24 Days Cultural Exploration with Soft Adventure in China

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Holiday Overview

Highlights

  • The Bund: Shanghai's city landmarks
  • Forbidden City: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  • Leisure time in Chengdu
  • Tibetan, Naxi and Dongba Culture Experience
  • The green mountains and clear waters of Guilin are the finest under heaven, capable of cleansing both body and soul

Brief Itinerary

  • DAY 01 ARRIVAL SHAGNHAI
  • DAY 02 SHANGHAI DISCOVERY
  • DAY 03 SHANGHAI - WUZHEN - SHANGHAI
  • DAY 04 SHANGHAI - BEIJING
  • DAY 05 BEIJING HIGHLIGHTS
  • DAY 06 BEIJING / WOHUSHAN / CAMPSITE
  • DAY 07 CAMPSITE / JINSHANLING / ERCHU / JIANKOU
  • DAY 08 JIANKOU - MUTIANYU - BEIJING
  • DAY 09 BEIJING - XI'AN
  • DAY 10 XI'AN CITY TOUR
  • DAY 11 XI'AN - CHENGDU
  • DAY 12 CHENGDU - LESHAN - CHENGDU
  • DAY 13 CHENGDU - WOLONG PANADA BASE - MOUNT SIGUNIANG
  • DAY 14 HIKING IN MT. SIGUNIANG
  • DAY 15 MT. SIGUNIANG HIKING TOUR - CHENGDU
  • DAY 16 CHENGDU - DALI
  • DAY 17 DALI / SHIBAO SHAN / SHAXI VILLAGE / LIJIANG
  • DAY 18 CYCLING AND HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR IN LIJIANG
  • DAY 19 LIJIANG / TIGER LEAPING GORGE - SHANGRI-LA
  • DAY 20 SHANGRI-LA - LIJINAG
  • DAY 21 LIJIANG - GUILIN
  • DAY 22 GUILIN - YANGSHUO
  • DAY 23 YAGNSHUO - SHANGHAI
  • DAY 24 SHANGHAI - HOME
 

Map & Itinerary

Embark on an extensive 24-day journey through the heart of China, combining rich cultural immersion with moderate hiking adventures in some of the country's most stunning natural landscapes.

Your expedition begins in Shanghai, exploring the historic Yu Garden and the trendy French Concession. After a visit to the water town of Wuzhen, you will travel to Beijing to hike remote sections of the Great Wall, including Jiankou and Jinshanling, offering breathtaking views and fewer crowds.

Traveling west to Xi'an, you will marvel at the Terracotta Warriors and cycle atop the ancient city walls. In Chengdu, you will visit the Panda Base and explore the Leshan Giant Buddha. The adventure intensifies in the Tibetan regions with a visit to the Wolong Panda Base and a scenic hike in the Mount Siguniang valleys.

You will then fly to Yunnan to explore the ancient towns of Dali, Lijiang, and Shaxi, and trek through the Tiger Leaping Gorge to Shangri-La. The trip concludes in Guilin and Yangshuo, featuring a Li River cruise and countryside biking, before returning to Shanghai for your departure.

Holiday Itinerary

  • ARRIVAL SHAGNHAI

    You will be met at Shanghai Pudong Airport by our guide and transferred to a hotel in central Shanghai. Today you will have an opportunity to rest and recover from the long flight.

    • Accommodation Shanghai Yangtze Boutique Hotel

  • SHANGHAI DISCOVERY

    Your full day tour begins from the Yu Garden. Owing to its ingenious design in Ming and Qing dynasties, it becomes a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for the parents of Pan Yunduan, a government officer of the Ming dynasty, as a place for them to enjoy a tranquil and happy time in their old age. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics.

    Then go to Shanghai Tower located in Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Pudong, the highest building in Shanghai, for a panoramic view of Shanghai.

    Traveling on, you will stroll along the Xintiandi in the Former French Concession, which is considered to be one of the most charming places in Shanghai for Chinese and foreigners. Visit Tianzifang, arts and crafts enclave that has developed from a renovated traditional residential area in the French Concession area.

