Dear Roger,
Greetings from Sophie, Top China Travel!
At first, thank you very much for your attention with below questions,
hi,
I am solo traveller but will share why do we get charged soooo much mre half the world is single
Well noted that you are planning to visit China alone and you are interested in our 19 Days Best China Landscape Tour. This Tour covers Shanghai, Mt. Huangshan, Hangzhou, Guilin, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Xian, Zhangjiajie, Beijing.
This is really is a good landscape China tour route. But why do you find the price for solo traveler so high?
@What kind of tour is it?
Almost all of our tours show on the website are private tours. If tourists choose private tours, they means they will have their own car and guide service in each city. They will not be a part of a group. The tourist who takes private tour will take a comfortable single room.
The advantage of private tour is that tourist will feel more comfortable and flexiable. In this case, if the tourist is a solo traveler, he or she need to bear the private car and guide service fee, single room accommodation which might be shared in a group. Therefore,the price will be more expensive than group tour.
@Why does TCT arrange a group tour covering the above places?
Since Top China Travel is a top wholesaler incoming China tour operator based in mainland China, it limits us to collect enough passengers to join in a group. It is easier for an local agency in other countries, but it is a big problem for an agency in mainland China. That is why all of our tours are tailor-made privtate tours, which are more suitable for individual travelers.
@Can I share a room with other solo traveler if I travel alone to China.
You are right that half of the whole is single and also many people travel alone. However, when you travel alone to other coutnries, do you mind share a room with a stranger, who you do not where he or she comes from, what work he or she does, what kind of person he or she is, what habit he or she has, ect? If you do not mind, we are not sure whether the other solo traveler mind or not, right? Therefore, it is hard to put two solo traveler into one room even if you join in a group tour. Generally speaking, people prefer to stay in a single room if they travel alone.
Anyway hope the above explaination is clear and help you to understand why our tour cost for solo traveler is high.
If you could accept private tour, please do not hesitate to contact with me and tell me below information so that we could re-calculate the price and see whether we could offer some discount to you or not.
1. When will you plan to travel to China?
2. What kind of hotels will you hope to stay?, we could offer 3 star, 4 star and 5 star hotels. If you travel alone and hope to reduce the tour cost, suggest you take 3 star hotel, which is standard economy class hotel with basic facility.
3. Will take our 19 days Best China Landscape Tour or other tours?
4. Do you have any special requests on food, tour and accommodation?