18 Jun 2018
We had a great time on this tour. Our guide, VIK, was at our hotel promptly at 8 AM and was friendly. He led us to a van waiting out front with a driver, which was nice as VIK could then talk to us about the sights and didn’t have to deal with parking.
Forbidden City was very interesting, as was Tienemen Square, and VIK did a great job of both explaining the sights and also letting us move at our desired pace (I’m not a fan of tours that make you suffer through a deliberately throttled pace.)
The jade factory was interesting but the products were pricey and the salespeople obnoxiously pushy. Not our favorite part of the trip but at least the lunch there was good.
The Wall was fantastic. Absolutely breathtaking and VIK was very helpful in getting us in and mapping out a route. We ended up switching to the Mutianyu section and are glad we did. We seemingly had the Wall to ourselves! VIK and the travel company were very accommodating of the change and up front about the slight increase in costs.
All in all a wonderful day. I appreciated the service!