Why are the entrance fees not included in the trip price?
Some are and some aren’t. The basic issue is not to “force” you into visiting somewhere you may or may not have a desire to see. We then get into an issue of “we paid for it, but we didn’t see it and can we have a refund”? Make no mistake, the client pays for entrance fees one way or another. Our approach gives you the flexibility and control of your trip in a way a “package” tour doesn’t. In some cases, for example the Great Wall outside of Beijing, we include the trip cost as this is something everyone wants to see. But when we get into a town like Yangshuo, which is on two of our itineraries, there are just so many things to do that to include this day trip and exclude that trip just isn’t realistic. In all tours, we clearly state which fees are included and an estimated cost of all optional fees.
