DrRoy
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I tried posting this in the "Any Travel Planned" thread but did not get a response so I thought I would start a new one.
About 2 weeks ago DW and I saw a reference to low cost tours to China from a company called Sinorama. You could get, for example, a 15 day, pretty complete tour in China for $1600 per person. On further study, it seems that the quality of the tour elements is suspect, and one spends a fair amount of time on required visits to factories and shops where you got a hard sell to buy the offering there. If that is the most you can afford, it may be the only way to see China, but it's not for us.
After some more research, we are going to consider a custom tour from China Highlights or China Discovery. Does anyone have experience with them? We know to specify no "forced visits" to shops and factories. We also know generally where we want to go and are highly interested in photography. Are there any other custom tour operators you would suggest? How about general tips if you have been there? Thanks in advance.
About 2 weeks ago DW and I saw a reference to low cost tours to China from a company called Sinorama. You could get, for example, a 15 day, pretty complete tour in China for $1600 per person. On further study, it seems that the quality of the tour elements is suspect, and one spends a fair amount of time on required visits to factories and shops where you got a hard sell to buy the offering there. If that is the most you can afford, it may be the only way to see China, but it's not for us.
After some more research, we are going to consider a custom tour from China Highlights or China Discovery. Does anyone have experience with them? We know to specify no "forced visits" to shops and factories. We also know generally where we want to go and are highly interested in photography. Are there any other custom tour operators you would suggest? How about general tips if you have been there? Thanks in advance.