Jul 03, 2017 08:28 PM
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We took the 7 day tour to China but were disappointed on many fronts.
The package did not include the cable car tickets for Great Wall. neither were we informed earlier that the senior citizens will not be able to climb at the Juyong pass section. As a result, the entire group had conflicts on which place to go to for the Great Wall. We ended up paying 170 yuan per person for climbing the wall - an extra cost not planned for earlier.
The entry to Disneyland in Shanghai took more than 3hours! No exageration! We spent a better part of the day and our energy in entering the park and there was no time for rides. My 13 yr old could not do even one single ride! Poor planning. Moreover, tour guide did not advise us this aspect and did not plan to beat the peak hours at the park entry. The senior citizens were left doing nothing the whole day, while we were in the long queues in the heat.
Landmark Towers hotel in Beijing was poor in terms of room as well as courtesy. The rooms allotted to our group were all corner rooms, half the size of the regular room.the Acs were in effective in ALL rooms and one of the rooms has leaking bathroom which had to be repaired in the presence of the guests! To top it, the receptionist at the hotel, Mr Mi Sen was extremely rude and least concerned.
the tour guide at Shanghai was simply trying to act smart and fleece us by selling fake Swarovski during the dinner. Is this selling authorised by D.Pauls?
Dinners - Most of the dinners were poor to ordinary . Out of 6 dinners, only 2 were of acceptable quality though the last night dinner at Tandoori Grill in Beijing was good.
Main problem is that D.Pauls is not operating the tour in China, their partner is. so transparency and clarity is missing.
