Testimonial

Dear Eva

We returned home to the UK on 26/04/06 after spending time in China, Australia and America. David and I had the most wonderful time in China and enjoyed every minute while we were on tour with CHT. Your efforts, as well as the individual tour guides in the respective cities, went beyond all expectations, and we thank you for making our trip to your fascinating country, a most memorable one. I will definitely be referring China Highlights Travel to others who are interested in touring China. I have completed the Service Evaluation form and submitted it. I hope this finds you well.

Best regards

Shayne and David Hingle

Hi Sunny, We had a fantastic 12-day trip in southern China, thanks to the detailed planning of our trip with you before we left U.S., to the helpful and friendly tour guides in each city, and to the many sites and shows that we saw. Shanghai: Linco is a friendly and outgoing tour guide. She gave a good tour of the Yuyuan Garden, and when we asked for more time at the Shanghai Museum, she readily agreed. Loved the Shangcheng Acrobats. On our return to Shanghai from Guilin, we were met by Brad instead of Linco, and he introduced us to yet another acrobat show in a dome. Our daughters really enjoyed the show. Brad is a very experienced and good tour guide. Suzhou: Alan's command of English is superb, and he explained a lot of topics with ease and knowledge, as we headed to Suzhou from Shanghai. The tour of the silk factory turned out really interesting on account of his explanations of the life of the silkworm and the process of making silk. We really appreciated his sense of humor and his knowledge. It was important that Alan helped us all the way to where we boarded the train, otherwise we would have taken a looonnng time to find our way. Hangzhou: Ella is a very thoughtful and considerate guide. When we were in Wuzheng, I stopped constantly to take photographs and she was fine by our no-schedule meandering. On our trip to Wuzhen and back, Ella talked with us about different facets of Chinese life. We all enjoyed visiting the tea plantation. Learned a lot from the woman who showed us how tea is made, the different grades of tea, ... When I asked if Ella could get us tickets to see another acrobat show in Shanghai, she suggested the Hangzhou show, and so that night we went to see the Hangzhou dance/singing show. Again, our schedule remained flexible enough to add different side trips and shows because of having a private tour. Zhejiang Grand Hotel: the family's favoite hotel in terms of variety of food offered at breakfast & dinner buffets, an outstanding Chinese restaurant, comfortable hotel beds & quilts, plus excellent service. Guilin: Joanna is a terrific guide: cheerful, friendly, easygoing, attentive and very comfortable to be with. Beautiful English as well. Aside from the planned itinerary, when I asked her about getting tickets for another Shanghai acrobat show, Joanna suggested instead that we see the Chang Yimou's night show. The show was terrific, and for me, a wonderful celebration of the fishermen and farmers' lives. Also, as a tourist, I managed to glimpse into the culture of ethnic minorities in China through that show. Both Joanna and David, the driver, were extremely patient with the terrible traffic jam after the show. A foot massage and the pearl museum were all unplanned stops as well. Both Joanna and David were very relaxed about whatever we wanted to do. Again, the flexibility of a customized tour worked extremely well in Guilin. I highly recommend Joanna and David as tour guide & driver when in Guilin!! Two things we were surprised about: 1) I really liked the relaxed atmosphere and the courtyard of the Yangshuo hotel, but the street noise was noisy. 2) The bike ride to Moon Hill took awhile to get used to. The traffic was hectic with other biking tourists, scooters, pedestrians, trucks, cars, exhausts ... but we had FUN. Just took some getting used to. The bikes were in poor condition. Really liked Bravo Hotel, plus delicious food at the Chinese restaurant. In conclusion, each tour guide added something different to our understanding of the Chinese culture and to the sites we visited. Overall, the tour guides provided excellent information and were very accommodating and friendly which made our trip to China a very positive and rewarding experience. We would definitely consider visiting China again, perhaps northern China next time. I would definitely recommend China Highlights for customized tours. In fact, I already recommended China Highlights to another American while on the ferry on Li River in Guilin. HA! Two things that would have better prepared us mentally before going to China are 1) a warning about the smog in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and even Guilin; and 2) rather chaotic traffic, although our drivers were excellent drivers. Sunny, thank you for your part in helping to make our trip to China a memorable experience, Ana

Dear Cheryl back home with a little jet lag .... the whole trip was superb a lot of planning and discussion went into our trip and it paid off we had an upgrade from UK to Beijing which set us up nicely ........ Hao Yuan is a great small hotel which set the Chinese scene very well ..... flight tickets arrived as promised (the last flight tickets came on the 3 Kingdoms) most impressed with your helpful advice and your website which is a mine of info and the way "everything" just happened Peter the great wall guide was great and the walk was one of many highlights and well worth the effort the cruise boat 3 kingdoms was everything we wished for both for the character and the mainly Chinese travellers ...... a very friendly crew and staff and a lot of fun was enjoyed after dinner a special thanks and appreciation to DINA who included us at all times and always spoke very good English she was a real gem the gorge and dam are awesome we finished with a visit to Suzhou and Zhou before enjoying the modern sights of Shanghai all in all a superb trip many thanks for your patience and help we know where to come should we visit China again in the future .... welll done kind regards and best wishes

