Great Wall Vacation will be pleased to provide with official invitation letter together with detailed itinerary for the tour arrangement which is always requested by Chinese embassy.

GWV suggests that your respected customers obtain their visa before leaving the countries where they live because the costs and the length of time to process a visa vary much from country to country. Please remind them to visit the website for the Chinese Embassy in their countries to find out the useful information for themselves. Application forms can usually be downloaded from those web sites.

There are no special health requirements for your customers’ China trip. However, those with medical problems are advised to consult your doctor before visiting China. Travel to high-altitude areas such as Tibet is not suitable for those with pulmonary or heart problems and hypertension. All travelers are encouraged to bring along their medical records, which will be very helpful should an emergency occur, as well as some commonly used medicine. Please remind the importance of these things.

GWV recommend that no matter how healthy your group members may be the unexpected can happen. Trip protection can ease this stress and worry.

Most of the internationally accepted credit cards are usable in China, including Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diner's club, and the JCB card of Japan, so there is no need for your group travelers to take a large sum of cash. However, credit cards are accepted only in large shopping malls and stores.

Choosing the best time to visit China depends on which places your group travelers wish to visit and what type of weather you enjoy. May, September and October are the peak tourist months at China's most popular destinations when the weather is the most comfortable, with cool wind and moderate temperature, but prices are higher, and everywhere is more crowded. Prices drop a bit in the shoulder season, which runs from late March through April and from June through August. The low season arrives in late November, and continues through the winter when there are fewer crowds and the prices are lower..

More and more Chinese hotels meet the international standards. With cozy environment, elegant decoration, advanced facility as well as quality services, hotels in China can provide your group members the best service. After field trips to many hotels, GWV thoughtfully selects some of tem which have earned high reputation from their customers. All the hotels offered by GWV match the international standards.

Your clients really have to master the art of using chopsticks if they visit China. In every restaurant, they will be provided with chopsticks instead of forks and knives. Don't be frightened. It is not difficult to control them. Use the thumb and the fourth finger to grip one stick and the forefinger and middle finger to grip and control the other stick. After practicing a while, your customers will be able to pick up pieces of food. It is a kind of Chinese culture.

Dumpling is very popular to Chinese residents, especially in the northern part. GWV always puts its customers’ needs in the first place, so in the Hutong tour, visitors can join in the dumpling-making party with the local families. It is very funny. Or there is a learning program in Yangshuo, and they can learn to cook one or two Chinese dishes during this half day’s learning.

GWV will not buy the insurance for visitors unless they strongly request one. But the insurance costs an extra fee of $5/pp, conducted by Chinese insurer, with insurance benefits worthy of maximum RMB 200,000. GWV also strongly suggests your clients to contract trip insurance with responsible insurance companies in their own countries for the convenience. As for SOS, the China operation consists of multi lingual medical and operational professionals from over 20 nationalities dedicated to help corporations analyze the cost of their medical care in China, and then work with them to develop solutions that lead to greater operational efficiencies. There are four clinics in Beijing, Nanjing, Tianjin and Shekou, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, supported by a 24-hour alarm center in Beijing.