Which tour company to use for China?
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Which tour company to use for China?
Any suggestions for reliable tour companies of the highlights - we are from USA - about 10-12 days
. We usually like independent travel but are not interested in doing that in China.
Thanks.
. We usually like independent travel but are not interested in doing that in China.
Thanks.
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We also tend to be more independent in our travels but were very happy with the trip we worked out with Chinatour.net.
We had a couple more days for our trip than you indicate and were able to (slightly modify and) combine 2 of their tours; the classic 8-day “China highlight” package that takes you to the must see attractions in Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai along with the more adventurous 7 Day Guizhou minority tour (to satisfy my wife’s need to visit remote textile weaving villages.) We had been to other parts of China before and the Guizhou minority tour ended up being the highlight of our trip.
If you decide not to spend the time to go on the Guizhou tour, you could also add-in a visit to Guilin and possibly the nearby village of Yangshuo.
We had a couple more days for our trip than you indicate and were able to (slightly modify and) combine 2 of their tours; the classic 8-day “China highlight” package that takes you to the must see attractions in Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai along with the more adventurous 7 Day Guizhou minority tour (to satisfy my wife’s need to visit remote textile weaving villages.) We had been to other parts of China before and the Guizhou minority tour ended up being the highlight of our trip.
If you decide not to spend the time to go on the Guizhou tour, you could also add-in a visit to Guilin and possibly the nearby village of Yangshuo.
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You might also look at www.imaginative-traveller.com. We did their trip to Japan. We are usually independent travellers and that was a good mix of organized and independent time. Good group of like minded other travelers too.
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I never thought I would say this, but after having done it, ditch the tour. You can read my trip report if you click on my name. You can book the entire trip using C-trip. We did not have a problem with the language. Where enlish wasn't spoken, sigh language got us along. Only once did we not find someone who could speak english. Everything went very smoothly. Highly suggest you plan your own want to see list. If a tour covers it, fine. If not, don't fear going on your own.
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We took the China's Best Treasures tour with China Spree in October, 2012. I actually worried a bit about finding what seemed like too many excellent reviews but finally decided to book with China Spree anyway. All I can say is that the trip was wonderful, the reviews all true and we were so happy that we had gone with China Spree.
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Your getting lots of good suggestions of tour companies but like I said I used PD and was very happy. No advice really..... everything was well taken care of and planned for us and we just had to dawdle along!!!!
I was there in 2003 and it was all sooooo fascinating. We walked in the bottom of the gorges as they had not yet begun to flood them.....our guide told us to take a rock and save it from drowning. I still have mine.
China is amazing!!!! Its one place that I have been I actually get homesick for.
Enjoy! xo
I was there in 2003 and it was all sooooo fascinating. We walked in the bottom of the gorges as they had not yet begun to flood them.....our guide told us to take a rock and save it from drowning. I still have mine.
China is amazing!!!! Its one place that I have been I actually get homesick for.
Enjoy! xo