane, being cultivate on the mountains.
We had ever m ode of transportation from rick Shaw's, boats, ships, planes, bus, even the small flat boats which we would never have believed we could get in and out – but we did.
The steps of the GREAT WALL proved to be a bit much so with much help and understanding we reach the first flight and took many pictures. The Panda's because of a well planned schedule were just wakening up and ready to have breakfast when we arrived so they put on a grand show for us .Other tour's coming later than ours did not have the same advantage.
Do you get the feeling that I would most definitely Highly recommend your agency to anyone that will listen to me , for that is how I feel .We were blessed by the whole experience and the people we met and enjoyed. The shows we saw were first class and the arrangements made by the local guides were very well organized.
The foot massage at the Medical building after a long day of walking was a pleasure indeed. The tour of the silk factory was also very interesting. we came away knowing a whole lot more about how silk was obtained and very appreciative of all the hard work that goes into it .
I would never have believed that we could get so much for the amount we paid for the trip , we do so appreciate the trip the country and the people we were fortunate to meet .
I wish I could say I would do the trip all over again next year, but since we are both in our 7-'s that is asking a bit much, but believe me we would be only too willing to try.
Thank you so much Maggie for your very important part of making all of this possible. And for the extra trouble that we caused you, thank you for your intervention on our behalf.
Sincerely
Chris &Jim Kennedy
Clients information:
Nov. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Three Gorges (upstream), Chongqing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Majestic Yangze River 16 days
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Our tour guide, Sunny,was a delight. We never heard her complain, she was always on her toes, she did all she could to make everyone happy. She played along with us but she was always in control.
She said that we were the happiest tour group she ever had. That's so true!!!! Now, 20 of us are the best of friends who are already looking forward to the next tour.
I think that whenever you can organize an intimate group of 20+, it is easier and more comfortable, no frayed nerves , no over-bearing divas.
Thank you to Kerry and to you.
Also, please extend our thanks to Sunny, Ken, Summer, Ming and to everyone who toured with us from 10/11th to 10/25th/2008. It is hard to remember all their names but it is easy to keep the warm memories and beautiful sights in all our hearts.
Estrella and Fernando Legaspi
Clients information:
Toronto, Canada Oct. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hangzhou 15 Days
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The trip was fabulous, and everybody just had fun. It was an unforgettable experience!
We would like to thank you and the staff of chinatour.com, SFO; but most especially, the Lead Tour Director/Guide that you arranged for our group, Sunny; she is a marvelous, special person. She was fun and was always there for us to answer all our questions, arrangements with the hotels and restaurants. She is very, very responsible and very, very accommodating to all of us. The other tour guides were all ok too.
Again Thank You!
Sincerely,
Carl-Cora Pagtakhan, HI
Clients information:
Oct. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hangzhou 15 Days
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We had an absolutely fantastic trip!!! We saw SO much!! We were kept busy every minuite of our tour- from early morning to the shows later on in the evening. Our tour director , Sammy was great and she kept us informed about all the history and interesting aspects of all the places which we visited. She put in a lot of late hours and made sure that everyone on our tour was well looked after! Also, all of our Tour Guides were good- helpful, insightful and accomodating. Our hotels were great as well as the meals. Also, we really enjoyed the people on our tour. We are keeping in touch with everyone who was on our original tour, to share pictures and memories.
Alan, Jeremy and I agreed that if we had travelled on our own, we would not have seen half of the things that were included on this tour. Transfers and flights were handled effortlessly by the Tour Director.
It was excellent value for the price of the tour, as we saw and experienced so much!
Thank you for arranging our trip for us! Also thanks for taking the time to explain travel arrangements to me as well as answering any questions that I had about China as a whole.
Sometime in the future, we would like to return to China and see Lijiang and Kunming as well as other places of interest. We will certainly call you and your company to assist us once again in arranging our trip.
Thanks Tao!
Respectfully yours,
Sonia Niester
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Toronto, Canada Oct. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hangzhou 15 Days
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Just came back from our China trip and everything was wonderful! Thanks so much for organizing our trip and making sure everyone was in order.
China is a very beautiful and very interesting place to visit. We saw and experienced many amazing things on our journey.
