China Tours by Car

CHINA TOUR BY CAR
RELAX, ADVENTUROUS & FUN!

* TRAVEL BY CAR THROUGHOUT CHINA IS THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY THE SCENERY

* PLAN YOU OWN ITINERARY OR TRY ONE OF THESE ROUTES TO GET YOU STARTED

* YOU WILL HAVE UNLIMITED KILOMETRES AND STOPS DURING A CAR TOUR

* WE OFFER NOT ONLY THESE CAR TOUR ROUTES BUT THE REST OF CHINA.

* LED BY EXPERIENCED ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER GUIDES WITH RICH KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF SITES VISITED.

CAR TOUR ROUTE A (6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS)
(BEIJING - GUYAJU - ZHANGJIAKOU - DATONG - THE HANGING TEMPLE - YINGXIAN - WOODEN PAGODA - WUTAI MOUNTAINS - BEIJING)

DAY 01 : BEIJING - GUYAJU - ZHANGJIAKOU .
GUYAJU IS A HISTORY SITE OF ONE THOUSAND YEARS , THE CAVES WERE MADE ON A PRECIPITOUS CLIFF BY A GROUP ANCIENT PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ACCOUNTED IN ANY HISTORY BOOK.
DAY 02 : ZHANGJIAKOU - DATONG .
DAY 03 : VISIT THE YNGANG GROTTOES, BUILT IN 460 A.D .
IT IS THE LARGEST AND MOSTATTRACTIVE STONE CARVED GROTTOES IN CHINA.VISIT THE HUAYAN MONASTERY, BUILT IN 1038 A.D . IT IS CHINA'S RARE ART TREASURE OF LIAO AND JIN PEERIOD .VISIT THE NINE-DRAGON SCREEN , IT IS THE OLDEST LARGEST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE ONE AMONG CHINA'S 3 MOST FAMOUS NINE-DRAGON SCREENS .
DAY 04 : DATONG - HANGING TEMPLE - WOODEN POGODA .
THE HANGING TEMPLE , BUILT ON THE PRECIPITOUS CLIFFS IS ONE
OF THE 18 ATTRACTIONS OF HENGSHAN .THE WOODEN POGODA IS ONE OF CHINA'S OLDEST AND MOST VALUABLE WOODEN ARCHITECTURES .
DAY 05 : WOODEN PAGODA - MOUNTAIN WUTAI
MOUNTAIN WUTAI RANKS FIRST AMONG CHINA'S FOUR MAJOR BUDDHIST MOUNTAINS . HERE WITH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY,DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE GATHERING TOGETHER , A FOREST OF MONASTERIES AND FREQUENT BUDDHIST ACTIVITITES .
DAY 06 : MOUNTAIN WUTAI - BEIJING .
TOUR END.

TOUR ROUTE B (6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS)
BEIJING - GUYAJU - ZHANGJIAKOU - XILINHOT - CHIFEN - CHENGDE - SIMATAI - GREAT WALL - BEIJING

DAY 01 : BEIJING - GUYAJU - ZHANGJIAKOU .
GUYAJU IS A HISTORY SITE OF ONE THOUSAND YEARS. THE CAVES WERE MADE ON A PRECIPITOUS CLIFF BY A GROUP OF ANCIENT PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ACCOUNTED IN ANY HISTORY BOOK
DAY 02 : ZHANGJIAKOU - XILINHOT . SIGHTSEEING IN XILINHOT
DAY 03 : SIGHTSEEING IN XILINHOT
DAY 04 : XILINHOT - CHIFEN - CHENGDE .
DAY 05 : SIGHTSEEING IN CHENGDE .
THE MOUNTAIN RESORT OF CHENGDE , ONE OF CHINA'S LEADING SCENIC SPORTS AND THE WORLD*S EXTANT LARGEST IMPERIAL GARDEN WHERE EMPERORS OF THE QING DYNASTY USED TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER VACATIONS
DAY 06 : CHENGDE - SIMATAI GREAT WALL - BEIJING .
TOUR END.

TOUR ROUTE C (10 DAYS/9 NIGHTS)
BEIJING - TAIYUAN CITY - PINGYAO CITY - LINFEN CITY - HUKOU WATER FALL - YUNCHENG CITY - HUASHAN MOUNTAINS - XIAN

TOUR ROUTE D (13 DAYS/12 NIGHTS)
BEIJING - TIANJING CITY - JINAN CITY - TAISHAN MOUNTAIN - QUFU CITY - NANJING CITY - WUXI CITY - SUZHOU - SHANGHAI CITY - HANGZHOU - HUANGSHAN.

