The Forbidden City Itineraries

During our one-month long honeymoon across China we booked two tours with TCG.
The first was a 5-days tour in Zhangjiajie visiting the glass bridge, the national park, Tianmen mountain and the city of Fenghuang. The second was a 4-days tour in Guilin visiting Guilin, Longsheng, the Li River and Yangshuo.
The service delivered (itinerary, accommodation, vehicles and driver) in both tours met our expectations but the thing that deserves a extra mention are the guides, Amanda and Linda. They were kind, helpful (f.e. avoiding us the long lines during the golden week and reserving great restaurants) spoke a good english and arranged for us unforgettable experiences (f.e. zipline, scooter and hiking).
In summery if you're planning a trip to China or to particular Chinese rural area I can only recommend TCG.

We had an incredible journey in China! First, we want to thank TCG for obtaining our permit. It was delivered to our hotel in advance of our journey into Tibet and we encountered absolutely no problems because we had all the requisite documentation. Next, we want to thank our guide, Urgyan. He did an excellent job in planning our days. He also did a great job explaining the history of the various sites that we visited as well the Buddhist religion. Urgyan has a great grasp of the English language and was easy to understand. He was always pleasant and looking out for our best interests. Next, we want to thank our driver, Jimmy. He too did an excellent job. Jimmy was a very safe driver. He also kept both the inside and outside of the car very, very clean. He too was pleasant to be with although he had only a basic understanding of English. That being said, we were able to communicate with Jimmy too. Tibet is an incredible place and this trip was a great introduction to its most well-known sites – such as the Potala Palace in Lhasa (previous home of the Dalai Lamas). In addition, we viewed numerous magnificent monasteries and many places of natural beauty. We have great photographs and wonderful memories of Tibet and we hope to return to explore more of this amazing land (hopefully with Urgyan and Jimmy)

First of all I would like to say that we enjoyed our holiday a lot. It was all good organized and we didn't have to worry about anything. We could just enjoy and relax. Hotels were booked, flights were booked and everywhere we were picked up by a nice guide who helped us out and gave us a nice tour around the area. The food was great. In China the driving is crazy and luckily there were some drivers to take us around. China has this bad rule in the traffic of the survival of the fittest. There is no respect at all. Not for other drivers and certainly not for the weaker passenger by foot. The horn is the most used subject in the car and it can work on the nerves, but we had to live with it. Big changes still has to be made on this. The places we visited were all beautiful. Guilin and Yangshuo are cities with the Chinese charm. It is still very authentic and we were not bothered too much yet by people who want to make the money on tourists. It is very relaxing and enjoyable to get around. The guides were overal very good. Candy in Beijing was exceptionally good and we would like to thank her personally. She showed us around in Beijing and was excellent in speaking. Jacky was very excited about telling his stories and did a very good job in Xian. His English was good. Joyce in Guilin was a nice guide who was very friendly and helpful. She can still improve her English, but was certainly good enough to help us out. We enjoyed being with her. She was also very nice to give our grandfather a cake for his birthday. Very nice girl. Janet is very experienced and send us for a very nice dinner in Shanghai. The show she picked out was also extra ordinary. She did a very good job. Her language was very good. So we would like to say again that Candy in Beijing was certainly exceptionally helpful and recommended us a show in which was great and we recommend it to all of the clients. Joyce in Guilin was second best on our list.

This was my second tour with Travel China Guide. They send all the information you will need before the tour, and promptly answer any questions. Your guide contacts you the day before with your pick-up time, and on both tours the guide was right on time. The tours themselves are well-planned. My last tour was of Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Our guide, Rocky, was knowledgeable about all and had a great sense of humor. He helped us avoid the most crowded areas, and helped us have a great day.

First of all, I am very glad to have gone ahead with my booking through your company. Since it was my first experience with TCG I didn't really know what to expect about the meals. Hence, I did not elaborate on it. But upon arriving China and got the idea from our guide of what would be served at the 5-star hotel's dinner, we thought a local specialty would be a better choice. So, we gave a miss to the arranged dinner and asked our guide to take us to a good local restaurant serving good local specialty, like 'special fish head steamboat'. Our guide and the driver were very helpful - we enjoyed our dinner at a very nice environment overlooking the opera house. Meals at Shanghai were great - right choice of dishes! If I may suggest, you should emphasize on the local specialties of each city of China. Travelers have had enough of hotel food the buffet style. What we need is to taste the different food at the different place especially the local delicacies by the local folks. We were met by the lady guide when we arrived at Chongqing. She was very warm and professional. We like her approach and effort to make us feel comfortable and we were indeed very comfortable with her. She communicates and explains well both English and Chinese (even though I asked for English speaking guide we do communicate in Chinese - with both languages we feel more comfortable). She is very alert and helpful too. She saw us through the cruise ship and settled before saying goodbye. In Yichang, we met by a gentleman guide and he was too a very nice guide, helpful and we were very comfortable with him. He saw us through the airport, checked-in and left for departure hall before saying goodbye. Frankly, we have great experience with our guides. Sadly, I have forgotten their names. The same things go to the drivers - they were too very helpful. Both, drivers and guides, they have a teamwork attitude. Is it possible that I ask for the same travel counselors in my future reservation?

We, as a group are completely satisfied of the services that we had a privilege to receive. Mrs Susan is very professional and she has the experience, she has a steady pace. She knows what she is doing. Keep her on board, you have a good guide. Mrs Kitty has a different style, way of operating but very easy to get along with. Her pace is different and we got to appreciate her very much. We felt that the customer came first, she did help us very much and again we were always free. She carries well her name. Mr Ocean is very experienced and accommodating. Finally, I don't know why it happened that way but we crossed the gate at the Beijing airport like too fast and Mrs Kitty could not come in. I really did not say bye bye the proper way. I will contact you in about 2 years, because I'm planning a trip to shaolin (which I could not do this trip) and my dreaming Tibet. You will for sure make the arrangement for us. I am anxious to be part of your tour again.