China Tour Q & A
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What is a package tour?
A Tour Package is a China trip which has been constructed by China Highlights Travel and will include all the components to make your China visit an unforgettable experience as follows:
*Domestic fares including airfares, rail or road as specified in the tour
*Accommodation as specified
*Meals as specified
*Guide and driver
*Taxes and fees as specified
We do the organization so you just have to enjoy your trip.
1. Private China Tours
Does your small group of family or friends (1-9 People) want privacy and freedom to change the schedule at short notice? Yes? Then work with our travel advisors to design an Independent China Package to suit your needs.
2. Organized Small Group Tours
Our experience guarantees that you see the best and get the best at the best price by joining one of our Organized Small Group Tours. The quality doesn't change we guarantee it!
Private China Tours are usually small groups consisting of 1-9 people (individuals, family or friends). Group members can enjoy the convenience and privacy of traveling in one vehicle by themselves. Choosing a PRIVATE TOUR will give much more flexibility with your itinerary and time. Your group will have an experienced private guide and driver at your disposal to ensure that you experience the best we have to offer. Groups of 1-3 guests will usually travel by air-conditioned car while groups of 4-9 will travel by air-conditioned van. Is your group 5 or larger? Check our price for a PRIVATE CHINA TOUR! You will be pleasantly surprised.
Organized Small Group Tours can be divided into 2 categories:
1. Single City/Short Tours
2. Multi-destinations China Packages
1. Single City Tours are 2-5 day packages
Are your tour packages customizable (tailor-made by our travel advisor)
Yes, all the packages we offer are customizable to meet your satisfaction. We know everyone wants something different, so our job is to work with you to design a perfect trip to
What is the difference between Superior, Deluxe tours and Tourist Class Tours?
The difference between Superior, Deluxe Tour and Comfortable Class Tour are reflected in the hotel which is provided. On most circumstances Tourist Class will quote to 3 star, 4 star will quote to Deluxe and 5 star will be Superior Class. In some cases however this may vary. If we consider a hotel does not reach the required standard we will use a hotel that is rated as five star in Deluxe Class. Range of tours uses the best of the best in hotels but also provides many other luxuries for discerning travelers.
What is the content of western breakfast and Chinese breakfast?
A western breakfast will usually consist of buffet that contains - breakfast cereal, fruit, eggs, sausages, bacon and bread and toasting facilities.
A Chinese breakfast will usually include a number of hot dishes such as noodles,vegetables and rice congee (porridge) and will probably also include fruit.A selection of steamed buns containing meat or red beans will probably also be available.
Water and green tea is always available and black tea bags and coffee are usually available.
What's a private China tour?
Private China Tour gives you the opportunity to enjoy many highlights and privileges that the other two methods can not provide.
- Private cars or minibuses – A clear, air-conditioned car or minibus that will hold all the members of your group is at your service while sightseeing in a city or town, except when sightseeing is arranged by the cruise ship. Only your group will share your vehicle. Your group will usually use planes, trains or public express buses when transferring between cities or towns. Private cars or minibuses are not available except by special request and extra charges would apply.
- Private local tour guide – A local English-speaking guide (guide speaking other languages is available upon request) is available for your group in each city or town that you visit. The guide will take care of all tour arrangements. The guide is assigned to only your group, except if for Yangtze River cruises where the guide on the ship serves all the passengers
- Private driver – An experienced driver is at your disposal in each city or town.
- Flexible tour arrangements – You can be with your tour package arrangements according to your varying. This gives you the flexibility to change the visiting order or extend visiting time of some attractions.
Do I need to include all the meals in the package?
China Highlights used to include all meals for our clients traveling in China. But from the previous customer's responses, we find that most of our clients prefer to leave the dinners open on their own so that they can enjoy some time themselves after a day's tour with our guide and driver. They can choose either to go to a local restaurant for a little adventure or to have a simple dinner in the hotel where they stay. They may also prefer to choose a unique restaurant which appeals to their own unique interests. We have previous clients saying that they missed western food after 10 days' lunches and dinners all in Chinese style and at last they decided to skip the Chinese dinner in local restaurant and choose to have a western dinner in hotel.
If you decide to have local meals on your own in local restaurant in different cities, please do ask our guides' recommendations.
For some "off-the-beaten-road" destinations, we will take the liberty to include dinners in those places where we think it is better to get meals pre-arranged, because our clients may find it very difficult to communicate with the locals or hard to find a restaurant.
Are breakfasts included in my tour?
Packages arranged by China Highlight always include breakfasts. If you book travel (plane or train) or hotel accommodation independently, then breakfast may not be included. Please confirm these details and advise your requirements.'
I had booked a private tour, but why bus transfers were not provided during my tour?
I want to join a seat-in coach tour. Do you operate seat-in coach tours directly?
"Discovery You Way" is our motto, and discovering Chinese food can be one of the great adventures and most pleasurable parts of any China trip. Food is an extremely important part of Chinese culture with food and eating being the center of many aspects.
We select local Chinese restaurants which are very popular among the local Chinese people and are fresh and authentic for private tours under 10 people. By moving from city to city during the tour, our guests can sample food which has local characteristics spicy, light, more salty and so on.
Mixing it with the local means that you get great food but it also means that you experience all aspects of the local lifestyle. Chinese people show their enjoyment and can be very loud during their meal. Most restaurants do not have non smoking areas and smoking while eating is very common. The rest rooms are usually Chinese style. The tour guide or travel advisor is always ready to help or make adjustments if some aspects become too much.
Many tour operators use only tourist restaurants which are cheaper and save time on waiting as all meals are ordered in advance. The staffs know some simple English and offer knives and forks. Unfortunately the dishes are not quite Chinese and definitely not Western. Ever worse, most seem to use the same menu and inexplicitly are located next to shopping opportunities.
On a rare occasion China Highlights has to use a tourist restaurant. This is done when a scenic spot is far away from the city or no suitable local restaurants are available. Please understand that this is only done when no other option is available.
China Highlights includes a meal allowance of RMB80 per person per meal in big cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, and from RMB50-RMB80 in smaller cities. We believe this will provide a great Chinese meal that will give you the opportunity to try the local cuisine. We cover the cost of 1 glass of beer or soft drink. Customers are required to pay for additional drinks, wine and spirits.