    Then Bund, Shanghai’s picturesque waterfront, well known as the International Architecture Exhibition for its spectacular soaring skyline. From here, enjoy sweeping views of both sides of the Huangpu River.

    • Accommodation Shanghai Yangtze Boutique Hotel

    • Meals BL

  • SHANGHAI - WUZHEN - SHANGHAI

    Morning your guide and driver pick up you from Shanghai and begin to drive for Wuzhen, which is today’s visit. Then you will visit a wine making plant, & a local printing workshop. Have a Chinese lunch and continue to visit an exhibition of antique beds from the Ming & Qing Dynasties. After that, pay a visit to a local folk culture museum. Then you will make a cruise in Chinese gondolas. After that, transfer back to Shanghai.

    • Accommodation Shanghai Yangtze Boutique Hotel

    • Meals BL

  • SHANGHAI - BEIJING

    After breakfast, picked up by our guide and driver at appointed time, transfer to the train station, take a high speed train to Beijing.

    Train information: G10  Shanghai-Beijing   10:00am-14:28pm

    Upon arrival, transfer to hotel by our local guide and driver in Beijing. Free in the afternoon.

    • Accommodation Floral Hotel Michael's House

    • Meals B

  • BEIJING HIGHLIGHTS

    After breakfast, we will transfer to visit Summer Palace. Summer Palace located in a northwestern suburb of Beijing, it is an immense park containing some Chinese traditional architecture and arts. It was built and served as a royal garden during the Qing Dynasty. It exhibits the quintessence of the Chinese classical landscape gardening. The halls, the pavilions, the corridors, the pagodas, the bridges and the water were elaborately arranged. The long Corridor is one of the most exquisite structures in the garden. It is over 700 meters long and decorated with thousands of Chinese traditional paintings.

    In the afternoon, we will follow in the footsteps of emperors, court ministers and eunuchs and head south to the magnificent and colorful Forbidden City. Forbidden City Beijing, also called Imperial Palace Museum, is located in the very heart of Beijing. It remained the residence of the emperors for nearly five hundred years, from the 15th century to the early 20th century, and was the actual and symbolic seat of imperial power. Popularly known as the Forbidden City, it was built in the Ming Dynasty between the 4th and the 18th years of the Yongle period (1406 - 1420 AD). Many of the buildings of the Palace have been repaired and rebuilt, but their basic form and layout remain in their original state. After visit, go to Jingshan Park, climb up to the top of the hill where we could enjoy a bird view of the Forbidden City.

    Travel back to the city to enjoy a delicious Peking duck dinner - the capital's most famous dish. Once imperial cuisine, now the legendary duck dish is served at restaurants around the world.

    This evening will be very interesting. After have a delicious Peking duck dinner, we will go to Chaoyang Theatre to enjoy a wonderful Acrobatic Show.

    • Accommodation Floral Hotel Michael's House

    • Meals BLD

  • BEIJING / WOHUSHAN / CAMPSITE

    After breakfast, a scenic drive of about 2 hours takes you to Wohushan section of the Great Wall for 2 hours hiking. Wohushan (otherwise called Crouching Tiger Mountain) Great Wall snakes its way over the ridges of the rocky mountains of Wohushan, so named because two distinct peaks resemble a pair of tigers, one looks up and the other bends down. The Wall winds through Wohu Shan for 13.6 kilometer; along the way, 20 towers decked its spine. Our hike will cover part of them. This is the Wall which is not seen by tourists! After a late lunch, take a short drive to Gubeikou section of the Great Wall, trek 3hrs to tonight’s camping site. The hike will take us to a military area along the Wall, which we must bypass. We will take a pleasant diversion to a friendly village where will be our tonight’s camping site.

