Reviews

A comprehensive opportunity to see the principal historical sites, towns and varied landscapes of both China & Tibet. Bullet train journeys added to the sightseeing enjoyment of the holiday. Our guide spoke very good English and was often able to expand on the more recent political history of China & Tibet. The tour schedule could be somewhat physically tiring at times but meals were good and cuisine varied. Hotel accommodation was also good. We would really recommend the optional Sichuan Opera performance we attended in Chengdu.
Our particular highlights would include The Great Wall, The Terracotta Army, The Li River cruise, Pandaland, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Lhasa and the Potala Palace and the final evening cruise in Shanghai.
Using the internet was problematic and we were unable to use the recommended Chinese WeChat & AliPay phone payment systems but Yuan paper money was always accepted and in some locations Western credit cards and ATMs were used without problems.

The tour was wonderful with many contrasts from lavish monasteries to seeing the people harvesting on the side of the road and the amazing road/rail/ tunnel infrastructure in the country. Our tour guide George Pu was most helpful to me on the first day when something had been removed from my luggage. He made all the arrangements for me to be reunited with the items and throughout the tour nothing was too much trouble. The individual city guides were also very good. The hotels were first class and the food was amazing and just seemed to keep coming at every sitting. I had waited forty years to go to Lhasa and it didn’t disappoint and the people everywhere were very friendly and it always felt safe to walk around. I would recommend it to anyone

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Good service when booking, excellent well-designed itinerary, wonderful national (Chinese) ****** (Amanda), good local guides.

Would definitely use them again - probably for their "Silk Road" tour next.

Product :

Very good value: excellent and well-paced trip firstly through Yunnan giving ample opportunity to prepare for the high altitude in Tibet, then through increasing altitude from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp - in each case, taking in all the important locations and as much of the local sights as possible in the time available, Food and hotels better than expected throughout the trip.