17 days in Yunnan & Sichuan provinces with CCT
Our trip to Yunnan & Sichuan provinces in China was a nice experience. Nora Zheng, the travel consultant of China Culture Tour made the itinerary based on our requirements. She arranged the guides, drivers, train tickets, transportation, domestic flights, restaurants and cultural experiences. And all the arrangements worked perfectly. Too bad that the drivers didn't speak English and neither did we speak Chinese, but we solved it with a translation application. Nora was engaging and quick in her follow-up. She kept following us throughout our trip to make sure everything was ok. The services by the guides were excellent. Their knowledge of the local culture, history and backgrounds was excellent. Doyle from Kunming knows all about the Minorities. Leeway from Dali knows a lot about the history of the Kingdom of Dali. Peter from Lijiang knows the old town very well, and he knows exactly where you have to take the pictures. Peter from Shangri-la introduced us to the philosophy of Buddha, very interesting. Leah in Chengdu is a Panda specialist, Bruce was in Jiuzhaigou and HuangLong very patient and helpful. Andrew from Leshan and Emei is a young guy with patience and has helped us to hike Mount Emeishan. We had a problem because one of our domestic flights was changed to another day, but since our schedule has a day off, the schedule can be moved forward a day. CCT also had problems getting the train tickets, because the train tickets can only be bought 15 days in advance. But Nora was able to solve everything, so in the end everything went well. We have to get used to the spicy local cuisine. Here in Holland, we are used to Cantonese cuisine. But the Mushroom Hotpot in Lijiang was very special, the well-recommended restaurant in Chengdu was also very tasty. Finally, the guide found a Cantonese restaurant in Emeishan City that was a treat for us. These were wonderful days in China, every day we enjoyed this beautiful China. It is not only beautiful but also safe and clean, except for the public toilets. Thanks to Nora for her excellent organization and support throughout the trip. Highly recommended.