Our motive for going to China was to visit family, but we also wanted to see the country. Not having visited before, making our own travel arrangements was daunting, and we decided to go on an organised tour.

We chose Wendy Wu’s Gems of China tour as it gave us the opportunity to visit areas such as the Zhangjiajie National Park which weren’t covered by other tours, and we were very happy with our choice.

From the first moment of booking we were very satisfied with the attention to detail and level of support we received from the company. When it was decided (the day after we applied) that British visitors no longer needed a visa, the staff were very helpful, and processed our refund quickly. The information we received before the tour was very comprehensive and answered all our questions.

The quality of the hotels where we stayed, and the transport (including coaches, trains and internal flights) were all excellent.

In an unfamiliar country such as China the quality of the local guides is extremely important, and our main guide, Sophie Jin was fantastic! Her English was great, she was very knowledgeable and friendly, and managed the conflicting demands of a diverse group with tact and kindness. We were very well looked after, and I can’t praise her highly enough. Different guides with more local knowledge were employed in the different places we visited, and they were all excellent.

The tour covered all the main areas of tourist interest, such as Beijing, the Great Wall, Terracotta warriors etc, and included a relaxing Yangtze cruise. We had many opportunities to go on voluntary evening entertainments, and I can honestly say that these were some of the highlights of the tour, and gave us experiences we would never have had elsewhere.

My only (minor) criticism would be that the tour was very fast-paced; it would have been nice to have longer stays in the places visited, and more free time, but this would have added to the cost, which was quite high. All in all the tour was a brilliant introduction to a country little visited by western tourists, and one which challenged previously held ideas. We thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend Wendy Wu tours highly.

So far everything re the booking has run very smoothly

The holiday was amazing from start to finish. All sightseeing trips were fantastic.
Food was great in every location.
Hotels were lovely all had comfortable beds plus everything was very clean.
We had a magnificent guide called Andy who went above and beyond to make sure everything went according to plan .
I would highly recommend this tour as it gives a fantastic insight to China .

A very intense but enjoyable holiday.
Our national guide, Cecilia, was superb.

The Wendy Wu China tour far exceeded our expectations in every way, thanks to our National ****** Addison and the local guides we met along the way. Every aspect of the tour had been carefully thought out and great care taken to provide us with a diverse and interesting picture of China. The places we were taken, the experiences we were given and the culture we observed were fascinating. Each hotel we stayed in on our tour was first rate and we travelled in comfort by coach with first class drivers. I could not recommend this tour more highly as Addison went above and beyond to accommodate everyone in the tour group, always with a smile nothing was ever an issue. Japan was more of a contrast to China than we expected, Sumiko was a great National ******, very knowledgeable about Japan and went the extra mile to ensure we were all happy. My hats off to Sumiko for being able to get the whole group around Japan without any local guides. Even when things came up out of Sumiko's control she managed to find away to work around them. Highly recommend this tour

My wife and I went on the holiday to China 6-20 Apr 26 and had a really wonderful time. Our guide Linda, really made the whole holiday extra special. Our time was well planned, well organized and well supported with all the extra local guides Linda used for the whole of the holiday. She organized extra shows and activities that gave us a real taste of her country, and the food she chose for our lunch and dinner meals gave us a broad choice of local regional dishes from all the places we visited. For the 2 weeks we spent in China Linda managed to cram in everything I had on my `bucket list`and a lot more besides. China is a vast country with lots of fascinating historic and modern sites to see. The initial cost of the holiday may seem expensive, but once you see what is included in the cost, it is worth every penny. My wife and I enjoyed this holiday so much we are now looking into visiting Japan next year (2027), thank you Wendy Wu for a really great holiday, with lots of wonderful memories.