Hi Riley. No problem. Happy to provide
feedback.
Zhangjiajie is beautiful and there are
so many activities - I will definitely suggest it to our friends, though
perhaps when it is a little warmer. Favourite activities include: Yellow
cave, Tianzi Mountain, Golden Whip Stream, Glass Bridge and the walk along the
bottom of the canyon, river cruise in FengHuang.
Lily was lovely and very accommodating. We
enjoyed her stories about the local customs. Her English is excellent - as
is the driver's. Both made sure we had no problems checking into the hotels and
made our flight - even though it meant they had to wait at the airport for 1.5
hours.
The tours were great, and we were really
grateful to have Lily guiding us. The only thing I would change would be
to include some breaks in a warm place with a cup of tea. The activities meant
a long time walking in the cold. I would prefer to walk faster and therefore
have more time to rest. Also the lunches were very late some days.
We were hoping for a slightly more
relaxed holiday, so I would take out some activities (e.g. going to the base of
the big hole and going up to Huangshi Village). It would be helpful to have
some estimated times for how long each activity may take so we can decide if we
want to do it or not.
FengHuang was really cool. I wish we had spent
one more night there. Lily had excellent knowledge of the history of the town.
However, the historical sites we visited were not really that interesting
to us, particularly as a lot of it related to quite recent history. For us
that time would be better spent exploring the lovely winding streets -
especially as it was a sunny day.
The accommodation was very lovely and very
comfortable and warm. The only thing I would like, and it may not be possible,
is to have some western-style breakfast options - toast, cereal, English
Breakfast tea, orange juice.
Finally, we are so grateful to you for
rearranging our flights when they were cancelled so late. We would not have
enjoyed the stress of trying to find and book new flights ourselves. That is a
really valuable service!
I think that covers it. Overall it was a
really lovely holiday. Zhangjiajie is an amazing place and it was great to
experience some of China's natural beauty and impressive infrastructure like
the cable cars, glass bridge and outdoor elevator.
Thanks again for organising it for us so
quickly! We will be in touch when we are ready to go on our next trip.
Regards,
Rachel