Testimonials

Joseph & Jordan

We very much enjoyed each of the tour stops with our local guides. The days in China were shorter than those in Japan and we had more free time than I realized, which was not a bad thing. We enjoyed the days with free time at the end, but I wasn't sure how to plan ahead of time because there wasn't really a time estimate for each day. I do understand that is hard to estimate with tour sizes, tourist volume, and individual case by case basis. However, possibly a tentative end time or number of hours spend on tour each day could be helpful. The food recommendations and restaurants our local guides took us to were phenomenal. I loved very much that it wasn't a tourist trap, and we were eating with locals. We enjoyed being on a private tour in China, we did not expect that. We also loved the group we toured with in Japan. I would have loved to be able to connect with them before the trip. We did have a slight issue with the airline we flew with from DFW airport to Hong Kong and finally Beijing to start the tour. We were almost denied checking in and were very close to missing our flight due to a visa misunderstanding. I had emailed with AJT ahead of time to confirm that we were in the visa free range for China as we were there less than 240 hours. The Cathay Pacific attendants were adamant that we were not allowed for more than 6 days. The attendant suggested that we purchase another return flight that went straight from Tokyo to DFW, to avoid coming back through Hong Kong. I once again assured them that was unnecessary but they were refusing to let my Dad and I check into our flight and we had been there for over 2 hours. When it looked like we were going to miss our flight, I purchased yet another 2 return flights for $1800 so they would check us in and let us board the flight to Hong Kong. An employee for AJT also spoke on the phone to the attendant and Cathay Pacific employee- but to no avail. I know this is not your fault, but I would maybe avoid using or booking through Cathay Pacific specifically in the DFW airport to avoid other customers going through this very expensive and stressful time.