We never had to wait for our City guides or our driver when they picked us up from the airport or the hotel. Hotels in every city we visited were very nice, clean and comfortable. Although our city guides' English level varied - we were able to understand everyone just fine and learned a lot of interesting details about the cities we visited. We would especially like to praise our guides in Nanjing and Yichang.
The river cruise was wonderful as well, super friendly, English speaking crew and interesting people on the ship, not even mentioning the great view of the three Gorges!
The only suggestion I would provide is for the tourist to have a little more freedom in picking the menu in the restaurants. We never really had any say in what kind of food was ordered for us in the restaurants our guides took us.
Please feel free to use my name as a reference, I would recommend the service of our company to anyone!
Thanks, and let me know if I can help by posting a positive review of our china trip somewhere on the Internet.
Good luck,
Pavel and Elvira
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Los Angeles, USA Sept. 2008
Itinerary: Beijing, Three Gorges (upstream), Chongqing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai 15 Days
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Dear Kevin:
How can I thank you enough for all your effort and care you gave us in China.
At this moment in time, I'm sending my warm wishes and my prayers to all of you at this terrible catastrophe and it saddens me to think what the dear people of China is going thru.
Beijing is an interesting city as well as the GREAT WALL, which my dream has come true to see this great architecture. There were so many places we went to see that I am still trying to figure out which site was more interesting but at the end the whole trip was the highlight.
I am trying to go thru all the fine places, but believe it not, cannot remember certain names of towns besides "Yangshuo" Guilin which is the only think that my head remembers and cannot believe that a little town so magical and whimsical exits.
Our trip went well, when we arrived at JFK, it was sad to say good-bye to everyone. We had been together two weeks and it kind of made us a family but reality set in and we must face it.
All the best for the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008.
Thank you again and keep in touch.
Your friend,
Anita
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Dear Mr. Tao:
I and my sister had a wonderful vacation in China. And I appreciate for your program which turned out to be great indeed.
Before departure, I was somewhat apprehensive since I had not have enough information, such as domestic flights in China, etc. But everything was in order and we did not have any schedule probblems. When we got a new destination, a guide and a drive were always there waiting for us. Again it was great.
And with respect to service fees, I and my sister did not have any ideas about how much would be be appropriate in tipping; however, it turned out fine since our tour companions, a couple from San Diego brought with them information about how much for service is reasonable in China which they got from their travel agent. If you'd provice such informaiton to your next tour people, your reputation and business will gain. Again we had a fabulous time in China, and we definitely look for you next time we go to China, and we'd like recommend you to our friends for their China tours.
Thank you again, and we look forward to hearing from you for good news.
Sincerely yours,
Sang and Jung
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Dear Mr. Wu,
Thank you for the great China trip arrangements. We had a wonderful time despite the cold weather in Beijing and rain in Shanghai. The trip was full of activities and the optional "Impression" show near Guilin was truly memorable.
We especially liked our tour guide, Jackie, in Xi An. He went over the top trying to help everyone; a very special person! Please forward our comment to the appropriate office in XiAn and to Jackie himself. It will be appreciated!
We felt that it was a right Free Time to Scheduled Activities ratio; for the "shoppoholocs" though perhaps not enough time.
The only negative comment was that for the "spoiled" Americans, the beds were much too hard in all the hotels except for Beijing.
I am enclosing some pictures for your pleasure.
Again, thanks! My best, Regina and the family
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Tao,
Thank you so much for your assistance in this. You are really the best
travel agent individual I have ever met. You really do go out of your way to
help your client. I noticed with Jennifer's cousin emergency situation. Oh
and of course your assistance to my daughter Noelle Allen too while we were
still on vacation. I almost forgot to mention to you thank you for sending
my itineary to her. She had texted me for the return flight information, I
tried so many times to reply to her message but some how my text message
would NOT go through in Beijing. So she sent you an email asking for the
information. Thank you so much too for replying to her and providing her the
necessary information. I definitely recommending you to my family and
friends. Next time when I do travel again, I will try to get a bigger group
and you will be my contact.
