Testimonial

Dear Elaine, Answers to your questions: Sight:So many of the attractions were just wonderful that it is really hard for me to choose one. I think it would be safe to say that the ones that were most memorable were those with a lot of history, such as the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall, entombed warriors, Xian city wall the Grand Mosque and Muslim Quarters of Xi'an, Ciqikou Old Town in Chongqing and the Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai. These are all equally impressive and memorable. We really enjoyed the bike ride on Xian city wall. GuideAll of our guides were incredibly helpful, knew their history and treated us as very special people. We got on very well with all of them and developed an instant rapport. I guess if we have to identify the most outstanding it was probably Jay, our guide in Beijing. She was very helpful and supportive and even climbed a section of the Great Wall (at Rob's insistence) that most sensible people would consider a foolish task. You are to be congratulated on your choice of guides-we simply had the best time with them. Hotels and meals: The hotels were great and so were the meals. It would have been nice to have been offered a choice at the Bell Tower hotel in relation to a room with a view. That hotel has by far the best location and it would have been nice to know that we could have paid a little extra for a better quality room with a view. The Anting villa was just perfect. The meals arranged by your guides were all excellent. We had so much to eat and so much variety, I could not suggest any improvements. Without doubt your company provides an outstanding service.

Dear Sunny, Your website is very professional and full of all the information that we needed. Your customer service is excellent. From the beginning when we started planning our trip, we received prompt and helpful advice from Sunny Xie. She helped us plan a trip that turned out to be amazing. While we were in China, everything went exactly as planned. Our guides were well prepared and we thoroughly enjoyed our trip. The arrangement is well done. We had comfortable vans and excellent hotels.

Dear Eva
Yesterday we finished our wonderful tour in China, and we came back this evening (really late indeed). I just wanted you to thank for your good organisation, help and assistance, we felt just like being home and I want you to know this... Chinahighlights is really a good organisation, and I will suggest your name to everybody I know is interested to travel in China, I will also try to get you in touch with a friend of mine working in a travel agency (she's in holiday now, but I will contact her when she will return home).. who knows maybe you could do some good business... Here you will find a detailed list about our impressions about the cities.

Cars and Drivers: really good drivers, and comfortable cars, we asked to the driver in beijing to make extra work for the evenings

Guides: the guide in Xian (stefano) was a good guide.. really flexible, really smart, really a good guy, we were really satisfied.. the guide in Chengdu (Java) was extraordinary.. good english, good organisation, grat disponibility, we left our italian address in case she will come to italy one day, she was really a pleasant person.. The guide in Guilin/Yangshuo was also really smart.. not perfect italian but he was studying all the time, always asking for some new words in italian, always providing everything we needed.. really a good guy, he will become a great guide (he's really good right now...) The second guide in Guilin (Lily) was also a good english speaking person, and a good guide too... in Shanghai the guide was really expert and with a good italian..

The restaurants were really good, and we experienced a new way of eating, all of my friends are really happy wih this tour and I think it's a grat score for Chinahiglights..as long as I will have selected the pictures I will surely send you some of the most impressive to you by regular mail in DVD format..

thanks once again
Roberto

Dear Karen: Here I send you all the answers to your questions, and our feelings about the China tour. The shights we enjoyed the best are The Great Wall and Terracota Warriors. Both of them are so impressive and magnificent. We also liked a lot all the temples we could see, as the Temple of Heaven. The tour was as good as we'd expected. We enjoyed a lot in all the cities and counties we visited. The four tour guides were so professional, polite and all of them were so kindly, but we have to recognize that we had a very good time with Xin. She is a funny girl, and so lovely. During our time in China, we stayed in five hotels, and all of them were so comfortable. The best one was in Yangshuo. About the meals, We enjoyed a lot trying new dishes and flavours. The Dumpling Banquet was incredible, and the sweet and sour sauce was the best one I've ever tried.....with chiken, pork, beef, fish.... This travel has been very special for us, not only because it was our honeymoon, but also because we have learn a lot about your culture, people, local customs...and everything has been excepcional!! We had a really good time in China, and we hope we could come back again. We never forget our chinese experience. Finally, we want to thank you for your well done job, because our honeymoon has been the best one we could ever have. Thanks a lot again!! Best wishes, Karen.

Hi Karen,
We had a superb first visit to China, and were truly fascinated by almost everything we saw - thanks largely to the support and guidance of you and your team. Also, many thanks for passing the mobile phone charger onto Clive for me - it was good that everything worked - and Jade was very glad when she was finally able to charge her phone after 2 weeks and speak to her boy friend in England!!

Answers to your questions;
Sights: Everything we saw and experienced in China never ceased to amaze us at how much bigger and busier it was than we expected – nothing had prepared us for the scale of everywhere.

Most outstanding tour guide: Linda and Ricky in Beijing. Very special commendation to them both, they really spoiled us by being our first guides and every guide after that simply were'nt quite as good - although all of the guides were excellent. Ricky was the only driver who spoke any English, therefore he was the only one that we even began to converse with - which given how long we were with them all is a shame. They both represented Beijing and China superbly and put us on the right track to having the superb holiday in China that we had. Please be sure to pass on our deepest thanks and warmest regards.