DAY 01: BEIJING - TIANJING CITY - JINA CITY .
CITY TOUR IN TIANJIN AND JINAN CITY .
DAY 02 : JINAN - TAISHAN
SIGHTSEEING IN TAISHAN , THE MOUNT TAI IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND THE FIRST OF THE FIVE SACRED MOUNTAINS IN CHINA .
DAY 03 : TAISHAN - QUFU
VISIT THE CONFUCIUS FAMILY MANSION WHICH WAS THE RESIDENCE AND OFFICE OF THE FIRST MALE DESCENDANT OF CONFUCIUS. VISIT THE CONFUCIUS TEMPLE . IT IS THE PLACE FOR OFFERING SACRIFICE TO CONFUCIUS. VISIT THE GRAVEYARD OF THE KONG FAMILY . IT IS A WELL KEPT FAMILY GRAVEYARD WITH SUCH A LONG HISTORY. IT'S RARELY SEEN IN THE WORLD .
DAY 04 : QUFU - WEISHAN LAKE - NANJING
SIGHTSEEING WEISHAN LAKE - NANJING.
DAY 05 : NANJING - YANGZHOU - ZHENJIANG
VISIT THE SUN YAT-SEN MAUSOLEUM , IT WAS BUILT IN?926 - 1929. IT DESIGNATED A NATIONAL SCENIC SPOT AND HISTORICAL SITE.
DAY 06 : ZHENJIANG - CHANGZHOU - WUXI .
VISIT THE TAIHU LAKE SCENIC AREA . IT IS DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL SCENIC AREA . IT IS CHINA'S THIRD LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE .
DAY 07 : WUXI - SUZHOU
VISIT THE GARDEN OF THE HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR WHICH IS THE LARGEST CLASSICAL STYLE GARDEN IN SUZHOU AND IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GARDENS OF CHINA .
VISIT THE TIGER HILL , KNOWN AS THE NO 1 SCENIC SPOT OF SUZHOU. ON THE HILL TOP IS A SEVEN STORIES HIGH ANCIENT PAGODA WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1961 AND HAS BECOME THE SYMBOL OF SUZHOU .
DAY 08 : SUZHOU - SHANGHAI
VISIT THE YUYUAN GARDEN WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1559 AND OCCUPIES ONLY TWO HECTARES AND YET OFFERS 40 SCENIC ATTRACTIONS .
VISIT THE JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1882 AND GOT ITS NAME FROM THE TWO JADE STATUES OF SAKYAMUNI, ONE SEATED AND ONE RECLINING, BOTH BEING BROUGHT FROM MYANMAR .
DAY 09 : VISIT THE CHILDREN'S PALACE. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1953 BY SOONG CHING LING ( MME, SUN YAT-SEN ). VISIT SUN YAT-SEN'S FORMER RESIDENCE , THIS IS WHERE SUN YAT-SEN AND HIS WIFE SOONG CHING LING LIVED FROM 1918 TO THE END OF 1924 .
DAY 10 : SHANGHAI - HANGHZOU
VISIT THE WEST LAKE, ONE OF THE 10 BEST SCENIC SPOTS IN CHINA.VISIT LINGYIN (SOULS RETREAT) TEMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN BUDDHIST MONASTERIES IN CHINA.ITWAS BUILT IN 326 AT THE FOOT OF LINGYIN MOUNTAIN .VISIT THE LIU HE ( SIX HARMONIES ) PAGODA, THE FAMOUS OCTAGONAL PAGODA FIRST BUILT IN 970.
DAY 11 : HANGHZOU - HUANGSHAN
VISIT THE HUANGSHAN MOUNTIAN SCENIC AREA . IN 1990 HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN WAS DECLARED A WORLD NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BY THE UNESCO HERITAGE COMMITTEE .
DAY 12 : SIGHTSEEING IN HANGSHAN
DAY 13 : TOUR ENDED.

