This tour was great. Good value for the money. I ended up going alone, but my tour guide, Eva, was wonderful. She took me out to another pass of the Great Wall, because Badaling was clouded over (winter weather was moving in). No extra charge. She gave me a little more than an hour and a half to get to the top of the wall, and was very knowledgeable about the site.
Eva walked with me on my tour of Summer Palace, and explained every part of it to me as we walked, helping me with pictures and so on.
Eva's English is very good, and she could understand my level of Chinese (somewhat basic).
We went to the cloissonne outlet, jade outlet and Dr. Tea, which was a lot of fun. All of these really had great deals, specials, and so on. Dr. Tea was a very informative lesson in learning about Chinese teas, and I did buy the tea cups that change colors from a dragon to the Great Wall or something else. Really a fun trip. Love to do it again.
I did tip the driver 50 rmb, and went to tip Eva 100 rmb which she initially refused, but took at my insistance. Why not? They deserve a little extra for the service they gave me. No regrets, and I would love to use ChinaTour.net again, and recommend it to anybody looking to see places in China.
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