{"id":10603,"date":"2023-09-30T22:27:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.china-roads.fr\/?p=10603"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:47:42","slug":"gilles-and-his-wife-september-2023-beijing-xian-and-yunnan-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.china-roads.com\/reviews\/gilles-and-his-wife-september-2023-beijing-xian-and-yunnan-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilles and his wife \u2013 September 2023 (Beijing, Xi&rsquo;an and Yunnan tour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #500050;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Beijing &amp; Great Wall &#8211; Xi\u2019an &#8211; Lijiang &#8211; Tiger Leaping Gorge \u2013 Shangri La &#8211; Shaxi &#8211; Kunming &#8211; Pe\u0301kin<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10603 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.china-roads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/751697543684_.pic_-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.china-roads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/751697543684_.pic_-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Hello Shanshan,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trip comes to an end after some wonderful discoveries and a future return for a combined Yunnan\/Tibet tour. Everything ultimately went well, with very positive reviews from the two guides, Marguerite and Lily.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the reviews sent a few days later:<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the guide in Beijing (Mr. Wang), Pierre is competent in his explanations during the visits to the Hutong district, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.<\/p>\n<p>The general observation is that it does its job, but nothing more. For example, during the visit to the Summer Palace, it tells us about a zoo with pandas, but doesn&rsquo;t suggest a detour for a short visit.<\/p>\n<p>For the other guides I have already shared our very good appreciation with you.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding hotels:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li>Beijing Novotel: Average for a 4-star hotel, somewhat aging, and the rooms could use a renovation.<\/li>\n<li>Xi&rsquo;an Yunhe Yebo 4*: Excellent, meriting a 4-star+ or even a 5-star rating.<\/li>\n<li>Lijiang Manty House 3*: Average for a 3-star hotel, with limited space and an outdated bathroom.<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Leaping Gorge Jade Snow Inn 2*: Decent for a 2-star hotel, with a beautiful setting and a family atmosphere.<\/li>\n<li>Shangri La Yani 3*: Very good.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Shaxi Aoding Courtyard 3*: Excellent merit 4*<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kunming Citigo 4*: nothing special. Noisy due to nearby construction.<\/li>\n<li>Beijing Ramada 4*: average for a 4* hotel, limited restaurant service, very aging, and rooms could use a renovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regarding the cars and drivers, apart from Beijing and the car being too cramped, the other stages were fine.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the route, it was perfect, a little exhausting with the number of transfers (trains, planes) but necessary for a global approach to China.<\/p>\n<p>Next time we will target Yunnan + Tibet.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Gilles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing &amp; Great Wall &#8211; Xi\u2019an &#8211; Lijiang &#8211; Tiger Leaping Gorge \u2013 Shangri La &#8211; Shaxi &#8211; Kunming &#8211; [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1861],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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