This is a fabulous, well-rounded itinerary that covers a LOT of ground in a short time. It is very active, so expect a lot of walking every day. Hotels were better than expected. Everything is super cheap here, so you won't spend much on anything that isn't included. It gets crowded in Zhangjiajie, so avoid booking during Chinese holidays. Intrepid puts together great trips, and I highly recommend this one!

Great trip! Highlights were Chongquing (best noodles next to hotel) and Zhangjaijie and the 999 steps. Memories I will treasure for life. Avoid the market walk at Changsha it’s a wet market not good for Vegetarians. Book the trip, China is an amazing country to visit (it’s my 2nd time).

Was a great highlight of less visited Chinese cities. Zhangjiajie was a highlight to see all the sandstone pillars. But just be aware that there is a high chance that fog may ruin some of the great views. Alan was a great leader and had many stories on the history of China and how it came to be the country it is today.

A compact tour which covered a fair amount in a short space of time. Great transport and hotels. Guide was approachable however could have been more proactive and organised.

Enjoyed this busy trip that gives a taste of cities in southern China; overall good value and good fun, covering some key sights. However, it's a new trip & could benefit from fine-tuning the itinerary (e.g. starting the opposite way round in Shanghai, to avoid a long train journey on day 2, & preferably flying between Chongqing & HK. You need extra days in HK. Beware that Zhangjiajie is extremely busy; we visited the Avatar Mountains on a sunny Saturday, and the queues were torture (8 hours in the park, only about 1 actually viewing the landscape); Bailong Elevator is overrated. Hope Intrepid will review this part of the trip and maybe reorder the days. Hotels were all good, though the location of some was less good than others (Shanghai was down a back street adjacent to a demolition site that I wouldn't have been comfortable returning to alone at night as a solo woman). Transport was all good, though you need to be fit to manage your luggage through the huge train stations. I felt that local insight & offbeat sights were a bit lacking on this trip; guides tended to focus on stats (city/population size), rather than narrative descriptions of life in each city & its social & historical context.

This tour is amazing China has beautiful landscapes and history, zhangjiajie is absolutely beautiful more time needs to be spent there. The tour itself is five stars

Nice and informative short trip of Southern China! The group of twelve consisted of different age groups from 15 to 77 all got along. The scenery at Zhangjiajie was breathtaking except it was raining when we were there. Local foods were good and reasonable.

Trip doesn’t live up to expectations unfortunately. New trip and itinerary looked good but delivery was fair at best. Tour leader was lost at times with itinerary. Zhangjiajie felt more like a cruise excursions, being pushed along from site to site with 15 minutes to enjoy the views while fighting with hundreds to get the picture! Needs strong leader who can offer suggestions on free time. Disappointing trip unfortunately

A waste of opportunities: with a slightly different itinerary there would have been not so much time spent travelling, often to places you wonder why were they chosen; poorly chosen activities and sites: Tianmen Mountain and Zhangjiajie Forest; OK no temples or historical sites, Museum was a joke, uninteresting itinerary; hardly any vegetarian food