TOUR ROUTE E (13 DAYS/12 NIGHTS)
BEIJING - TAIYUAN - PINGYAO CITY - LIFEN CITY - HUKOU WOTER FALL -YUNCHENG CITY - SANMENXIA CITY - SHAOLIN TEMPLE - ZHENGZHOU - KAIFEN - QUFU - TAISHAN - JINAN-TIANJING - BEIJING

DAY 01:BEIJING-BAODING - SHIJIAZHUANG - TAIYUAN
DAY 02 : TAIYUAN CITY - PINGYAO CITY
VISIT THE JINCI TEMPLE , JINCI TEMPLE IS A FAMOUS CHINESE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE IN GARDENING WITH A HISTORY OF OVER 1400 YEARS . VISIT THE QIAO FAMILY'S COURTYARD HOUSE, IT WAS THE DWELLING PLACE OF QIAO GUIFA.VISIT TEH XUANZHONG MONASTERY , IT DATES BACK 1500 YEARS AND WAS A BUDDHIST CENTRE IN NORTHERN CHINA DURING THE TANG DYNASTY .
VISIT THE ANCIENT TOWN OF PINGYAO , IT IS LISTED AS CHINA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITES APPROVED BY THE WORLD HERITAGE .
DAY 03 : PINGYAO CITY - LINFEN CITY
VISIT SU SAN'S PRISON IN HONGDONG, IT IS THE ONLY MING-DYNASTY PRISON PRESEREVED IN CHINA .
DAY 04 : LINFEN - HUKOU
SIGHTSEEING IN HUKOU. THE HUKOU WATERFAIL IS USUALLY CONSIDERED THE YELLOW RIVER'S BEST PART. THE REMINBI 50 YUAN BANKNOTE HAS THE WATERFALL AS BACKGROUND,
DAY 05 : HUKOU - XIANGFEN - YUNCHENG
VISIT THE VILLIAGE OF DING WHICH REFLECTS THE LIVES OF THE LOCAL ANCIENT PEOPLE .
DAY 06 : YUNCHENG - SANMENXIA .
VISIT THE GUANYU TEMPLE, YONGLE PALACE,PINGLU CAVE .
DAY 07 : SANMENXIA - LOUYANG
VISIT THE LONGMEN GROTTOES. THESE GROTTOS DISPLAY STONE SCULPTURES OF SEVERAL OF DYNASTIES OVER A PERIOD OF 400 YEARS .
THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE WAS BUILT IN 495AD. THE INDIAN MONK BODDHIDHARMA ARRIVED IN 527 AND INITIATED THE CHAN SECT OF BUDDHISM . SHAOLIN HENCE BECAME THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE CHAN SECT.
VISIT FOREST OF STUPAS. IT IS A CEMETERY FOR SHAOLIN MONKS AND IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN CHINA .
DAY 08 : SHAOLIN TEMPLE - ZHENGZHOU - KAIFENG
CITY TOUR IN ZHENGZHOU. VISIT THE IMPERIAL STREET OF THE SONG DYNASTY CAPITAL. THE DRAGON PAVILLION, FORMERLY CALLED LONGEVITY PAVILLION,WAS BUILT AT THE SITE OF MING DYNASTY .
VISIT THE XIANGGUO MONASTERY WAS FIRST BUILT IN 555.
DAY 09 :KAIFENG - QUFU
VISIT THE CONFUCIUS FAMILY MANSION WHICH WAS THE RESIDENCE AND OFFICE OF THE FIRST MALE DESCENDANT OF CONFUCIUS .
DAY 10 : QUFU - TAISHAN ,
VISIT THE CONFUCIUS TEMPLE . IT IS THE PLACE FOR OFFERING SACRIFICE TO CONFUCIUS.
VISIT THE GRAVEYARD OF THE KONG FAMILY .IT IS A WELLKEPT FAMILY GRAVEYARD WITH SUCH A LONG HISTORY AND IS RARELY SEEN IN THE WORLD.
DAY 11 : SIGHTSEEING IN TAISHAN
THE MOUNT TAI IS ONE OF THE ATIONAL PARKS AND THE FIRST OF THE FIVE SACRED MOUNTAINS IN CHINA.
DAY 12 : TAISHAN - JINA
CITY TOUR IN JINAN
DAY 13 : JINAN - TIANJING - BEIJING.
TOUR ENDED.