    • Accommodation Camping on the Great Wall

    • Distance 9km

    • Meals BLD

    • Time 5hrs

  • CAMPSITE / JINSHANLING / ERCHU / JIANKOU

    We will be up before sunrise to catch the sun throwing soft morning light onto the Wall itself, great for pictures! Simple breakfast will be followed, then we will continue to hike from our camping site eastward to Jinshanling section of Great Wall. The panoramic view is wonderful – partway along the hike. After a 2.5 hours hike, we will arrive at Shayukou Tower, you could down to the bottom of Jinshanling Great Wall through a mountain path. From here, for the participants with good physical strength, they could continue to hike 2.5hrs eastward to Erchu ( Wuyan tower), where we could enjoy a good view of Simatai Great Wall and overlook the surrounding. Then we will down to meet the driver in the parking lot at the bottom of Jinshanling. Then take a 2hrs drive to Jiankou village.

    • Accommodation Yijing boutique hotel at the bottom of the Great Wall

    • Distance 10km

    • Meals BLD

    • Time 5-6hrs hiking

  • JIANKOU - MUTIANYU - BEIJING

    The Great Wall at Jiankou is located in the district of Huairou, about 80 kilometers(2 hrs) north-east of Beijing. Today we will spend the day on the Jiankou and Mutianyu section of the Wall.

    Firstly, from Xizhazi village, we will take a small mountain trail behind one of the villagers’ houses straight up to the wall. This part takes about one hour, and it is not that easy. When we get to the top, you will find the effort worth it - there is a deserted watch-tower right where we emerge onto the Wall, from which you will have a panoramic view of the whole valley, of the Xizhazi village below, and of the wall itself, snaking and disappearing over the mountain crest. This is a great place to catch your breath and take pictures.

    The hike along the wall will take about 4 hours, and it is unlikely you will meet any other tourists along the way. Looking toward to the west, one of highlights is the enemy observation tower known as, "Ying Fei Dao Yang", so named because this watchtower was upright on the highest peak in the area, and eagles and hawks have to fly over it vertical-up toward to the sky. Although the majestic wall is slowly being conquered by small trees and brambles, the view from the top is still stunning!

    Walking along the wall to the east, you will be impressed by a big change, emerging from the peaceful, authentic section of the Wall, so full of history, onto the restored portion of the Wall at Mutianyu, full of tourists! You will enjoy your lunch at a restaurant near Mutianyu, known for its delicious fish, rainbow trout, before ending your trek this afternoon and driving to Gubei town.

    • Accommodation Floral Hotel Michael's House

    • Distance 10km

    • Meals BLD

    • Time 4-5 hrs hiking

  • BEIJING - XI'AN

    In the early morning, after breakfast, we will go to see the local people doing their morning exercises, then we will visit the Temple of Heaven. Temple of Heaven was the venue for the Ming and Qing emperors to offer sacrifices to the Heaven and pray for harvest. This temple was built in the 18th year during the reign of the Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420.

    After visit, our Hutong tour will start. Hutong has a long history in Beijing. As the Forbidden City is the symbol of China's royal family, the Hutongs in Beijing show the real life of the common people. When you visit Hutong by rickshaw, you could really taste the life of common people in Beijing.

    After lunch, transfer to Beijing West railway station, take a high speed train to Xi'an. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel, after a short rest, enjoy a free time in Muslim Quarter, dumpling dinner will be followed.

    • Accommodation 4 star hotel in Xi'an

    • Meals BL

  • XIAN CITY TOUR

    After breakfast, we will drive to visit the magnificent Qin Terra-cotta Army, one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world: a life-size clay soldier poised for battle. Qin's tomb was built in about 2500 years ago and was filled with more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots and 520 horses as well as models of palaces, pavilions, fine vessels, precious stones and rarities. UNESCO listed it in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages. In the afternoon, drive back to Xian city to visit the Ancient City Wall, which represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. Bicycle will be arranged on the wall to go around.

    Continue to visit the Great Mosque, and Muslim Quarter.

    • Accommodation Forest City Xi’an

    • Meals BL

  • XIAN - CHENGDU

    Breakfast served at hotel. In the morning, we will first go to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and visit Shanxi History Museum. The Shanxi History Museum's permanent exhibition primarily displays Shaanxi's ancient history. Representative pieces from all periods have been selected to show the development of civilization in this region. In the late afternoon, transfer to Xi'an North railway station, take a high speed train to Chengdu.

    Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and have a rest.

    • Accommodation Chengdu Courtyard Hotel

    • Meals BL

  • CHENGDU - LESHAN - CHENGDU

    In the morning, take a 1.5hrs drive visit Leshan Giant Buddha, the looming Leshan Giant Buddha is a Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) relic that is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world at 71 meters. The Buddha, build in AD 713 by a Chinese monk named Haitong to calm the river waters, was crafted from a cliff face. It seems that so much stone from the carving process fell into the river below that it did indeed calm the area’s waters. While often crowded with tourists and battling the effects of pollution, Leshan is nevertheless an exquisite UNESCO world heritage site that is not to be missed for its impressive size and beautiful surrounding area.

    Hot pot for lunch, in the afternoon, go to visit Wenshu Temple in the afternoon, where you can spend some time sitting in its tea house to enjoy a cup of tea and absorb the special atmosphere of Chengdu.

    After dinner, attend the Sichuan Opera—a dazzling show performed with local instruments, hand shadows, candle storytelling, fire spitting, and face changing. Wandering around the local market and bar street Jinli, take local delicacies yourselves and enjoy the leisure life with local people.

    • Accommodation Chengdu Courtyard Hotel

    • Meals BLD

  • CHENGDU - WOLONG PANADA BASE - MOUNT SIGUNIANG

    In the morning, we drive to Wolong Panda Base for volunteering work. Wolong Panda Base, which is specially used for rescuing and disease control of the giant pandas. The volunteering work with the stuff gives us a chance to closely learn about this cute animal and deep understanding about the policy of protecting China’s endangered wildlife.

    In the afternoon, drive 4hrs to Mount Siguniang.

    • Accommodation 2* boutique hotel Yunshang

    • Meals BLD

  • HIKING IN MT. SIGUNIANG

    Today you will have a day hiking trip in Mt. Siguniang (Four Girls Mountains) Scenic Area. Famous for its peerless scenery, Mt. Siguniang National Park is inscribed as a heritage site as a part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries by UNESCO in 2006. The whole scenic area encompasses four peaks and the surrounding three valleys. Today we will do a 6-8hrs round trip hike in Changping valley.

    • Accommodation 2* boutique hotel Yunshang

    • Meals BLD

  • MT. SIGUNIANG HIKING TOUR - CHENGDU

    Today, continue to do a half day hike (4-5hrs hike) in Changping valley. In the afternoon, drive back to Chengdu.

    • Accommodation Chengdu Courtyard Hotel

    • Meals BLD

  • CHENGDU - DALI

    Take an early morning flight to Dai, Today our guide will lead you to visit Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple northwest of Dali, occupying a scenic location at the foot of Mt. Cang Shan facing Erhai Lake, built in the reign of Emperor Hongwu of Ming Dynasty, has a history of over 1,800 years. Known for its resilience, This architectural treasure. has survived several eras of severe earthquakes.

    Then, we will go for a boat tour on Erhai Lake, watching queues of captive cormorants waiting on the edge of the boat for their turn to do the fishing. The whole lake area is full of interesting and beautiful sites. Lining its banks in the valley is the ancient city of Dali. You can watch the people live their daily lives in a traditional way. That is an interesting backdrop for the scenery. We'll head to Xizhou, an old quiet town which will give you a chance to experience the Bai minority's local market where traders and merchants gather to do the business.

    Then extend your tour to the native's hand-made clothing process - tie-die cloth workshop, taste local snacks when your walk along the small streets. By visiting this small town, you gain a better understanding of the history of this ingenious people and an appreciation of a culture that has been important in Chinese history.

