Went on october 13th. Besides the Great Wall and the tea ceremony, I DO NOT recommend this tour.
First of all, they should not say they include the Olympic Stadiums. You pass by with the mini van. No time to stop or take pictures.
After visiting a Jade factory and the Ming tombs, we headed to the Great Wall. Everything was going fine until we got there and they told the mini van that it could not pass and get to the base of the Wall. They made us pay another bus (15 Yuan), up and down. We told the guide that China Tour had to pay it. We were not aware of that extra charge, and were not responsible that the place was not allowing vans to enter.
After discussing with a supervisor over the phone, our guide was extremely rude and childish. I do not remember her name, may be Jane or Jill, but it does not matter. left us alone on the second bus, spoke in a rude manner all the way back. Besides, at the time to get back on the bus, the mini van appeared so we did not have to take the bus. So we paid even extra for something we did not use.
We had lunch there, beverages were NOT included and we were NOT aware either.
Afterwards we went to a Tea Ceremony. That was Ok. On the way back we asked them to leave us at the Olympic park to see the Nest and the Water Cube, since we did not have time in the beginning.
Besides this bad experience with this company, the Great Wall is a MUST-SEE attraction. You also MUST go down on the slide. So much fun! The tea ceremony was fine too. IF YOU CAN FIND ANOTHER TOUR COMPANY. These attractions and this trip to China cannot be ruined by these unprofessional group of people.
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