China & Yangtze River Cruise with Hong Kong Reviews

4.7 Rating 46 Reviews

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“Amazing tour, covering all the highlights of China I had hoped to see. Tour Director, Ms. Zhou "Jo" Hongju, absolutely wonderful in every way: thoughtful, helpful, informative, always taking extra steps to ensure we enjoyed our tour and we did. Thank you, Jo!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Hello Smart Tours, We went on the 17 day China and Yangtze River smarTours the end of March beginning of April, 2016. We had an absolutely fabulous Tour Director, Mark Ma from Beijing. He took us on the entire 17 day tour of China. He was marvelous, knowledgeable caring, organized and our entire group had the best time together because he made our stay in China the best!! We had other tour guides in each city we visited and Mark communicated and organized each city tour with the guides flawlessly! We would not have enjoyed our stay and travel in China without Mark Mark's help and guidance. He deserves an award or commendation for all of his hard work and knowledge that he brings to his tour groups! Thank you again for such a wonderful and memorable Tour of China!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“We just finished our second tour of China. We were surprised to be able to see and experience so much in such a short time. SmarTours seems to attract a fine sort of traveler. We enjoyed all our tour mates. Above all, our Tour Director, Mark Ma, is a gift. Professional, thoughtful, and warm, he was in some ways more like a companion traveler than our guide. I've always found tour directors to be good people, but he's a cut above. Thanks for an unforgettable trip.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“we had the pleasure of Jo hosting our group. She never stopped. Always looking after us, making sure we had the right food to fit our diets, finding lost travelers and lost items and providing lots of good info. SHE MADE OUR TRIP!!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I believe this was one of those trips that really change the way you look at the world. We learned the history of the country, and it is easier to see why they often look at things from a different perspective. Our guides were great, all the members were terrific, and we saw wonderful sights. It is a very tiring trip because every minute seems to be planned for us, which is a good thing really. Also, try to get in shape before climbing the Wall. I had no idea they were steps that go straight up.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“We enjoyed our trip immensely and met wonderful people on our tour. Our guide Harry was incredible. We highly recommend taking a trip with SmarTours, as we hope to take many future trips with them.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I participated in the tour to China + Yangtze River cruise (Sept. 3-19, 2015). The tour was excellent. The success of the tour was due, first and foremost, to Mark Mo, the Tour Director, whose communicative personality, historical knowledge, cultural insights, and individual attention were indeed outstanding. smarTours is lucky to have such a tour manager. The local guides (with the exception of one) were also informative and friendly. The hotels were excellent. The only unfavorable comment (which was shared by my travel colleagues) concerns the hotel in Shanghai. Although the hotel was excellent, it was located away from the center of town. Considering the limited time we spent in each large city, I suggest that you consider a hotel at the center of Shanghai. China Aireline offers very poor information and service. I was among those who could not take off at JFK on Sept. 3, due to mechanical problems. Although I was the first to check in at JFK, the airline staff did not inform me that there was an earlier flight to Beijing, which 5 other travelers (who came to JFK hours after me) joined. As a result we missed one day of the tour. On the way back, there was hardly any time to catch the connection at Hong Kong airport to the flight to Beijing-JFK. This situation needs to be rectified.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“We were on the same tour as Marci and Ron and agree with everything they say. Our tour guide, Harry, was absolutely excellent. He advised us on issues such as restrooms, convenience store locations near hotels and was always making sure everyone was accounted for. He was on the phone assisting us in retrieving one of our bags that was sent off to another city in China. Harry plus the local guides all have a great sense of humor. Our group of 37 were all experienced international travelers and would have appreciated more variety in the included food; a few dishes were very good but all in all much of the included meals were too mundane and this is coming from a couple of Chinese descent. The group also watched out for one another. Really enjoyed all the places on the tour, would have loved another day in Shanghai plus a more centrally located hotel in Shanghai despite how nice the Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai is. Only hiccup was the flight on the last day from Hong Kong to Beijing (PEK) that departed late and arrived much later in PEK such that we barely (14 of us) caught the connecting flight to SFO. Would prefer direct/non-stop flight from Hong Kong to USA even if a few $ more.”

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Posted 9 years ago