Wendy Wu Tours

The whole team at Wendy Eu are helpful and friendly from the start of your enquiry to any concerns your have as well as looking after you on your holiday.

Enjoyed our time during the Gems of China holiday. Saw all the main attractions that you would expect to see, Forbidden Palace and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors and Pandas at the Panda Conservation Centre. We also enjoyed the shows that were included, especially the Romance of China show during cruise along Yangtze River which we would highly recommend. Our national guide Alice was a true Gem who treated us all as family rather than customers. Our only criticism would be that too much was crammed into each day and we would have appreciated the opportunity to spend more time shopping for souvenirs.

I booked my trip then 3 days later I had to change the date the lady I spoke to was most helpful and I didn’t lose my original deposit it was just put against the new date

Great tour, fabulous guide Mariko.

Excellent itinerary, good hotels, the best tour leader, almost too much food, great group size. Everything the best.

The tour and guide were overall were very good. However we found the tour overall tiring. This was due to travelling/visiting sites during day and then early evening dinners, with little break or rest time in between. When arriving at the next hotel, usually about 4.00, then early dinners were frequently 7.00 ish. Single night hotel stays were the hardest, as little time to relax, unpack before going off again with an 8.00 start the next day. Most hotels, whilst being well located centrally, either didn't have bars and when having hotel dinners, finished at 8.00. After a long day, getting out into the area for a group drink, was not really possible, although many of our group wanted to venture out. It maybe our age, but most were late 60's/ early 70's. It appears Japan have an early evening meal culture, and where we did venture out, most city centres seem to be closed by 9.00. Hotels varied widely in room size and facilites. A significant number we would rate as 3* with small rooms. No space to lay out large suitcases easily. I would have liked another day in Tokyo as being such a large city there was probably more to see and experience, but to complex to navigate around alone. A lot of the sights we visited were very busy. The Hiroshima museum, Golden temple and Torres Gates being examples, which detracted from what was being seen. I would recommend getting to the start hotel, a few days earlier to acclimatise and get over jet lag, when coming in from the Uk. Our Air China flights were excellent and worth considering over the Middle east carriers, as the flight home from Shanghai is 12 hours non stop, rather that a break half way through, allowing uninterrupted sleep if you can do it. Although connections didn't always line up, giving long gaps between flights in the middle of the night, with associated time differences in Shanghai.

Easy to secure a tour with small deposit.

Great service. All my questions answered.

The lady was very good answered all questions and gave a great service