We have recently returned from a one month trip arranged with the assistance of Carrie Zhang from China Highlights. Carrie was invaluable in arranging our itinerary. When an injury struck prior to our trip, Carrie assisted with modifying our transport arrangements, ensuring drivers collected us and took us back from each airport and train station. All the tour guides we had arranged via Carrie at China Highlights were excellent. We had Jessica in Beijing for the Forbidden City, the hutongs, followed by Mutianyu at the Great Wall. At the last minute, we arranged to go to the summer palace and had Mary as our guide. Paul in Xi'an guided us to the terracotta warriors and was very informative. We had Evan in Chengdu for the panda base, Mount Qing Chen, the Leshan Buddha and Dujiangan irrigation site. Evan was helpful and able to adapt to our pace. He also provided us with useful recommendations for local places to eat in Chengdu. When we went to Guilin and Yangshuo, we had LiPing, who was very good. She accompanied us to the Longji rice terraces, the boat trip to Yangshuo and the cormorant fisherman photo shoot. In Suzhou, we had Juliette who accompanied us to Tongli water town, the Tongli garden and the humble administrators garden. It was a truly relaxing morning on the boat in Tongli. Our day trips were well organised and enjoyable. Whilst in China, we visited Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, Yangshuo, Hangzhou, Suzhou, ending in Shanghai. We travelled between cities via train and flew from Guilin to Hanzhou. All arranged by Carrie. Carrie adapted our itinerary when we requested it to add more excursions. I am glad that I researched the internet and found China Highlights to assist with booking our trip. It certainly saved a lot of time and added to a seamless trip. I have already recommended using China Highlights and Carrie Zhang to my friends. When we travel to China in future, I will contact Carrie and China Highlights again to assist with arranging our trip. Catriona

Date of experience: April 24, 2025