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We were on the Majestic Yangtze tour with Wendy Wu Tours for 14 days in mid-September 2026 and what a trip it was!

All the way from Shanghai to Beijing and so much in-between from a night cruise in Shanghai to such "wonders of the world" as the Terracotta Warriors and Great Wall of China, the cities of Chengdu and Xian as we flew through China's vast countryside on bullet trains and sat in awe of how much and how fast this vast country has changed in the last thirty years. Cities of twenty million or more, sky high apartment buildings adorning every city skyline and hotels as classy as any western ones with the latest technology from robot room service to AI loos with handsets to warm them up or flush everything away. All top class- apart from one or two issues flights with Turkish Airlines and stopovers in Instanbul.



The real highlights however weren't the vast distances we travelled but the people we travelled them with-our multinational group from the UK, Australia and USA-and the entertainment we enjoyed on our gorgeous four night cruise on the Yangtze River sailing through the Three Gorges Dam with the staff providing the evening entertainment and even the Captain joining in, the tours of silk and jade factories, the Forbidden City & the gorgeous Sacred Garden by day and Xian's medieval City Walls lit up by night as well as delicious Chinese food every day served on our "Lazy Susan for all to share. We got a full-on taste of China, its rich medieval heritage and its people today not as we might portray them from western media but as a people as welcoming and friendly as anywhere else and apart from Tinnaman Square free to say-often in English and always very respectfully- what life is like in China today.



It was everything we hoped for -and more. But the Star of our Tour undoubtedly was our main guide Gary (all Chinese guides it appears have an English name) who not only kept us all on time and in line with phrases such as "Gary's Family", "Follow the flag", Sticky Rice (keep together) and "One Dollar" (someone is missing)/ "Two Dollar" (everyone's here) but with his "Chinglish", his inexhaustible good humour (at least one joke a day) and his genuine concern for and attention to detail with all 23 of us. This was more than a 'personal touch' or company training. This was Gary, knowledgeable, caring,funny and always smiling; one, if not, the best tour guide we have ever had and a huge compliment to Wendy Wu who it seems sets the standard as all the guides we met seem to know her personally. Gary and Wendy Wu made our tour of China both special and memorable and for that my wife and I are extremely grateful.

This is the sixth trip I booked with Wendywu. First reason being they take care of everything and for an " older" person, it means stress free travel. Secondly, the tour guides of Wendywu are all first class . They are knowledgeable and kind and friendly. I have travelled solo and have travelled with a friend from Australia whom I met on a holiday to China.( Wendywu has an Australian office, our arrangements matched beautifully. ) Thank you Wendywu tours.

Great itinerary, great service from Wendy Wu staff in Australia and a wonderful guide in Japan (Mariko Hirata).

The tour was full-on but delivered on everything I was thinking of. Accommodation was great, destinations and activities were excellent. The daily organisation also managed to avoid heavy tourist numbers at a number of sites and that was much appreciated.

Happy to travel again to Japan and with Wendy Wu, am already planning the next trip.

This holiday is a wonderful introduction to the Japanese culture, way of life, food, architecture and religions. Although tiring, mainly due to the humidity and travelling on everyday, we saw and learned so much. Our guide Mariko was wonderful and nothing was too much trouble for her. Our group of 20 people from UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ were friendly and helpful. Everything was very well organised almost to the minute. Fantastic introduction to everything Japan has to offer. Thank you

A fantastic holiday.
A great group of people on the tour, from the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
South Korea is beautiful !
Our tour guide Lena was amazing, kept us all together on our schedule.
Robert the driver, kept us safe and comfortable on our journey around South Korea.
We got to see so much , well worth the money. A trip of a lifetime!

A very enjoyable holiday that took in the major attractions in Japan. There was a full programme of visits and activities and we especially enjoyed Kyoto, Tokyo and Himeji Castle. The food was enjoyable, especially the Authentic Japanese cuisine. There is never too much free time on these tours, but we would have appreciated a bit more free time to shop or explore independently.
Add on days at the beginning in Tokyo and at the end in Osaka to get the most out of your trip.
Great bunch of fellow travellers with the majority from Australia and New Zealand. Our guide was excellent and kept us organised.

We saw everything that was interesting about Vietnam. We were fortunate to have been assigned a top notch experienced tour guide, Laky, who looked after us all (28 of us!) in an unflappable way with no fuss or bother. One of the best tour guides I have travelled with. A beautiful, warm, amazing country and as a first time visitor, I was over the moon with how lovely, smiley and friendly the Vietnamese people are generally. I loved every minute with tourists from Australia and New Zealand.

An excellent tour taking in all the main sights of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Excellent National Guides and good travelling companions - only 5 of us from the UK and the remaining 17 mostly from Australia but some from New Zealand. We all got on very well together. All meals were included and the idea of paying the 100 US dollars at the introductory meeting was great.

The trip covered many of the popular tourist sights in Japan, but also some different places and experiences that I don't think we would have found on our own. Our guide (Meyouke) was fantastic and kept our group in order - especially getting quickly on and off the bullet train. Our group were a mixture of people from UK, New Zealand and Australia and were a fantastic friendly group which made the trip even more enjoyable.

Organisation was excellent from booking to return home. Lots of useful information provided about our destinations.
We had eight flights (international and domestic), all without any problems.
Coaches were of good quality and comfortable with air conditioning and adequate amounts of chilled bottled water were provided.
Hotels were of a high standard, beds were comfortable and breakfasts provided a wide variety of options, both European and Asian.
The Light Hotel in Hanoi was a little below the other hotels in terms of communal facilities (pool, bar area) but benefited from a good location in the city.
The itinerary was as described in the tour information with a few elements of rescheduling to meet flight times. Days were very full with early starts and some late finishes. Activities and places visited were varied and kept the party interested and entertained.
Our guides spoke good English and provided a wealth of information.They kept us up-to-date with any changes to the itinerary and gave constant reminders of where we needed to be, at what time and what we needed to bring (mainly sun-cream and mosquito spray, although mosquito's were never a problem).
We felt our guide in Vietnam (Laki) exceeded our expectations and we were sad to say good-bye to him.
We were in a group of 24 people from UK, Australia and New Zealand. Ages ranged from 50's to 80's but all were able bodied, young at heart, and there to enjoy the experience.
To conclude, we would have no hesitation in booking another Wendy Wu tour and thought it was very good value for money.

Just back from our holiday in China with Wendy Wu (Wonders of China tour). It's been a brilliant holiday. We have seen so many things and learnt so much about China! Really brilliant. And everything was very well organised, the food was good (always Chinese with a few western options sometimes), the hotels were always good, sometimes even outstanding. Our national guide Garry Guo was very good, always looking after us, making it the best as possible, giving a lot of information, answering questions and so kind with a good sense of humour too. He really made our trip perfect. And we've been lucky with our group of people (team South Africa, team Australia and team UK). Everybody was getting on well with each other. We'll keep great memories from this holiday. Thank you Wendy Wu, and Garry and our group. Christine & Simon from Swindon, UK.