One Week China Itineraries

The trip was good. The communication with the Zicasso travel agency less so.

The trip to China my that husband and I took this year was amazing and memorable. We visited five cities in 12 days: Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guilin, and Shanghai.

All of the guides were great, professional, knowledgeable, open to answering our questions, and willing to accommodate us.

I’m a planner, so having most of the day mapped out with what we were doing was exactly as expected, with some free time in the evenings.

The transfers between cities, at the airport, or on the train were very smooth, with no issues.

The only thing I would recommend is for Zicasso’s tour company to work with us in obtaining the Chinese visa versus having to find a third party on our own. Overall, we would highly recommend their services.

We couldn't be happier with all the contact we had with everyone who helped in our travel plans! Zicasso's travel consultants were very responsive and helped in many ways, including with changes made while we were on the trip. I would highly recommend them to anyone planning a trip to China.

The trip was perfection from beginning to end. Zicasso's travel agency put together an amazing itinerary. The guides, the activities, the drivers, and the hotels all exceeded our expectations.

This trip was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Zicasso’s trip planner listened to what we wanted to do and what was important to us, and suggested several stops that were highlights of our tour. He and his team kept in contact with us throughout the trip to make sure everything was going well and to check if we needed anything. I would highly recommend this travel company to others and have already done so with some friends.

China is an absolutely lovely country, with so many contrasts and wonderful people. The trip was an experience of a lifetime, especially if you consider most people who go to China do so just once.

As far as the Zicasso travel company goes, we had some issues before getting to China, mostly, perhaps, due to language barriers. English is not my first language, although I did go to undergraduate school in New York and consider myself fluent in the language. The biggest difficulty was with the visas. If you don't live in a major US city with a Chinese embassy, it is a daunting task. For a first-rate travel agency, I would have expected significantly more help in this regard. I had to employ a visa agency, and this kind of service is costly. We received the visas one day before departure!

One other issue was the 12-hour time difference between our countries, which meant communication lagged behind, and with some important matters, we had to wait until the next day to get an answer. Having personnel on duty for 24 hours to deal with customers from the USA would be great for a first-rate agency.