    • Accommodation Sky Valley Heritage Boutique Hotel

    • Meals BL

  • DALI / SHIBAO SHAN / SHAXI VILLAGE / LIJIANG

    In the morning we will make a 1.5-hour drive to Shibao Shan, a stone treasure mountain, which is famous for its red rock formations called Danxia landscape and the Buddhist grottoes that feature unique stone-carving nestled into the pine-forested mountain. Shizhong(Stone Bell) Temple, one of the three largest scenic spots of Shibao Shan, where the bodhisattva Guanyin and other Buddhist images are carved into the rocky mountainside, are over 1300 years old and evidence of the spread of Mahayana Buddhism into Yunnan from Tibet. The Buddhist grottoes contributed to Mount Shibao being known as the ‘Mogao Caves (莫高窟) of Yunnan’, in reference to the famous Buddhist frescoes in the desert of Dunhuang(敦煌) in northwest Gansu province. Walking in the mountain there are dense forests and flowing streams, which makes a beautiful picture.

    Then walking 2 hours down from the mountain to Shaxi village, a historical village at the foot of Shibao Shan, nested in a valley. Shaxi village, World Monuments Fund has listed it as one of the 100 most endangered sites in the world. This area was once a bustling trade station on the Southern Silk Road (Tea and Horse Caravan Road), that linked China and Tibet with Southeast Asia, so the ancient remains, frescoes, art and graffiti on the mountains show a mixture of cultural influences from other parts of the world.

    • Accommodation LUX* Lijiang

    • Distance 8km

    • Meals BL

    • Time 2-3hrs hiking

  • CYCLING AND HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR IN LIJIANG

    Road Condition: Paved. Flat road most of the time. Heavy Traffic.

    Distance: 65km

    Elevation: 2200m-2400m

    Time: 4-4.5 hours cycling

    Today, you will start your cycling tour from Lijiang Old Town. Cycle to Baisha Old Town first, then stop to visit Baisha Murals. Painted over 1,000 years ago, the murals display the life stories of China’s main religions, including Confucianism, Taoism, and Tibetan Buddhism.

    Then go on your cycling to Lashihai Lake. Lashihai Lake, a nature reserve rich in biodiversity. You will start your horse-riding around Lashihai Lake.  With an area of 5,330 hectares, Lashihai Lake is about 9.3 km long from south to north and 8.2 km wide from east to west. It is the largest lake in Lijiang County. Surrounded by the mountains, the catchment of Lashihai is about 256.6 square meters.The Rivers of Meiquan and Keluokang are merged together into Lashihai. With good quality of water, which meets water quality requirement of Grade It is one of the reserved drinking water sources for the city of Lijiang. Drive back to Lijiang in the late afternoon.

    • Accommodation LUX* Lijiang

    • Distance 65km

    • Meals BL

    • Time 4-4.5 hours cycling

  • LIJIANG / TIGER LEAPING GORGE - SHANGRI-LA

    After breakfast, transfer to Tiger leaping gorge is a canyon on the Yangtze River – locally called the Golden Sands River  – located60 kmnorth of Lijiang City. This gorge is formed by two mountains—theJadeDragonSnowMountainand the Haba Snow mountain, with the river flowing in between called theGoldenSandRiver. This gorge is about3700mfrom the top of the mountain to the water surface, and about15 kmin length. It is said that once, in order to escape from the chasing of a hunter, the tiger has to leaping from this side to the other side of the river, the rock that the tiger used now is become the core of this gorge—the ‘tiger leaping stone’ also called the ‘upper tiger leaping gorge’, which is only 30 meters in between the two sides of the river. There we will do a short hike race to exercise the student team consciousness, after lunch, visit the upper tiger leaping gorge.

    Then drive to Shangri-la. Upon arrival in Shangri La, you will have entered the Tibetan cultural area and a landscape of barley fields and yaks scattered in the valleys. If time is enough, walk around Dukezong Ancient Town, an important town of the Ancient Tea-horse Trade Caravan from Yunnan to Tibet and India. You can see the Thang-ga painting in academy.  Thang-ga is a unique style of painting developed in the 7th century in the Tibetan area. Thang-ga is a Tibetan word which refers to the scroll painting mounted with colorful satins and fabrics.

    • Accommodation Arro Khampa by Zinc Journey Shangri-La

    • Meals BL

  • SHANGRI-LA - LIJINAG

    Today we’ll spend our day doing more sightseeing around Old Town of Shangri-la and getting further adjusted to the high elevation.

