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Intertrips provided everything that they said they would. My main issue with this particular tour (Splendid China) was that it was more about getting us to and from their "factory tours"' i.e shops than it was about sightseeing. They could eliminate Hangzhou and Suzhou completely and have a much nicer trip. We wasted a couple of days travelling on buses and checking in and out of hotels instead of enjoying ourselves. Should have just spent 4 days in Shanghai. On the plus side, the hotels were 5 star and the included breakfast buffets were unreal.

I did the 8 day tour starting in Beijing for $699 with my dad. It exceeded my expectations. they really look out for you the whole way, no BS at all. We enjoyed the tours in the silk, tea, and jade factories and never felt a hard sell. Yes, the items were a bit more expensive than if you found them in other places but they were in line with the level of hotels we stayed at. You dont have to buy anything you dont want, but you get to learn about them. If I flew to China on my own I would be happy to pay for thees tours. The boat rides were also great for photos. I had stayed at the Great Wall Marriott for about $380 a night in 2012, yes it was nice, but it wasn't nearly as nice as these hotels we stayed in on the tour. The trip must be subsidized to give it away at this price. They did make sure to only show you an impressive experience. Its really the best of China. Im going back for the 15 day tour with the whole family next year. I think China is investing in good impressions on this one and have out done themselves. Save a seat for us in Feb. 2019

They send you a credit card form and then tell you can only pay by wire transfer or check.

It comes down to the air transportation arranged awful. Months before travel we were sent a copy of the air reservations and asked to ok it. We were shocked the return flight arrangements would require us to be on flights or waiting in airports at total of 48 hours. So we said this does not work please arrange something else. When we received our travel package weeks before our travel nothing had been changed. We went back and fourth with the represtative for weeks and nothing changed. She reminded us of the low cost of the trip as an excuse for the poor flights arranged. This trip required us to spend 16 hours in Saigon’s airport outside of security because we could not check our bag early. This after a two hours flight into Saigon. Boarded flight 16 hours later and after a 5 hour flight another lay over in Soul for 12 hours before our 11 hour flight home. At our insistence we were provided a 2 star hotel in Soul to freshen up for 4 hours but this had been a big drawn out battle with the represtative to arrange. Would never travel with this company again. My wife and I have traveled coach around the world with many other companies, India, Africa, China to name a few. So we had a lot of others experiences to compare this one too. Avoid this company.

Excellent all around! Great deal, awesome hotels, knowledgeable guides, a great experience! Thanks for making this possible!

The hotels, the tours, the arrangements...they were all excellent!

Agent was rude. There seemed to be a problem with language, poor English, not understanding what I was trying to say. They booked my flight before asking if I was adding the extension and then charged me extra to add the extension. Not a good experience.

Of course I was skeptical! Too good to be true. However, everything from the agents who booked our trip, the flights, the guides that met us when we landed, showed us Beijing and Shanghai, hotels that were Hilton diamond quality, memorable, educational, easy/fun tours, everything was terrific. Took care over us the entire trip. Not everything was perfect or top notch, but mostly and definitely not one negative thing to say. Have every confidence in booking with these folks! We stayed an extra week after the tour and visited several World Heritage parks not on the tour. China is SAFE, friendly, helpful and with a smart phone, you can translate anything. So, glad we stayed extra time on our own.