It was great to see the panda's, Lama Temple and Summer Palace, but you also go to a silk and pearl factory, which aren't factories at all. They are just stores which they aggressively try to sell you things. Also, if they offer the boat tour to the summer palace for 140 yuan, I would pass, it's nothing really exciting about it.
Review by: Jeffrey S, March 2018
This was a very good tour to get a feel for a Beijing first visit. Great guide, very well organized. The Panda's were awesome. Great value for the price.
Review by: Gayira, December 2017
it was worth every penny we spent. left well equipped with knowledge about Beijing history , our guide was amazing and he explained everything in details he made the tour fun with he speaks very good english, he knows all stories about ancient Beijing._br/_ William our guide you are the best....._br/_ we cant wait to come back for another tour with you.
Review by: Stine, December 2017
It was nice and fun. Explored some highlights of Beijing with an informative tourguide. I really enjoyed it
Review by: Clive D, December 2017
Great day out
Review by: Carla W, October 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Sherri Z, October 2017
Great day! Marie was a good tour guide. I would suggest the tour company change the lunch location as it was sub par and a bit gross as compared to the lunch for the Forbidden City/Great Wall tour.
Review by: Leslie Yesenia A, October 2017
Tour was nice. Guide was incredible. It was very fast so adding at least an hour would help in slowing the pace.
Review by: acorey_73, October 2017
William did a really nice job, very knowledgeable and provided great information. We had two other parties in our group, one with two young boys and William did great with them. He gave us the option to do the boat ride at the Summer Palace which did cost extra, but added something to the day. Trip also included a stop at a tea house and pearl factory. Only small complaint was the tour was advertised as a 7 hour day and we purposefully picked the tour due to the shortened day, but ended up as a 10 hour day. We had plans for a show that night and was hoping to have a couple hours to do a little extra shopping, but ran out of time. Normally would have been grateful for a longer day at the same price, but did cut into our day.
Review by: ddpiza, September 2017
The places were nice but the tour itself with this company felt more like a walk. Didn't really get much information about the places. we were just seeing things but the guide wasn't really saying anything about the places.
Review by: brongard, September 2017
This tour was really packed with experiences. Not only did we have a boat ride on the canal to the Summer palace, this was extra though, we saw the Pandas at the Beijing Zoo, a pearl factory for freshwater pearls, the Lama Temple and also a Tea ceremony to sample some of the varieties of Chinese tea. Alice our guide was excellent. Well worth the money!
Review by: jwakey, August 2017
Cathy was a wonderful guide on this tour. She shared so much knowledge about the history of these places that it was a pleasure to take it all in. Her understanding of the relevance of each location was greatly appreciated. Cathy even went beyond her tour guide duties by taking us to other places where we could see and experience different parts of the Chinese culture, such as a pearl market and a silk museum. This was a smooth operation from an experienced guide who made the day an enjoyable and non-rushing event. _br/_ Jeff and Julie, Australia
Review by: Samuel A, July 2017
Beautiful place and lots of culture. Very professional guide. Very good English. At the Summer Palace I recommend taking the boat.
Review by: Abhishek S, July 2017
although it was a bit chilly but the tour was comprehensive covered everything mentioned in good detail and also pently of opportunity to take snaps , out guide was quite good as well , I think his name was Jacky
Review by: christi_crux17, June 2017
The tour of the Panda Garden was pretty cool...if you really like pandas and you haven't seen them before. The tour of the summer palace was fascinating but it was a little disappointing that we could only look at it from the outside and lots of construction was going on. The lunch was wonderful and the lama temple was pretty neat. Our guide, Cynthia, was absolutely amazing. I've had her for two tours in China and she was great!
Review by: Iulia, June 2017
Excellent guide, William! Great day!
Review by: MaestraMudarisa, June 2017
The tour of the Panda Garden was pretty cool...if you really like pandas and you haven't seen them before. The tour of the summer palace was fascinating but it was a little disappointing that we could only look at it from the outside and lots of construction was going on. The lunch was wonderful and the lama temple was pretty neat. Our guide, Cynthia, was absolutely amazing. I've had her for two tours in China and she was great!
Review by: Daniela P, May 2017
I really enjoyed the tour and was lucky to be the only person so it turned into a private tour with Suzanne my local guide. Suzanne also took me to the Olympic Village since we had extra time available which was not on the itinerary.
Review by: ttcdp, April 2017
We started our day at The Panda Garden with our guide Kathy. It was a great way to begin the day and the pandas made sure to put on a show for us So Fun!!! As we left the Garden, our tour guide asked us if we wanted to take the boat to The Summer Palace. Most said yes, but a few people said they didn't want to pay for the boat at an additional 125 yuen per person as it wasn't included and they would meet us wherever Kathy suggested.It was presented as an option in the beginning but as the discussion went on, Kathy made it clear that it wasn't an option. Very uncomfortable for everyone. Also, being told that credit cards were not excepted for the entrance fee also threw a few people off guard our family of 5 included since we don't carry a lot of cash with us on tours. We were able to pool our money after some concern but a few other couples had to scramble and borrow because they were given no other choice. Not a good situation. We all felt it put a damper on the remaining day. The included lunch was the worst of the food we had the entire trip and our kids had to go to the cafeteria downstairs to get more at our cost. There wasn't enough for the group and the quality was sub par. _br/_ I will say Kathy was knowledgeable but we do think the tour needs to be better arranged so as not to make people feel uncomfortable. Change the eating venue and make sure there is more than enough food for everyone, even if you need to adjust the price up a bit. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this tour.
Review by: Emily N, February 2017
I highly recommend this tour. The Summer Palace and Lama Temple were amazing and our tour guide, William, was fantastic. He is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The lunch was also very good.
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