Beijing Zoo චාරිකා

මගේ 8 හැවිරිදි නිවුන් දරුවන් සමඟ චීනයට ගිය ගමන ඇදහිය නොහැකි අත්දැකීමක් වූ අතර, ෂෙරී මහත්මිය එය තවත් විශිෂ්ට කළාය. ඇය ගැහැණු ළමයින්ට සෑම නැවතුමක්ම විනෝදජනක සහ සිත් ඇදගන්නාසුළු කළ අතර, මට සිත් ඇදගන්නාසුළු ඓතිහාසික හා සංස්කෘතික තොරතුරු බෙදා ගත්තාය. ඇය නම්‍යශීලී වූ අතර, අපගේ වේගයට යාමට සතුටු වූ අතර, ගැහැණු ළමයින්ට මැන්ඩරින් භාෂාව පවා ඉගැන්වූවාය. චීනයේ අපගේ දෙවන දිනය වූ බැවින්, අපි තවමත් අපගේ මාර්ගය සොයා ගනිමින් සිටියෙමු. ෂෙරී මහත්මිය අපට මඟ පෙන්වීමට, සංස්කෘතිය තේරුම් ගැනීමට සහ නව රටක සුවපහසුවක් දැනීමට උදව් කළාය. ඇය අපට සැමවිටම අගය කළ හැකි අපූරු පවුලේ ඡායාරූප ද ගත්තාය. ඔබ චීනයට යනවා නම්, විශේෂයෙන්ම දරුවන් සමඟ, මම ෂෙරී මහත්මියව බෙහෙවින් නිර්දේශ කරමි. ඇය දැනුමැති, ඉවසිලිවන්ත සහ ඇගේ ලෝකය අමුත්තන්ට අත්විඳීමට උපකාර කිරීමට සැබවින්ම උනන්දු වෙයි.

Murphy was an excellent guide for our Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall tour! His English was perfect, and he was very knowledgeable about the places we visited. He was always attentive, kept the group organized, and gave us enough time to enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. Tiananmen Square was closed due to a political event, but at the end of the tour he still took us to see it from outside, which we really appreciated. The transportation was excellent, and the buffet lunch was delicious. We felt well taken care of throughout the day. Highly recommend Murphy and this tour!

Jimmy was our private guide for Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, and he was fantastic! His knowledge of the emperors and Chinese history was excellent, and he also shared great insights into daily life in China today. The tour was well paced, and he was engaging and patient throughout. Thank you Jimmy!

We had an amazing day with Zhao. He was a very kind and safe driver. My kids (ages 2 and 9) loved him. He speaks English and also has a translator. He was very patient with us and accommodated all of our requests. He assisted us in getting tickets for the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. He also recommended an acrobatic show for first-time visitors in Beijing, and we are so glad we watched it. The acrobatic show was one of a kind — we absolutely loved it, especially the kids. My 2-year-old watched the entire show without looking away! We also requested to visit an authentic Chinese restaurant, and he brought us to a great one. Everything was wonderful. We highly recommend this tour and Zhao! 太谢谢你了 Zhou! All the best!

Overall, I enjoyed the experience and Yuly did a great job keeping everyone together and explaining key parts of the Forbidden City’s history. I would have preferred less time there and more time at the Great Wall. The itinerary could be more transparent. I didn’t expect to take a public bus after the Forbidden City to reach another bus, or to pick up more passengers along the way. The Great Wall extras were also confusing. On the bus, we were asked which sides we wanted to visit and charged 280 RMB for cable car/toboggan tickets. It felt like these were compulsory, although they are optional and cheaper options are available on site. This should be explained clearly before payment. That said, the cable cars and toboggan were amazing and so much fun! I don’t regret the experience or extra money spent. I’m grateful for the guidance and knowledge I gained, although I now feel confident I could organise it myself next time and spend more time exploring the Great Wall at my own pace!

Recommend. Give the long queue, high security control, and massive size, I think good idea to go with the tour. JuLia was a knowledgeable tour guide and learned well. Remember passport is a must, slso recommend to pack light. The tour ends inside the palace, so you may explore more before heading to Jingshan for sunset. Just wish we were told more about the Palace Museum as well (which I guess we did not go, and didn’t know where).

This tours was worth it, and we were lucky to be able to go inside and visit Tian’anmen Square with an express pass and all the way into Forbidden City. Our walking guide Vivian was very detailed in preparing us the night before the tour with essential information and forbidden items to bring along this tour making it seamless during our tour. She was very detailed in explaining the architecture of the forbidden city building, it’s rich history and meaning behind the building’s features. Vivian also take good photos !