TOUR ROUTE F (17 DAYS/16 NIGHTS)
BEIJING - TAIYUAN CITY - PINGYAO CITY - LINFEN CITY - HUKOU WATER FALL - XIAN CITY - TIANSHUI CITY - LANZHOU CITY - ZHANGYE CITY - JIAYUGUAN PASS - DUNHUANG CITY - HAMI CITY - TURPAN - URUMQI CITY

DAY 01:BEIJING - BAODING - SHIJIAZHUANG - TAIYUAN .
DAY 02 : TAIYUAN - PINGYAO .
VISIT THE JINCI TEMPLE , JINCI TEMPLE IS A FAMOUS CHINESE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE IN GARDENING WITH A HISTORY OF OVER 1400 YEARS. VISIT THE QIAO FAMILY'S COURTYARD HOUSE. IT WAS THE DWELLING PLACE OF QIAO GUIFA.
VISIT TEH XUANZHONG MONASTERY WHICH DATES BACK 1500 YEARS AND WAS A BUDDHIST CENTRE IN NORTHERN CHINA DURING THE TANG DYNASTY.
VISIT THE ANCIENT TOWN OF PINGYAO WHICH IS LISTED AS CHINA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITES APPROVED BY THE WORLD HERITAGE .
DAY 03 : PINGYAO - LINFEN
VISIT SU SAN'S PRISON IN HONGDONG WHICH IS THE ONLY MING-DYNASTY PRISON PRESEREVED IN CHINA .
DAY 04 : LINFEN - HUKOU
SIGHTSEEING IN HUKOU. THE HUKOU WATERFAIL IS CONSIDERED THE YELLOW RIVER'S BEST PART . THE REMINBI 50 YUAN BANKNOTE HAS THE WATERFALL AS BACKGROUND.
DAY 05 : HUKOU - XIAN
DAY 06 : VISIT BIG WILD GOOSE PAGODA. IT WAS BUILT IN 652 IN THE TANG DYNASTY TO SAFEKEEP THE 657 VOLUMES OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES BROUGHT BACK FROM INDIA BY MONK XUAN ZHUANG.VISIT THE BANPO MUSEUM WHICH IS THE 6,000-YEAR-OLD BANPO SITE. IT WAS A TYPICAL MATRIARCHAL CLAN
COMMUNITY IN THE YELLOW RIVER VALLEY .
VISIT THE TOMB OF QIN SHI HUANG , CHINA'S FIRST EMPEROR, CONTAINING A TERRA-COTTA ARMY OF LIFE-SIZED WASRRIORS, HORSES AND CHARIOTS .
DAY 07 : VISIT THE HUAQING HOT SPRING. IT IS FAMOUS HOT-SPRING SCENIC AREA. THE RESORT USED TO BE THE EMPEROR'S TEMPORARY DWELLING.
DAY 08 : XIAN - TIANSHUI CITY .
VISIT THE MAIJI MOUNTAIN GROTTOES , CONSTRUCTION BEGAN DURING THE SIXTEEN KINGDOMS (301-439) AND CONTINUED OVER 10 DYNASTIES UNTIL THE GROTTOES REACHED THEIR FULL SIZE .
VISIT THE BIG BUDDHA MOUNTAIN GROTTOES .
DAY 09 :TIANSHUI CITY - LANZHOU
VISIT THE LIU JIA XIA.
DAY 10 : LANZHOU - ZHANGYE CITY. VIIST BIG BUDDHA TEMPLE .
DAY 11 : ZHANGYE - JIAYUGUAN PASS.
VISIT THE JIAYUGUAN PASS , IT IS THE WESTERN END OF THE GREAT WALL WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1372 AND IS MADE UP OF AN INNER CITY .
DAY 12 : JIAYUGUAN PASS - DUNHUANG
VISIT THE DUNHUANG ( MOGAO GROTTOES )WHICH IS COMMONLY CALLED " THOUSAND BUDDHA CAVES" MOGAO GROTTOES STAND AS THE LARGEST TREASUREHOUSE OF GROTTO ART EXTANTEN CHINA . UNESCO ENTERED IT IN THE " LIST OF WORLD'S HERITAGE IN 1987. VISIT THE MINGSHA ( ECHOING SAND ) MOUNTAIN.WHEN ONE WALKS ON IT , THE SAND SHIFTS , GIVING OFF A MUFFLED SOUND LIKE REMOTE THUNDER.
DAY 13 : DUNHUANG - HAMI CITY
VISIT HAMIN TOMB.
DAY 14 : HAMIN CITY - TURPAN
VISIT THE FLAMING MOUNTAINS. THE MOUNTAINS LOOK LIKE RAGING FLAMES IN THE BLAZING SUN. IN MID-SUMMER THE TEMPERATURE WAVES MAY REACH 80 DIGREE. VISIT THE KAREZ WELL WHICH IS AN UNDERGROUND IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED 2,000 YEARS AGO. KAREZ WELL IS ONE OF THREE GREAT ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS OF ANCIENT CHINA AFTER THE GREAT WALL AND GRAND CANAL.
DAY 15 :VISIT THE ANCIENT CITY OF GAOCHANG
IT WAS FOUNDED IN THE FIRST CENTURY B.C AND ABANDONED BY THE END OF 13TH CENTURY. VISIT THE BIZAKLIK THOUSAND-BUDDHA CAVES. THE CAVES WERE A BUDDHIST CENTER FROM THE SIXTH TO THIRTEENTH CENTURY WHICH ARE EXCELLENT WORKS OF RARE ART .
DAY 16 : TURPAN - URUMQI
VISIT THE HEAVENLY LAKE OF TIANSHAN , ITS TOTAL AREA IS 4,9 SQUARE KILOMETERS THE WHITE SNOW ON TOP OF MT. BOGDA AND GREEN WATER OF THE LAKE FORM A BEAUTIFULL SCENERY. IT IS NOT ONLY A SUMMER RESORT BUT AN IDEAL ALPINE ARENA .
DAY 17 : TOUR END.

