China Tours Reviews

Regarding our trip.

First all the key elements - timings, flights, hotels, visits worked well. We had no problems.
Second. We really liked your choice of hotels; perfect for what we wanted. The Four Seasons in Guangzhou was a surprise and a delight to finish off with.

The guides you chose were all good and we thought Tom in Guangzhou, with his outstanding knowledge, and Tiffany (Jin Jing) in Beijing, who was really engaging, were notably superior. Both were very good listeners and willing to adjust to our needs - Tom allowing us a late start after the delayed arrival of our plane, and in Beijing where Jin Jing made adjustements for me to have a meeting with the President of the China Leather Industry Association.

The food everywhere was good but we did get concerned when we started following bus tours into "foreigner" restaurants. We did not much like the ambience, the plastic table cloth or the buffet at the restaurant near the Great Wall. A similar restaurant was closed the next day near the summer palace and Jin Jing took us to another restaurant in town near to our next visit in the afternoon and we ate with her and our excellent driver. This was an excellent meal and very enjoyable. As a couple we do not go on bus tours nor buy lots of tourist things so we reacted against the big tourist sales and restaurant places. It was not the cost that was the issue - the non bus tour places are often cheaper. However I would say we thought it correct to stay inside the museum area at the Xian warriors and the noodles there were excellent, as was the Dumpling dinner in town.

On the boat the room you booked us - a junior suite at the back - was excellent for our needs. Thee was some pressure to upgrade and I suppose we should have looked but when you are tired, settled in a room you have booked and paid for being pressed to change with unclear financial consequences is actually unsettling. This was an exellent three days and our eating arrangements upstairs and room on the 5th fllor with big windows worked really well. I do think that the arrival arrangements they make on the boat - cash tip up front and heavy pressure on changing rooms just as soon you step in - create a poor impression for many passengers. Since most passengers are not too pirce sensitive sorting out the correct rooms and these sort of tips in advance would be much better.

All in all an excellent trip and we are very pleased we chose to use you for it.

Thanks for all your help

Mike

We had our tour arranged privately as the times we arrived into and left China didn't match with any of the main providers we could find. After writing to a number of companies we found Dragon Delights personalised tour itinerary to be best value and incorporating what we wanted to see in the best time frame. As a result of choosing them we've just come back from one of the better organised tours I've ever been on - the guides were fantastic and knowledgeable, with one guide even helping us to fill up our last day when flight times changed on our flight out of China. Having been to about 45 other countries and having been on a vast variety of tours I can honestly say that Dragon Delight Tours were one of the most knowledgable, friendly and efficient companies I've travelled with - transfers were faultless, hotels and meals of good quality, itinerary well suited to the time frames available, local guide knowledge excellent, drivers excellent and customer service very good as well. I can certainly recommend them to others.

I just wanted to say how wonderful our time in Beijing was. William was excellent. He was timely, knowledgeable and very accommodating. We can't say enough wonderful things about our trip. Your company is amazing!!!! Thanks so much for making our time in china so great. I will be putting a review on trip advisor of how wonderful you and your people were.

Cindy and Charles.

Hello Vicki, We have finally returned home after our cruise from Beijing to Singapore and I would just like to let you know that we were very impressed with the tours you arranged for us in Beijing. Our tour guide, Lucy, is delightful and very helpful and she made our excursions extra special. Her local and historical knowledge are excellent and her English is very clear and understandable. The bus driver assigned to us was also very good and drove safely and was always on time. The guide who collected us at Tianjin train station, Jenny, was also very helpful. 100% satisfaction from our small group!

Many thanks for your assistance and we will certainly recommend your company to anyone else who may be travelling to China in the future. Regards,. Andrea Williams.

I scheduled my trip quite late. Of the tour companies I contacted, DD was the first to respond with a possible itinerary and price. I had to make several changes to that first plan, including shifting a few dates. Stella, who I worked with, was incredibly accommodating. The tour itself was relaxing. Each guide was more wonderful than the one before, all feeling like family practically. We loved the ease of being met at the airport and in one case, making two wonderful stops en route froma the airport the the river cruise which we would never have planned on our own and made us feel like the travel day was

more than a day wasted, which is common. The suggestions we received were terrific and our return requests were readily accommodated. For a reasonable fee we upgraded to a Chinese style hotel in Bejing for 3 nights and it was absolutely wonderful, well worth the upgrade. It was near a fun area: Bar Street and not far from the lake. I went with my sister and my son and we spent almost no time trying to figure out where to go, which was wonderful and made the trip efficient yet very reasonably paced. The guides were all dear and patient, suggesting we guide how long we wanted to spend different places. We never felt pressured to hurry. The van was comfortable and the drivers were excellent. I would highly recommend this tour company and I was wary as I didn't know of them. I couldn't be more satisfied with our trip.

Thanks again to you and to all our most wonderful guides. Each as good as the one before. A wonderful experience.

Thank you, Stella

Sue

We are now home after our tour of China. We had an absolutely wonderful time and your organisation was faultless. Everywhere we went we were met punctually by friendly and informative guides with excellent drivers, the hotels were first rate and the itinerary was excellent.

We will certainly be recommending your company to other people.

Thank you very much,

Regards,

Frank & Elizabeth Parker

Sarah and I have just arrived home from our holiday in Beijing and Shanghai and wish to thank you and your company for the fabulous service you provided us during our stay in China.

Beginning with your assistance. The tour and the hotels you booked for us were simply superb. Your attention to detail and your assistance made our holiday organisation seem very effortless.
Our guide and our driver during our stay in Beijing were extremely professional and very accommodating.

Nothing was too much trouble and they both made us feel very well looked after.

Finally the accommodation you booked for us in Shanghai was amazing and we thank you very much. I will be going online to recommend your tour company, Dragon Delight, as an outstanding operator.

Once again
Thank you very much
Kind regards
Heather and Sarah Rodger