Dear Elaine, Just to let you know that we had a great time and a most memorable visit to your great country. It was quite outstanding. The river trip was most enjoyable and great fun. The staff were, without exception, very charming and most helpful.Needless to say, the trip throught the Gorges, and lesser Gorges was a great highlight. We made many friends. At Chongqing we were met by David who was quite excellent and very funny, he took us on a very good sight-seeing trip. His English was exremely good. At Yichang we were met by Mr Tsai who was very helpful and showed us some of the sights. We much enjoyed Xian and all of the ancient sites and museums which were very good. We are thinking of doing another trip, perhaps next year, when we will go to Shanghai and travel on the river to Nanjing. With warmest regards Geoffrey

The purpose of this note is to tell you how pleased I am with the support that Linda provided. She did a very professional job of looking after us. We had a most enjoyable visit. Best regards James R. McFarlane

Hello Jane I am back from my visit to China, and I have had a NICE TRIP. I already sent your questionair back, and I can tell you we enjoyed the Yangste river trip we booked via your organisation. The boat was very basic indeed, as Angela already said, but it suited perfectly in our travel itinarary, and offered good vallue for money. If we ever come back to China, we will certainly consider travelling with you again Peter Oostveen

Here are my comments about your tour and a couple of pictures. My son and I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and definately want to return. I have traveled extensively and typically don't enlist a tour guide. However, we are very glad we used your services, as we only had 6 days and wanted to maximize our travels. Thank you again. Linda Sollars morgen wrote: CITS Tracking Code: M60201015 Your Tour Operator: Mr.Morgen Please do not remove the Tracking Code from the email subject line in future correspondence. Thanks. ****************************************************************************** China Highlights Travel Tel: 86-773-2885306 Fax: 86-773-2827424\2885308 E-mail: morgen@chinahighlights.com ________________________________________ Dear Ms.Linda I am writing to you because you have just arrived home form your China trip and I wanted to check that you arrived home safely. I hope that your trip was all that you hoped it would be and that our service has been satisfactory. We continually monitor our service standards and we would be very appreciative if you would complete our Post Tour Survey. We have received the feedback form that you completed and sent back via our local agent but we would really value your answers to a few more questions. If you wish to simply write to us instead of answering our specific questions we would welcome any comments that you have. Please feel free to include notes about your China tour, comments or suggestions about our service, or photos which we could include on our website. Thank you for you time. Please feel free to contact me at anytime in the future. It is our pleasure to serve you. China Highlights Travel CITS GUILIN,11 BINJIANG ROAD,GUILIN. 541002 CHINA Tel: 86-773-2887993 Fax: 86 (0773) 2885308 \ 2827424 E-mail: morgen@chinahighlights.com China Highlights Travel Supports Children in Need 窗体顶端 China Highlights Travel Would you mind Another Service Evaluation Form Tracking Code: M60201015 Tour Operator: Morgen Dear Linda Sollars Now that you are home again, I hope you enjoyed your trip, and that everything came up to expectations. As you know, we take customer service very seriously at China Highlights, so could we ask you for your final feedback? We appreciate your responses so far, which really help us to look after you better. We'd be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this evaluation form, so that we can continue to improve our service, and understand our customers better. If you prefer, you could just e-mail us your thoughts on your overall experience with us. By the way, we'd love to see your travel photos, especially if you were to agree to let us quote your comments and/or put your photos on our website. I'm sure that our other customers would enjoy any tips or suggestions you may have about travelling in China, and your experience with us. Thank you for helping us to help you. 1. Overall, did you enjoy your trip? Why? I did enjoy my trip very much, especially because I was able to see my son in South Korea. The trip to China was very enlightening and exchiting, as well. The flight was wonderful, the hotel exactly as described and very close to all the sites, Beijing was so interesting. 2. Your tour: a. Were the arrangements satisfactory? Yes, the flight arrangements were exactly as described, our driver met us at the airport, the hotel was beautiful and in a very convenient location. The mattresses on the beds were a bit hard but, overall, the stay was wonderful. b.Was it what you expected, and if not, how did it differ from your expectations? Actually, Beijing was much more cosmopolitan than I expected and the subway system is wonderful and very easy to navigate. The tours were wonderful, very interesting and challenging (at The Great Wall). We were very, very pleased. c. In hindsight, is there anything you wish you had known in advance? Ah, the traffic was very difficult to manover and I would definately not recommend driving. I would like to know the dollar amount I could bring into the United States. I would also like to know that the Great Wall is a very steep climb and it will take several hours. I think that would be the only change I would make...taking more time at the Great Wall. I would also suggest a tour of the wonderful night life around the Hutongs. Also, add some interesting highlights of the Olympics, including the ability to purchase items associated with the Olympics. d. Any unpleasant surprise? No unpleasant surprises at all from the tour. e. Were any problems resolved quickly and easily? We had no problems. We left a hat at a restaurant and they quickly took us back the next day to retrieve. f. What was the best thing about your tour? Being able to experience the Chinese culture and see the amazing history. We loved the people and the city. The food was very interesting, especially when we went on our own to out of the way locations and just pointed to things on the menu. g, Is there anything else that we should have done, before or during your tour? The tour was exceptional, the accomodations fantastic, the food wonderful, the guide and drive were magnificant! 3. Would you like to visit China again (or if you live here, would you like to do more traveling in China)? Yes Why? Next time, I want to visit the countryside and smaller locations. I want to visit Tibet and western China in the next year and I will be contacting you for travel arrangements. No Why? 4. Would you book through us for your next trip to China? Yes Why? Your bookings were clear and precise. Your communication was clear. The drivers and car were on time and took us to all the locations. There was no push to buy something at each location. No Why? 5. What is your overall impression of our service? ?Why? I have traveled extensively and I find your services to be some of the best I have used anywhere in the world. I have given your name to many business associates and friends. Many people are cautious in traveling to a locale wher they do not speak the language or understand the culture but your guide explained everything to us very clearly. 6. Would you recommend us to others who are coming to China? Yes Why? Yes, I have already send your contact information to many associates who are considering traveling to China. No Why? 7. How would you describe your trip to China and the overall experience in a few sentences? My son and I had a wonderful trip to Beijing. We saw everything we had researched. We were able to experience some of the ambience of the city. I felt very safe in Beijing, unlike other cities around the world. The food was varied and interesting. The markets and subways were very easy to navigate. There were many street vendors but they were also very pleasant. I was not accustomed to the number of people and the difference in 'boundaries' between our cultures. What I mean by 'boundaries' is that, in the United States, we have an unspoken boundary between one person and another of about 60 cm in every direction. It was difficult to become accustomed to people moving very close to one another when they spoke. In our culture, that is considered a threatening move so it took a bit of getting used to. We also don't eat dogs and we found dog on the menu at many restaurants. 8. Any suggestions on how we could improve our service or the products we offer? You have a wonderful tour service. Some people only want to see the main sites of a city and stay in the very 'universal' places. My son and I like to visit smaller restaurants, wider locations around the city and see some of the night life so that might be something you could offer. 9. May we use your comments on our service, and/or your photos or other images that you took on our website, or in brochures, marketing and publicity? If so, could you please E-mail us some of your photos? Yes No 10. We sometimes receive requests from potential customers or journalists who would like to speak with a previous customer. Would you be willing for us to provide your name and contact details as a reference? Yes No 11. If you answered YES to the above, please tell us where and how you would prefer to be contacted I can be contacted via email at broncoslove@yahoo.com. 12 You are currently on our mailing list to receive our regular news letter. Do you want your name removed from the list? (note: we will never divulge your name or contact details to anyone else without your prior permission) Keep my name on your mailing list Remove my name from your mailing list Thank you! We appreciate your feedback ________________________________________ China Highlights Travel Fax: 86-773-2827424 / 2885308 Tel: 86-773-2885310/2885331 E-mail: customercare@chinahighlights.com. Web site: http://www.chinahighlights.com Postal Address: Miss Angela Gong, China Highlights Travel, CITS GUILIN 541001, 11 BINJIANG ROAD,GUILIN. P. R. CHINA