Hotels and meals: Our favourite meals were in Xian and Chengdu-where the combination of ingredients and flavours worked the best. Thanks again Kevin

Dear Morgen, It was such a wonderful trip. From the point of view of organization , its hard to see how it could have been any better!. We were smoothly shunted over vast distances, always finding a friendly face at the airport to greet us. The local guides ranged from the merely "very good" to excellent. When we ran into some minor problems or when we wanted to make some small changes to our programme, your response was exemplary. In fact we found the overall level of cooperation excellent. Barbara was very impressed with the interaction with Morgen, even before the trip began. In working out our itinerary , Morgen provided many helpful suggestions and advice. The result was an intinerary with no regrets. ( Except that China is so vast and diverse that this trip was necessarily restricted to the "highlights" . ) For us, the "semi-guided" option was just right. No trips in large buses with crowds of people. Usually there were only two of us in a van or car. I have to say that I found Tibet absolutely fascinating. And we had the absolute best guide. Just the two of us in a nice little van.... driving wherever we wanted to go. Of course I have always been fascinated by wide open spaces and rugged local people.. not everyone would necessarily agree . So go to Guilin! Fabulous. Without doubt it's one of the best holidays we have had. ... and we have had a few during our ten year circumnavigatioj of the world in our 41ft Sailing Boat! Our guiide in Tibet, was ioutstanding. Our guide in Giulin was really very good. He is definitely trying very hard and was very helpful. And Thanks again for a really great trip. David and Barbara

Dear Cheryl, We had an wonderful and amazing trip which we enjoyed tremendously. You delivered what you promised and we were overall very happy with the services you provided. Xian: The hotel was very nice and it location wonderful. The guide, the car and the driver were exceptional. We appreciated and enjoyed every minute of our Xian visit. Lijiang: Our visit and stay in Lijiang was extremely enjoyable. Shangrilla: I already wrote how much we enjoyed the Tibetan guide we had in the Shagrilla area. His language skills were below those of others, but he more than compensates by his enthusiasm and acquaintance with the area. He gave us a wonderful time. If we visit the area again, we will definitely make every effort to have him again. The hotel was nice. The sites we saw were astonishing. The Tiger Leaping Gorge is just unbelievable and the road leading to Shangrilla was breath-taking. The park we saw in Shangrilla (with the two lakes) meets the beauty of the nicest mountain-parks we have seen including the Alps in Europe and Yosemitte in the US. The ancient city of Shangrilla is nice, but does not meet the beauty of Lijiang. The visit to the Tibetan home was astonishing (I am using this word too much). The monastery was also interesting. Kunming: The Stone forest is fantastic and the road leading to it was exceptionally interesting. WE enjoyed the flower marke. The guide was a real professional (he was efficient, his language skills were perfect and he provided thorough and fluent information). China is a wonderful and amazing country and we had a glimpse at a few exceptionally impressive sites. You delivered the services you promised and we had an outstanding trip. I particularly appreciate your backup system which allowed us to resolve a problem that came up. Your various promises were fulfilled to the letter. For example, while I found it appropriate to tip most of those who served us, you promised that this is not mandatory and, indeed, this was the case-there was no pressure to do so (contrary to the experience I had 5 years ago with a larger group). Also, the shopping part of the trip was a perfect. When we asked to shorten it, there was no pressure to stay longer or to buy anything (and we found some of the shopping places very interesting-stayed for a while and purchased some very beautiful items). Thank you for or your help. Best wishes uri rothblum

Sunny, We have just returned from our trip. Unfortunately we didn't have time to drop in to meet you when we were in Guilin. I want to say how much we enjoyed ourselves. The whole experience was brilliant. The tour guides were very professional. The food excellent. At no time did we want for anything other than was on our itinerary. Thank you. I also wanted to thank you for the birthday cake for my husband. He really did appreciate it. I will definitely be recommending your company to my friends if they are visiting China. Regards Roselle Beard and Steve Clapp

Hello Sunny. We have great memories of our visit to China. Thanks for all your help. Here are our answers to your questions: Themost memorable attractions: They were all memorable and none really stands out. The Forbidden City is impressive in Beijing; the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an because of the history; the Great Wall because it is so unique, the Li River cruise as the best way to see such beautiful scenery. But, we must not forget the local villages and people we came across during our travels - Collectively, these were the most memorable for us. Most outstanding tour guide: They were all good. However, Yin in Lijiang does stand out for us. There just seemed to be the right mixture of attitude, knowledge, professionalism, care for the client, that made it an absolute pleasure to share our vacation with her. The way she approached our requests, questions and overall stay was exactly what we were looking for. Hotels and meals:all the hotels we stayed in met our expectations. The Banyan Tree in Lijiang for the design and setting and the Fuchun resort in Hangzhou for facilities and luxury stand out for us. Cheers. Keith & Lesley Barnett

Dear Morgen, Regarding our trip, it was a fantastic experience for all of the students and my family. From the quality of the hotels to the variety of the cuisine, everything was beyond expectations. Our trip was an amazing balance of city and country, comfortable at times and challenging at others. Our group saw China in a way that will forever last in our memories and has inspired all of us to learn more about the nation, people, and culture. We are once again grateful for the professionalism and care exhibited by your organization and our guides (especially Foster) and look forward to working with China Highlights again . Sincerely, Edward Hing