Dear Irene/Vicky,

Sorry for delay in replying to your E mail
In answer to your questions
1.Meals. All meals were good as well as the service. The Sezchuan meal in Beijing was very enjoyable.
2.Guides
a)Marcus in Beijing spoke very good English and certainly knew about the places we visited. We felt the late starts at 9.30 meant we were rather rushed around and longer in each place would have been better- particularly the Summer palace.

b)All guides were very well spoken with good pronunciation.

c)All guides showed good knowledge of the places we visited with so much interesting information it would be nice at times to have it written down so you remeber the stories when you get back home.

3.All cars were clean and tidy, especially the car in Xian. All drivers very courteous and competent.

We would like to compliment you on the complete service that TravelChinaGuide offers, as it is reliable and pick ups at various destinations are always efficient.We would certainly recommend this to friends as it enables you to enjoy China without any worries. All China hotels were good, especially Holiday inn in Beijing.

With reference to the Yangtze cruise - we upgraded to a suite as we felt the standard cabin was small especially after sumptuos rooms in the hotels. Anyway, we did enjoy the cruise.

Best regards Jane & Frank Ball.