Beijing Holidays

Very well organised. Guides were excellent.
I missed my connection from Beijing to Shanghai. I needed more time.

This was a great holiday, fast pace no doubt, but to see all the main attractions this was necessary. Our group comprised of a fabulous mix of the loveliest people ever. The Mekong River Cruise was a fabulous relaxer in the middle of the trip. I have to say on a negative side the trip in Beijing to the 'Old City' was quite disappointing...just a walk trough dusty streets to arrive at what appears to be nothing short of a tourist attraction visiting an 'authentic home' which was packed with other tourists eating was underwhelming. Another low point (an area that in my opinion may be able to be improved) was the day we had the early start to get the flight to Yichang. There was a long period of time in the afternoon spent hanging about before we were able to board the boat at 19.30hrs. Surely we could have stayed in a hotel in Yichang the evening prior to boarding the boat, enabling us to have a leisurely day there and possibly resulting on us being less tired on arrival at the cruise. All in all a great holiday enabling us to see all the main attractions in China. It was just such a wonderful asset to have the help and support of your National Guide Addison. What a well informed, kind gentleman he is. He was just amazing from start to finish. Thank You Addison

I thought the tour was excellent,well constructed, interesting, with very comfortable accommodation, excellent food and an exceptional tour guide, who was well informed and good company. It was a fascinating introduction to Japan and Japanese culture. I deducted a star due to travel arrangements to and from Japan. I had only an hour to change flights in Beijing which was quite stressful. Transit is not well signed and there is no obvious departure board at the airport. It worked, and I and my luggage did not miss a flight, but it involved some anxiety, quick marching, almost running, through the airport to reach the departure gates on time. It is fortunate that I am quite fit !
I would return to Japan and book with Wendy Wu again

Service rating : Easy online booking with any queries quickly answered. Visa process very efficient and final paperwork and documents arrived in plenty of time.
Product : It was never going to be a relaxing holiday and a few of the day's involving internal travel were pretty full on but China is a big place and it has to be done. The organisation was superb from the time we were met by our national guide Eileen at Shanghai to the time she (tearfully) waved us goodbye at Beijing the tour ran like clockwork. All hotels were good by any standard and any room problems were quickly resolved. Free bottles of water were provided in every hotel. Some locations were better than others with the hotels in Guilin and Yangshuo particularly well placed for an evening stroll and see local life. Our local guides were good although they did tend to give a heavy sell on the "optional" tours on offer. The selling at the factories we visited tended to be a bit full on but then again I did manage to get a bargain at the jade factory. Don't be afraid to haggle hard and maybe you will be offered a "secret" price. We were a group of 25 with 7 different nationalities who bonded well and made the trip enjoyable.

Service rating : Wendy Wu, Grand Tour of China. This was very well organised, with pick up from the airport, meet by the excellent National Tour guide Summer. Check in, all transport, entry to attractions. Meals etc. The tour itself was excellent with interesting locations and places to visit. Very well run. 2 of the local tour guides stood out. Both called Cherry, the first with Three Tribes tour in the Yangtze River and in Chengdu.
Product : Wendy Wu were easy to book with. The daily trips out were excellent. Several stand out, Dali was beautiful in the foothills of the Himalayas, Beijing and the Great Wall. The terracotta Warriors, the Pandas, Xi’an at night and Shanghai. Sailing through the Three Gorges on the Yangtze Cruise. Loved wondering around the markets in the various towns battering for items.