I have just got back from travelling Northern Yunnan (Dali, Shangri-la, Lijiang) with Lily as my guide for ~6 days. Lily knows a lot about the area and the history, which lead to greater understanding of the cultures and regions I visited. During the planning phase Lily was happy to create an itinerary around specific things I wanted to do (hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge for instance) and was very quick in her response. She also mixed in a range of other smaller villages and sites which really made the trip.  She was also very helpful when suggesting which things may not be entirely worthwhile doing as far as weather conditions or such were concerned but made it clear that there was absolutely no pressure to change the plan if I did indeed want to go ahead and visit certain things anyway. For example, I had originally planned to see the Zhang Yimou show: Impression Lijiang. Yet with the weather being very cloudy and the price being rather steep for the range of tickets needed to enter, she advised that it may not in fact be worth seeing. Instead she suggested visiting nearby villages which were not touristy and would be more to my taste. I am very glad that I saw the villages instead, as the show without the impressive scenery as a backdrop would have been disappointing. Information like this is just so very helpful when you have limited time and want to experience the most you can.  Lily being a local was able to take me to places that surpassed the standard tourist sites and I am very grateful for that. Everything went very smoothly and I had a wonderful time. I heartily recommend Lily and hope to go traveling again with her in the future.
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We, a family of three, were having a wonderful vacation with Lily as our tour guide in Dali & Shangri-la this early July.  Lily is reliable, honest, humble, considerate, kind hearted, patient and understanding.  Her quality personality immediately made us felt like traveling with a trustworthy friend, that we were at ease being with her throughout the trip.  Our girl had tons of questions about places that we visited, but Lily was so patient attending to her.  We were difficult with food, but again she was so patient and helpful in explaining to each restaurant our requests.   And the guesthouse she arranged for both cities were clean and very good as we requested.   She took care of us very well and did it from her heart.  The way she concerned about and ensuring our safety during our hiking in middle Tiger Leaping Gorge was very touching to me.  Thank you very much LIly !I   Her knowledge about the minorities is remarkable, she also shared with us some amazing uniqueness of them that she found impressive.  While having some guided walk at some villages, she would take effort to ask permission from some families to let us in, because she knew we liked to see the actual life of them.  It was very comfortable talking with her, you knew she was telling you facts and her true feelings.  We all got a little emotional when saying good-bye at the airport, we gave her big hugs to express our appreciation and gratitude.  She is highly recommended!!  And a wonderful person!
All the best to you, Lily!  We like you very much!
Lam and family
from Hong Kong & Israel
 
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