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Dears;

My entire experience with your tour was quite positive. The hotels ranged from good to superior: I especially enjoyed having a bathtub in each bathroom. All four of the guides I experienced were excellent: "Sara" gave us a warm welcome in Beijing and was very reassuring and patient in answering all of our questions and concerns; "Lily" had a phenomenal knowledge of history in Xian...her highlight visit of the provincial museum was amazing! "Alice" in Guillin was good-humored and most efficient at rounding us up & getting us where we needed to be. Our time with "Summer" in Shanghai was limited, but she shows an obvious love for this city, is most enthusiastic and engaging.

Beyond the obvious highlights of the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Terra Cotta warriors, I enjoyed the walk through Xian's City Park; the visits to the apartment where we participated in making dumplings, the opportunity to enter private homes in the hutong and the farm house. Group meals were excellent. What seemed unique to this trip was that the guides informed and instructed us well so we were prepared--but did not hover over us or micromanage our time and gave us the knowledge to explore on our own some evenings.

Visits to two pearl factories (even though one was fresh and one was seawater) seemed somewhat redundant, but otherwise the shopping stops were OK and didn't use up excessive amounts of our time. Actually, I liked everything about the 11 days, particularly the diverse and adventurous people whom we joined. Having the maximum group size at 18 was a real plus. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is reasonably fit (we did lots of walking) and ready for some unique adventures!

Marcia Emal
  • Name: Ms. Marcia Emal & Ms. Marcy Krueger
  • From: USA
  • E-mail: bagbytravel.com|connie
  • ltinerary: 11 Days Small Group of Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai
  • Date: 6/24/2013
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