ChinaTour.comReviews of chinatour.com

For the cost of the total tour and the number of things we saw, I could not ask for a better tour package. Hotels were very nice with very good breakfasts. My only dissatisfaction lies in 3 areas: 1) There was a fair amount of pressure from one of our guides to purchase the optional excursions, as well as from the factory personnel to purchase goods; 2) if you did not want to take one of the optional tours, you were stuck on the bus with no availability to explore on your own; 3) outside of Beijing and Shanghai, the hotels were not near anything to walk to; no possibility to have dinner outside the hotel or to experience the local area. Overall, the tour was great and well worth it. I just felt very managed, and I was logistically unable to go out and do anything that was not on the itinerary. I never had the chance to experience real Chinese food or a real Chinese local experience. The food served in the factories was worse than a bad Chinese restaurant in the USA.

The 11 day China tour surpassed my expectations. I wondered what I would be getting for the price we paid. The hotels and their breakfasts were truly wonderful. The tour guides were beyond helpful, informative and organized. The optional tours are certainly worth the money. The beauty of China and sites we saw were memorable and breathtaking. The lunches and dinners that were included were plentiful while the food was just ok. We were taken to restaurants that cater to tourists and I felt the food was a bit bland. It was my thought that these meals would not have been served to Chinese customers. It would have been much better if our busses had WiFi (only 1of the 3 had WiFi). However, the seats were very comfortable and the busses were clean. I would not hesitate recommending this trip or this company to friends.

Over all the tour is good. I was thinking is a small group but more than 40 people for 1 tour too much people. For Dinner is late hour is hard to find the place to eat. If there's inst. where can we get the dinner is better.

Everything was exactly as promised, no surprises!

There is no better value. Great accommodations and travel. Be ready for a few possible changes to your excursion itinerary.

Our was customized tour and were quite pleased with it.

We saw so much, but there were other things I would have liked to have seen as well. Nine days was a bit too short.The tour and optional tours (take all of them!) were wonderful. I would have liked a bit more souvenir shopping time, but that's a personal choice. Now, the tour itself was fabulous. What a bargain. Fabulous hotels. And the tour leaders couldn't have been better. Knowledgeable. Personable. Helpful. Our guide made sure we saw everything on the itinerary and even more! One group that doesn't always get recognized that should - bus drivers. Traffic in the big cities is incredibly congested. Never felt unsafe. They took very good care of us and our belongings. China is a very diverse and fascinating destination. I recommend it and I recommend ChinaTour.com

We have a great tour with interesting destinations. My only complaint was the ability to either extend or arrive at the tour earlier or later without incurring a rather large fee.