1. Start with arrival and departure details
Share your intended dates, arrival airport or railway station, arrival time and onward journey. Distinguish full sightseeing days from arrival and departure days. Ask where the first transfer begins and the last transfer ends, and check whether a late arrival changes the first night's arrangements.
If transport is not booked yet, request a proposed meeting point and a workable sequence before committing to tickets. Leave room to confirm the exact connection once your travel details are available.
2. Describe the people in your party
Give the number of adults and children, room-sharing preferences and luggage needs. Mention walking limits, difficulty with steps, preferred rest breaks and dietary requirements that affect the itinerary. Share only the information needed for planning; send identity documents through an agreed channel when booking requires them.
For a family trip, identify the one or two experiences that matter most. A shorter wish list can make it easier to discuss a comfortable pace than a list of every attraction you have seen online.
3. Compare the actual itinerary
Read each day's travel and sightseeing arrangements together. Ask which visits are included, which are optional and what happens if the agreed visit cannot take place. Check whether a private departure means an exclusive vehicle, an exclusive guide, both, or another arrangement. A small shared group and a private trip are different services.
Use our published tours as a starting point, then discuss which details fit your dates and party. Do not assume that every listed itinerary can be changed on the day.
4. Confirm rooms, vehicles and guiding separately
For accommodation, ask about the proposed hotel or selection standard, location, room type, bedding, occupancy and breakfast. If substitutions are possible, agree how they will be confirmed. For transport, check vehicle capacity, luggage space, transfer coverage and any services outside the daily itinerary.
If you need an English-speaking guide, request explicit confirmation of availability, the days covered, the guide's role and the fee. An English-language website does not by itself confirm that every tour includes English guiding or that every staff member provides English customer support.
5. Put included and excluded costs side by side
Request a dated proposal for your party. Check accommodation, transfers, attraction admission, local attraction transport, meals and guide services one by one. Ask about optional activities, personal spending and any service that depends on a later booking confirmation.
Compare quotations using the same dates, headcount and service requirements. A total alone does not show whether two proposals cover the same trip. See the costs and booking guide for more questions to use during your enquiry.
6. Check the booking record before payment
Confirm the contracting company, the written itinerary, the payment recipient and the payment schedule. Read the cancellation, change and refund terms for the actual booking, including how supplier charges are handled. Ask how changes will be documented and which contact to use if a transfer, room or other service needs attention.
Keep the confirmed proposal and payment record together. You can review Linghang's company information and after-sales contact guidance before making a decision.
A short enquiry you can prepare
“We are planning a Guizhou trip for [number of travellers] on [dates]. We expect to arrive at [airport or station] at [time] and depart from [place] at [time]. Our priorities are [places or experiences]. We need [room arrangement], have [luggage needs] and prefer [walking pace]. Please confirm the itinerary, service language, included and excluded costs, and booking terms.”
Replace the brackets with your own details and use the trip planning tool to organise your request. It creates an editable enquiry on the page; it does not send a booking automatically.