Emily
Clients information:
Emily New York, NY
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To the management
chinatour.com
A Summary of my travel in China -
Tour Code ( CO609B)
This was the most memorable trip for my daughters and my American friends and will stay in their good memory for the rest of their lives. They must have told so many people by now and if only they have your company
cards and brochures to give away....you would have so many potential customers by word of mouth.
It is the greatest in merely 2 weeks plus
The reason is it is a customized trip.
That means it is tailored to our interest and liking and budget. We wanted to be different. We want to feel special and doing the unbeaten track. My profession is a TV Producer, My friends are a lawyer and an advertising agency personnel.
The other reason it was a great trip is because we happened to have mostly top friendly and sincere tour guides that see to our need of a last minute very clean 5 stars toilet, last minute change of itinerary, change of food
And change of mind.
The most important reason is because of the special places we have packaged successfully which included seeing the western part of China, like the Gobi Desert, Doing sunrise on the camel and the sand dunes, and having special
birthday party in the kindergarten school for my daughter...... All these, takes research and planning and lots and lots of talking in mail and in phone... Here and there in China.....
We have so much luck to have Tao, your staff, to be doing and helping with the above in order to organize such a remarkable trip.
This will be the trend of the modern travellers, where everybody want to have a customized trip and where everybody will demand for personal attention from competent staff like Tao. I see that there are more new travel agencies coming up strong and creative and going along such personalized packaging to China which is out-shinning your companies you must believe me. Not only is their web sites more attractive, their packages with
professional seductive write-up will anytime make your site and offers gloomy. They charge slightly more but I see them capturing the American tourists. Your old way of services the same places the same buses need to change....at least for advertising purposes.
Advertise packages for like :
ONE family to China
Customized Tour just for YOU
ONE van ONE family Customized CHINA
Breakfast on Gobi Desert !
Best for single and mother and woman - customized small
group in CHINA
Thank you for the memorable trip. Special thank to Tao and the young
lady manager based in Shanghai.
Teng
P/S I could have help you in your web site design !!!
Clients information:
Teng Teng New York, NY
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Tao Chen
We just returned from your trip CTS05. We want to give you some feedback on our experience. The trip was just great we learned many things about the Chinese culture and saw many wonderful sites. We are very impressed on the amount of growth China is currently experiencing. Our National guide was a woman named Sunny. She went out of her way to insure that everyone on the trip was included in all the activities. One couple was slow in walking and when it became too much for them she rented a ride to help them keep up. She was very knowledgeable and did a very good job of explaining the history and current culture of China. The trip was well worth the money and we would highly recommend chinatour.com to our friends if they are interested in a trip to China
Larry & Marge
Clients information:
Larry & Marge
Itinerary: Beijing, Yichang, Three Gorges, Chongqing, Xian, Lhasa, Shanghai 16 days
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Dear Tao,
being back from Asia and still completely jet laged but happy! The trip was wonderful and amazing. Everything was well organized and satisfying. Thanks again for all you effort!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Bruni
Clients information:
Bruni New York, NY Sep. 1st 2007
Itinerary: Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai 11 days
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Hi there, Kerry !!
Kay and I just wanted to drop you a note of "Thanks !!", for setting up
a fantastic trip for us to China. The visits to each of the 3 cities exceeded our expectations for site seeing, history understanding and a full agenda of neat things to do while we were there. It was an experience we will never forget.
We also wanted to comment about the unbelievable job that our tour
guides and drivers did for us in every city we visited. Summer, Helen, Paul and Tina were fabulous. They made our trip the great experience that it was.
Thanks again ....................... very much !!!
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Hi Tao,
It's nice of you to follow up. My trip to China was fantastic!!! I am very pleased with how all arrangements were made and set up. The itinerary was very enjoyable. You set up a lot of fun, interesting, famous and intriguing sites for us to see. I believe we saw maybe 5-6 of China's top tourist spots (including the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Lingering Lake, etc.) They were amazing sites. I absolutely loved seeing each site in all cities. I LOVED THE TRIP! Also, the number of cities we went to was wonderful. I am so happy to have seen all that I did.
