Tourist nationality: Canada
Tour itinerary: 8 days Beijing/Xian/Chongqing/Yangtze River Cruise/Yichang/Shanghai
Tour Reviews:
Hard to believe that we are already back in Toronto. It was hard to leave China, as we had such a wonderful visit to your amazing country.
Thank you for making the trip run so smoothly for us. There is really nothing that we would have changed and thanks to you we enjoyed everyday of our visit. Even with the problems we had with our overweight luggage, you were readily available to help and correct the situation without any hesitation. That was so important and confirms that you are a wonderful agent. We would gladly recommend you so please feel free to use us as a reference.
Few thoughts... There was a private restaurant on the Victoria Anna but this needed to be reserved early (prior to the trip). This was great for Westerners wanting a more familiar menu. Also met other tourists who were on the East King boat and enjoyed it. I don't know how it compared to our boat, but these Americans were very happy as we were with the cruise.
The Royal Meridien in Shanghai was spectacular, and we had wonderful meals at Jade on 36 and T8. Just in case you are asked for recommendations. Also the Green T house in Beijing is amazing. Lee was a great guide in Shanghai and after a wonderful day with him on Saturday he provided us with excellent recommendations for Sunday. We visited the Shanghai museum, Peoples Park, and Old Town for tea and dumplings. The one place we missed but would visit next time is the Urban Planning Museum which we did not know about until it was too late. But others who saw it found it very interesting.
For any Jewish clients you have wanting a Jewish tour, there is a guide in Shanghai who does fantastic 1/2 tours of the Jewish quarter. His name is Dvir Bar-Gal email shanghaijews@hotmail.com Phone (86)13002146702 He is extremely busy and needs to be booked in advance. Lawyers who we were with in Beijing arranged this for a group of us on Saturday morning in Shanghai.
Talking the bullet train in Shanghai yesterday was awesome. Great idea for others. But take the guide or they will get lost at the airport!
We hope to be able to send you much business in the future. Thank you for all your support and for the wonderful gifts as well.
Renee and Joel S.