Mrs. Helen Shiach's China Tour Review
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Hello Sophia and Cindy,
I am very sorry that I haven’t got back to you but unfortunately I have not been very well since returning to the UK. We flew home from Hong Kong last Monday and I think it must have been the flight but I have had a cough and not feeling very well at all.
Firstly I would just like to say what a fabulous trip we had, it far outshone our expectations. We were in Shanghai for an extra 3 days with my nephew and his wife and we had a fabulous time, we then flew to Hong Kong and spent a week there. The only thing Hong Kong was very humid – too hot for me. We had a lovely time there also – it has been one of our most memorable holidays. We ate Chinese food all the time for 3 weeks and were never ill, just a pity about the final flight home.
Many thanks for all your help and it was very good to meet you in Xian – that was a lovely night the dumpling banquet was beautiful plus the birthday cake for Brian.
The drivers were polite the whole trip and we very much enjoyed the experience of so much traffic, and how the drivers managed to get through. Of course when you are on holiday this is no problem, when you have to go to work I’m sure it would be very frustrating. The vehicles were fine and we had no problems at all.
The water is an excellent idea and we were very thankful.
All the restaurants were very good, we enjoyed all the food. We were very lucky to have Chinese tourists with us to advise us what we were eating. Perhaps it would be good if the tour guide could stay with the party and let them know which each dish is. The food was all delicious, I don’t know the name of the restaurant we liked best, but it was on the Saturday lunchtime. There was a wedding party also in the restaurant.
The hotel were all very good. I enjoyed the Prime Hotel best as it was the old style, not so modern and felt more Chinese.
The two things I would like to say, are it would be good to have the Beijing Olympic Stadium included in the trip and also the ladies did not realize that once we went out in the morning each day, we would not return until the evening. If you could state this in your instructions for the trip, we would not need to take so many clothes!!
Customer's information:
Name: Mrs. Helen Shiach
Nationality: United Kingdom
Itinerary: 8 Days Splendid China Tour
Updated: Sunday,Oct 11,2009
Mr. Damian Burns's China Tour Review
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Dear Sophia and Cindy,
The short tour of selected cities are ideal. Beijing was amazing. In all my travels around the world (seeing for example the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids and the Grand Canyon) the Great Wall is the best sight that I have ever seen – nothing matches it.
Leena in Xian was very enthusiastic, spoke excellent English and provided a lot of information.
the complimentary water was greatly appreciated. At all the restaurants the food was good, the waiter/waitress service was good also.
The hotels were very good. The Best was the Prime Hotel in Beijing
I recall we went to a pearl, jade, terracotta and silk store/factory. We weren’t pushed to stay there.It would be useful to tell your guests the type of stores that you would be visiting – I went to a store the first day I arrived and bought jade. I didn’t know how to check the quality of the jade (which I discovered on the visit to the jade factory) so I probably bought poor quality jade (some had flaws e.g. cracks). If I knew I was to visit a jade factory I would have waited & bought it there.
I would recommend visiting China and to definite use the services of China Tour Online, which was the most competitive priced tour package.
Customer's information:
Name: Mr. Damian Burns
Nationality: Ireland
Itinerary: 8 Days Splendid China Tour
Updated: Wednesday,Oct 07,2009
