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BEWARE OFFALSE TOUR OPERATORS FOR GREAT WALL(2)
When arriving at the Wall we entered the cable car and went atop. She didn't go with us but promissed to pick us at the parking some hundred metters before the entrance, a few hours later. When we arrived at the top she called us via mobile and said she wouldn't be back and she would leave us there. This was obviously a revenge for not visiting that bloody "factory". When we protested she began to blackmail us, saying she would come back to pick us but we would have to visit that "factory" and also go to a kind of tea degustation. There was time to do this but not obviously for the Ming Tombs being originaly on the program. And we of course heard the stories about degustations which costed the participants lurked into it, even up to 50 or 100 euros. So we smoothly denied it.
Luckilly, there were taxis near that parking which drove us to the nearest city when we were able to take the bus back to Beijing.
So under any condition, do not take anyone offering you a tour to the Great Wall in the Forbidden City or around.Asked by Mike | Jan. 08, 2012 08:06Answer Question
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- Hi Mike,
sorry for the bad experience.
you really need to pay attention to the unqualified guides around an attraction.
Usually, the guides of a qualified travel agency will not wandering around an attraction and "force" visitors to hire him or her, so you should go to a qualified travel agency next time.
here i strongly recommend Chinatour360.com. they provide small group and private tour packages. their guides and drivers and very professtional. you will never be forced to do anything, but you can make your own arrangement during a trip.
see more information about Chinatour360.
com at
http://www.chinatour360.com/about-us/Answered by Laura | Jan. 08, 2012 18:04