A very good friend has used this company to tour Beijing from Shanghai….her recommendation came from a friend who lives in Shanghai who has used this company for his own touring. Our friend said they were very reliable, she was met in Beijing by a lovely lady who spoke good English.
Our friend is also a traveller infact they are travelling India at the moment, having spent 3 months in South America last year….so they know the difference between good and bad experiences. Having been really good friends for over 40 years we trust their recommendations and they trust ours….Thanks Caz and Geoff for this contact…
The company they have used is licensed…
This is the ground tour James has put together for us….
北京百迎国际旅行社有限公司
百迎国旅 BEIJING BAI YING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE CO.,LTD
BYITS Tel:010-64680949
Day 1
19th Sept
Beijing
-Arrive at Beijing Daxing Airport(arriving at 14:12PM)
– Driver meets you outside the exit,holding name board
– Transfer to Beijing Legendale hotel by driver
– Check in and free at leisure
Day 2
20th Sept
Beijing
Have breakfast
– Free activity – the hotel is within easy walking distance of many attractions –
(The Tian’an Men Square and Forbidden City)
– Foodie evening tour by yourselves
Recommended place:Ghost Street/簋街
Day 3
21th Sept
Beijing
Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– Visit the Summer Palace in the morning
– Lunch
– Visit The Temple of Heaven and take Hutong tour By Rickshaw in the afternoon
Day4
22th Sept
Beijing
– Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– Make a morning excursion to Badaling Great Wall – including cable car up and back
– Lunch
– Visit Badaling Wildlife Park in the afternoon
– Return to hotel
Day 5
23th Sept
Beijing
– Have breakfast
– Free Activity
Recommended:Acrobatic Show(Show time:16:00 and 17:30, please choose)
Beijing-Xi’an
– Have breakfast and check out
– Transfer to Beijing West railway station for Xi’an（Train info: G365, 09:55-14:05, 1st class ticket）
– The driver meets you outsie the exit and then transfer to Xi’an Sofitel Hotel
– Check in and free at leisure
Day 7
25th Sept
Xi’an
-Have breakfast
– Free Activity
Recommended places: Grand Mosque,Bell and Drum Tower Square ,Muslim Street and Grand Tang Ever-bright Mall
– Evening foodie tour/ Or evening show (Only driver available)
Recommended: Dumpling banqut and Tang Danasty Dancing/唐乐宫
Day 8
26th Sept
Xi’an
-Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– One-day Terracotta Army tour
– Return to hotel
Xi’an
-Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– One-day sightseeing tour(City wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Museum)
– Return to hotel
Option:
– One-day sightseeing tour(Qinling Wildlife Park)
Re: Wildlife can be seen in Qinling area, But it is foribidden to go there right now , we will know final result this summer holiday if the park will reopen or not
Day 10
28th Sept
Xi’an-Chengdu
– Have breakfast and check out
– Transfer to Xian North railway staiton (Only driver available) heading to Chengdu(Bullet Train info:G3433,09:04—13:07,1st class ticket)
– Upon arrival, driver meets you and then transfer to Somerset Gaoxin Chengdu hotel
-Check in and free at leisure; The rest of time free & easy
Day 11
29th Sept
Chengdu
– Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– Drive to visit Chengdu panda Base（0.5 hour）, One of the most important research and breeding centers (Electric cart included)
– City center to stroll along Kuanzhai Alley
– Transfer back to hotel ,free time
Day12
30th Sept
Chengdu
-Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– Drive to Leshan Giant Buddha (2.5 hours)
– Visit Leshan Giant Buddha by climbing mountain or boat trip
– visit Leshan Suji ancient town(乐山苏稽古镇)
– Drive back to Chengdu hotel , Free and leisure
Day 13
1st Oct
Chengdu-Dujiangyan
– Have breakfast and guide meets you in the lobby
– Visit Dujiangyan Panda Base （1.5 hours）
– Lunch
– Dujiangyan Irrigation System
– Drive back to Chengdu hotel , Free and leisure
Note: traffic jam often occur during national holiday , especially for National holiday .
2nd Oct
Chengdu-Beijing
– Have breakfast and check out
– Transfer to Chengdu East raiwway station heading to Beijing(Only driver available) Bullet train info:G1013,08:29-19:07,1st class ticket
– Upon arrival, driver meets you and transfer to Beijing Legendale hotel
– Check in and free at leisure
Day 15
3rd Oct
Beijing–
– Have breakfast and check out
– Transfer to Beijing Daxing airport (Only driver available)
– End of 15-day China tour
What’s Included:
• One (1) Professional English-speaking local guide
• One (1) 5-seater car and accompanying driver for all land transfers indicated in the itinerary
• Admission fees to places mentioned for sightseeing tour in the itinerary
• All relevant trip taxes, local duties and surcharges
• Drinking water throughout the tour itinerary
• Bullet train listed in the tour itinerary
What’s not Included:
• Personal telecommunication and laundry charges
• Personal Travel Insurance
• Additional excursions & activities not mentioned in the itinerary
• Round trip international flight
• All meals indicated on the itinerary as B (breakfast), L (lunch), and D (dinner)
• Accommodation in Bejing,Xi’an and Chengdu
• All gratuities for drivers, guides and local support staff
James has also put together 3 sets of prices for this itinerary- one for each part.
The total cost for the ground tour would be approx £2868 ( approx due to exchange rate fluctuations. If we add that to the flights which are approx £1500 and the hotels we have selected with breakfast are approx £ 1229. The total cost would be approx £5597. We could of course make this cheaper by staying in cheaper accommodation. We have however chosen accommodation which is popular with English speaking visitors with the hope that some of the staff and the menus will be in English.
We have asked James several important questions ….these are ….
1) how do we pay you? Do you accept credit card?
2) When do we pay you? Before we arrive in China? Or with Alipay when we arrive?
3) Do you provide us with a letter which enables us to get our visa? Or is our itinerary enough for us to get the visa?
4) Does the person who takes us to the train station put us on the correct train and the correct seats? If not how will we know the right train and the right seats to sit in as I believe all notices are in Chinese and not many people speak English so it’s not so easy to ask someone.
5) can you book tickets at acrobatics show or escorted food tasting walks, or a meal in a locals home? Or would we ask the hotel to do this?
6) Would we be able to post to our website while we are in China? Or would we have to just log every thing and do it when we get home? We don’t want to do anything which is not allowed and we worry we might not know what is and what isn’t allowed.
James has been very quick in replying to our emails, we usually get a response the next day – due to the time differences…. If you are wanting to book a trip through James his email address is 36075568@qq.com
We will let you know the response to our questions…..we still hope to do this trip this year although due to the amount of preparation and questions I have we may push it back to next year. James is aware of this and is happy to help us and any of our readers who are going to embark on a trip to China.
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