The Yangtze River

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.

Service rating : The tour was well organised. We were taken care off from the time we arrived to our departure.

The local tour guides were very good and had sound knowledge.

Our national guide Mr. Jacky was excellent. He was knowledgeable and had lots of patience. He made everyone feel at home and was helpful throughout the trip. His presence made the trip even more enjoyable. He is an asset to your company.

The places we visited were excellent. We managed to have a bird's eye view of China and Hong Kong. All important places were included in the itinerary.

The drawbacks were the time constraint and the travel between places. Beijing and Xian were good. The travel from Xian for the Yangtze river cruise was tiring. Even more tiresome was the day we travelled from the cruise to Hong Kong. We travelled by water, land and air all in one day. We would not have minded an extra day added to the itinerary if it helped to make the pace a bit bearable. That would have given us more time in Hong Kong.
Product : The places we visited were excellent

Service rating : Just returned from Magnificent China tour. On the whole the tour was very good. It was a bit hectic at times with us being out for the whole day returning late evening but saw some amazing sights.
Never written a review before but thought our experience would be useful for those suffering from coeliac disease and requiring a gluten free diet.
It was a bit of a struggle at times. The Chinese do not have much appreciation of a gluten free diet shown by the 'gluten free' boxed breakfast given to my husband on our last morning. They had taken out the sandwich but left in the pastries! (and hadn't given him anything extra to make up for the items removed).
There is something available at each meal. However, because soy sauce can't be used at times the food can be very bland ie the meat and it seems difficult to get them to substitute another flavouring.
He couldn't have the special dumplings at all in Xian. It would have been nice if some could have made with a different type of flour rather than him having to miss out completely.
At times my husband was told that he was to have some 'special dishes' which often constituted a whole plate of broccoli or beans. This was quite disappointing as even mixed vegetables would have been preferable.
The Yangtze cruise was better. The cruise director listened to us and my husband was given a choice of food to pick. The chef was able to make curries for my husband and produced some very nice desserts for him as well. The cruise director was very honest and told us there was no need to upgrade to the a la carte food option and we were very grateful for her help.
On the positive side the tour guide kept my husband informed as to what he could and couldn't eat and he wasn't ill at all on the trip. It just would have been better if a bit more effort could be made to provide interesting and varied food.
It is definitely worth going as long as you don't have too high expectations on the food front. We took plenty of snacks, crisps and nuts for him and he found this a godsend.
Product : Would have liked to have been informed of the Yangtze river cruise upgrades when we booked and before we left UK. Other people on the tour from other countries had pre-booked upgrades.

Service rating : Our guided tour of China was extremely well organised. The hotels were excellent and the meals we had as a group (of 10) were all first class. Our national guide, Melody, made sure everything ran very smoothly and became a friend to each of us. The local guides were better than any guide book giving us history, culture, stories of daily life and even Chinese jokes. We saw the classic sites but also had included special extras like a tai chi lesson, dim sum making, calligraphy and spectacular theatre shows. The only lowlight would be the Yangtze River cruise where the food and evening entertainment shows were not to our taste, however the accommodation was very good and everyone else seemed to enjoy themselves. All in all an unforgettable trip.
Product : A well thought-out tour of China with all the classic sights and much more besides, including lectures, factory tours, theatre trips, country walks and rickshaw rides. The selection of hotels and restaurants was first class. All the tour guides were excellent. There was a perfect mix of organised sight-seeing and time to explore on your own. Highly recommended.

Service rating : From start to finish Wendy Wu were friendly, efficient and professional regarding all aspects of the booking as well as the actual tour. We did not experience any problems at all and would definitely recommend them.
The Tour to China was amazing, well organised and good value.
Product : The Yangtze River Cruise was excellent. Worth upgrading our room.