Reviews

Very efficient as normal
Answered all questions quickly

We really enjoyed this trip. I won’t deny that I was a little apprehensive booking it, re overnight train sharing with strangers and EBC accommodation. The train was comfortable and enough space for 4 in our carriage. Western style toilet on board was fine too. You also get amazing scenery from the train!
At EBC they have electric blankets!! We didn’t use them as the bedding was warm enough. The sunrise over Everest was spectacular, we had clear views and it was a great way to mark my birthday.
All the hotel rooms/beds were very comfortable.
We were a group of 15 ranging in age to 70+ and all coped with the altitude, no supplementary oxygen needed. This was down to following the great advice from our National Guide.
A good mix of free time and guided tours with the local guides, who seem to be experts on every Buddhist temple!
Most meals were delicious but could get a bit repetitive and there was always plenty of food but we never knew how many dishes would be served at a lazy Susan which meant full up by the time the best dish was brought out, usually Yak.
There is a lot of walking/steps so a good level of fitness helps. So pleased we did this trip.

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.

It has been a fantastic tour! Our group of just 12 solo travellers had a ball! We have seen so many wonderful places that I am struggling to select which was the best one. Probably the Three Gorges on the Yangtze 4 day cruise.
The tour has been run extremely well and our lovely tour leader Lila Wang has been amazing. Nothing phases Lila!
This is my first trip through Wendy Wu and I highly recommend them.

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

Helpful

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.

jacob the tour guide was very effecient,patient and kind.
beautiful places we visited and knowledge gained. enjoyed the shangai night boat trip looking at all the amazing lights. enjoyed the empress gargen and lake in bejing. the staff on the yangesty river criuse were very sffecient and put on lovely enjoyable evening shows.

This trip surpassed our expectations all round , the guides were amazing , especially our main guide Tony , they are all very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The food was great too , China is a fantastic country to visit and we will be back in the future .
Thanks to all involved,
Best wishes,
Colin.

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.

The Off Beat Japan tour was so enlightening packed with such a variety of experiences engaging all the senses! Our guide Taichi was exemplary… patient thoughtful knowledgeable with a good sense of humour and excellent English! Highly recommend!