I wanted to express our deepest gratitude for being such a wonderful tour guide ( Henry) during our recent trip to Chengdu and Jiuzhaigou. Your enthusiasm, and warmth truly made our journey absolutely unforgettable. Thank you so much.
My husband and I enjoyed our Yangtze River Adventure guided tour very much. It was an excellent experience. We want to thank our tour manager, Jacky Gong, for providing us the excellent services and care in the whole duration of this trip. We also want to thank all of our drivers and local tour guides for their great services as well.
Jacky had worked tirelessly to make this trip a memorable one for us. Jacky and all of the local tour guides were very professional in providing us the details regarding the histories of the attractions in the different cities that we had visited.
We were especially impressed by the professionalism of the tour guide named “Tiger” who was touring us around Mount Huangshan. We enjoyed the stories told by “Tiger” at each major scenic spot during the Huangshan sightseeing tour. It is a pleasure to learn from “Tiger” that Mount Huangshan had gained the Chinese Government’s attention, support, and funding in order to develop it into a more accessible National Tourist attraction for the People after China’s leaders including Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin had visited Mount Huangshan and valued the spectacular sceneries of Mount Huangshan.
The Yangtze River Cruise with Victoria Cruise line “Isabella” was another wonderful experience. This was the 2nd time that we had joined the Victoria Cruise Line to cruise along the Yangtze River. The scenic views are so beautiful although they looked different from what we had experienced in the summer of 1998. The conditions aboard the current Victoria Cruise Line are much more comfortable and luxurious than they were back in 1998.
We also like to thank Angel He at the Peony Tours’ booking department for her help and patience in answering many of our questions before we decided to join this tour.
Overall was good. All of the hotels were clean and comfortable. But I hope we can spend more in the scenic area, rather than rushing off to see a show when we were in Jiuzhanigou.
The tour guide, Davis, was very professional, flexible and hard work. There was plenty of food, except it's very rich and spicy for us, most of us in the group are Cantonese. But Davis did request more non-spicy food for us. In our group, most of us are seniors. Daivs did adjusted the pace to accommodate. I will suggest on your brochures and advertisements to let people know that there is a lot of walking and stairs involved, and in high altitudes area.
Itinerary of 6 days fit my planned visit to Chengdu
city and Jiuzhaigou. Only comment is the need for tour guide to ask the f anyone needs English translation.
|4th-time traveler Joanna Chang|traveled in Oct 2026
1. The size of the group, 20 was manageable and the right size for the various sights.
2. The weather held up quite well and made this trip enjoyable and memorable.
3. Impressed by the two grottos that we visited.
4. We walked on an average of 6 miles per day which helped in seeing a variety of sights. This aided in working off the meals which averaged approximately 10 dishes for lunches and dinners.
5. Very good variety of daytime and evening events.
Our China tour with Peony Tours was a wonderful and memorable experience. The itinerary offered an amazing variety of natural scenery, cultural heritage, historical sites, and modern city development.
The Yangtze River cruise and our visit to the Three Gorges Dam were unforgettable highlights. We were truly amazed by the monumental scale and extraordinary engineering of the dam. The magnificent skylines and impressive infrastructure of Chongqing and Shanghai also left us deeply impressed.
The hotels were excellent, the food was delicious, and all transportation arrangements were smooth and well organized. We especially appreciated the convenience of Alipay and Weixin Pay, which made everyday purchases incredibly easy. We also enjoyed the affordability of many services and the absence of mandatory tipping. One elderly hotpot restaurant server even politely declined my tip, explaining that serving customers was simply her job. Her sincerity and dedication were truly touching.
Our tour manager did an outstanding job, providing informative explanations and taking exceptional care of every group member throughout the journey. The local guides were also knowledgeable and helpful in sharing China's rich cultural and historical background.
Fortunately, our group completed the entire trip without any incidents, and everyone got along wonderfully. The weather was also excellent for most of the journey, especially in Huangshan, where we enjoyed beautiful sunrise and sunset views.
Overall, this was a very well-organized and rewarding tour. We sincerely appreciate the dedication of our tour manager, local guides, and everyone at Peony Tours who helped make this journey such a success. We would gladly recommend Peony Tours to anyone wishing to explore China.
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