"Our tour in China was a wonderful success! We have already told many friends of our good experience with your company.

We found the accommodations very comfortable. The pace of the tours was exactly right for us and we particularly appreciated the free time we had in Shanghai and Beijing.

Most of our guides were quite good. Jennifer (Shanghai) was very well informed and an absolute delight with her cheery, friendly demeanor! JoAnn in Wuhan knew quite a lot about the area and the city; it is too bad we had so little time to spend with her. Our guide in Chongqing was adequate, but
seemed quite bored. Echo, in Xian, was excellent! She was so well informed and taught us so much of the history and culture of China. She did not limit herself to Xian, but brought all of China to life for us. Echo was definitely our favorite guide. Cherry in Beijing showed us all the important sites and was very hospitable. I think she was new to the job, as she did not know the answers to many of our questions and was not familiar with the international airport procedures.

The vans provided were roomy and the air conditioning was very welcome. Flying from city to city afforded us extra rest and time to enjoy more of the wonderful places offered.

We felt Travel China Guide had arranged a good tour, taking in the sights we really wanted to see and adding a few we had not realized would be so interesting. Our only complaint is the required stops at the government factories to see and purchase jade, silk carpets, terra cotta warriors, or whatever. We informed our guides we did not enjoy shopping, but could not get out of going to these many shops. Im sure we saw 3 jade factories and 2 or 3 silk outlets. It was too much and cut short the time we were able to spend in the museums, which were much more interesting!

The cruise aboard the Princess Elaine was excellent. The ships staff were courteous and knowledgeable. The accommodations were clean and comfortable. The layout of the ship was excellent, offering us many different vantage points along the Yangtze River. Thank you so much for suggesting we upgrade to this 5 star cruise."