The experience was drastically different than promised in the description, which did not justify the price of the class. Instead of going from the very start (picking ingredients and preparing the dumpling filling), the dumpling dough and filling were prepared before we arrived. All we did was to make a few little flat circles to wrap the dumplings, fill them with the filling, and wrap them. All in all, this took maybe 20 min of the 3 hours top. Unlike the description of the class, we did not get to pick our ingredients from the local market, make the filling, nor cook the dumplings. The saving grace was that the host family and guide was welcoming and friendly. There were no clear instructions via email as after-sales care either, so we had no clear idea of where to be picked up for the class.

We took the 2 days Beijing tour and it was so wonderful to see the great wall, Forbidden city, Tiananmen square, the Summer palace, the Temple of Heaven, etc.. David, our tour guide made our visit so enjoyable and we had a really great time. We learned so much history from David and he also is very skillful in getting short cut so we can get in line must faster. Overall we highly recommend this tour.

This kind of excursion cannot be done without a person knowing very well the itinerary and also the right persons. It was a great experience for me, I highly recommend.

We did the Mini Group Tour: Beijing Forbidden City Tour with Great Wall Hiking at Mutianyu with Dan as guide. It was a wunderful day with a very well organized tour, which we enjoyed very much! The trip through the forbidden city was a little bit less detailed than I expected but still very nice. You basically just follow the very touristic route straight through the core of the city and the guide will tell some instersting stories or facts about the buildings and artworks. The stay at the Great Wall was amazing, we really took a lot of time for a hike along the wall and Dan answered all questions in detail. But keep in mind that you have to pay an extra 15-20 US$ for the caple car. They offer you to walk to the wall but I am not sure if that is really an option because than you would not have a lot of time at the wall itself. The only thing which was really bad was the lunch. Dan told us there wouldn't be any good chinese restaurants in Mutianyu so we would have to eat at Burger King. After we ordered at Burer King the WORST meal of our whole trip in Asia, Dan left and came back with some amazing chinese food for herself from a little place just around the corner. We were sitting there asking ourself why she didn't tell us about this place beforehand but nobody explained to us why. For future tours: PLEASE give people the choice where to eat lunch! Besides that we had a great day! Thank you again for everything Dan!

A no fuss way to make your flight on time and take the stress away. Booking process simple and immediate. Service was excellent. Driver courteous and early!

Very cool tour, I went in the winter of 2022, so the Great Wall was completely deserted. Covid restrictions were still in place at this time. I was the only one to book, so it ended up being a full-day, private tour 😊

Nice guide and tour, Mei was our guide, decent english, even helped with other reservations. In general a nice a lovely guide and tour! Glad we booked this and her.

I went to visit the Great Wall during China's public holidays (which means it was very crowded) and thanks to the guide's recommendations we were able to access the Great Wall without any problems. Bobjack is a great guide, very friendly, attentive and very well-informed about the culture and history of China.

Overall a good day tour. Our guide William picked us up with his driver at our hotel, and we went directly to Tiananmen Square. We had a private driver and we were the only ones on the tour, so we never needed to wait for parking or for anybody else. This was very convenient and worth the expense, as car travel is very time consuming in Beijing. After Tiananmen Square, we walked directly to the Forbidden City. Then our driver picked us up and we had lunch on the way to the Great Wall (fee not included). It took 2 hours to get back from the wall to the hotel. All the experience was smooth save for the usual Beijing traffic. William is a full time tour guide, so he was very knowledgeable about the history of China and relevant events which happened at the tour destinations. He even drew out a detailed map for us by hand to show the location of the Great Wall and the reason why it was built at that latitude. William also said he specializes in foreign tours, which makes sense because his English was good. For any tour in general, especially in countries where English is not the first language, I recommend you pick a tour agency which employs full time rather than part time tour guides, as I have found the quality of the tours to be much better. Note that the Forbidden City and Great Wall are not wheelchair friendly. Expect a decent amount of uphill walking on the Great Wall if you wish to visit tower 20 (recommended). Overall a positive experience worth the time and money. However I will likely not tour these locations again in the near future, because I think once is enough for these types of historical tours.

Such an amazing experience! Our guide (Cactus) was so knowledgeable and passionate. She taught us about the culture and provided so much detail. I highly recommend choosing the guided tour if you want to get the most out ofyour trip and elevate your experience

Bob chen was a brilliant tour guide and our great wall hike was a highlight of our trip to China.He gave us loads of great photo opportunities and we went at a pace which suited us.

Had an amazing tour with Rico as our tour guide. Picked up promptly at our hotel, comfortable drive to Jinshanling. We were lucky that it was pretty quiet the morning we went. The views were spectacular and it really felt like we were walking a path through history as we went. Rico had information about the Wall and it’s development/use through the centuries. Also his English was very clear and easy to understand. We wrapped up with a tasty local lunch and sleepy drive home. Would thoroughly recommend.

We got “lucky” being amongst the first tourists to the Great Wall post covid-19, and had the place to ourselves (we live in China, so domestic travellers our only competition). Rico was an exceptional guide, helping to carry our things when we wanted to run part of the way, answering all our questions and letting us dwell at particular points. A fantastic experience all round.

After a long flight, seeing the placard with my name was quite relaxing.Although the driver did not speak English, he was very professional and we could communicate via translator app. All in all everything was smooth.

Wonderful tour. Had a fabulous tour guide Susie who was very knowledgeable and very professional. There was only two people and the sights were Jingshan Park, Qianmen walking street, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. I booked through Orange Transfers because of other TripAdvisor recommendations and was pleasantly surprised. From the time I booked until the end of the tour the communication was first class. There was a message left at my hotel on the time I was to be picked up.