Whirlwind China trip for first time
Asia Odyssey Ashley planned a fantastic 11 day China Jiangnan region and Huangshan for our family of 4 with tween and teen kids. It was customized to our request and we even changed region twice during planning. Yet, they were patient with us and revised the quote and itinerary. We opted for a whirlwind tour to see multiple cities in quick succession using high speed train for transfer, and tour guides in each city. Our tour guide Gary in Huangshan is THE BEST. So experienced, knowledgeable,and locally well connected, in addition to being flexible and quite to adapt when weather closed 2 of 3 cable car routes. Our tour guides Spike in Hangzhou and Bruce in Suzhou are excellent too. They know the history and culture of the places we went very well. Our tour guide Jolie in Shanghai is very cheerful and caring. All of them helped us through things unique to China that we struggled with (eg epay). Ashley was also there to help when my return flight was brought forward due to impending typhoon resulting in the need to book a last minute hotel. A big benefit of having a custom tour like this is definitely for the unexpected, like when I melted my kids' sneakers in the hotel dryer and we had to buy new sneakers for an upcoming Huangshan hike! We definitely recommend Asia Odyssey for their excellent service and in-country partners.