Yangzi Explorer

Shirley,

整體不錯，員工專業友善。特別是兩位經理、房管小姐及六樓餐廳的小陸（男）都非常好。就是船有點舊，衞生間有些小飛蟲。此外，妳的服務也非常好，高度表揚

Brenda

Thank you Tracy for the update.

Our trip has again been enjoyable this year, guided by Kimi (Xian) and Jamie (Chengdu). The train from Xian to Chengdu was comfortable. We look forward to the Yangtze cruise starting tomorrow on Thursday 24th October.

Regards,

Timothy

HI Jack,

Firstly congratulations wishes to you been married, have a lovely and joyful journey a head of your marriage.

Regarding my trip on yangtze river cruise.

It was lovely, wonderful and joyful for us.

About the cruise. It is well managed and the staffs welcome us with highly hospitality.

I highly recommend it to my friends.

Radha and Sushila visited the 816 Nuclear Military Plant in April 2024, tour made by Jack

Hi Rita,

Thank you again for your assistance with our tour. My wife and I very much enjoyed our 11 days in China, and hope to return to see more of your country in the future.

Let me start by saying that when I began thinking about luxury travel to China, I considered four possible agencies to help me -- Abercrombie & Kent, Kensington Tours, Audley Travel and China Discovery.

The only real problem we had during this trip was with cars. I am a very tall man (two meters tall) and recently had leg surgery, so I needed a lot of space for my long legs. Of the various cars we used in our various stops, the only one that was truly comfortable was the Toyota Velfire/Toyota Alphard.

The Buick GL8, which you originally recommended and we tried in Shanghai, LOOKS like a large car, but in fact has relatively little room to stretch out long legs in the second row. It is not really suitable for a tall person. The Mercedes was somewhat better, but the only one really good for a longer day of touring was the Toyota.

I had no objection to paying more for the Toyota, and wish these had been arranged at all stops. They are increasingly common in China, and would have made our travels considerably easier.

I would also say that while we only had 11 days for this tour, you might want to recommend that travelers spend a minimum of three days in Chengdu and Xi'an rather than the two we had scheduled. There is simply too much for two days, and as a result, we cancelled a couple of things because we simply wanted more time to relax and rest.

The cruise on the Yangtze Explorer was very nice, but I had thought there would be an opportunity to see the Three Gorges Dam. I had not realized that in Yichang, we would be boarding 20 kilometers up the river from the dam and would never really have an opportunity to see it. The best day of the cruise was the first full day out of Yichang when we sailed through the major Gorge. I also think you might wish to caution travelers thinking about a Yangtze trip that in Chongqing, there is no escalator and passengers boarding or debarking need to climb up or down a LOT of stairs to the river. This was impossible for me, and if a group of men had not carried me up the stairs on their shoulders, I probably would still be on the river. But even my wife, who is in quite good physical condition, had a hard time going up all the stairs.

In Chengdu, we were very glad that we decided to take the longer trip to see the pandas at Bifengxia. This is a beautiful location, and because it is not at all crowded, we had an opportunity to see a lot of pandas up quite close and it was certainly a highlight of the trip. We were VERY impressed by the city of Chengdu, which most westerners are not familiar with, and hope to return to see more of it another time. Your agent in Chengdu was also excellent.

In Xi'an, the terracotta warriors were another highlight of the trip. They are amazing. Our hotel there (which we booked separately) was the Ritz Carlton, and I would just observe that it is NOT up to the high standard of the Ritz Carlton in Chengdu. We plan to communicate with Ritz Carlton about this separately.

Your guide in Xi'an was a historically knowledgeable person and when we cancelled a couple of tour stops because we were tired and preferred to rest, I think she was concerned you might think she had not done her job. She was a bit rigid about what we should do, but was a very helpful and knowledgeable person. She also took us to a theater performance there that was excellent. Your agent in Xi'an, Mary, on the other hand was very resistant about the car we wanted, and I think made that stop unnecessarily stressful.

In all of our stops, the assistance provided in getting into and out of airports and train terminals was excellent. We were extremely impressed by the bullet trains, and business class is definitely what I believe most luxury travelers would prefer.

The drivers in all cities also were excellent.

Otherwise, I again appreciate the efforts you made to put this trip together for us. China has been a definite high point in our world travels, and I want to thank you again for your personal concern and efforts.

I would (and will) recommend you and China Discovery to anyone seeking to tour China.

Until next time, best regards

Milton

Hello,

We had a great time thank you. We were grateful for the upgraded cabins. We enjoyed the underwater museum and evening show excursions very much. The sky road was also enjoyable. The lesser three gorges excursion was quite long, if we had known how long it was going to be we may have decided to skip it, or at least go prepared with drinks etc.

The lead tour guide on board was great. Although we were a bit disappointed there was no real farewell. The final day felt very rushed. It seemed like there was more to do at the three gorges dam like the underwater gallery but we didn't have the time to see it.

The service onboard was very good. Very attentive staff. Given the price I would have expected a bit better quality food. The select was good but often the buffet items had gone cold and weren't replaced with fresh. I think a better selection of wines, including a nicer house wine would help attract more western guests too.

Hope that's helpful.

Claudia