When I visited Beijing for a very short stay last year I used Stretch-A-Leg for a half day tour and was very impressed, so I had no hesitation in making another booking when we came to China for a holiday in April 2012. This time there were four of us (me, my wife and another couple) and we decided to... More

The qualifier- for me, the more offbeat, the better. But having said that, Stretch-A-Leg was an amazing tour company. We took two tours over two days. The first tour was of all the basic sights in Beijing- the Forbidden City, Tiananamen Square- and it was great. We really had the feeling we were seeing a more "local" side of the... More

3 friends and I had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of spending 4 days in the hands of Jonathan from Stretch-A-Leg in Beijing. Our time with him was the highlight of our visit to China. Not the typical, canned set of speeches from a guide - visiting Beijing with Jonathan is a warm conversation about culture, history, the world - all in... More

We had three days and used three companies for day triips in and around Beijing. Stretch-A-Leg was delightful, because as the third day guide, all our intentions had fallen apart. We had planned to go to the old Summer Palace for a half day of photography and then move on to the hutongs around Houtai Lake. Instead, as Laura came... More

I am travelling with my dad and one item on his bucket list was to walk the great wall. I am pleased to say that with the assistance of stretch a leg we surpassed his greatest expectations on our hike of the wild wall. If you are reasonably fit this is no doubt the best way to see the authentic... More

We did 2 half day tours with Tony (Lama Temple and Confucius Temple, and Forbidden City) last week while staying in Beijing with friends and thoroughly enjoyed both of them. Tony was an excellent guide who was interesting, informative and engaging. He was very knowledgeable and told and showed us things that we would never have seen if we had... More

My sister and I found Stretch-A-Leg Travel (SALT) while investigating our options for sightseeing in Beijing. It was our first trip to China and we wrote to several companies inquiring about their services; SALT was the quickest, most professional and most forthright in its responses to our inquiries. We could have found a less expensive option, but we wanted what... More

Our tour was absolutely stunning- much more than we imagined possible! To be walking on the Great Wall without seeing another person was just amazing. We learned so much with Jonathan- such a great guide and also great company! It is not often that you get that combination. Stretch-a-leg were so professional before, during and after the tour. It was... More

We spent three days with our guide Jonathan who was tremendously informative and friendly (superb english). The undoubted highlight was our hike to and on the Great Wall - we literally did not see another person for the 4 hours we were there. Overall a vey enjoyable (if slighly tiring) experience - great if you have a limited timeframe like... More