Reviews

It is simply impossible to pick out the highlight of this trip as everything was so wonderful. The excursions and evening entertainments surpassed anything I could have imagined and will live with me for years to come. The tour guide pulled the group together as a family and ensured everyone enjoyed their trip.

I have had a couple of conversations including a Zoom call with staff from Wendy Wu and two of them were very pleasant, helpful and informative. However, the person I spoke to you yesterday when I booked seemed somewhat brusque, indifferent and not particularly interested in answering my questions which was disappointing.

We have only just booked a tour with this company but we were very impressed by the level of service and Marks ability to arrange our requirements. We are very happy and looking forward to our future tour.

Once I was in contact with a service agent, the service was very good. However, prior to me making the contact by phone, I had tried to communicate with an agent via email and did not receive a response to my queries. As such, I was compelled to make the contact via phone.

Overall well plan itinerary. Room for improvement:
Too busy n full back to back schedule for the 9 days experience.
Suggestions:
Include 1 day free time for rest or self activity out of the 9 days.
Food:
Excellent 3 meals.
Observe that meals are cooked differently in Shanghai, Xian, Beijing. But is all similar. For example: eggplant nearly every day , but cook differently!

Peking duck is supposed to be the Highlight in Beijing.
But the skin is very ‘fatty’n not crispy at all. I did not enjoy the Peking duck dinner.
Excessive chillies added on the last dinner in Beijing will then lead to pple not enjoying the dinners due to over spicy taste.
Would be good to plan for 1 or 2 “no lunches”included days to reduce cost and allow for everyone to explore snacks and street food. Tour guides can recommend local foods like in Nanjing road as an example.

Too much detailed histories from some guides.On very hot days, show consideration to elderly people. Too detailed histories n information at ‘forbidden city’ n ‘Tiananmen’ on a day with high temperatures.
Terracotta Army visit was interesting and knowledgeable for me.

One recommendation:
Optional itinerary for foot or body massage to help with relaxation and promote western knowledge of Chinese ancient therapy on healing thru massages.

The groups leader, Mr Hoffman, was extraordinarily good. He was helpful, knowledgeable with a fine sense of humour. Mr Hoffman clearly loved his country and shared this passion with us.
Mr Hoffman was able to navigate areas of high tourist interest with skill, allowing us to see the beautiful sights of China in relative peace, away from the usual tourist hustle and bustle, even though this often meant early mornings. Mr Hoffman is a skilled tour guide. He was so responsive to personal needs, finding information and responding to guest’s personal needs. His skills really made the trip for us.
The use of Bullet trains gave us a wonderful opportunity to see China as it moves forward.
The trip, although fast and furious gave us an amazing insight into China, with all the sights we wanted to see.
The trip gives a great taster, leaving us wanting more.
When you go, look out for the amazing toilets, with heated seats and other ‘options’ for personal hygiene!!

Fantastic service. Excellent brochure. Fast responses to questions and very clear information. Options given to deal with our specific situation to make the best possible holiday and the most cost effective price. We had been recommended by two different friends and so far not disappointed.

Booking was a dream. All our questions were answered and by the end of two conversations we felt confident that Wendy Wu had exactly the right tour for us.

Very attractive itineraries, all with clear details about specifics and options. Easy to book. Thank you!

Excellent holiday, very impressed with China. Susan our guide was wonderful. The food was terrific. The trip is go go go throughout so we feel quite exhausted afterwards. I don’t recommend Air China so in retrospect I would want to fly with another airline. However it was a direct flight and most others are indirect.
River cruise ship was nice but it didn’t start sailing till the second day of boarding so it’s really a three day cruise with four nights on board.

Extremely well managed and excellent value for money considering the vast range of activities included. Local guides exceptionally good, caring and knowledgeable. Hotels were of a very good standard and the food was decent. All aspects of the trip were well communicated. I would hesitate to recommend Wendy Wu’s Glories of China.

We had a great holiday which more than lived up to our expectations. All the guides were excellent and very knowledgeable. In particularly our national guide Linda who fully supported the whole group.

This has been the most amazing trip we have ever been on. The trip is organised so well, and our tour guide Bruce was fantastic. He was with us for the whole two weeks and made it most enjoyable with his good sense of humour. It takes the stress out of a holiday when you don't have to worry about timings or getting around, we were free to enjoy the wonderful sights of China. We covered so much in the two weeks, and I loved the little experiences thrown in, such as tea tasting, the evening shows and the odd surprise entertainment at meal times. We would have never of experienced so much if we had arranged the trip independently. The food was excellent, and there was more than enough of it! We had plenty of opportunities to have free time to wonder, which was nice. We've never been on a group tour before, and we were lucky enough to be with a lovely bunch of people, which also made the trip special. Hotels were wonderful, so nice to come back to a modern, clean, fully equipped hotel at the end of a busy day of sightseeing. Wendy Wu was so helpful from booking and all the way through, absolute five-star service from them, highly recommend and will definitely use them again. Thank you Wendy Wu.