The hotels were fabulous and very comfortable. I enjoyed my stay at each. Regarding food, we always had enough dishes to sample from and never went hungry. It was nice that the meals were ready the minute we got to the restaurant. Also, I was very pleased that there was a tour guide waiting for us at each city. That made us feel comfortable and safe. Even when some of our planes were delayed, the tour guide was still at the arrival gate. Each tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and spoke English very well. They were very accomodating to our questions and needs. I am happy with the guides we had.
Your agency set up the best trip I could have gone on. I am very thankful for that! Also, your help in planning and preparing me for the trip was extremely helpful. You were always very responsive to all my questions in a quick manner. That made me feel very good about working with your agency. Thank you for all that you did to get us to China.
Below are a few suggestions:
- Provide at least a full bottle of water to each person at each meal. Beer and soda was always provided, and sometimes water (but only one glass.) We needed to stay hydrated throughout the day so water is essential and should be included.
- Spend at least 2 days in Shanghai like we did in Beijing. Shanghai seemed like a fun and interesting city, but we only had one full day to look around.
- Provide more tours of local Chinese markets and alleyways. Many of our meals were at tourist-heavy locations. We wanted to eat where the locals eat. Also, although the food was great, we would have liked to have ordered some meals on our own.
I am happy to say that I did not get sick on the trip. I loved climbing the Great Wall and seeing the Terracotta Warriors. It was a pleasant journey that I have raved to all my friends and family about.
THANK YOU again for everything :)
Sincerely,
Basofin
Clients information:
Basofin, Palatine, IL Aug. 20th 2007
Itinerary: Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, Shanghai 15 days.
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Tao,
We just got back from our trip to China. Everything went well. We had a great time. Thank you for all your work preparing the trip. Helen Hill
Clients information:
Roanoke, VA Jul. 24th 2007
Itinerary: Beijing - Three gorges - Shanghai 11 days
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Clients information:
Tang Newark, NJ Jul. 2007
Itinerary: Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Shanghai - Suzhou - Nanjing - Yangzhou - Wuxi
- Hangzhou - Shanghai 15 Days
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However, our Tibet guide spoke poor English. Everywhere
else, guides spoke excellent English and understood what we wanted to
do, very flexible.
Beijing - Anna was an excellent guide. Hotel was very good.
River Cruise - Boat was good, but the captain was an idiot. There was a
river flood and he couldn't dock at chongqing and he wouldn't let
passengers go on shore by ferry boat. We almost missed our flight to
Xian. He asked us to be patient and cancel our flight. But the
passengers said other cruise ship captains are arranging for their
passengers to get off by ferry to the nearest shore, why not you? And
we asked, the flood is a national disaster, you keep in touch with river
traffic, so why did you bring us to a disaster area so that we can be
kept as your hostage on the ship - we would rather get off when we
could. In the end, we all lost patience and he called a ferry 4 hours
later - we got on flight to Xian with no time to see Chongqing (we were
supposed to have 4 hours there).
Xian - love the hotel we had and Tang Dynasty show with dumplings. Our
guide Dana was also excellent in every way.
Tibet - Guide were so so. But Tibet is interesting!
Chengdu - we only changed planes there and were surprised to find a
guide changing planes for us. She was very helpful.
Shanghai - excellent hotel - we had a nice view, and our guide was also
excellent. Wonderful acrobat show.
We will definitely recommend our friends.
Cate will comment on the extension tour. They enjoyed it, I know.
Clients information:
Richard New York, NY Jun. 30th - Jul. 15th 2007
Itinerary: Beijing-Yichang-Three gorges-Chongqing-Xian-Llhasa-Chengdu-Shanghai 16 days
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Hi Tao,
Had a great time.
Everything worked out well.