    This area is rich with Tibetan-style architecture and dates back 1300 years! We’ll eat breakfast and drive to Songzanlin Monestary, 5km north of the old town center. The Songzanlin Monestary (constructed in 1679) is the largest Tibetan Monestary in Yunnan and is nicknamed the “Lesser Potala” due to its resemblance to the magnificent structure in Lhasa. We’ll visit for 2 hours until lunch at a local restaurant.

    After lunch we’ll go to visit Napa Lake about 6km away. The Napa Lake Nature Reserve is the country’s largest grassland and most scene area of the plateau. We’ll have time to walk around and take everything in, enjoy the Tibetan culture and take lots of photographs before riding back to Old Town.

    Drive back to Lijiang in late afternoon.

    • Accommodation LUX* Lijiang

    • Meals BL

  • LIJIANG - GUILIN

    Free in the morning, take a flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, meet your guide and driver at Guilin airport in early afternoon, then transfer to enjoy your relaxing city tour covering the Reed Flute Cave, the most famous limestone cave in this area and good example of the Karst Formation with distinctly-colored stalactites.

    Have a leisure easy walk along the city's ancient water system -- Banyan Lake and Fir Lake (this ancient water system was first built 800 years ago and served as a moat protecting the city in old times).

    Check in Guilin hotel and rest

    • Accommodation Guilinyi Royal Palace

    • Meals B

  • GUILIN - YANGSHUO

    After breakfast, meet your guide at your hotel lobby and drive 50-60 minutes to the Mopanshan Pier for a 4-hour's cruise on Li River, with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the beautiful mountains, verdant fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Get off at Yangshuo - famous for its spectacular view of hills and rivers.

    In the afternoon, take an easy bike ride in the countryside for about 1.5 hours if you want. Throw yourself into the stunning countryside views and relaxed atmosphere. Be enthralled by the patches of paddy fields nestling under green hills and near the mirror-like river, with farmers cultivate the soil with their water buffalos. This evening is for you to walk leisurely.

    • Accommodation Bamboo Leaf

    • Meals BL

  • YAGNSHUO - SHANGHAI

    Morning: do rock climbing on natural cliffs. Rock climbing combines fitness, entertainment and sports, giving you a beautiful, smooth, adventurous and powerful feeling. As the world’s climbing mecca, Yangshuo is rich in limestone and environmental resources. Even if you have no rock climbing experience, you can still have a wonderful time on the rock. 

    After lunch, we will drive to visit Xianggong Hill which will take about 20 minutes to climb up along the stone steps to the hilltop; there offers a great spot overlooking the Li River and karst scenery.

    At the end of visit, transfer to Guilin Liangjiang Airport, take a flight to Shanghai.

    • Accommodation Shanghai Yangtze Boutique Hotel

    • Meals BL

  • SHANGHAI - HOME

    After breakfast, transfer to the airport and take the flight back home.

    • Meals B

 

Additional details

1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.

2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.

3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.


The price includes

1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary

2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;

3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.

4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.

5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available

6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast

7. Internal flights
** Day 11/   Flight from Yichang to Shanghai (based on economy class);
8. Trains
** Day 04/   High speed train from Beijing to Xi’an (based on 2nd class);
** Day 06/   High speed train from Xi’an to Chengdu (based on 2nd class)
** Day 06/   High speed train from Chengdu to Chongqing (based on 2nd class)

9. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges

10. Travel Agency Liability insurance


The price does not include

1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China

2. China entry visa fees

3. Excess baggage charges

4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way

5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary

6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary

7. Single room supplement

8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival

9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).

10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.


Payment conditions

To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.


Terms and conditions for cancelation

i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):

CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period

of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.

ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:

Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:

   ·  More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost

   ·  Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure : 25% of the total holiday cost

   ·  Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure : 50% of the total holiday cost

   ·  Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure : 75% of the total holiday cost

   ·  Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost

All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.

No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.

 

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