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Jay was our guide in Chengdu in late September/early October 2014.  We found Jay to be an excellent guide.  He arranged our trip to the Panda Sanctuary and the Panda Experience (holding a baby Panda) brilliantly.  He got us there early to beat the holiday crowds which proved to be an excellent decision.  His knowledge of the Pandas and the operation of the Panda Sanctuary is impressive.  equally his timing to get us around the whole park and then back to the office to do the Panda experience was pin point accurate.

Our trip to Leshan with Jay was also well organized; so much so that we managed to do both the Pandas and Leshan in the same day without being rushed.  At one point our boys asked if they could go to the water park they had heard about.  No problem for Jay - he knew exactly where to go and even got us a good discount on the entry tickets.  Chengdu Paradise Island is amazing.  It is in the middle of Chengdu's all-new, enormous 1.7 million square metre New Century Global Centre.  If you have some spare time in Chengdu, you should go - it is incredible.

All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Chengdu and Leshan thanks to Jay.  He is a a brilliant guide and a very friendly and engaging person.  We plan to return to China in the furture to trek the Tiger Leaping Gorge and see more of the mountains near Chengdu.  When we do, Jay will be the person we call to be our guide.

Dave, Penny, Andrew, Chris
New Zealand

We visited Chengdu, China in September 2012 and hired Jay to be our tour guide.  We were only able to visit Chengdu for 1 day, traveling up by train from Chongqing.  Jay was very proud to show us his home city and he provided us with many wonderful experiences to help us appreciate the culture and history of the area.  Jay and his driver met us on time at the train station.  Jay went the extra mile to provide us with experiences we could not have done without him.  We saw many Giant and Red Panda Bears at the Panda Breeding and Research Center and visited an old Buddhist monastery.  Jay took us to a local restaurant to experience tradition Sichuan cooking.    We visited the statue of Mao Zedong in Tianfu Square.  Jay helped us appreciate how the local people live as we wandered through the People's Park and experienced dancing, playing games, caligraphy, and Tai Chi exercise.  Jay made our day in Chengdu special.  We spent a wonderful day with our friend, Jay, and I highly recommend him as a tour guide.

My family and I had the best time with Jay on our 4 day Chengdu tour.  Despite his youth, he is responsible, organized, and very responsive.  His English is excellent and he is obviously a smart guy.   He is an enthusiastic guide who prides himself on bypassing the trinket shops so he can provide clients with an authentic experience and a thorough tour of sights.  For example, Jay took us to see the wildly popular Giant Buddha of LeShan.  He organized a comfortable van with seatbelts for all of us for the rather long drive from Chengdu.  Most bus tours see just the main statue and the "tourist" temple.  We saw that too, but Jay took us further down a path to see ancient cave tombs, an enchanting monastery, and an amazing 800 year old bridge virtually all by ourselves.  These sights were as thrilling to see as the Giant Buddha and sadly, most people miss out.  But not us... we had Jay!  Also, his advice to skip the hoards of weekend Chinese tourists and plan the excursion on the weekday was spot on.  

When we went to see the panda bears, Jay had bought our tickets online the night before allowing us to breeze right through the ticket lines.  He arranged for my 11 year old daughter to sit with a baby panda on her lap.  It was a great experience for her.  The best food we had in China was at the local restaurants that Jay suggested.  We never got sick and the food was totally amazing.  We love that spicy Sichuan cooking!  

Jay took us to the completely magical Qingcheng Mountain.  We hiked up ancient paths, crossed a lake on a boat and took a lovely ride up the mountain in a gondola to to reach the stunning pagoda perched at the top.   The views were hampered by the fog but it was still a great experience.   He delivered us back to the Shangrila Hotel each night completely happy!

Jay is a young and energetic guide who loves his home and it shows.  We feel very fortunate that we chose him as our guide.  

Tracy

We were traveling to Chengdu only for a few days and we hired Jay for a one day tour.  We really wanted to spend some time at the panda breeding center and be able to take a picture with a panda. .  Jay made sure it happened.  He organized everything.

Also, other guides we hired through China always pushed that we buy some stuff.  Jay actually helped us to get the best price when WE wanted to buy something. 

He is a great guy, he knows his stuff and is fun to spend time with!

We don't hesitate to recommend him!

Jeff and Gen

We hired Jay for our October 2011 trip to cover HuangLoong, Jiuzhaigou, Songpan, Dujianyan and Chengdu. Jay is young and energetic, friendly and most of all honest. Jay went out of the way to help us as that time extreme weather hit us and it snowed on most days! He made sure we stayed warm and comfortable. He even got us the best seats in Sichuan Opera Show! Highly recommended if you do want a typical touristy guide

Aloha- What a wonderful time we had with Jay.  Hiking up Mt. Qingcheng- The Birth Place of Taoism was awesome.  It was a long hike, with a beautiful view.  Did you know there is a 5 Star Howard Johnsons nestled there with a golf course?  I loved the 5 pepper Chicken dish.  Just do not eat the smallest pepper or you will sweat!  Have you ever heard the saying "Hurts so good?"  With this dish you just keep eating even though you are sweating.  We wanted to see culture and for my children to experience not only the Panda's but eat where the locals eat and visit places where there are few western tourists.  We saw and did a lot in 2 days.  Wish we had more time.  Looking forward to a future trip to Chengdu for more history and culture with Jay.PandaYak.  Mahalo to you!  from the 3V's