Overall we did enjoy our tour, but our group of 8 adults specifically selected this private tour because it did NOT include the jade factory tour or tea house as several other packages did. And, our tour was to start at the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, then finish at Forbidden City; but, upon pick up from our hotel, our tour guide told us we'd start at T.Square, Forbidden City, jade factory, then finish at Great Wall. Thankfully, the day was windy and not hot, otherwise, we'd really be upset to tour the Great Wall during the afternoon heat. And, like I said, we selected this package because it did not include the jade factory visit, but our tour guide somehow added it in. In addition, our group finished early at the Great Wall because we were just tired & beat from the day, and our tour guide decided to add in the tea house which we refused several times before she finally agreed and said she'd check with her company to let them know we were skipping the tea house; however, I did have our tour itinerary printed with me and I was about to show it to her that tea house was not on the agenda (nor the jade factory)! Thank goodness we read all about the tea house scams and jade factory in advance of our Beijing trip. We will not use this company again, since they also charged me an additional $10 for the Beijing airport transfers we booked through them. I know $10 is not a lot of money, but to list one price which is confirmed and then charge another is kind of shady (not the mention the added stops to our Forbidden City/Great Wall tour)...just saying.
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[2 of 5 Stars!]
