Generally, spring and autumn are the most clement periods for going to China. October, April-May, and in a lesser measure, September are the the favorite months for Chinese visitors, as well as foreigners. The temperatures are pleasant more or less everywhere, there is relatively little rainfall, and the vegetation and colors are particularly beautiful. In any case, avoid the public holidays, when the major cities and tourist sites will be under attack!
This is the more countryside part of China, away from big cities, where you find yourself in ancient villages that kept their history alive, and landscapes that take your breath away ! In Yunnan: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and sites around; in Guangxi; Yangshuo and the rice paddies of Longji; wonderful trip very well organized by Travelstone; they have been very responsive to my expectations, for the intensity of the program, the choices of accommodations and kept in touch during the trip ; well done !
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Crystal
4
Visiting China for the first time was an amazing experience. Our tour was tailor made to suit our wishes and budget. Our local agent was helpful throughout and even met us on arrival. In a country that is so different culturally it was reassuring to know that help was always to hand.
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Sinophile
5
Everyone knows about the size of China's population and the power of it's economy. However, actually experiencing it first hand is a completely different matter. We travelled to Beijing and returned from Shanghai. Between times we undertook 2 long train journeys (one overnight), 2 internal flights and a number of long minibus journeys. That really gave us a feel for the scale and diversity of this fascinating, friendly and exciting country.
