From Shanghai to Tibet, and everything in between
This was my third time using China Culture Tour to organize my trip, working closely with Linda again to create a dream-tour. This time, I did a tour of the southern half of the country, starting in Shanghai and ending in Hong Kong. I used CCT for the Anhui - Fujian - Guangxi - Yunnan - Lhasa portion of the tour. As with other trips, all of Linda's suggestions were gold, including the hotels. The Riyuegu Hot Springs were not even on my origninal list, and yet it ended up being one of the highlights of my entire trip! The Yellow Mountains were as beautiful as their reputation maintains, as well as all of Anhui province, really; Yunnan is a province that demands your attention, particularly at the Dongchuan Red Lands, and the Yuanyang Rice Terraces; and Shuhe is my new favourite ancient town in China. Linda is a wonderful lady who works at China Culture Tour, and helped me organize all 3 of my tours to China. Guilin happened to be her hometown, so we decided to meet there in person for the first time! It was a pleasure getting to know Linda while walking around the streets of Guilin during the Qingming festival. It was such a relaxing evening, which was much appreciated after over 2 weeks of strenuous walking and hiking. In addition, I had absent-mindedly left an item behind in Hong Kong that was of great sentimental value to me, and I panicked when I realized it wasn't on my person when I was at the airport. I immediately contacted Linda, and she went above and beyond to help me locate my missing item, and it was actually found! 🙏 I would like to thank Linda and all her hard work at China Culture Tour. She must be acknowledged for her top-tier professionalism as well as her immediate warmth. These trips would not have been possible without her.