1. TOUR RATES
ROUTES A - E DAILY RATE : 120 USD PER PERSON(TWIN SHARING)

ROUTE F?DAILY RATE : 150 USD PER PERSON(TWIN SHARING)

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT : 40 USD PER DAY

DAILY RATE INCLUDES:

A : UNLIMITED KILOMETRES OF CAR USAGE

B : BREAKFAST ,LUNCH , DINNER .
(DURING THE TOUR YOU CAN TASTE REAL CHINESE
LOCAL FOOD AND THE SPACIAL FLAVOURS IN EACH CITY )

C: ONE NIGHT HOTEL ACCOMMODATION(4 OR 3 STAR HOTEL)

D : ENTRANCE TICKET TO THE SCENIC SPOTS

E : SERVICE OF ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER GUIDES
( NUMBER OF PASSENGERS : 2 - 3 PERSONS PER CAR )

NOTE :You can change the programme in each city and add extra nights according to your preferrence

2. RATE FOR HIRING A CAR WITH ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER GUIDES
DAILY RATE : 100 USD PER CAR WITH ENGLISH SPEAKING
DRIVER GUIDES
RATE INCLUDES UNLIMITED KILOMETRES .
SERVICE OF ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER GUIDES
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS : 1 - 4 PERSONS PER CAR .
MINIMUM RENTAL OF 6 DAYS .

YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OF THE BELOW HOTEL RATES IN EACH CITY

A. TWIN ROOM RATE : 40 USD FOR 2- STAR HOTEL
B. TWIN ROOM RATE : 60 USD FOR 3- STAR HOTEL
C. TWIN ROOM RATE : 90 USD FOR 4- STAR HOTEL
D. TWIN ROOM RATE : 120 USD FOR 5-STAR HOTEL
ALL TOURS START FROM BEIJING.

RESERVATION

1. Bookings can be made by email to The Travel Centre.
2. A deposit of USD250 per person should be sent within 7 days upon confirmation of bookings.
3. Balance of payment has to be made 30 days prior to commencement of tour.
4. Full payments has to be made for bookings made within 30 days before tour starts.
5. Payments have to be made by electronic wire transfers, money order, draft or Visa credit card. For payment by visa credit card, a copy of both sides of the Visa credit card have to be faxed in to prove the signature of the card holder.
6. Cancellation or change of the tour itinerary upon confirmation are subject to change fee and cancellation charge as follows:

- Change Fee USD30 per change 15 days prior to commencement of tour
- Change Fee USD50 per change within 15 days prior to commencement of tour or during the tour
- Cancellation of Tour - USD200 per person 30 days prior to departure; 25%(minimum USD300p.p.)per person 7 days prior to departure; 50% per person within 7 days of tour commencement; 100% non-refundable once tour commences
7. Purchase of cancellation, medical and package tour insurances are highly recommended.