Testimonial

Dear Eva, We have returned from our trip tonight and i just wanted to let you know that everything was WONDERFUL! There wasn't one problem. Our guides and drivers were all wonderful and were very punctual, caring and informative. Our guide in Chongqing, Fiona, was great. We wanted to change the itinerary a bit and she was extremely flexible and accommodating. The Victoria boat was fantastic and both Ann and I were very grateful to you for upgrading us to this boat. We met lovely people and had a very memorable trip. My dealings with you and your company have been very smooth from the very beginning and i will certainly call on you again the next time I travel to China. Best wishes, Angela

Hello Eva, We had a fantastic trip in China and were very happy with the services your company provided. The guides were all very knowledgeable and spoke good English ( some better than others).The accommodations were excellent everywhere.we were very satisfied and would gladly serve as a reference for future travelers. Fondly, Paul

Hi Karen I just want to make sure you know how good of a guide you have in Linda. She was solely responsible for making our trip a 10 out of 10 and in my opinion, you would be very smart to do whatever you can to keep her on your team. Thanks brandon

Hi Sunny, I enjoyed visiting the Yunnan Province and seeing the different nationalities, costumes, music etc. which was very different to what I had expected. Learning about that part of China which is so different to the cities where I had spent most of my time. It was unexpectedly beautiful also. I thought your company provided excellent service - very prompt, efficient and responded to all my requests immediately.

Hello Elaine, We were really pleased with the China Highlights trip and only wish we had made it 2 trips of two weeks each, ie Northern China and Southern China because there was just so much to see. As to the specific questions - with our time constraints, the tour was really good. Best Thing: probably the time in Guilin. It was so beautiful and picturesque and the River Li Cruise is something everyone should experience. Of course, the Great Wall was a highlight because it is so spectacular when you can glimpse great stretches of it and can really begin to get a sense of the whole of it. Xi'an was an interesting city with a mixture of old and new architecture and the Terra Cotta Warriors and Tany Dynasty show were some other highlights for us. The Shanghai Museum was fabulous and we were glad our guide was able to rearrange our schedule to allow us extra time there. Also should mention the promptness of all our driver's and tour guides. The Tang Dynasty show, Peking Opera, Shangcheng Acrobatics, and the Classical Night View and Show in Suzhou were all highlights. The restaurant that Meng Xin brought us to for our last lunch in Beijing was absolutely fabulous. We were in a private room in a gorgeous setting and the Hung Pao was the best I have ever had. All the hotels were excellent and I would expecially recommend the Suzhou Garden View Hotel (all around excellence, wonderful gardens) and the Xi'an Bell Tower Hotel (incredible location). The Li River Cruise was wonderful, everything we imagined it would be. Sincerely, Dawn Bean

Hi Candy, We have just returned from 4 days on the Yantze River Cruise on President No.4 and I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed ourselves. If you remember this was not our original ship and I was hesitant in what this President No.4 would be like but we were impressed with the ship and particularly the crew. We upgraded ourselves on arrival to a President Suite as we had our young son with us and this gave us much more room and panoramic viewing windows at the front of the ship. However, the extra bed was a very hard childrens foldaway (no padding at all) and this was no good for our 7 year old. He ended up sleeping on the sofa but this was OK. The food on board was good - breakfast was buffet - western and chinese. Lunch was buffet again western and chinese and dinner was a set chinese menu. This too was good and we were very pleased with presentation and taste. A few International Wine choices would have been good to have at dinner. The staff were fantastic - they all spoke very good English. The evening entertaiment was put on by the staff and whilst the content was not so professional they more than made up for with colourfull costumes and lots of enthusiasm. Excursions were again good - the organisation was always well carried out and made everything enjoyable - even if the weather was not so good this week! Chinahightlights met us from the airport and returned us very promptly and were always very polite and informative. Overall, we were very impressed with the Chinahighlights, the tour ship and crew and would recommend all to our friends. Sophia the ships co-ordinator deserves special mention. Please pass on our comments to all if possible. Thanks again, Janet Czekirda

Hi Sunny, We had a wonderful time in your country. Mr. Gao (our driver) and Kiwi Zhao (our local guide) were excellent. They were so courteous and accomodating, we unfortunately had to visit your local hospital because our son got sick, but they were so good and caring that we knew we were in good hands with them. They listened to our concerns and accomodated us. We had seen so many temples and wanted a break from them so Kiwi suggested that we visit the Panda Zoo (instead of going to two shopping centers-we went to one) and that was such a welcomed break. Our son just loved the pandas, you have a wonderful zoo. The highlight of our trip was the visit to the Great Wall, Ti'anamen Square and the Forbidden City. Your country is so rich in history and it's the best education we could have given our son. The schedule of tours was excellent, but I think it would have been better if you had options - such as the panda zoo or another option you can suggest. This way it would give the traveller the opportunity to choose and see other parts of your great city. We would highly recommend your company to our family and friends. We had a wonderful and memorable time. We would be more than happy to talk to your potential customers. Again thank you for such a wonderful trip. Eric & Corinne Daido

Hi Sunny, We planned on contacting you to tell you that we enjoyed our trip very much and it far exceeded our expectations! We were a bit apprehensive about the tour since we were not using a travel agent and trusting that China Highlights was legitimate, since everything about your firm was only by way of the internet. This was a big trip for us all and we really didn't really know what to expect in China itself. The best part of our trip which we did not realize from the start was in fact the tour guides and drivers you supplied us. When we arrived in Beijing, Joy was right there with her sign in hand welcoming us to China. As this was really a private tour we became very fond of her and depended on her in everything we did. She took care of us in every detail from translating for us, taking us to all our activities and making sure we were well informed on everything. She was like a mother looking after her children. When we left Beijing we felt like we had left a very close friend. When we arrived in Shanghai we were once again met by Vivaldi. What a fun fellow he was. He took his job very seriously and made himselfnavailable to us 24 hours a day if we wanted. He too took care of us in every way and was very good about trying to teach us the Chinese way and Chinese language. Anything we wanted to do he was willing to do it with us. These two guides treated us like royalty. We will miss them both very much. They both went above & beyond what was required or expected. The other guides we had were wonderful as well, however, our time with them was limited and we didn't get to know them as well as Joy and Vivaldi. The Great Wall: March was probably not the best time to go to China, however, we saw the Great Wall with snow on it and I guess this does not happen very often. It was awsome. The Cruise down the Yantzee: Had no idea how wonderful the suites were on the boat and the scenery and everything that went with the cruise was exceptional. Shopping at the Markets in Beijin, Shanghai and Hong Kong: We enjoyed the bartering for all the treasures we purchased while in China & Hong Kong. HOLLY & VERN EPP

Dear Cheryl, Thank you very much for your help during our trip. We had a fantastic time in your beautiful country! Everything was arranged very well and that made our holiday very easy. I think you will receive our evluation forms from all the guides,but just to let you know the last hotel we staied in Beijing "Travel Inn" in the Hutongs area , was very very good. The room was very clean,with hot water; staff was very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was very nice. So,please recommend it for other guests stopping in Beijing! Thanks again, Sara Antinori

Hi Angela, First of all - I was extermely pleased with the everything about the tour. Number one best of all was our guide,Fangfang Hu. She was absolutely perfect. She was kind, courteous, very intellent and knowledgeable about all the places we went. Even though we had seen most sights before, here interest and knowledge made most repeat visits seem like the first time we were there. Thank you for all of your help. Best regards, Paul