Here's Sheila, our tour guide for the sights in Beijing. She was the first of several guides for our journey, Being first, Sheila set the tone for the balance of the trip and got us off to a great start. She was a charming young woman with excellent English.
We might add that our bus was clean and comfortable. (And air conditioned!) The hotels for all of our China destinations reflected first-rate chains (Nikko, Shangri-La, and Sofitel). All meals in China were included with our tour package. Throughout the journey, we had excellent support for baggage handling, hotel arrangements, airport transfers, etc.--and Sheila proved to be a very knowledgable and informative guide.
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