Best regardss,
Brenzel
Clients information:
Brenzel Toronto, CADANA Jun.4 2007
Itinerary: Beijing - Three gorges - Xian - Lhasa - Shanghai 16 days
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Dear Summer,
Please submit this letter to your supervisor at the Travel Agency in lieu ofthe Evaluation Form you handed out to all of us. I was a member of the tour from Los Angeles, CA from May 19-June 2.I wantyou to know that I thought the tour was well-organized, well-coordinated,cultural, historical, educational and interesting in all aspects. The hotels were first-class, the restaurants were excellent (although I was ready for a "Big Mac" by the end of the two weeks!), the sites that we visited were all appropriate for tourists, the cruise was splendid and I enjoyed the entire tour. Our tour leader, Jing Zhu (Summer) was the best. She was knowledgeable, professional, courteous, funny, cheerful and faced every day and every situation with patience and grace. The fact that it poured rain on our day at the Great Wall was not the best day of our tour but that was not her fault! There were several times when she had to hurry me along because I was trying to get just one more picture of a certain place, but I understood that we had a schedule to keep in order to have the organization and coordination. I had a wonderful time, even though the last day was spent feeling sick with a cold and sinus headache. I would recommend this tour to anyone and everyone, especially if the tour guide was Summer.
Thank you for a memorable two weeks.
Sincerely,
Patricia
Clients information:
Patricia San Diego, CA Jun. 13th 2007
Itinerary: China Comprehensive Tour 15 Days Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Yangshuo-Shanghai-Suzhou-Nanjing-Yangzhou-Wuxi-Hangzhou-Shanghai
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Hello,
I just returned from a trip (booked on your site chinatour.com), which I loved. It was the 10-day Beijing/Xian/Guilin/Shanghai package, and it was one of the best trips of my life. I'm emailing you because I had one tour guide in particular who was a cut above, and made our trip really special. Her name was Janet, and she guided us in Guilin. Aside from commending her to you, I want to know if there is an email address or perhaps a physical address of an office or something in Guilin where she can be reached - I want to send her a thank-you note. Is this at all possible? Thanks so much for your help, and thanks for making this trip the experience of a lifetime.
Bradford
Clients information:
Bradford Pittsburgh, PA Jun. 6th 2007
Itinerary: Best of China 11 Days Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Yangshuo-Shanghai
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Hi Julie,
Here a few of the China photos that I took. Maybe I can come into your
office one day and you can help me sort out the photos from Beijing. All the
buildings look alike to me. Do you see the photo of Fu Na (Nana) with the
kids and her flowers? That is so cute. My daughter took her flower to work
and put it on her desk.
Hope to see you soon.
Jade
Clients information:
Jade Garden City, NY Jun. 4th - Jun. 17th 2007
Itinerary: Best of China 11 Days Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Yangshuo-Shanghai
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We stayed healthy, except for a cold we took from a New York couple. We enjoyed all of the things we saw and learned a deeper appreciation of your culture.
Thanks,
Leroy
Clients information:
Leroy May 19th - Jun. 2nd 2007
Itinerary: BEIJING-YICHANG-THREE GORGES-CHONGQING-XIAN-GUILIN-YANGSHUO-SHANGHAI 15 DAYS
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Alan Los Angeles, CA
Thanks, The trip work out fantastic,The ticketing and cordination could not have work out better.We would also like to thank the team you have in China,BEIJING, Allen,The city and State tour guide, He realley knows what He is doing from picking us up at the airport to hotel and then working with Mary the city tour guide in Xian and arranging all the different groups departing different ways be plane or trian.And then landing in ChonQing where Charley met us, The city tour guide took us to see the Panda house the highlights of the city and dinner at the THE HOT POT RESTRUANT (Best Yet) and the took us to the boat to travel down the Yantze River made all the arrangment and We said our good byes(Recommended) TheYantze River besides tne Great Wall and the Terra-Cotta soldiers was the Highlight of the trip.and after the river trip. the tour guides pick us upAdn took us to the airport with no proplems.Me mother in law, would like to personelly than You, The trip from Lax To Shangai to Beijing to hotel could"t work out so perfect. wheel chairs and all.When ever We can We will recommend You and Your travel agency.
Thank You,
Alan
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Anna San Francisco, CA
Just want to thank you for assuring us a very nice trip. We just returned on September 7. Everything was well organized, the food was adequate and fine, and all the hotels were true 5/4 star hotels. We learned a lot of history, and saw a lot of historical places. The guides and bus drivers took good care of us, and exceeded our expectations. We were happy to tip accordingly.
I have recommended the trip to 4 other friends from the San Francisco area....who would very much like to take the same trip next year. They will put together a group, and will most likely be contacting the Burlingame office.
