China Tour by Intertrips - This trip was marvelously fantastic.
This trip was marvelously fantastic. When I bought the tour from Groupon for $799.00 originating from Phoenix, AZ, I was thinking: “ Wow, what a deal ! The round trip air fare from Los Angeles to Beijing would already cost about $700.00. I wonder what kind of hotel woud we be staying and what kind of breakfast would we be having.” The first hotel that we arrived at was Novotel Sanyuan in Beijing and I was impressed considering the price that we paid. I was even msre impressed by the other hotels we stayed at – Grand Noble Hotel in Xi An, Grand Metropark Hotel in Suzhou, Grand Park Hotel in Wuxi,, the Grand New Century Hotel Yuahng in Hanzhou, and the Holiday Inn Shanghai. All these hotels are like 4 and 5-star hotels. The breakfasts that are included, was unbelievable. There were lots and lots of chinese and western dishes to choose from. Services were also great, starting from the staff of Intertrips in Los Angeles, the Tour Guides and the Bus drivers. The tour guides, Lisa in Beijing; Amanda in Xi-An; and John Tang in Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. were all great. They are very knowledgeable, english-speaking, hospitable and very helpful. Thank you Lisa, Amanda, and John. Thank you, Laura of Intertrips in Los Angeles. All the Tourist spots that we visited were great, too. The cities that my wife enjoyed the most is Shanghai and Beijing. What I learned from this trip is that the Chinese people are very honest, helpul, and friendly. There are not that many people in China who speaks English, so it you want to go around on your own, I suggest getting this “Translator” app on your phone. You speak in English and the phone would translate it to Mandarin so you can let the other pary listen to it. In turn, they would speak in Chinese and the ranslator will translate it to Engish, so you could listen to it. I have recommended similar tour to China by Intertrips to my relatives and friends. As of now, I’m looking at an Intertrips touor to Japan for 2019.