swanny727

Thanks Roothy for explaining the personnel and tipping. We will get crisp $ plus some yuan before leaving the states. And, I'm glad to be able to have a purse as well as my backpack. Thought about a roller carry-on but, the backpack sounds easier with the stairs.

Hi, I read somewhere on this thread that the tip for tour guide is $10pp, per day....is this correct? Is this in the Viking info? If there are 60 people per group, that works out to $600 per day. Or, is it $10 per couple? I am not trying to be cheap about it but this seems excessive for China. I want to be prepared with the correct amount of cash at the end.

Also, for the intra- China flights, and one carry-on per person - does that mean I cannot also carry a purse. One carry-on is it? thanks so much.