6 Stars
If I can give China Culture Tour 6 stars, I would. We recently returned from a 14-day private tour of China which included 2 internal flights, 4 train rides and one river cruise. Now that we are back, I can honestly say that this is the best tour company we have dealt with in our decades of travel. We started planning this trip with Nora @ CCT 10 months ago. Due to unexpected injury, we had to postpone it for a month. She was responsive, patient and insightful as we made changes through 8 revisions to the itinerary. My hats off to her for her excellent planning skill as well as operational flexibility as we navigated through various unexpected problems caused by my wife's limited mobility and after she got sick 9 days into our tour. Nora worked with us and stayed on top of things throughout (and followed up after) the trip. We saw wonderful things in Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, Three Gorges, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. The hotels, food and transports were excellent. We had no problem communicating with the guides in English, they were knowledgeable and attentive especially to my wife who was on a wheelchair for most of the trip. We want to give special thanks to our guides Bill who helped me locate the building where I was born in Tianjin 70 years ago, Vivian who followed up with our progress 2 days after we left her in Chengdu, and petite Leaf whose endless energy resulted in my wife calling her Mighty Mouse in Hangzhou. CCT has a strong team of consultants and guides. We would highly recommend them to anybody interested in private tours to China.