Thank you.
Anna
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Pharra New York City, NY
Whew what an experience and crazy getting back to work! We had a wonderful time. Both guides were great! Bejing had such beautiful things to see and Shanghai is HUGE. The kids learned so much. I think we may have been a small shock at times to both Don and Alex....we are a very open group! We look forward to going to Hong Kong now.....I will keep your contact information for the future!
Thank you for all you did to make this trip a success. I know I needed a lot of hand holding and I really appreciate your time and patience with me.
Pharra
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Bill Midland, MI
Just a short note to tell you we had a wonderful time and the China Holidays trip was terrific. The guides, drivers, and itinerary were the best. We felt like royalty with our own support staff. We saw other larger groups taking tours, including some China Holidays Groups. They did not seem to have the flexibility we had. We could not have asked for more. Thanks so much.
Bill
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John Chicago, IL
The trip went very well. The hotels, restaurants, and tour guides were all very good. I even recommended chinatour.com to someone thinking of going to China later this year.
John
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Ray
I am back from China and would like to thank you for your very helpful assistance with the booking of our tour. In particular we thank you for your patience in waiting for our visas to come through. We have enjoyed a very good introduction to China.
Best wishes
Tony Woolf
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Hi Selina,
We just got back last week from our trip to China. All I can say is
that everyone had a wonderful time. We would like to inform you that
our National tour guide, Michael, was wonderful and very professional.
He made us feel very safe and secure. He took real good care of us.
We were all very happy with his service. Please relay this message to
your management people about Michael. We will definitely recommend
your company to our friends. I will have them look for you as well.
Thank you also for your help. You have been wonderful and
professional as well.
Once again, thank you Selina for all your help.
Lito & Evelyn Hidalgo
Client Information:
Los Angeles, CA
Tour Code: BC12-B1009IND
Itinerary: BC12: Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Yangshuo-Suzhou-Shanghai
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Selina:
We just came baca! Everithing went perfecto, thank you ver much for everithing
Sandra
Client Information:
Colombia
Tour Code: IE16-B0918A
Itinerary: 1. Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin- Yangshuo -Shanghai-Hong Kong
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May,
I got back to Macao yesterday from my trip to Beijing. I wanted to personally share with you that my trip was AMAZING!
Asia was my tour guide and he was great from the moment that I met him at the airport. I felt like we were friends meeting at the airport not two strangers. The information he shared with me was insightful to say the least. Learning about Chinese history and culture in school is nothing compared to what I learned from Asia. He had answers to all my questions and I was never afraid to ask something. We had fun and laughed a lot.....he is a great person!
He was very understanding and allowed me to make changes to my tour as I wanted to explore Beijing alone at night for dinner ( guess I am more independent that I thought I was), he gave me his phone number and helped me with the subway stops for the places I wanted to go. At first I didn't have any small RMB bills so he lent me money, of course I paid him back the next day, but that is what friends do.
I am grateful for my tour and more for Asia being my tour guide he made the trip memorable
Melissa Kauffman
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Hi May Lin,
I just want to take this opportunity to tell you that Beijing was the trip
of my life... I had an amazing time and your company exceeded my
expectations... I would definitely recommend this trip to all my family and
friends... Don't be surprised if I book another trip with you guys next
year.
Thanks for all your help and take care.
Monique
Client Information:
New York
Tour Code: LS1128A
Itinerary: Beijing-Shanghai
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Hi Carolyn,
Just wanted to send you a quick note and say that our trip to China during the week of 11/29-12/5/2011 was AWESOME. We had a great time and wanted to say that accommodations, tours and everything that was included in the trip was just great. Our tour guide's name was Scott (his American name, his real name is different as he said), just wanted to say that he did a great job in educating us about Chinese history, traditions; he is very knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions, even during the rides between different landmarks he was telling us different stories from the history of the place visited and answered any general questions we had.
I will highly recommend Chinatour.com to all my friends and family who were interested in visiting this great country.
Thank you!!!
Anya Pihura
Client Information:
Anya Pihura,New Jersey, USA
Tour Code: LS1130A
Itinerary: Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou & Hangzhou
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