8 Days Tour Shanghai / Xian / Beijing

Customer Reviews

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  Ma. Carmela

  · January 26th, 2020
  Our tour guides were excellent, zan was very helpful.. we enjoyed beijing... Xian was wonderful as well.. joy was also helpful.. however, when we reached Shanghai, there was a scare for the coronavirus already, some of the attractions were closed already.. ana was accommodating though.. without the Wuhan scare, it’s really five stars.. if u dont mind the cold, better to travel during winter, less people
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  ChinaWayz commented on this review

  Thank you for your great review Carmela we're glad that we could hots you in a time period that were safe in China, and we are happy that you enjoyed your experience with us. On behalf of all the China ways team, we appreciate your presence and trust,... Show more
  Trip date: January 2020
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  Felipe

  · December 9th, 2019
  The tour was perfect and great customer service
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  ChinaWayz commented on this review

  On behalf of all the China Ways team, we would like to appreciate choosing us as your tour operator in China, and we hope to see you again.
  
  Trip date: November 2019
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  Natasha

  · December 2nd, 2019
  China Golden Triangle - 8 Days To Beijing - Xian - Shanghai. Before telling my story, the food is good and tasty, don’t worry your dietary requirements will be catered for; our group had chicken and pork (for pork eaters) and sometimes beef and it is a lot of food. So, My family of 3 adults could only get flights for the night before the tour started. Meysam was extremely helpful and booked us an extra night (for an extra low cost - breakfast included) at the same hotel in Beijing (Mercure Wangshang hotel). Upon our arrival we met Michael Fan (was friendly) who transported us from the airport to the hotel and confirmed our booking at the hotel. Make sure to research on youtube (which I did before hand) the process to carry out when arriving at the Beijing airport - such as filling the foreigner cards, scanning the passports and passing through the foreigners gate to taking a terminal train to collect the checked baggage. No one tells you this and you might find yourself in a pickle when you arrive and try to get security to help. The next morning we had breakfast and day 1 became a free day for us. There is a Wanda Plaza (shopping center) approximately +-800m away from the hotel. We spent the day at this shopping center (by walking) and made use of the restaurants, shops and convenience store on the lowest ground floor for dinner during our stay in Beijing. On day 2 - we met the rest of the tour group members (of which there were 7 of us in total) and Mario (friendly, witty, knows his job well, safe pair of hands, always made sure that we were good throughout the Beijing tour). Mario was the best tour guide of the tour. We completed the tour as per the itinerary for the day. Day 3 - (the highlight of the tour was the great wall, one of the seven wonders of the world). Day 4 also took place as per the itinerary. Sadly, it was time to say goodbye to Beijing and Mario. Mario provided us with the train tickets to Xian and the flight ticket to Shanghai. The only issue I had was the slow water drainage in our room shower. We did not have this issue in the other hotels. In the afternoon, Mario took us to the bullet train station for transfer. Unfortunately, the tour guide is not allowed to enter the train station once the ticket is checked (please keep the tickets throughout the train journey for security purposes) and there was a bit of confusion as to which gate to go to. Luckily, Mario made sure to explain how the tickets work and which train to take. This does require some literacy in English or Mandarin as there are boards around to help but not people. Mario also provided us with a picture of our destination to meet the tour guide in Xian. We left around 2pm from Beijing and arrived around 6-7pm in Xian where we met Sally (good and friendly). The only issue we had upon arrival was that the hotel in Xian required a 1000 CNY guaranteed refundable deposit. Luckily, we had cash and the rest of the group had their cards. For future reference, I'd advise that China Ways tour find out about this and provide an estimated amount for their customers to bring with them even though 'other fees' were stated and is not included, but at the very least we'd know what to expect. For dinner, there is a shopping mall called Sufresh approx +- 750m away from the hotel (also walked) and we had pizza hut since they were still opened at 21:30pm. The itinerary for Day 5 and 6 needed to be shifted around to accommodate everyone on our tour since the 7 of us would depart to different places after visiting Xian. Day 5 was dedicated to the warriors (the exciting part of the Xian tour) and day 6 went by without a hitch. In the afternoon, we left the rest of the group to catch our flight to Shanghai. Here again, some knowledge is required on how to read the flight number (the only word in English on the ticket except for our names). The tour guide does not come with you to the airport. A designated driver left us the airport and we had to try and figure out that there were designated baggage check in spots for foreigners for domestic flights. We also had to use the pointing method to ask around on what to do next or where to go (this is definitely not for the faint hearted or the panicking type of person). We managed to board the flight and was on our way to Shanghai. I was impressed that we received dinner on the plane. So there wasn't a need to find dinner in Shanghai for the night. Arriving in Shanghai, a driver transported us to the Regal East Asia Shanghai Hotel. Luckily, the staff at this hotel spoke English, since there was no mention of what time breakfast was the next morning and the time to meet the tour guide. In the morning of day 7, we waited for the tour guide, Jackie (who is ok, but had some difficulty communicating with since he spoke a little English compared to the other tour guides in our tour). I did learn some phrases and the numbers in Mandaring, so I had to speak a little to him when we first met. At the very least he did a good job at explaining the TV tower in Shanghai. And we got to try out hotpot that I have heard about. We returned to the hotel in the afternoon after going to the Yu garden. On Day 8, we had breakfast and checked out the hotel. We are the adventurous type of people so we booked ourselves into another hotel privately. We asked the hotel to get a taxi for us. The taxi will take you to the airport or to your next destination. What helped us is that I used Google to translate where I want to go. Do take note that Google or any app related to Google does not work in China without a VPN (this is what I found out after much research). So, download a few VPNs (Ultimate VPN free version worked for me) from the play store before arriving to China and then switch it on and you should be able to access google through the hotel wifi (but also take note that the connection drops quite frequently and needs to be switched on a few times to work). It is quite difficult to get access to a Chinese sim card. There are some Chinese people who have access to a Chinese English translator which helps but not everyone has this app. Also, there is a law in Shanghai, any disposable items like toothbrushes, combs, razors etc. will not be provided in the hotels automatically) but you can ask for them if you need them. Overall: I was happy with the service. China ways tour is safe to go with which is the most important factor of any holiday. I would recommend them since they are reasonably priced as well and the groups are not big and not too small to get lost or stolen! There are some shopping but not too much which is well balanced. I would like to revisit China again through China Ways tours in 10 years' time to see how much more have been accomplished.
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  ChinaWayz commented on this review

  HI Natasha. I would like to thank you on behalf of all the China Ways team for booking your tour with us, and also for your awesome detailed feedback on your experience with our tour. We were reading your prompt feedback and we also shared this with all... Show more
  
  Trip date: November 2019
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  Saira

  · October 27th, 2019
  I just got back from 8 day golden triangle trip...
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  Trip date: October 2019
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  Ali

  · September 20th, 2019
  Travel coordination s and hotel room...
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  Trip date: September 2019
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  Kimberly

  · May 16th, 2019
  My husband and I have been traveling for about...
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  Trip date: March 2019
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  fatemeh

  · April 3rd, 2019
  I was extremely satisfied with china ways tour....
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  Trip date: January 2019