Reviews

This 16 day tour of the highlights of China was amazing. Wendy Wu organised everything perfectly, and our guide Gary Guo was excellent. He managed to shepherd 18 of us through Beijing, Xian, Yichang, Yangtze River cruise, Chongqing, Guilin, Yangshuo and Shanghai via 2 high speed trains, 2 internal flights and 2 river cruises (4 nights and 4 hours).

The standard of the hotels was very good, and all busses were of a high standard with good, safe drivers.

Everything listed as included in the itinerary was included, and the few extra options were of good quality.

The food was plentiful and of good quality, although it did get somewhat monotonous over the 2 weeks of very similar dishes for lunch and dinner.

I would not hesitate to recommend Wendy Wu and Gary Guo for a tour of China.

Easy to book and amend (as unfortunately we had to). Trip details very accurate and helpful to have the walking guide.
The tour was exceptionally well run. Local guides were all knowledgeable & engaging. Our tour guid "Amanda" was fantastic, so patient and knowledgeable.

Nice hotels - breakfast was buffet in all hotels; chinese restaurant banquet every lunch & dinner.

The sights were well picked, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, The Great Wall, Terracotta warriors, and Pandas before a relaxing recharge of the batteries on a Yankzee River cruise.

The Avatar mountains were very very wet - not much views but we did it all the same.
Some stops eg jade & silk factories & brewery were hard sales.
Shows were optional & some included.
This tour is full on, but fantastic and well planned.

Fantastic trip! Our guide Ni Fan was excellent and easy to understand. He was extremely helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Tour was amazing and exceeded my expectations. Loved everything, even the sandstorm crossing the desert! Food was delicious and I enjoyed all the different varieties. Hotels were great, even right out in the countryside.

Excellent. Very helpful and informative. Made it a pleasure to book.

Excellent tour. Just 17 of us, from UK, Ireland, NZ and Australia. China was an eye-opener, from the Great Wall to huge bustling cities, bullet trains and smooth roads filled with the latest electric cars. Tour leader George Pu was excellent.

Wonderful tour: all we hoped for and more. All arrangements went like clockwork, hotels were excellent; food wonderful and more than ample. Pre-tour support was also excellent, including the comprehensive FAQ notes. Our tour guide Michael Jia was amazing and kept us going with his extensive knowledge, enthusiasm, good humour, warmth and cool head. Disappointed we had to limit him to five stars! Local guides were also wonderful and shared their deep knowledge and love of their communities readily. There was a lot of walking both horizontal and vertical and people who have mobility issues would need to think carefully before taking it on. Schedule was demanding and not for those seeking a leisurely, restful tour.

Amazing tour!! Had a fabulous tour guide called Michael, he really went the extra mile every single day! He was so kind and generous with his time, nothing was too much trouble and he was super organised! Saw some fantastic places and had in depth knowledge from the local guides who were also amazing! We were lucky to be part of such a lovely group, and had a wonderful time! 😊🇨🇳😊🇨🇳

Quick answer of the phone. Everything explained clearly and all questions answered. Have now booked.

Brilliant, the whole trip was amazing. Wendy Wu are able to fill each day to the max. Enabling us to see many of the wanderers of China.
Would definitely recommend the trip to of others

We had a great time on this tour. It met all our expectations as described in the intinerary. We were a group of 23 aged from 22 to mid 70s and we all got along well. Loved having Jesse, a national guide, throughout the tour who was informative about China and who was calm and organised with the travel arrangements.

The food was good but I felt it was spiced down for western tastes, I would have preferred more authentic local flavours with more spice. The food around Beijing after a couple of days felt bland.

We always had a wide range of food dishes/ choices. So we had a small amount of many dishes. I would have preferred more of fewer dishes.

Enjoyed the optional tours, especially the Romance of Three Kingdoms show on the Yangtze River cruise - a must see show.

China is a huge country, so some travel times are long.

Loved Tibet. Be aware of the impact of high altitude.

Overall a great tour and would highly recommend.

We chose the Enchanting China tour for our first taste of China - to see some its most incredible sites and most interesting cities, but without too intense an itinerary and with some free time to explore on our own.

First of all, our national guide Frankie was an absolute superstar! He looked after us so well, made everything interesting and was very engaging and knowledgeable. His organisation of the group when getting on and off trains and buses, crossing busy roads and queuing at the busier sites, put everyone at ease so we could just enjoy it without the worry of working out where you needed to be and when. Frankie is so approachable and friendly, it really felt like having him with us throughout the trip was a big part of what made it so fun.

Also a special mention to the fact that he had pre-arranged with every restaurant we ate in as a group, for vegetarian dishes for my wife - having eaten out a few times by ourselves during the trip, we knew this wasn’t always easy to get right, so having Frankie sort it out was really appreciated. She had some amazing food - one of the highlights being a special vegetarian platter of beautifully presented, colourful dumplings after the Tang Dynasty show in Xian.

The local guides we had with us in each city also added an extra level of insight and detailed local knowledge, that helped us get the most out of each place we visited.

Each city offered something entirely different, and the Yangtze River cruise was a welcome relaxing few days to help break up the busy schedule - the service on the ship was also fantastic.

Overall we’d absolutely recommend the Enchanting China tour to anyone visiting China for the first time.

Everything from Wendy Wu in terms of communication, their booking of flights and transfers, and customer service was excellent - we would definitely go use them again for future trips.

Gems of China was a great way to visit and see all of China’s main experiences whilst getting a little insight into life in China. Hotels were of a really good standard and for the most part food was great (with the exception of a visit to an Irish Pub)
The National Guide was efficient and friendly and managed to keep control of our wonderful group of 26 people. The only criticisms are some lack of flexibility and hard selling at most of the experiences but guess this is China. The river cruise provided a relatively relaxing break in the middle of a full on itinerary and was an opportunity to really get to know the rest of the group. My highlights were the Great Wall and Shanghai - what an eye opener! Immaculate organisation from Wendy Woo as usual.

Great way to see China, However trip 3 days to long should have spent one more night in Guling then on to Shanghai for 3 nights food reasonable to start with ,poor towards the end of trip to many lazy Susans
not enough variety!! 3 meals a day not necessary breakfast and evening meal sufficient with more money being spent on the evening meal Quality

I found the consultant to be very responsive to any questions I had.

Professional , friendly and knowledgeable.