The best travel partner for your China tour!
What an amazing tour my husband and I have just had with China Discovery! 16 unforgettable days around Beijing, Yunnan and Shanghai, discovering the beauty of this unbelievable country. Vivien, our travel assistant, was the first contact we had with the company, helping with planning and then assisting us throughout the tour: always caring, flexible, she understood the assignment and she crafted the perfect itinerary for us. We had a minor issue with a driver we didn't particularly like and she provided us with a different (amazing!) driver in just 2 hours time. Bear in mind that we were already on the road, so I didn't really believe this could be doable, but Vivien made it possible -and even offered dinner afterwards to make up for the issue. I believe this is where this company excelled, in my opinion: minor issues may happen when you travel, but the way you handle them changes the outcome completely. We truly felt taken care of! Their guides and drivers are very high level: thank you Grace (Beijing), Tina (Kunming), Michael (Dali), Lobsang Gelek (Shangri-La) and Sandy (Lijiang) for making this trip extra special! These are people who are not just knowledgeable about their job: they go the extra mile all the time, offering extra tips, support to book extra activies, local knowledge to let you experience their cities and villages like a local would -and I find this priceless. In many cases we found not just guides, but real friends we hope to meet again in the future. We will definitely book more trips with China Discovery: China is a country full of so much beauty (and beautiful people!) and it needs to be fully explored, possibly with the help of a trusted local organization. Sometimes there could a bit of a language barrier and huge crowds: we felt so lucky we could just relax and let our expert guides/drivers take care of us. I can't wait to see where our next itinerary with China Discovery will bring us :)