Dear Angela I am sorry it has taken me so long to reply to your email. Our trip to China really was so successful. Shanghai was very exciting. Talia visited Fudan University and is probably going to apply to study there next year. The guide Susie, who took us round was very good. She was friendly, knowledgeable and very interesting. We liked her very much. She really did more than was necessary to make sure everything was going well for us. We appreciated that when Arik was sick she arranged that our tour could be postponed for a day. The hotel was excellent (and the breakfast buffet was hot enough!) It had great views from the room and we could walk from the Bund and Nanjing Rd. We took the Maglev train to the airport when we left Shanghai. It was a great experience and some other visitors might enjoy it too, especially if there are children. We thought it was 40 yuan each if you had a plane ticket but it was only if it was a "paper" ticket not an eticket which we had, so we paid 50 yuan each which is a bit expensive but is good to do once and it is fast! Don't forget about the suggestion of a map of each city for your visitors ( it could be a hand drawn one) as we suggested to you. Showing tourist sites, hotels, ATMs & banks, supermarkets, markets, internet cafes, shopping areas etc So thank you again for all your help with our trip, we have many happy memories. We have recommended you and your company to our friends. Nicola.

Perfect.That is the only word to describe our China Highlights tour of Beijing, Chengde, Lhasa (with an unexpected and wonderful evening in Chengdu), Xian, and Luoyang. Absolutely every single arrangement was terrific. The guides were great, and I cannot imagine a more perfect experience. Thanks so much, and I will be a great spokesman for China Highlights! Jim TreckerDates of trip:

Eva I had a great first visit to China. Shanghai was vibrant, a real noodles and dollars collision of east meets west. My China Highlights tour was better than I could have hoped for. I found Yellow Mountain stunningly beautiful and Jerry was a perfect guide. My overnight train trip to Guilin was good fun and my time with Lisa on and around the Li River was also very beautiful. I realised that my trip would have been impossible without Jerry and Lisa to help. They made everything work and were friendly, helpful with excellent local knowledge. I am already advising anyone who is interested in seeing the real China to book through you.