China Tour Reviews

Dear Friends,
I am very sorry for not responding earlier to your request for the evaluation of our recent trip to China. I have been very busy upon my return. You have my permission to publish my coments.

First, we were on a private 11 day luxury tour of China, 2 persons with our own guide and driver in a private vehicle....usually a very comfortable van. I upgraded the hotels, at my own additional expense in Beijing and Shanghai....and I was very happy with them.

I am very happy that we began our China Experience in Beijing with our guide "Cindy" and our driver, "Mr.Leo". They were WONDERFUL!!! Very friendly and caring professionals, and a credit to your company!! The Peninsula Palace Hotel in Beijing is the very best, great accommodations and wonderful staff! The sightseeing was excellent and Cindy knows her history! Mr. Leo was a very friendly and professional driver! The restaurants we were taken to were very special, with great staff and excellent food!! Among the best was the Lunch after the tour of the Forbidden City and the Lunch on the way to the Great Wall at the Auspicious Hotel!

In Xian we were well taken care of by Lily and Mr. Yen. Again, two professtional, and like Cindy and Mr. Leo, a true credit to your company! The Hyatt Regency had a great staff but the hotel is "tired" and in need of a great face-lift!

In Guilin, "William" took wonderful care of us, very up to date with his knowledge and a true professional, while being a very kind person. The trip down the Li River to Yangshuo was memorable, and a wonderful day!! Meeting 2 local brothers in their home, after the River Cruise was special, honorable and proud men who were honored to have us visit in their home, a cherished memory for us!!

The internal flights in China were great, superb service, new aircraft and on-time!! We were very happy to have upgraded to First Class for the 3 flights, better seats, more spacious, good meals, wine, and at a very reasonable fare, for First Class travel! The Sheraton Hotel in Guilin should be looked at again by your company. It is very tired, and in need of a renovation. I stayed there in 1988 and not much has changed, including the very over-crowded dining room at breakfast-time.

The Dumpling Dinner was really delicious and interesting and we really enjoyed it very much! All of the shows were excellent and very different from each other. Wonderful theaters, comfortable seats and good sound systems.

If I go back to China in the future I would definately use your company. Thanks for creating a mostly wonderful and memorable trip to Beautiful China!!

Very truly yours,
Daniel Boyle

Dear Brenda Wang/ Judy Sue

We are now back on our yacht in Malaysia and are happy to respond to you. First I would like to say how much we enjoyed our trip to your country and would like to make a visit again in the future.

We found everything very nice and did appreciate your help in changing our flight plans when my wife was not well, thank you.

We would like to comment on every detail to you.
The restaurants were very good and we were happy with the arranged courses but would have liked to know exactly what the dishes were, very often we were only told it was meat or fish dish. Sometimes we were asked to select the courses and this was better if the content of each dish and how it was prepared was explained to us. We sometime would have liked a glass of wine with our dinner and this was difficult or not available, orange juice was also not available as an alternative.

The guide we had in Xian was the only one which seemed to be in a hurry and did not have time for us, other guides were very good.

The cars and drivers were all good.

The guide we had in Guilin (sorry cannot remember her name) was very helpful and went out of her way to help up us.

Thanking you for your good tour, Raymond and Edwina Dutton, Reback island resort, Langkawi,Malaysia