Travel and Tour Tips for China,very useful. (2)

Travel and Tour Tips for China,very useful. (2)
Aug 7, 2007 23:26
VIVIANWANG Points: Join Date: Aug 3, 2007 Status: offline	I hope it useful for you. Social Security in China China is generally a safe country. However, hang on tight to your wallet especially in crowded, popular tourist sites in tourist cities such as Beijing and Xian. These tourist cities also has a lot of touts in the streets touting tourist from currency exchange to jewelleries to female companionships. Avoid at all cost! See our China Public Security page for more details. Domestic Travel within China Bus, train, ferries and domestic flights in China are quite well developed. Avoid the crowd at thetrain or bus stations and book your tickets through the hotel tour desk or the nearest tour agent. Prices are likely to be competitive and tickets will be delivered to your hotel room. Again, avoid ticket touts who approach you in the streets. Local buses are cheap (US$0.10 or YS$0.20) and you may want to try out. Taxis are convenient and are available at all hours. Starting fares differ from each city and may be as cheap as US$0.70 in Weihai and US$1.50 in Shenzhen. Avoid travel in China during peak holiday seasons or book tickets well ahead. Local Hotels in China There is a good choice of hotels in China ranging from one star to the most luxurious 6 stars. Most of the time, the rooms are safe and clean and in my opinion, cheap does not mean bad. There are many websites selling China hotel rooms on the internet. You can also check out the travel counters which are available in most train, bus stations as well as airport. Book ahead if travelling in peak seasons. Peak Tourist Seasons in China Chinese New Year: Date varies but generally late January or early February. May Day: First two weeks of May China National Day: Middle two weeks of October Avoid travelling during these period. Book rooms and travel modes way early if need to travel. Believe me, the crowds during these period of time will be scary. What do you expect when the entire Chinese nation of 8 billion people are on holiday as well!

Aug 7, 2007 23:26

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I hope it useful for you.
Social Security in China
China is generally a safe country. However, hang on tight to your wallet especially in crowded, popular tourist sites in tourist cities such as Beijing and Xian.

These tourist cities also has a lot of touts in the streets touting tourist from currency exchange to jewelleries to female companionships. Avoid at all cost! See our China Public Security page for more details.

Domestic Travel within China
Bus, train, ferries and domestic flights in China are quite well developed. Avoid the crowd at thetrain or bus stations and book your tickets through the hotel tour desk or the nearest tour agent. Prices are likely to be competitive and tickets will be delivered to your hotel room. Again, avoid ticket touts who approach you in the streets.

Local buses are cheap (US$0.10 or YS$0.20) and you may want to try out. Taxis are convenient and are available at all hours. Starting fares differ from each city and may be as cheap as US$0.70 in Weihai and US$1.50 in Shenzhen.

Avoid travel in China during peak holiday seasons or book tickets well ahead.

Local Hotels in China
There is a good choice of hotels in China ranging from one star to the most luxurious 6 stars. Most of the time, the rooms are safe and clean and in my opinion, cheap does not mean bad.

There are many websites selling China hotel rooms on the internet. You can also check out the travel counters which are available in most train, bus stations as well as airport.

Book ahead if travelling in peak seasons.

Peak Tourist Seasons in China
Chinese New Year: Date varies but generally late January or early February.
May Day: First two weeks of May
China National Day: Middle two weeks of October

Avoid travelling during these period. Book rooms and travel modes way early if need to travel. Believe me, the crowds during these period of time will be scary. What do you expect when the entire Chinese nation of 8 billion people are on holiday as well!

Aug 8, 2007 05:08

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The sort of hotels I stay in do not offer a ticket service...but I can say that there are some quite acceptable hotel rooms for under 100rmb (and some rubbish too!). In most of them I feel I can leave my valuables in the room.

I don't totally avoid touts... I sometimes accept their offer for hotel rooms but always say you are looking for a low price and quote a figure...then go and look at it. Usually they will say all the rooms at that price have gone, so pick up your bag and they will usually find you one :)

Today I bought a train ticket from a tout, cost me 50rmb instead of 41rmb (for an 11 hour journey) . As the tickets seel out early we could say they are offering a service! In this case it saved me queueing and then having to explain what I want to a harrassed booking clerk As this is not a tourist town it is not a tourist trap... but I hope I don't come back here later saying it was a forgery!

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