Excellent China tour company
My wife and I recently came back from an 11 day trip to China to visit our son. We visited Beijing, Guilin and Hong Kong. I originally spoke to four tour operators before choosing China Cultural Tours. CCT stood out because, while all four tour operators seemed very competent, Nora was extremely responsive, patient and helpful throughout the planning stage. Additionally, CCT suggested a few things that the other operators did not (cooking lesson, local family visit, Hong Kong harbor sampan ride and a Yangshuo bike trip which unfortunately was canceled because of rain). I guess that is why they have "cultural" in their name - these experiences felt slightly less touristy compared to the more typical Great Wall, Forbidden City, Victoria's Peak parts of the trip. We are very happy that we picked CCT - our trip was nearly perfect in every way. We liked the activities, sites and the tour pace. We stayed at four excellent hotels which were among the nicest we have experienced. All restaurants that were included were very good. It was very convenient that CCT arranged for all transporation and admissions. The guides (Doris in Beijing, Mike in Guilin and Cecilia in Hong Kong) were all excellent. They were all informative, flexible and pleasant to spend time with. We had some rain in Guilin and Hong Kong and the guides tried, as best as they could, to rearrange the itinerary and work around the weather. They were mostly successful. The guides, as much as anything, made the trip very memorable. We strongly recommend CCT to anyone planning a trip to China.