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We took the trip to China in 2015. Miranda Zhang was our advisor. We can not thank her enough for the planning of our travel. This was our first visit to China, and she really advised us on where to go and what to see on the first trip. Everything was organized well and worked without any problems. She even called us while we were in Beijing to make sure that we were taken care of. We look forward to our future trips with Odyssey Tours, and have recommended it to our friends. Thank you, Miranda!

October 2017 we organised our 2nd tour of China with Miranda from My Odyssey Tours and again Miranda did a wonderful job. Miranda organised everything all we had to do was get our visa, pack our bags and make sure we were on our plane. The guides, Alice in Shanghai, who took us to a great dumpling restaurant for lunch & Mo in Beijing were very good and really looked after us. Hotels where also excellent and our lunches were great. Miranda also helped by suggestion Restaurants for our evening meals.I would really recommend My Odyssey Tours and Miranda to book your holiday to China.

I was recommended Miranda from friends who booked with her in 2015 for a Chinese trip. I have followed suit and have since effortlessly planned and booked a trip with Miranda for March 2017.

We had a fabulous trip to China in 2014 which we booked through Miranda at Odyssey Tours. Everything was taken care of from start to finish, and Miranda was very responsive and easy to communicate with via email. We were able to customize the trip to include sights that we wanted to see, and to adapt to the schedule we wanted to not tire out our young kids. We had excellent tour guides who were courteous, helpful and super knowledgable. One of our favorite vacations ever! Thank you!

Wow, Three of us undertook a trip through China in July 2015!which was planned and assembled by Miranda of Odyssey Tours. What a success she made of the whole thing! Absolutely flawless arrangements and charmingly friendly service. We would highly recommmend this company and indeed Miranda as a tour planner. Thank you so much for making our lives so easy on our trip! Jimmy van Tonder, Louis Nel and Margie Basson (Cape Town, South Africa).

Two years ago, Miranda helped me arrange a three week trip throughout China for my family. I told her the types of areas we wanted to see and she arranged the rest. I don't know how we could have had such a wonderful adventure without her guidance and expertise! Everything was so smooth; every transition, from city to city, was seamless. We visited Shanghai, Suzhou, Tunxi, Guelin, Hangzhou and Beijing; we hit all the highlights as well as some less touristy areas in each of these cities. We were given guidance but plenty of independence to explore on our own. I highly recommend Miranda to anyone wishing to book a life-changing adventure! Furthermore, we plan to return to China (our daughter will be studying there) in 2018 and we hope to use her help again.

I returned from China last weekend, having undertaken a brilliant 8 day tour with China Odyssey, organised for us by Miranda - I feel it has been the trip of a lifetime. This was the first time I've managed to travel beyond the big cities and I now feel I've seen some of the beauty of this amazing country. Guilin and the trip down the river Li are very lovely, and the evening show in Yangshou had been in tears it was so beautiful - absolutely stunning!

We've just come back from a China tour to Beijing, Xian, Guilin, changing, Yangtze River and Shanghai. Odyssey tours were amazing. We booked our tour about a year ago and ever since we've kept in regular contact with our travel consultant Miranda. She has been very quick at replying to emails and has answered every question we've had. Our luggage didn't arrive in Beijing due to a independent airline which we booked separately and she was able to sort it out for us and made sure it met us in our next destination. She emailed us to keep us updated on the situation.
Our tour guides were really good too. All of them were very knowledgable, spoke excellent English and were always on time. The whole tour was very organised and the tour guides helped us check in the airport for our internal flights around china. During our holiday we were given a 24 hour contact number just incase. We would definitely travel again with odyssey because they have been so organised and so helpful in answering questions to make sure our tour was perfect.

We spent a few days in Lhasa and really enjoyed it. I have been to many parts of China myself but Tibet is very different and special. We had a Tibetan guide and driver who were wonderful and so friendly. They treated us like family and made us feel so welcome. The mountain scenery in Tibet is beautiful and definitely worth a day trip or couple of day trips outside Lhasa if you can fit it in. There is also quite an Indian / Nepali influence in Lhasa as well. Of all the places we went to with China Odyssey during this trip, I would have liked to have stayed longer and explored more of Tibet.

First off, I would like to thank Miranda Zhang, our personal travel consultant, from China Odyssey Tours. Our family holiday in China would not have been possible without her. She began helping us plan this trip in July 2014. She was very accommodating, helpful, understanding and patient in making the necessary changes to our itinerary. We had a wonderful an 11-day trip. This trip was a gift for my grandma, so she could revisit the places she spent her childhood in Hong Kong and China. From the moment we landed everything ran smoothly. The food we ate in each city we visited was amazing!! We loved being able to sample many specialty dishes from each city! I would like to thank all the guides and drivers in the cities we visited. They personalise our tours by adding destinations we asked to see. All our guides were very knowledgeable on the locations we visited. I particularly enjoyed the local historical talks they gave. Our guide for Hong Kong was Chas. I would like to thank him for writing our itinerary and the names of the additional places we visited, in Chinese, for my grandma. The first part of the tour was a half day tour in the northern territory of the island, where we were got to see how people used to live. My family loved walking around the village markets there. We got to sampled the best local fresh fruit produce. Chas also took us on a One-day Island & Kowloon tour, which included visiting many popular Hong Kong attractions. This tour included picturesque Victoria Peak, Kowloon Bay and many temples. We had planned to visit the Avenue of Stars, however it was closed. Instead we went to Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden, which has been used for film locations for many Chinese films that my family love. It was a real treat being able to see this place. Our guide for our one-day tour to Macau was Lynn, who was a walking encyclopaedia! I loved learning about the history of Macau, especially the influence of Western culture and religion has had on Macau. In Macau, we visited many of the casinos to see the family entertainment they provide. My favourites are the Venetian Casino and the Dream Casino. Lynn also took us to the Koi Kei Bakery and showed us where to find Portuguese tarts. I wanted to buy lots of Koi Kei’s specialty biscuits for friends and family back home but there wasn’t enough room in my luggage.Our guide for Shenzhen and Zhongshan was Jenny. In Shenzhen we visited Windows of the World and Splendid China theme parks. Seeing replicas of so many famous land marks make all the walking worth it. At Splendid China, I got to dress up as my favourite Princess Pearl character! – So excited! We also saw two shows. The costumes and the acting was spectacular! Another highlight for me was The Dafen Painting Village. It was a sunny day, so we were able to see the artists painting outside. I ended up buying two paintings.Our last stop was Zhongshan. Our visit to this city was for my grandma to see the house she grew up in. I would like to thank Jenny and her driver for helping us search for my grandma’s childhood home, even though it was a tremendous task. I love that while we were in Zhongshan we were able to visit the local museum Thank you Odyssey Tours for organising such a memorable trip for my family! Will definitely recommend you to my family and friends!