I know Tauck doesn’t do any China tours these days, but I’m going to Xi’An with another company to see the terracotta warriors. Because of that, I need to get a China visa. I researched the requirements for a China visa – it’s fairly involved – and decided to use a visa company, Visa Central. Incidentally, Visa Central…
In US and Europe, hotels have electric outlets which accommodate UBS charging cables for Phone and tablets. Will we find such in China hotels and ship booked for this trip? Thanks.
I read an interesting article in this week's issue of The Economist. China has built dedicated quarantine facilities for people entering the country. One outside of Guangzhou is about to open and will have a capacity of 5000 people. Another housing 2000 is being built in a nearby city. Regardless of vaccination status,…
I have a question regarding upcoming China trips. Tauck is still showing availability and appears to still be offering tours in China starting in April. However, several airlines have cancelled all flights to the mainland through the end of April. We have been booked for our early June China and Yangtze river for about a…
Just in case anyone ever wants to visit China in the future......today I finally put the Silk Duvet cover on our bed that I bought at the visit to the silk factory one year ago. I think it cost $100 for King size and two pillowcases. Yes, I like color!
I am a participant in the April 2019 trip to China. And I have contacted a private tour company in Shanghai that has come well recommended for its tour of the Jewish sights. They may be able to offer a tour for four hours on either April 18 or 19 when we have free time on the schedule. If you are interested, please reply.
TAUCK CHINA, YANGTZE RIVER HONG KONG OCTOBER 17th to NOVEMBER 1st 2019 REVIEW We have just completed this tour. We stayed one extra night in Hong Kong. The tour was excellent. I’m mostly going to concentrate on hopefully some useful tips for future travelers as all the components of the tour were excellent. Our Tour…
Good afternoon fellow Travelers: I am ready to leave for China for the September6th trip. Just want to ask if there is anything I should bring or pack that was not mentioned . I booked this over a year ago and finally it is almost here. Thank you for any tips. Regards June S
Booked on the October 31 departure from Beijing....also monitoring the site for any information regarding Hong Kong. On a separate matter, wanted to ask if anyone traveling in China has used a VPN? I've read about the problems with gmail, etc., being blocked in China, and that the work-around is to use a VPN. Tauck doesn't…
Pandas I think it was in Chongqing that we were taken for a quick trip to the zoo that has 16 Pandas. We saw about 10 close up and learned all about them and how much it now costs to rent a panda in another country. Answer $1 million a year. Great Wall My tip here is, you are given two choices, easy route, very very busy.…
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